Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
lEONARD-TENDLER
/ FINISH TRAINING
limbsring-Up Exercises Only
Work for Champion and
Challenger Today
BOTH BOXERS NERVOUS

PhiIadelphia Aght fans who intend
motoring 10 The Leonard Tender scrap
at BOyle's Thirty Acres In jersey
City tomorrow nisht have merely to
follow The Lincoln Highway. which fur:
nisfes direct route to the scene Of
the battle. 80
Benny Leonard and Lew Tender, are
through with their training. The last
day Of the long wait is here and the Awo
lightweight battlers who step into. the
ring at Boyle's Thirty Acres tomorrow
night at 10 O'Clock are nervously, pull
ing at the reins."
, Strenuous training ended yesterday
and today the only work that will be
done will be light exercises with 9 view
of keeping the muscles timber.
Leonard had tough day at Budd's
Lake yesterday. He walked FIVE miles at
a brisk clip in the morning and in the
afternoon he boxed seven rounds with
Mike Carrier. Sammy Berne and
Johnny Martin. In the evening he went
through the ordeal of having his hair
cut. Benny IL very particular about his
personal appearance before he enters
the ring. ... =, ...
Tender Quiet
Tender is quiet down at his camp in
DelancO, n. j., and inclined to listen,
but observers are beginning to wonder
If this is from progressive lockjaw or
from the continual clenching of the
challenger's teeth when some one re-
marks that Benny Leonard says the
challenger is in the primer class Of
pugilism.
Tender smiles frequently. but ap.
parently has his mind on something.
Reclining on his porch in the evening. a
dreamy appearance comes into his eyes,
and when some one says "Lew. Lewie.
what are yon dreaming about" Lew
smiles, sometimes broadly. Then he
goes to bed.
The challenger will be the same sort
Of southpaw battler he always has been
when he steps into the ring at Boyle 8
Thirty Acres. He has spent long hours
trying to crowd more power into his
powerful left arm and a wee bit more
of. coordination into his right. He
says he has succeeded.
Tender IL bent on continuing with
both arms his body busting. rib ripping
tactics. close range. His sparring bOut1
show it. His pet diversion Is cavins
in somebody's superstructure and he
evidently will carry on the same, sort
of struggle that has made his campaiS 4
to be the logical contender successful
one.
Broke Furniture. ,
Tendlcr's training quarters here were
not what he had anticipated. but he is
satisfied. He was prevented from oc :
cupying an ideal mansion with base
ment gymnasium. situated on the river
bank. by Sandals who broke in and
smashed most of the furniture a few
days before his arrival.
That necessitated renting house two
blocks from portable ring with two
boarded sides which was set up in Il
field behind garage. He has been ia :
vored with warm weather and little rain
and is thoroughly tanned. He will re-
main here until tomorrow and then take
\ train to Jersey City to weigh in u,
2 o'clock.
Leonard will go to the arena with
his manager. Billy Gibson, In an auto
mobile about 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The champion has hired a cottage
not far from the arena and will stay
there until the time of the figt. Gibson
visited the camp yesterday and had q
half hour conference with Benny. The
manager hurried away Immediately aft.
erward.