Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-03
SOL KNOCKS OUT
LEONARD LEE IN
WHIRL WIND BOUT
Snoring Bull" Padgett and
Sailor Danny Burns Box
Eight Round Draw Under
UnfavorabIe Conditions.

After kissing the canvas twelve
times in two and a half rounds,
Leonard Lee, bantam of Denver,
failed to get up before the fatal ten
was counted in the middle of the
ninth round and lost a whirlWind
bout to Young Sol, Pueblo bantam,
in the ten-round bout of the double
main event staged by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars at the armory last
night. Although the lads went
into the ring at catch weights, Soils
manager admitted 116h pounds
for his boy and Lee weighed Ill "
at o'clock, according to his
manager.
The bout started at the first
gong-as bouts should.
Sol rushed from his corner and
opened up then and there. Lee
was taken by surprise and although
he managed to last the round he
went down twice for the count of
nine. The round set a new pace
for Albuquerque fans which will
probably stand as a record for
some time.
Lee came out game and took an
other drubbing. Sol landing heavy
blows to the stomach.
The third round opened with the
fans still on their feet cheering
both boys. The speed remained
the same, Lee coming back to a
certain extent and working both
upstairs and down while Sol con-
fined his attentions to the bread
No Frhn Fifth
round was probably the dullest OF
the bout and Lee stepped in and
grabbed the sixth by fair margin
with heavy blows to the nose and
stomach.
Sol started the seventh with a
double left to the stomach which
crumpled Lee to the canvas and
repeated the stunt seven times, Lee
taking anywhere from a count of
three to nine. Each time he came
back fighting. but he was down
with a count of seven when the
bell probably saved him. In the
eighth the scrapping was at the
same terrific rate of speed and
Lee met the resined floor three
times, probably being saved again
by the bell.
The first few seconds of the
ninth were a repetition of the
opening round both boys breaking
even on speed and smuggling, but
Sol landed a left hook again into
Lees stomach and ne went down
for three. Sol repeated in a few
more minutes and Lee was still
struggling to get to his feet when
Iylo oo,,r1tnJ him O11t
Both boys drew heavy applause
from the fans as they left the
ring, the cheering rocking the
armory as Lee staggered off his
chair where he had been after mo-
ment's rest and climbed through
the ropes.
Padgett- Burns.
The Snorting Bun Padgett-Sallor
Danny Burns bout was a disappoint-
ment in many ways. TO start with
it appeared that the Veterans did
not have enough money to pay the
guarantees, and the boys refused
to go on until they had the dinero
in their vest pockets. The fans
were appealed to for funds and
contributed literally by donations
tossed to the ring. Then it APP
peared that the amount was not
vet made up and Burns agreed to
go on $50 short and the Cowboy
about 500 shy-but the bout was
cut to eight rounds and had been
scheduled as the 15-round bout OF
the the double main event bill.
Although the fans were not with
either fighter, they really boxed n
fast bout for boys of their size. At
any rate, although there had been
talk that Burns could not stand up
against Padgett, the sailor held
his own against the bronck rider
and the draw which the boxing
commission handed them was the
only decision that could have been
given.
The boys are sluggers, OF that
there is no doubt and Padgett has
a way of snorting through his
teeth which undoubtedly won him
all titles in contests with unruly
cattle on the ranch. Spurred on
by the whoops and jeers of the
fans, the two boys probably trav-
eled the fastest series of rounds in
their ring history. Under ordinary
circumstances, the bout would
have met with enthusiasm.
Herrera Chavez.
Young Herrera, Albuquerque's
K. o. king, followed his usual tao
tics and won from Young Chavez
by knockout in the fourth round
After taking a terrible beating in
the first Chavez found his corner
and after ha)ving some of the red
wiped off his face. stepped out for
the second with the instructions