South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06
Contender No Match Against
Benny 5 UIeUerness and Speed
Only Has Shade in Two of Ten Roundstle Holder Takes
Battle Easy and Is Master of Situation at All Stages
Crowd l. Estimated a Ten Thousand

and hooked left To body. Leonard
boxed az long range and had the
better OF the exchange. He landed
two rights To- the chin as Hammer
came tearing in Hammer stuck a
Jeff in LeOnard's nose and hooked
the champion solidly 10 the chin.
Leonard blocked Hammers leads
and ducked a left hook The cham
plon shook Hammer up with a right
10 the chin and received two rights
20 the body in return. Leonard
hooked right and left TO head. Ham
mer was short with lefJ and they
clinched
ROUND FOUR.
Hammer walked in close and
pounded Leonards body. Hammer
tried 10 lefts TO head as they clinch-
ed. Leonard snapped over a right
and landed two upper cuts as they
came into a clinch Hammer hook
cd left TO head and Leonard landed
right 10 body. The champion hook
ed two side lefts TO chin and danced
away from a right Hammer hooked
a left to the stomach and shook
Benny up with left to chin at the
bell
ROUND FIVE
Leonard hooked left TO body and
repeated il with left 10 nose Ham
mer landed two let's 10 head as
they clinched, Leonard snapped a
right to chin. forcing Hammer 20
hack away. Leonard whipped over
right to chin. forcing Hammer
back Benny blocked Hammer
left and planted another right TO
head.
ROUND SIX.
They missed lefts Leonard land
ed right 10 chin. Hammer missed a
. left hook 10 head Hammer knock
cd off pll ter over Leonards right
tye with left hook Hammer miss
ed a left and Leonard rushed him
10 ropes landing half dozen
punches without a return Leonar1:
hooked left 10 body and they ClincE-
cd. Hammer hooked light left 10
head and Brought up two more ligh-
lefts at close quarters. Leonard.
was short with right and left at bell
ROUND SEVEN.
They Tented for ar opening and
clinched Hammer smacke ed left 10
body and received a left jolt 10 chin
IN return. Leonard hooked three
rights and lefss TO head Repeated
with righ, and left to chin. As
Hammer came tearing in Leonard
( hooked him with right TO body
( Leonard snapped over right and
I left TO head. Leonard backed Ham
ner around ring hooking sohdly to
, body Leonard danced away from
left hooks and elinched Leonard
hit Chicago boy twice with rights a;
bel
ROUND EIGHT.
Hammer tried 10 .anG with his
left but Leonard blocked Leonari
planted two rights on Hammer
chin and the shot over left to same
place. Leonard uppercutted Ham
mer 20 chin and also struck 10 head
Hammer kept boring in trying Ia
. connect with body punches. Leon
ard landed two rights TO head and
I they sclinched the champion hook
( ed right 10 chin. Leonard landed
/ three 30 mead without a return
ROUND NINE.
Benny jabbed left TO head and
+ landed right smash 10 chin. Cham.
pion ducked left hook hook but re-
reived right ON The chin as he dane
ed awaF Hammer landed tw,
hooks tC head but Leonard made
/ MIN back away with right 10 head
The champion brought a right ana
left 10 body es they cliuched Ham.
MGR rushed The champion on 70
( ropes but did motto land BENIN
/ planted right and eft to head a
Hammer came in close
ROUND TEN.
Leonard blocked left hook ant
( backed away from Hammers rushes
/ Hammer seemed unable 70 connec
f with left Leonard sent right {,
chin and pushed Hammer into rope.
but failed 10 follow it up Benny
: blocked another left and LANDED
right TO chin. Hammer missed lef
% head and champion landed tw,
rishts TO head Leonard snapped
over right tc head and dubbed
/ Hammer around the head at bell