New Britain herald., 1922-06-27
(By Gene Clcrkin) From the Ringside

that division, despite all the predic-
 tions of sport writers of the country
 that he would be toppled from his l throne by Benny Leonard, the light weight champion in the l5 round bat
 tie last night at the Nelodrome, al ! New York. The bout ended abruptly
 in the 18th round when Leonard hi l Britton a foul blow, while the former | New Britain boy was on the floor as
 the result of a previous low blow
 that landed in foul section. Referee Patsy Haley lost no time in waving
 Leonard to his corner and giving the
 bout to Britton.
 | Leonard Meets His Master It will always be source of argu. 1 ment among the followers of Brittor 1 and Leonard. as to the intention oI 1 the foul blows, but it must be agreed
 by both sides that up to the time tha' the offense for which Leonard hac
 been disqualified was committed, tho
 bout was entirely all in favor of tho welterweight Judging the scrap from
 every angle Leonard met his master
 n the aged welter king.
 l Britton Docs Neat Job
 l Inside an arena, in which the biz crowd was mostly Leonard admirers 1 Britton with everything to lose, ant l nothing but some prestige to gain | lid a most artistic job in outpointins | the New Yorker. One might just a, we'll argue against the coming of the | md of the world, as to try and con. vince the Leonard worshippers, that | Sritton was making Sucker" out | If their pride. ....
 But as painful as the facts may | 'eem to this mob. the result last night l howed that Britton, despite his ad. vancing years, bids fair to remain the
 velterweight champion for many d | lay if he never has a more formid- | his same Leonard person.
 Plenty of Class Shown
 The battle last night was an eXhi- bition between two of the best men in | heir class in recent years. But it also vas a fray where the greater know- ndge of ring experience told heavily l in favor of the weter boss Outboxing )utfighting and outgeneralng the | lightweight champ, Britton looked immense last night, and even his most ardent admirers mindful of the act that he was facing young l lever boy, possessed of punch of <. 0. quality most any time it would ] nit the button, were amazed at the way Jack carried the fight to his opponent In only one round did Leonard have anything that appear d like the best of it. This was in the eleventh, when he reached Britton's S face with several hard rights and lefts, But in the twelfth the veteran came right back and managed to again jump into the lead.
 Bout Starts Slow
 The bout started off as any affair does between two skilful workers, both Britton and Leonard, feeling each other out, with no apparent lamage. But in the second round, Britton got started and with lightning iefts and rights he started lead of points, that proved too much for Leonard to solve.
 Britton Takes Lead
 From the second round to the fifth, Britton beat merry tattoo, on all parts of the lightweight cham pion's inatomy. The arena which was taxed
 to its capacity, time after tine ap- plauded the "old man" for his won lerful boxing. The nice part in Ben ny's hair got al unused us, and the latter seemed to be experiencing some difficulty with his breathing appar- dtus. Any person who was being punched about the nose as frequently | IS Leonard was, would probably have the same difficulty
 Leonard Improves Slightly The fifth round was slightly in Benny's favor but the advantage was | tery slight, From this time up to the eleventh round, Britton piled up a | bigger lead than the Giants have in the National league. Cries of you're proving to be a fine catcher Benny were heard from different parts of the orena, as Britton punched, jabbed and poked, the Ghetto pride. In the eleventh, Leonard managed to get across some healthy punches that gave his admirers some heart. The 1 wary old Jack however, was not in any great distress, however.
 In the twelfth round, Britton came right back, and disregarded his ap- parant safe lead as far as points was concerned. He shook Benny with smashes to the head and face. The Fatcful End
 The 1gtb roiInd u-b;,b +l,o la,t ended, showed Britton ahead of Leonard. up to the time that the lat l ter went to his knees It was in a mix | up, that the welterweisht champ dropped to the floor and signalled 10 his corner that he had been hit low Referee Haley stood over Jack, and | if he started to count, it was not seen | by many in the arena. For the first | time in his career Leonard seemed to lose his head, and standing over Brit ton, he welted him, and like Ethel Barrymore is supposed to have said. That's all there is, there isn't any more" as far as the affair last night | is concerned. Brittons seconds help | ed him to his corner, while Leonard stood trying to protest to the referee that he had not fouled Britton. Halety evidently knows his business, and not
 even the protestations of Leonard or his manager, or the loud mouthed
 cries of Leonard's one-sided admirers had any effect on the decision, which
 was rendered by Announcer Joe Hum- phries.
 Leonard's Admirers Vail For few minutes, there was a tur- moil Brtton left the ring short time after the decision was given. On the