Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-28

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Good PreIiminaries
The fEst preliminary between
Johnney Cooney and Jack Munroe,
New York, lightweights, ended in the
sixth round when Cooney tore his
trunks and the boxing commission
called halt.
! The principals in the second bout
at 10 rounds were Phil krug of Har-
rison, \. j.. and Joe Quinn Of Min
ncapolis, mIddleweights. 1t was an
nounced that the main bout would
! follow this encounter, the bout sched-
uled originally for the semi final to
be held after the Leonard Tender
contest.
The krug- Quinn bout was short
ened TO seven rounds when it was
announced that Leonard and Tend
Ter were ready to enter the ring.
krug finished with a rush of blows
and had slightly the better of the
milling.
The threatening weather, it was
announced, led the promoters to ad-
vance the championship contest. and
avoid any possibility Of postponment.
When krug and Quin finished, a
squad of policement entered the ring.
The usual preliminaries of a champ
ionship contest introduction and so
on, began, Rickard at this time an
nounced that the attendance was ap-
proximatelv $4,000 and the gate re-
ceipts about s45O,coo.
Round One-The bell rang a { 9oS,
Tender was short with two rights
and then landed light left. They
| fell into a clinch and began dancing
| around. Tender landed a left hook
TO the chest. and followed with a
light left to body. Tender landed
another LETT and then two sharp
rights to the body. Tender was
rushing the champion. Tender
slipped and fell and standing up
| slowly wiped off the dust from his
! gloves. Tender landed hard left
to the champions head, cutting his
| right eye Tender was warned for
hitting in a clinch. They were
sparring at the bell, and when he
set down, Leonard said the cut was
caused by butt. Leonard held a
towel to his eye to stop the bleed
ing
Round TNo-Tcndlor missed two
rights and rushed the champion INTO
a corner. Leonard crossed a lard
light TO the jaw. Leonard missed a
right and left Tender had the better
of a clInch. Tender landed hard
lett and followed with short upper
cuts. Tender landed short left.
| Leonard countered with right TO the
body and followed with two short
uppercuts. Tender continued lead
ing and had the champion covering
his face with both arms.
Tender landed hard rights and
1cfts to the head and then three more
lefts to the jaw. Blood was trickling
from Leonard's eyebrows.
Round Thrce-Tender again
jumped into the lead, missing a wide
left They clnched. Tender again
was warned for hitting in clinch.
Leonard complained of Tenders low
hitting Tender replied with left
swing to the jaw. Tender smiled
Tender had the best of a body eX-
change and landed two rights to the
Jaw. There WAS another exchange
Al close quarters. Tender missed
with his left. Tender told the
champion, Come in and fight"
Tender rushed Leonard to his cor
nor at the bell.
Round Four-Tendler tapped light
ly TO the ribs. They exchanged al
close range. Tender landed a left
to the body Leonard countercd
with hard right crosses to the jaw.
The champion landed short upper
cuts Tender followed with a cluster
Of hard uppercuts TO the body. Leon
ard snat blood.
Leonard missed with right and
slipped TO his knees. Tender walked
away. Tender kept punching away
with his lett Leonard landed nard
rights to the body. Tender sunk
his left in the champions stomach
Benny took two right hooks t. the
Jaw Tender was pounding his light
TO Leonard's jaw at the bell.
Round tlve-At this point news
paper men agreed 'n2t rcOdIer was
far in The lead Leonard was short
with a right and then plunged
heavily into Tenders body. crossing
His left ~ the Jaw and hooking his
right. Leonard outfought Tender
in a cllnch Leonard put two hard
rights in Tenders stomach. He
added another. Tender landed
rights and lefts to the mid section
Tender kept dropping his left all
over the champion. He missed a
long left uppercut. He had the bet
ter of another clinch. Leonard's best
showing was in this round.
Round Six-Tendler's right went tc
The stomach. Leonard rocked Tend
lpr with left He added a right
and left to the jaw. Tender missed
with left. Tender began to run
away and clinch. Leonard landed
two hard rights to the jaw. Tender
was again warned for hitting low,
Tie champion splashed two more
rights 10 The body.
Leonard began 1arring away with
his left and crossing with his right
Tender landed three hard lefts to the
read. The arena was in an uproar
Leonard shot volley Of rights md
lefts TO the body and sent two sharr
uppercuts to the Jaw. Tenders lips
were bleeding and gore was on his
chest when the bell rang.
Round seven-Leonard predicted
before the fight that he would win ir
this round. Tender hooked two lefts
to the head. Leonard had the better
of an exchange. Tender jabbed rights