Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-07
6 AN UNDERHAND left to

" An uNDERHAND left to the
"A solar plcxus did it, smiled Lew
Tender. Philadelphia lightweight
contender who is to meet Champion
Benny Leonard at Jersey City on July
20. ''Thc cry Of foul by Barrett and
his handlers is nothing more nor less
than n losers yelp." he said today.
telling of his six x-round knockout
against Bobby Barrett at the Phillies'
ball park last night.
Barring the first round. knew nb-
solutely that Bobby would be n cinch.
You know. was worried about that
fight---now get this. not about Barrett
personally. but the fact that felt
something might go wrong and kill off
the contest I am signed for with
Leonard.
sIn other words. was more anx-
ious about the Leonard bout than I was
about Barrett. so that thinking Of the
possibility of losing the contest with
Benny I naturally worried about Inst
nights encounter. That funny feeling
did not overcome me until about an
hour before stepped into the ring
uSulHSt Dul NitCi thC AiSs
round I was myself again.
Wore Barrett Down
''For the frs, four rounds I did ex-
actly what started out to do-wear
him down. and when had him all set
to take it on the hip l drove with
everything I had behind my left. The
punch landed just right and knew it
was all over. so I walked to my cor
ner, certain that Bobby would be un-
able to get up.
"Ycs--and even though the bell
sounded at the count of nine | was
confident that punch to the body had
hurt Barrett so much he would not be
able to come out for the next round, II
there was to be one
"Of course" answered Tender.
rubbing his bandaCcl right hand. u
expect TO whip Leonard. or else ]
wouldn't agree to the match.' Lew
hurt his middle right knurklc. the same
hand he usually nilres every time he
boxes. This is the hand on which Ten
dlcr underwent an operation two years
ago. having n split bone removed from
his thumb.
Barrett Claims Foul
Complaining that he still was feel
ing sick as a result of the Tender
punch. Barrett said this morning at the
Hotel StcntOn:
II was fouled. II was low punch.
Yes, sir-the blow paralyzei me so that
| was unable to arise. | tried to get
up-and would have. If L could. but the
paralysis affected my entire body SO
that I could not move muscle.
II was Just about starting my right
hand working. ! knew that Tender
was wary about my right and in the
cnrly rounds only attempted to get over
my left. which ! succeeded IN doing.
While l missed several times with my
right in the fifth and sixth, ! was just
about getting under way and feel con-
iident / would have knocked out Ten
dler had he not ended the bout with a
Referee Taylor and DIR. Dix, ring
side physician, both contended that no
foul had been struck.
~: was left to the pit OF the
stomach" said Taylor. There was no
foul whatever. ~
After Barrett had been examined by
DR. Dix while Barrett still was lying
on the floor of the ring, he said there
warc no marks on Bobby of II low
punch having been struck.
Solar Plexus Punch
Dr Charles T.. ("Buck'D Wharton,
assistant to DR.. Mckenzie, head OF the
phvsical Educational Department at the
! diversity of Pennsylvania. said he
thonght Barrett was knocked out by
hiow 70 the solar plexus. DR.. Wharton