Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-06
EVER HAMMER IS
OU UTPO|N TED BY
BE NNY LEONARD.
Worlds Lightweight Cham
pion Successfully Defends
His Title in 10-Round
Bout at Michigan City,.

| weight, champion, ueleHulnB MS
title for the third time within a
month, outpointed Ever Hammer
! of Chicago, in a ten round node
cision boxing contest here late
| today. Leonard fought cautious
ly and did not take any chances
of having his damaged right eye
split open.
Leonard, with his damaged right
! eye protected by adhesive tape
boxed cautiously until the last
three rounds, when he cut loose
with a series of punches that left
1.-THE challenger bewildered.
Every round but two were Leon
ards by a comfortable margin
while the best Hammer could
claim was an even break in the
first and fourth.
Leonard evidently had serious
irespect for Hammers left hand as
| he elected to box at long range TO
lprotect the cash over his right eye
las much as possible. Whenever
Hammer rushed in close, Leonard
set him on his heels with solld
right hand punches to the chin
Imingling these punches with sharp
| left hooks.
Hammer fought a courageous
battle. continually trying to lana
with his left, but Leonard carried
too many guns. When Leonard
was shaken up few times with
hooks to the chin, he settled down
and. proved that he was champion
After it was all over Hammer sald:
Leonard is the toughest man
ever fought or want to fight N.Y.
Ihow he can punch"
Leonard simply said:
Hes a good tough kid :,
Flovd Fitzsimmons blue bowl
was less than half full when, just
as the last rays of sun fell across
1.-THE canvas Hammer climned
through the ropes followed a min
ute later by the champion. me
oata receipts were estimated at
$4,000 and the attendance about
Z, 900.
Round One-Hammer put TWO
light lefts to the body ana cllncn-
ed. Leonard planted, left nook TO
the stomach. Hammer mlssea
left hook and Leonard landed
left lightly to the face. Leonard
was boxing cautiously trying TO
protect his eye. Leonard conf
blamed that Hammer hit him low
while in a clinch. Leonard hooked
left to stomach. Hammer trleu
Eleft for the stomach but Leon
ard danced away Hammer missed
right and clinched. Leonard
MT ripht and left to the body
at the bell. -.
Round Two-They landed lefts
to face. and Leonard whipped
Ibver a hard right to the chin.
leonard stuck left in Ham
hers face and shot over a right
to the Jaw. Hammers left was
short and Leonard drove nm ~
to the ropes with rights and lefts
to the body. Hammer was having
difficulty in reaching Leonard,
who continually danced out Cf
danger. Leonard landed three lefts
to the chin without q return.
Leonard hooked twice to the race
as the Sround ended.
Round Tbrcc-Hammer crowded
Leonard close and hooked LETT 10
the body. Leonard boxed at long
range and had the better OF the
exchanges. He landed two rights
to the chin as Hammer came
tearing in. Hammer stuck a left
in Leonard's nose and hooked tie
champion solidly to the chin.
Leonard blocked Hammers leads
and ducked left hook. The cham
pion shook Hammer up with q
right to the chin and received
two rights to the body in re-
turn Leonard hooked right and
left to the head. Hammer was
short with left and they clin1led.
Round Four-Hammer walked
in close and pounded Leonard's
body. Hammer tried two lefts to
the head as they clinched. Leon
ard snapped over right and
landed two uppercuts as they
came to a clinch. Hammer hooked
left lightly to the head and Leon-
ard landed right to the body. The
title holder hooked two side lefis
to the chin and danced away
from a right. Hammer hooked a
left to the stomach and shook
Benny up with left to the chin
at the bell.
Round Fivc-Leonard hooked
left to the body. He repeated it
with a left to the nose. Hammer
landed two lefts to the head as
they clinched. Leonard snapped
right over to the chin. forcing
Hammer to back away. Leonard
whipped over a right to the chin,
forcing Hammer back. Benny
blocked Hammers left and planted
another right to the head.
Round Six--They missed lefts.
Leonard landed right to the chin.
Hammer missed left hook to the
head. Hammer knocked off the
plaster over Leonard's right eye
with a rasping left hook. Hammer
missed a left and Leonard rushed
him to the ropes, landing half
dozen punches without a return.
Leonard hooked left to the body
and they elinched. Hammer hook
ed light left, to the head and
brought up two more light lefts at
close quarters. Leonard was short
with right and left at the bell.
Round Seven-They feinted for
an opening and clinched. Hammer
smacked left to the body and re-
ceived left Jolt to the chin in re-
turn. Leonard hooked three rights
and lefts to the head. He repeat
ed with right and left to the chin.
AS Hammer came tearing in Leon
ard hooked him with q right to the
body. Leonard snapped over a
right and left 60 the head. Leon
ard backed Hammer around the
ring, hooking solidly to the body.
Leonard danced away from left
hooks and clinched. Leonard hit |
the Chicago lad twice with right at
the bell. ~
Round Eight-Hammer tried to
land with his left but Leonard
blocked. Leonard planted two
rights on Hammers chin, and then
shot over a left to the same place.
Leonard uppercut Hammer to the
chin and also two lefts to the head.
Hammer kept boring in. trying to
connect with BODY punches. Leon