Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-28
CHAMPION GIVEN TOUGH BATTLE,
BUT SHADES LEFTY LEW AT END
First Five Rounds Go to Philadcp an but Benny Gets
Range and Leads i'll All Except Eighth, When His
Knees Saggcd After Left to Jaw.
Continues From rlrs, race)

he plunged back and by wonderful
boxing and stIT hard punches he
shook IN Tender. kcpT him bleeding
from ihs mouth almost CONSTANTS,
and kept his championship crown on
straight.
Work Jaws Hard.
You often NEAR OF Erudce fights
Most o: the Time they are likely TO
be the bunk. But Leonard and Tend.
Ter worked their jaws at each other
almost as w"sh as their lists
throughout Inc entire bout. on soy
eral occasions Referee Ertle could
be heard 10 remark. Never mind, go
ahead with the light"
In Tender, Benny met a rirrirg.
tearing challenger. In Leonard.
Tender met a cool general. willing
to take all tina, The challenger had
TO offer in order 10 solve his s;yle
AND then with enough reserve to tear
In and Win ny a sufficient margin to
retain his title, even though n referee
and decision had been rendered
Tender was firing fast during tho
eleventh and twelfth rounds. but
Benny probably would have COPIED
him in few more rounds.
Despite the bitterness displavcd
during tho fight. Sonny and Lew
clasped HANDS in mid-ring al the ona
OF the twelfth round. Lew pat,cd
Benny on tho back az he smiled q
cory smile. Benny pattcd Lew on
tho head With a grin that, thanks 10
Lewis handiwork as a dentist, looked
like an open barn door.
Lew In CnIucky Corpcr
At ALI Tender entered the ring
he was given a great cheer. The
olphia boy took the same oar
ncr that was occupied by CARPENTER.
rinE. last July Tenders hands wore
handacef when ne entered the ring.
bur the gloves were still in box
ned by Referee Ertle
Benny Leonard climbed through
me ropes a AIS. lie walked across
me FinE ana shook hands with Tend
Ter; The Boxing, commission phy-
IN the middle OF the ring. I.oonarJ
looked considerably drawn hut was
deeply tanned and smilingly conf
Tender stripped OF his brown
over and appeared TO he in corkinr
condition
Leonards weight, was announced
Doubtless both young mon couIa
see through the blood film over their
probably will be hung IN for an.
other light in Madison Square Gar
oeh where decisions are possible.
Lew Carried Fight.
When this comes about. Kenny
other championship hat,Ic, Tho
cleverness, the cool Eencralship Of
ne champion is still with him. bu,
there was not the oid-timc snap in
his punch as used against Tender,
Lev, on the other hand. demonstrated
mat he has a world OF power in that
The blow that sen, Eenny's knees
knocking together under him in The
eighth round. ala not travel more
than four or five inches. hui I,
snapped like a rubber band Further.
more. Tender is anything but afraid
OF the champion. lie carried the fight
70 Benny throughout the frs, rounds
and even though Benny had tho hot
ter o: the argument in the succeed
ing ROUNDS: Tender was always there
willing and waiting to swap punches
Hound by Round.
Round 1.-Tcndler led light right,
Benny tried right, hut missed Tend
Ter rushed into clinch They
spared. Tender tried right. TEND
Ter got in good right, Benny com
tered 10 heart with left. Tender
left. but missed Tend!cr siirncdd
through The ropes and Benny stepped
right 10 jaw and took a fearful LEFT
70 The eye, which ble. profusely
Ts sndisr rushed noo 2nt Lc%aas.l slinched
lG,und ".-iew led right ana
missed left Then Lew go; I'm good
r,ght' bcnny pasted him q ha..
5sanays % IN me n nose They spared,
Leonard roushcd Lew IN clinchcs.
Lew blocked right and lcfs thon
closed in, Furnishing Benny about the
rms. I,"onlrG richr They Went into
lut ''nS ihN gn the ror"S 1t Was
ahCNt even Lew seemed TO huld
LlEhi ana pht hhrd leit 10 B"nny's
damaEed ~" which hlcd freely.
nrr' h"nnF pasted with rights and
II"is 70 ih" n"ad but IT d.du'; slow
L.M up h!' They were swinging
marc IN m!a-rinE ~ the be, 1t was
Round a.-They came -, SLOWLY.
lev .eg !.Ent, nut II was blocked.
pa. --eW 70 n" punch. B"nny com
P!a!ncd 70 the referee. He said Lew
~, 10" IN ciinch Lew landed
tossed OUT tooth. Leonard pUt Tiehr
10 Jaw and Lew ducked a lof,. ,nnv
mixed u iur4ous.y in tho mIdrug.
Kenny getting In three hard right
nppcrcuts Lev played for the mead,
getting Ia hard fight To tho .yc
TTenMy So, ,n good right uppcrcu;.
,Ihea,T ia.foa - each oth"r Tender
with his right to INC body Leonard
put mis- l"', around Bnuuve mock
and pulled him towards MS righ, for
= hhai punch At the bell Tend
Round i.-rhpy Spared Penny
dancing around They came TO a
ciinch witnou, blow. before .rc,}
Ing benny got in hard r!Ent upper