Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-07
LEONARD DEPARTSFOR NE]WYORK
!. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING
TITLE AGAINS CHICAGO BOXER
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face and Leonard Whipped over a
hard right to the chin. Leonard
struck q left in Hammers face and
n o over a right to the jaw. nam
mer's left was short, and Leonard
drove him into the ropes with rights
having difficulty in reaching Leonard,
who continually danced out of danger.
Leonard landed three lefts to the
clinch Without a return. Leonard
hooked twice to the face as the round
ended.
ROUND THREE-Hammer follow
ed Leonard close and hooked left to
the body. Leonard boxed at long
range and had the better Of the ex-
changes. He landed two rights to
chin as Hammer came tearing in.
nose and hooked the champion solid
" to the chin. Leonard blocked
Hammers leads and ducked a left.
The champion shook Hammer up
with a right to the chin and receiv-
ed two rights to the body in return.
Leonard hooked right and left to the
head. Hammer vas short with a left,
and they clinched.
ROUND FOUR-Hammer - walked
in close and pounded Leonard's body.
Hammer tried two lefts to the head
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cuts as they came into a clinch: Ham
mer hooked left lightly to head, and
Leonard landed right to body. The
title holder hooked lefts. to the chin
and danced away from a right. Ham
mer hooked a left to stomach and
shook Benny up with a left to the
chin at the bell.
ROUND FIvE-Lebnard hooked q
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left to the nose. Hammer landed two
,efts to the head as they clinched.
Leonard snapped a right over to the
chin, forcing Hammer to back away.
Benny blocked Hammers left and
planted another right to the head.
ROUND Slx-They missed lefts.
Leonard landed right to the chin.
Hammer missed a left hook to the
head. Hammer knocked off the plas-
ter over Leonard's right y with a
rasping left hook. Hammer missed
a left. and Leonard rougNed him to
the ropes, landing half a dozen
punches without a return Leonard
hooked left to- body. and they
clinched. Hammer hooked light left
to the head and brought up two more
light lefts at.close quarters: Leonard
was was short with right and left at the
ROUND sEvEN-They Tented for
an opening and clinched. Hammer
smacked left to body and received
a left Jolt to chin In return. Leonard
hooked three rights and let's to the
head. He repeated with right and
left to chin. AS. Hammer came tear
ing in Leonard hooked him with q
right to the body. Leonard snapped
over a rightfandl left to head. Econ
ard backed Hammer around the ring.
hooking solidly TO the body. Leonard
edauced AWAY from left hooks and
clinched. Leonard hit the Chicago
lad twice with rights at the ball..
ROUND EfGHT-Hamn,er.tried to
land with his left. but Leonard
blocked. Leonard planted two rights
on Hammers chin and then shot over
uppercut Hammer to the chin and
!! also two let's to the head. Ham
mer. kept boring in trying to connect
with body punches. Leonard landed
two. rights to the head, and they
clinched. The champion hooked a
right to- the chin. Leonard landed
three times to the head without a
return and smiled approvingly, at,the
ringside fans.
ROUND NINE-Benny. jabbed left
to head and landed a right smash to
theschin. The champion ducked a
Eleft hook, but$received a right on the
chin as he danced away Hammer
landed two left hooks to the, head,
but Leonard made him back with a
right to the head. The champion
brought a right and left to the body
as they clinched. Hammer rushed
not land. Benny planted a right and
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