Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-07-28

RiNGSIDE. JERSEY CITY. y J.
JUS 2i--Benny Leonard. worlds light
weight boxing champion successfully
defended his title against Lew Tender
~ Philadelphia In l2.round no. decision
contest tonight earning In the opinion
OF majority OF sport writer's al tho
ringside a narrow shade Ia a great
struggle
Tho challenger. q lcfihandcr. furnish.
ID the champion the most interesting
oornba, Leonard has had since ne turned
lack Willie Richie some years ago.
Tender, starting with great conf
dcnce and skin, carried the fight 10 the
champion. Tender bumped Leonard
with stiff lcfis 10 the body and sh1ru
rights 10 the bead and law ana brought
blood to the champions nose early. II
appeared In the first four rounds that
Tender was to have things all his own
way
Then Leonard steadicd himself and
hesan 20 find a mark. lie carried the
nth. sixth and seventh rounds In a
hurst OF speed ana looked himself. IN
the seventh round his mouth bumped
Tenders shoulder and hc lost a false
tooth.
The eighth found Tender on the az.
grcssive again. after taking a hard
tight 10 the Jaw and another under the
heart he found Leonard al close quar-.
iers and swung number Of hard left.
10 the Jaw. Lconard's knees sargcd
and he cllnchcd 80 save himself. From
then ON the champion took few chances
The ninth was an even round and IN
the last three Leonard appeared 10
have shade when Il was over the
champion. battered more than he has
been IN any bout since he won the iItlo
from Freddie Welsh IN 1917. said.
These Souihpaws are hard 20 solve 4"
All during his training he had belit.
tied Tenders pugilistic record and pre.
dieied that he would finish the Phila.
dclphian within seven rounds Tender
tno. had said that he would WIN ly u
Knockout, but he had nothing 10 say
~ this tonight He said he was salts.
fed with his showing and would seek
an engagement with Leonard IN q Dc.
cision match.
jndcr tho terms Of the agreement
with the principals In the contest they
are 10 receive from cess to seq per
cent Of the gross receipts. OF this sum
Leonard VIII receive about twothirds
tho other third going 10 the challenger
ibout 10000 persons witnessed the.
tight.
II was 9l3 when lew Tender thaI
challenger escorted by a squad of ru..
hcc made his way down TO-, aisle frumI
his dressing quarters aud entered incl
ring.
Champion Leonard entered thr lusl
"a moment later and both coujeuder, for
'n' title were given great vocal o,a.
Ton
They announced from th. ring L,u.
'fd l3i pounds, II ounces. T,nllH. 1881
hounds T. ounces. the weights u...
Ken a. . o'clock this afternoon
harley White OF Chicago, challenged
IN' winner and Rocky Kansas of But
i.U recently defeated by Leonard alsol
'ppcired with his le;t arm ia srln,s
Both fighters appeared more or less
nervous and Leonard appeared "a t.ue
u'"h nan 'noier'
... ""u"" Ne 'tu rang % 92N.
vas Sn"' WIN Two rights and
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an" ''s'n H'nclns around. |
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WIN HEhi I,it TO inc
.' I'ha''' i'na'd another l.f' anal
i"o ahdlp rights q. 'h
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b.,
- -. -, e"e''' '''N 49," HFhi |
-, - 'n' ''''''''''on INTO "a corner
'''ia i"ssed a hard llght tp the Jaw /
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- - @ ,i'n,h. I'nd.sr
80. '-ud '''' ana followed with
49,. 'n''' Jus enai'f landed
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