South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-26
LEONARD WINNER
IN new ORLEANS
BOUT WITH MORAN
Lightweight Champion Re
tains Title Against Aggres-
sive Contender.

Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion of the world, had the better
OF Pal Moran. of New Orleans. i'm
their ten-round no-decision bout to-
night at the Louisiana auditorium.
Moran made a remarkable show
ing. sticking his chin out 10 the
champion several times and rushing
the champion at times. He had the
better of two of the rounds and
held the champion even in another
Leonard fought most Of the bat
tie with his left hand. He said after
the bout ne had injured his right
hand by hitting Moran on the head
in the first round. He seemed fresh
after the bout Moran also seemed
strong, but a little tired
The weights were announced as:
Moran, 1914; Leonard, 1870.
Fight by Rounds.
Round Il Moran rushed and
blocked a left. Leonard missed a
right Uppercut. Leonard hooked a
left 20 the body Moran rushed and
barely missed smashing right to
the jaw Moran spun him around
with a right high on the head.
Leonard seemed overanXious and
wild. Leonard landed a stiff left at
the bell. 1t was Moran's round.
Round Moran put a hard right
to body Moran landed a right up
percut and, rushing the champion,
landed a hard right to face Leon
ara hooked a hard left TO the cheek
and followed with a hard hook Ia
the body. Leonard landed several
more smashing lefts and smashed a
right 10 the face in the clinch. Leon
ards round
Round 3-LeOnard rushed i'm and
landed "A light left and then buried
"a left TO the body. Leonard spun
Moran around by the elbow and
rocked him with "a left hook. Moran
rushed and Leonard smashed q ter
rife left to the body Moran landed
a hard left and harder right to the
body i'm a clinch Moran was bleed
ing from the nose. Again it was
Leonards round
Round Leonard rushed Moran
and missed two lefts when the lat
ter backed away Leonard hooked
q hard left to the jaw and a smash
ing right uppercUt TO the jaw Mo-
ran landed a left hook at the bell.
Leonards round
Round 5-Moran rushed into a
clinch and put two light lefts to the
body Leonard landed left hook.
Leonard seemed biding his time.
Moran stuck out his chin and Leon
ard smashed three terrific let's to
the face. Lconard's round
Moran Comes Back.
Round leonard landed left
hook Leonard swung another hard
left and Moran put a right swing
20 the side. Moran landed a hard
left TO the jaw. missed a left swing
and then landed a right 10 the chin
Leonard jabbed and then danced
about Leonard's round, by slight
margin
Round Moran landed 2 left 10
the body and Leonard jabbed with
left. Moran landed a right upper
cut and left hook. Coming out Of a
clinch, Moran pulled a perfect pivot
punch. landing a heavy smash to
Leonard's jaw. Leonard came back
and jabbcd twice. Moran hooked a
left TO the head and right to the
body Moran's round.
Round S-Moran put a straight
right 10 the body. Leonard hooked
heavy left 10 the jaw and fol-
lowed IL with another. Moran missed
a right and left, but swung "A hard
right TO the head and hooked a left.
In a cIinCh Leonard landed right
uppercuts. Moran rocked him with
an overland right and rushed him
about the ring. Leonard was sur
prised but unhurt, and he fought
back hard. Round even.
Round 9-Morans left eye was
beginning 10 swell badly. Leonard
hooked a hard left TO the chin COM
ing out of a chnch. Moran kept
his head bobbinE back and Leonard
could not line him up for a punch.
Leouard's round
Round 10-Moran rushed. miss
ing a left. Leonard smashed a left
TO the body. Moran landed a right
uppercut and Leonard jabbed three
times. Leonard sent a crashing left
to the body and Moran countered
with a left. Leonard rocked him
with a terrific left Moran fought
back hard, landing a right swing.
Leonard rocked him with lefts and
rights TO the jaw. Moran was tired
at the bell. but fighting desperately
and gamely.