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CHAMP OUTPO|NTSI .
. HAMMER IN THIRD
. BATTLE IN MONTH
Leonard Wins in No Deci.
sion Affair Staged at
Michigan City. Ii
1000 FIGHT FANS (
WITNESS TAME FRAY
Champion Takes No Chances
of Harming His Injured
Right Eye.
tBy Associated Press.J

MICHIGAN CITY, IND. Aug. 81
Benny Leonard. worlds lightweight
champion, defending his title for the
third time within month, out
pointed Ever Hammer, OF Chicago,
In round no-decision boxing
contest here late today. Leonard
fought cautiously and did not take
any ,chances OF having his damaged
right eye opened.
Hammer and Leonard camc into
the ring at $40 o'clock, lust as thu
sun was beginning to fade over the
edge OF the arena Darkness was
approaching fast and the usual pre-
liminaries were rushed so that the
bout could be started. Leonard
wore plaster over his damaged
right eye.
Leonard Led Easily.
Every round but two were Leon
ards by comfortable margin, while
the best Hammer could claim was
an even break In the first and fourth.
Leonard evidently had serious re-
speet for Hammers left hand. as he
elected TO box at long range to
protect the cash over his right eye
As much as possible. Whenever
Hammer rushed in close, Leonard
set him on his heels with solid righ-
hand punches to the chin, minglinE
those punches with sharp loft hooks,
Hammer fought a courageous bat
tic. continually trying to land with
his left but Leonard carried too
many guns. When Leonard was
shaken up few times with hooks
to the chin, he settled down and
proved that he was champion. n
Round 0he-Hammer put two leftn
to tho body and clinched. Leonard
planted left hook TO the stomach.
Hammer missed left hook and Leon
ard landed left lightly to the face.
Leonard was boxing cautiously. try,
Ing To protect his eye. Leonard COIN
planned that Hammer hit him low
while In clinch. Leonard hooked
iet to stomach. Hammer tried for
left for the stomach. but Leonard
danced away. Hammer missed right
and clinched. Leonard put right and
left to the body at the bell.
Round two-They landed letts to
face, and Leonard whipped over
hard right to the chin. Leonard
stuck a left in Hammers face and
shot over right to the jaw. Ham
mer's left was short and Leonard
drove him into the ropes with rights
and iefts to the body. Hammer was
having difficulty in reaching Leon
ard, who continually danced out Of
danger. Leonard landed three leftn
to the chin without return,
Leonard hooked twice to the face
as the round ended.
Round three-Ha MINER crowded
Leonard close and hooked left to the,
body. Leonard boxed at long range
and had the better of the exchanges.
He landed two rights to the chin aa
Hammer came tearing in. Hammer
stuck left In Leonard's nose and
hooked the champion solidly to the
chin. Leonard blocked Hammers
leads and ducked left hook. Tho
champion shook Hammer up with A
right to the chin. and received two
rights to the body in return Leonard
hooked right and left to the head.
Hammer was short with left. ana.
they clinched. g-Fy
Ronnd fOur--IIammer walked In
close and pounded Leonard.s BODY:
hammer tried two iefts to tho head.
as they clnched. Leonard snapped
over IL right and landed two upper
cuts as they came into ciinch.
Hammer hooked left lightly TO the
head and Leonard landed right. to
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