Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-28
BY BEN GREENsTEIN.

Sports Editor The Evening Journal.
If you don't know by this time
who collected the major portion OF
what was to be collected. both in
shekels and honors, over al that
hefty fracas of lightweights in Joisy
last evening, well tell you.
BENNY LEONARDO
That's our ringside version. But
even though it does lean with the
consessus of opinion, it's not what
the Philly fans thought. according
to what they were all shouting on
Yankee Schwartzs return fight
special over the Pennsy route.
When one of the busy newsies en-
tered the special at North Philadel-
phia with ''Wuxtries" wet off the
press of one of the big dailies, it
told of how Leonard had won FIVE
and Tender four rounds, with the
rest even. One OF the excited Phil
adelphians shouted, THAT big bum
don't know what he's writin' about
Tender got 10 of them rounds and
Leonard maybe two"
over in New York, it might and
must have been just the opposite.
And so It always is, for the differ
ence OF opinion is what makes
everything.
One thing stuck out all through
the fight. Benny Leonard is a real
champ, a thoroughbred. There's no
reason why his name should not go
down in sport annals as the great
ae-l h. T.nnfn frandlnF
gave what is generally accorded to
be the toughest. battle The Champ
has had on his hands since they be-
gan to cease being tough. But there
was Leonard, cool and collected
under the most whitening fire he has
been forced TO face since he grabbed
he crown from Freddie Welsh's
brow.
Tender followers we're exultant
md the Leonard constituents were
downhearted when at the
beginning the southpaw finger Of
lists was decidedly in the lead and |
lad Benny worried. Marks Of
Tenders craftsmanship showed up |
With a cut over The Champs right |
we in the first and later in the
Milling when he spit a tooth from
he ring.
Benny somehow got acquainted
With the fact that he was not at
ink tea and II was up to him TO
Iull out II there was to be anyone
mt his most immediate friends who
rere to say that he won. And he
id null out. Glass told when once
IL got into action and that beyond
stimate milling mob OF fstic fol-
overs began to shout. There's the
hampton now" His come back or
purt or whatever you wish to call 1t
-as not to be denied. not even by
endler.
-ea. Wilmington!
Detail Of the tight has been gone
ITO by much length by this time
nd there are other things of inter-
81 70 those OF Wilmington who did
OF go. It's easy to admit that more
.ayed at home than went but It's
lso lust as easy to admit that VIII
,ington was well represented at the
battle of battles in re-
ant years.
Starting out alone IL was not long
efore we picked up welcome COM
any. Harris Samonisky, who
rites sports for our evening con-
mporary, was the first and we were s
ION Joined by "Ginger" August and
m Leech. "Old Ginger" lived up {
his name and kept the party in ,
,od humor until the arrival at Mr..
oyle's Thirty Acres when a regret I
bile separation was necessary be-
iuse OF the difference in the loca- r
on OF seats.
Not a Wilmingtonian showed In
If section of the monster arena, I
1t 1t is not hard TO pick up friends o
a fight. {
The return found US more Will I
ington friends, who included Bill T
aniey Harry Kety, Ben Levy and c
ok Fisher. No trains before the
n.ka and paper" rattlers made d
intervene in the Philadelphia s.
xi war and make the fellow hired ]