The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-06-27
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New ! otk, June % JACK Brit
ton, the wcltcrwclght champion won
from Benny Leonard. the lightweight
champion, IN the 18th round N
scheduled lsround bout At the
Bronx vclodromc tonight Brtton
had given Leonard severe lacng
up 10 the moment that Leonard sen,
over the alleged toul blow.
They were mixing III a Scrimmagc
in the 18th round. with Britton away
ont ~ the lead. In close scuiilc
Brfton went down on his knees with
A light lett and a shove from the
lightweight champion As he was
in that position. looking up Al the
referee, Patsy Haley. Leonard DELHI
cratciy smashed Brt,on with let's
and rights To the face. Immediately
there vas great excitement. ne
seconds OF both men climbed into
the ring. making wild claims in all
directions. but the referee called
Leonard o. the spot 1t was very
unsatisfactory ending TO battle
which appeared to be all BrhtonS
way.
Did As He Pleased.
The wcltcrwcight Britton did
about as he pleased. In the tight he
made veritable sucker OF billy
Gibson's champion. There was only
one round in which Leonard showed
in front and that was in the eleventh
frame. Then he staggered the vet
Gran lack when he shot rights and
let's to the face For a brict period
he appeared TO have Britton on the
run, That was the only time during
the entire fracas when Leonard
showed i'll front.
Britton had the lightweight cham ,,
pio, beaten right along. lie hooked
and crossed Leonard to the fare
we'll Repeatedly he drove Leonard
into neutral corners or he smashed
him with let's and rights to face and
BODY until he had Leonard i'll very
much worried state.
The blow that sent Britton down
in the 18th round was quite puzzle |
TO the spectators. the two men were |
working last, when suddenly Britton
went to his knees. He apparently
wasn't very much hurt and looked as
though prepared to take a resting
position when Leonard sent over the
foul blows. To a man up tree II
looked as though Leonard had found
a good spot and whether or not his
punches were deliberate must remain
mooted question. At any rate,
Britton was the winner by a wide
margin up to the time of the untor-
tunate incident. Leonard was out
smarted and outpunohed by the vet
eran wclterwcight at every step. And.
regardless of the verdict by way OF
a foul route, Britton was a legitimate
winner on points up to the time Ret
cree Patsy Haley stopped the con-
test
Hurts Boxing Game.
The finish looked Altogether wrong |
and hurts the boxing game and we
trust that Leonard didn't resort to !
foul blow. This much is certain,
Britton is Lconard's master as a
boxer and proved it clearly to more
than 10000 boxing fans tonight. /
At the start OF the 18th and final !
round while the men were walking !
in to clinch, Britton showed a VI
cious left to Lconards face, and !,
while Benny tried to back away he j
was upset and fell on his back. The /
dignity Of the lightweight champion !
suffered kcenly. He was very much !
worried when he arose aud appeared !
unable to defend himself by the !:
severe attack OF the veteran Jack. 1t /
was at that particular stage as the ,
men went around that they sud .
denly came with a rush into short /
quarters before the referee had a !
chance to break them. Pritton sank |!
to a knee position, IN which Leonard /;
afterwards sent over the punches !
which brought the Sudden termna- i
ton Of the contest
Opinions Differ
From a pool taken at the ringsldc /
there were very few who claimed TO !
lave seen the blow that sept Brit |
ton down and that is the puzzling
part OF the situation. Was the whole
thing a Barney: Opinions were
varied as the crowd filed out OF the
big amphjthcater and there was lit !
tie satisfaction over the queer end +,
ing. Surely the boxing game can
not Sustain such practices much !
longer.