The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-28
The Fight, Round By Round

Leonard began jabbins away with his left
and crossing with his right. Tender
landed three hard lefts to the head. The
arena was in an uproar. Leonard shot ,
volley Of rights and lefts 10 the body and
sent two sharp uppercuts to the jaw.
Tenders rus were bleeding and gore
was on his chest when the bell rang.
ROUND SEVEN.
Leonard predicted before the fight that
he would win in this round. Tender
hooked two lefts TO the head Leonard
had the better of an exchange. Tender
labbed rights to the body and hooked
lefts to the head. Leonard sent two long
rights to the Jaw. Leonard accused Tend
Ter of hitting low Leonard spat out q
tooth. Tender sent lefts 70 the head.
They fought at close range and clinched.
Leonard uppercut to the jaw and crossed
a left to the body. Leonard hooked right
to the jaw. He repeated. Leonard was
coming back strongly.
ROUND EIGHT.
Tender iabbed with his right md cross
ed with his left He landed two lefts to
the Jaw in a clinch. Both swung 1t long
range. Leonard sent two hard rights to
the body. Tender hooked two hard lefts
TO the head. The champion Keeling with
iefts and rights to the Jaw. The cham
pion hung on and talked to Tender
angrlly Tender ran the champion around
the ring shouting to the referee that
Leonard was holding. Leonard shot a
left to the jaw. Tender smiled at the
. champion and took a hard left uppercut
, to the jaw. Tender pounded bis left to
! the body and when the bell rang Tender
, asked "How's that!"
That was nice work" replied Leonard
BOUND NINE
Leonard hooked his left to the Jaw
and body Leonard landed a hard right
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conversation. Leonard landed hard left
to the body and hooked right to the
Jaw. He landed another left Leonard
;; missed long uppercut and then sent a
hard left to the Jaw.
Tender rocked the champion with a
t left to the chin. Leonard danced away.
grlnning. Leonard sent hard right to
the body. Leonard uppercut sharply to the
Jaw with right. Tender had the ad
vantage of infighting at the bell.
! BOUND TEN.
They clinched. Tender missed a right
Leonard hooked two rights to the body
He sent another and followed with RICH,
to the jaw. Leonard jabbed lightly and
! then sent both fists to the face Leonard
i kept leading and landing with his right
Leonard sent two short uppercuts and
rushed Tender to the ropes Tendle,
! fought back and sent three left hooks to
eAc jb~. 4euuieF UackeO away.
: Leonard jumped like a cat, SMASHING
two rights to the Jaw and sending ths
challenger to the ropes Tender fought
+ back.
ROUND ELEVEN
| They jabbed away at long range. leon
ard was short with two uppercuts They
c'inched. Leonard began his dancing tar
. ties He landed two right hooks, a shori
right upDercnt and left to the Jaw. The,
exchanged blows close together. Tender
sent a series of lefts to the head Leonard
landed at terrific short uppercut to thu
chin and brought blood from Tender,
mouth. They fought furiously at ciosf
range Tender missed with his right.
Leonard iabbed with lefts sfeinted. and
sent left to the jaw. rushing Tender r.
neutral corner. Leonard seemed to h.
growing stronger
| ROUND TWELVE.
Leonard sunk a right to the ston Arb
Tender rushed in. landing lefts to the law
! He swung hard left to the jaw and rixh,
TO the head. Leonard landed wide right,
and iefts. Leonard had the better Of :
| vicious exchange at close quarters.
| They danced around. Leonard LANDED
short rights to the Jaw. sent both hand.
TO the body and rushed Tender to tbs
ropes. Leonard missed a right uppercu1
and hooked two elancine rights TO the law
/, Leonard sent two hard rights to the Jaw
Leonard uppercut with rights and lefts
Ihey were fighting hard at the gong.