South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-23
LEONARD RULING
FhV0RIIE IN BOUT
ITHLEW TENDLER
Decisive Victory Over Rocky
Kansas Assures Fans of
Benny's Ability.

New york. July 22.-When Benny
Leonard and Lew Tender start
throwing gloves az each other al
Rov.e's thirty Acres. Jersey city
next Friday night the greatest bat
lie OF Gghtweights in years ia eE-
fected. The fracas viii be twelve
round no-decision affair.
Earring one OF Tenders left
handed kuockouts. Leonard's title
VIII be- as safe as though he left sc
under lock and key in his Bronx
APARTMENT. Yet the meeting over
Shadows in popular interest the later
sortles OF Cans and Nelson, the
bout I'm which AG Wolgast stopped
the Battling Dane; the loss OF the
tile by Willie Richie 20 Freddie
Welsh in london. and Leonsrd's
sensational ninth round Knockout OF
welsh in New York
Tho answer? Plain as a clergy
mans vest.
Leonard and Tender have been
gwen the benefit Of one OF the
finest ballyhoos yet accorded fls-
tlc enterprise. Much has been made
Of the bad blood alleged 10 exist
between the two men.
Tender claimed Leonard's forfeit
n $4,000 when Kenny failed TO go
10 the post in Philadelphia last
summer. owing TO what he said
was an injured hand. The Leonard
menage forthwith vowed eternal
vendetta. Another factor in the
buiId-up has been the singular in
ability OF promoters 20 get the men
together. In spite OF the fact that
Tender has been a blatant, insinu-
ating challenger for well upward
OF three years.
At last They Meet.
Now they are 20 meet at last. and
perfOrce the merry villagers have
become considerably exercised
They have no assurance that the
gentlemen IN question will not en-
gage in am entertaining buck and
wing dance for twelve rounds, yet
the worthy Mr. Richard Will be
considerably astOnished, not 10 say
nonplussed and chagrined, II $4,000
homes souls are not IN the stands
when the men enter the ring.
During recent days the odds have
veered 10 the Leonard cause. The
champion lost considerable pres
tige IN the Brltton bout. but re-
gained this and more when subse-
euentIy he stopped Rocky Kansas
in the eighth round at Michigan
City.
Until then the Tender following
was In the majority. Il had become
the popular belief that Leonard had
slipped and would be a hand-picked
assignment for the first tough baby
that happened along. Tender came
within that definition, being fast.
aggressive. a terrific body punish
err very strong at the lightweight
limit and game 20 a fault
The Kansas bout. however, gave
the impression that Benny can
fight when the spirit moves him.
] further strengthened the heller
that Leonard would never lie HIM
selr up with Tender If he wasn't
reasonably certain that he would
make an order OF fnnon -haddie OF
the Phuadelphian's rather promi-
utrt beaS
Tender Is Right-bander.
Essentially Tender is made %
measure for a rIEht-hand puncher
az the Leonard schoo.. lie fights
with his right hand extended and
it seems a more or less simple
matter to reach Tenders Jaw
with straight right. Hymie Gold
rocked him repeatedly with this
punch in the early rounds Of a bou,
ar Madison Square Garden last
winter
Tenders reply. II any. viii be his
attack TO the body II is a punishs
ing assault IN which Iefts and
rights are driven home with equal
impsrtialIty a left hook 90 the body
being his best punch. It has brought
down some Of the best men I'm the
division and AL but ruined Johnny
Dundee in a recent bout.
But whether a body puncher can
get 20 the shifty Leonard without
having his head knocked back be-
tween his shoulder blades is an
oren question on this viii hinge
the outcome or tonight's bout
Incidentally. IL VIII be a battle OF
fragile hands Leonard has been
markedly so-icitous or hts right for
several years the member having
shown a disposition 20 crumbIe
when brought in violent contact
with pusiltstic countenances Teuc-
lers Ieft IS mashed almost ont Of
human semblance but since he
Yields . upon abdominal sectors
tho strain upon 20 IS not great
The prevailing odds are 20 5 on
Leonard with takers not so nu-
mercus as OF yore but compare
tively plentiful az that Many bets
we're made weeks before the fight
when Leonard's prestige wus ebh-
ing. and these are carrying most OF
the money on tonight's activities
Apparently the Broadway sharp
shooters have decided that enough
g an ample suficlency.