The Washington herald., 1922-07-28
BENNY LEONARD, WORLDS LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION.
Benny's Recovery Seen
In Round by Round Story

RINGSIDE, JERSEY CITY. July 81.
AT 9:15 Referee Ertle was in the
ring with members of the New Jer-
sey Boxing Commission and half a
dozen husky policemen. and the
crowd was yelling for the cham
pion. Rickard sitting near the
was beaming with one of
his best smiles.
The fighters get 62h per cent.
dividing this amount two-thirds to
the winner and one-third to the
loser.
At 9:17 Tender entered the ring
He was given a great cheer. The
Philadelphia boy took the same cor
ner that was occupied by Carpen-
tier when he met Dempsey in the
same ring last July. Tenders
hands were bandaged when he en-
tered the ring. but the gloves were
still in a box held by Referee Ertle.
Benny Leonard climbed through
the ropes at 9:1S. He walked across
the ring and shook hands with
Tender. The boxing commission
physician then examined the boys
In the middle of the ring.
drawn. but was deeply tanned and
smilingly confident.
Tender stripped off his brown
bathrobe as the doctor looked him
over and appeared to be in corking
condition.
Leonard's weight was announced
at 134 pounds Is ounces: Tenders,
1342. pounds.
Charley White. Of Chicago. was
introduced and challenged the win
ner. Rocky Kansas. defeated by
Leonard recently. climbed into the
ring with his left arm in sling
and was introduced. He also chaI-
lenSed the winner. after which he
went over and greeted Leonard, but
the champion gave him a cold re-
ception. While his gloves were
being put on Benny called to a
friend in the crowd that 1T will be
all over in a minute"
BELIEVE me-" said the champion
as he nodded his head. Benny was
given a big hand as he was intro
duced. Tender got big shout, too.
ROUND ONE-Tendler led the
fight. and Benny tried his right but
missed. Tender rushed into a
clinch. They spared tamely Tend
Ter tried right! but it was smothered
Tender got in good right, but Benny
with left. Tender rushed
into another harmless clinch. Leon
ard tried right and left but missed.
Tender slipped through the ropes
and Benny stepped back holding out
his right glove. Leonard put hard
right to jaw and then took a fear
ful left to the eye, which bled pro-
fusely. 1t was a terrific wallop.
Tendler rushed. but Leonard
clinched and outfought Lew in the
closeup stuff. Tender was very
cool. Tenders round.
ROUND TWO-Lew feinted with
right and missed left. Then Lew got
into good right. Benny pasted him
hard right to the nose, but il
didn't slow up Lew. They spared
and Leonard put over straight right
but fell short. Leonard roughed
Lew in the clinches. Lew blocked
right and left and then closed in.
Benny about the ribs
They both started rights and Leon
ards landed. They went into a fu-
rious mix. putting everything they
had into swings. but il was about
even. Backing Tender into a neu-
trail corner Benny nailed him with
right and left to the head, but il
didn't slow Lew up bit. 'rhey
were swinging hard in midring at
the bell. Even round
ROUND THREE-They came out
slowly. Lew led right, but it was
blocked. In a fierce midring ex-
change Benny beat Lew to the
punch. Benny complained to the
referee. He said Lew hit low. In
a clinch Lew landed fierce right to
the jaw and Benny tossed out a
tooth. Leonard put right to jaw
and Lew ducked left. They
mixed it furiously in midring,
Benny getting in three hard right
uppercuts. Lew played for the
head, getting in hard to eye. In
another clinch Lew roughed it and
seemed the stronger. Benny, how
ever. got in a good right uppercut
They talked to each other. Tend
Ter held back and banged away his
right to the body. Tender put his
left around Benny's neck and
pulled him toward his right for a
final punch at the bell. Tenders
round.
ROUND FOUR-They spared,
Benny dancing around. They came
to a clinch without a blow. Break
ing. Benny got in q hard right
uppercut. He fought off Lewis
rush. landing right and left to the
jaw. Tenders long right was al
ways there. Tender hooked four
terrific lefts to Bennys jaw, and
had him groggy. Leonard looked
very serious. Tender put in hard
right to the jaw. Benny's left
found LEWIS ribs. Benny landed
another left and a right to the jaw.
Benny slipped to the floor. but was
up Immediately. They shook hands
and then Lew hammered Leonard's
jaw with left. Benny held his right
low to protect the heart from LEWIS