Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-27
Lightweight King Hit Vet
Gran While He Was On
One Knee; Both Fighter.
Ii Fine Condition And Put
Up "a "A Wonderful Fight;
Brother OF Champ Make,
First Appearance.

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New Xegk, Sgdne z7.-Benny Leon
ara: < tne second .sntweignt cnamp aa, pion
IN ~ years TO attempt the lifting of
ths tl1 welterweiznt = title. tailed iass
tgr rounds, ne touled JACK britton,
the S!.year-oid champion, and was
dlsqualined,
Two minutes una 1orty SECONDS OF
tne thirteenth round nau passed
When Leonard struck Brtton while
the latter Was on one knee. taking
oounss Brltteaa had gone 70 his knee;
wtncing as N pain ana motion ed
tunctvss arsrda ,r.I.ss oronnS
Referae ,Estsv.HalAv a "a sttucE ar;t-
tan In I'M hndv with n ieft
. Kid i.avigne,% one Of the great
liehtweirkts 'sof years zone by. triad
to take 0,e weiterweiEht CHAMPION
ship, but 1was knocked out by Mys-
terious Bely Smith; the champion.
Britton had ali the better Of the
oontsst ID night and It. was evident
that no puad have won the judges
decision tho contest gone the
unit OF ROUNDS. Ihe HEhttng.
s.9wefs t.,9,t hatY ns interes.lns AZ a.. .,mes:
tht,. Wtn pnSSsSsySsnhnlp'ons S!a IN a display OF
oWh tac;lcs. 80.
- 3rkou shur. urn , slt ~
~ ssa S.sa rooks anu risht s".nss 70
. snn.,ue - @ noc.ssis anu 'n ,ns ,... ue
1.annsra W. 90 ~, =, "a ra1,, 80 % nathtSa :
~ i9.ao .... a., y tnis gan ~. nnu mo."nt ot nt
stakn@toH ssSgreat att deal G"e Of pu1 punish h.
Britton dGSense, to land fioo1ns
punch. A sent Britton reeling at
times with straight rights to the
Jaw and Afts to face and body i,u,
the weiteH liking was always "a willing
mixer. eefding az good az he re,
oeived any laughing off the blows
that hurtF
Brotlter Appears.
Jpie LeAnard, Younger brother o,
the lishtYeight cha t,ipion. in his f,rs
appearante as "A nrofessional nuri,is
tonight: Won i .iudge;s decision in fou,
rounds frEm Eamnev Marco 1.eonari
we,phed kO ana Ms onnonant 1aa y
Johnn,{ cooney. and. Jack stark
draw. d.
sf.udie lFitzsimm ons, lightweight
knocked I out sammy Mosehere
Brooklynl n the flrst round of tn,
IL round yeemf .f,nal match
Round {ona--f ;aonard ,oot +ba of
= fensiye lindea a 1irht tan - tho mise
and Brit4nn missed a left swinr f1
, the body:l They. exchanged rights an,
CAut1OuElN IT .AOf7ArH tn ev9de RrfttOn'
lott hooH ana Eritton to keen AVA,
from tn Iiehtwe;rht chamnion'
stralkht rEhts There were few hlow
duriHr tfS r1yInd
pn,,na ~. eou,,;~,,
nnnchas ~ +ha ..s passu ass ars AZ" ;n ns :
.er;sa =. ns naa' jaw ., ana "Ese . IN .
1aaaa1I nshs' ..n i.,. bIltto.. nlass 80 sa :,
ieons "a 49, rlsn, .,' ~ 'ne 70 ~
"a see Rr;*+on 49, .eros rovr5 20 , n,;.
,,ns+ 5 5stLn .su u. nf..'o,. =. 80 a"u'o I",i VIZ
$50 ne jaw % as .ne ,,s.s nen n-,.
- .,ta lSss ';" .;t1, pu ,ne4s - ~ ~
een. se r1t,an sert rsns ssvar., @ % r;stt,, - :
ta DJ4toh ssnt seVeral Iiknc" =! .
ues @ ~ sacn t.;ona oharn ,att oTpe, .'a', =, ~
shansaS s. c.rs.4 o.. -. -. .eit '.t+s .,es es
nnaGtsrx e. s.s 1851 anu mas ,vs h,cre c
tntn s Lu .a Iii
NV nTu.ral colhei d. ''e "eli
Kound TOUR = Leonard stagsere
Britton 1tth = hard right to the 1a'
ana folioyed with a series OF stra'sf
ieit to the face. Br1tton sent mar
left to f3ce and body. Britton fort
Cd Leonard tosthe ropes with bod
attack. Fney were hgnung hard
the roun3 closed.
Round fye-Brftton took the of1el
Eve, but Rnded few hard blows. The
fougnt fE head and body at clos
quarters, brattoni appeared to be ha'
ing lne 1ftter- Or Inc cxenanEes.