The New York herald., 1922-08-06
LIGHTWEIGHT king
ALWAYS SUPREME
Deals Out Plenty Of Punish
ment in Michigan City
Ring.
BATTLE IN TWILIGHT
Only 1000 Boxing Devotees
BATTLE IN TWILIGHT
Only 1000 Boxing Devotees
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pion in Action.


S ASSOCIATED Press) Benny Leonard,
worlds lightweight champion, defend
ing his title for the third time within
month, outpointed Ever Hammer of
Chicago in a ten round no decision
boxing contest here late to-day. Leon
ard fought cautiously and did not take
any chances of having his damaged
right eye opened.
Hammer was willing and took a
terrific beating, but Leonard failed not
only to knock him out but could not
put him down.
Hammer and Leonard came into the
ring at $40 o'clock. just as the sun was
beginning to fade over the edge Of the
arena. Darkness was approaching fast.
and the usual preliminaries were rushed
SO that the bout could be started. Leon
ard wore plaster over his damaged
right eye.
In the first round Hammer put two
light lefts to the body and clinched.
Leonard planted left hook to the
stomach. Hammer missed left hook
and Leonard landed his left lightly to
ly, trying to protect his eye. Leonard
complained that Hammer hit him low
while In a clinch. Leonard hooked a
left to the stomach and Hammer tried
for left for the stomach. but Leon
ard danced away. Hammer missed a
right and clinched. Leonard put q
right and left to the body at the bell.
Starting the second round they landed
lefts to the face and Leonard whipped
over q hard right to the chin. Leonard
stuck left into Hammers face and
shot over right to the jaw. Hammers
left was short and Leonard drove him
into the ropes with rights and lefts to
the body. Hammer was having diff
Guilty in reaching Leonard. who con-
tinually danced out of danger. Leonard
landed three lefts to the chin without a
return. Leonard hooked twice to the
face as the round ended.
Hammer crowded Leonard close and
hooked left to the body to open the
third round. The lightweight champion
boxed at long range and had the better
OF the exchanges. He landed two rights
to the chin as Hammer came tearing in.
Hammer stuck left to Leonard's nose
and hooked the champion solidiy to the
chin. Leonard blocked Hammers leads
and ducked left hook. The champion
shook Hammer with a right to the
chin and received to rights to the body
In return. Leonard hooked right and
left to the head. Hammer was short
with left and they clinched as the round
came to close.
Hammer walked In close and pounded
1.eonard's body as they came to scratch
for the fourth round. Hammer tried two
iefts to the head. as they clinched
Leonard snapped over a right and landed
two uppercuts as they came into a
clinch. Hammer hooked his left lightly
to the head and the champion landed a
right to the body. The New Yorker
hooked two side lefts to the chin and
danced away from a right Hammer
hooked his left to the stomach and shook
Benny up with a left to the chin at the
bell.
At the start OF the fifth round
Leonard hooked his left to the. body.
lie repeated II with a left to the nose.
Hammer landed two lefts to the head
as they clinched. Leonard snapped q
right over the chin. forcing Hammer TO
back away. Leonard whipped right
70 the chin. forcing Hammer back
Benny, blocked Hammers left and
planted another right to the head
They missed lefts at the start OF the
sixth session. Leonard landed right 10
the chin. Hammer missed a left hook
TO the head. Hammer knocked off the
plaster over Leonard's right eve with n
rasping left hook. Hammer missed n
left and Leonard rushed him TO the
ropes. landing half dozen punches
without a return. Leonard hooked his
left to the body and they clinched. The
durable Ever hooked light left to the
head and brought up two more light
lefts at close quarters. Leonard waa
short with his right and left at the bell.
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clinched as they started the seventh
Hammer smackcd left to the body and
received left Jolt TO the chin In return.
Leonard hooked three rights and lefts
70 the head He repeated with right and
left to the chin. As Hammer came tear
ing In. Leonard hooked him with a right
10 tho body. Leonard snapped right and
left TO the head. Leonard backed Ham
mer around the ring. hooking soIidly to
the body. Leonard danced away from
LETT hooks and c1enched. Leonard ht
the Chicago boy twice with rights at
the bell.
Hammer tried TO land with his left.
but Leonard blocked. Leonard planted
two rights on Hammers chin and then
shot over a left to tho same place.
Leonard uopercut Hammer TO the chin
and also two lefts to the head. Ham
mer kept boring in, trying to connect
with body punches. Leonard landed two
rights to the head and they clinched.
Tho champion hooked a right TO the
chin. Leonard landed three to the head
without return and smiled approvingiy
at the ringside fans.
Leonard blocked left hook TO start
the last round and backed away from
Hammers rushes. Hammer seemed un-
able to connect with his left. Leonard
sent a right to the chin and pushed
Hammer into the ropes. but failed to
follow II UP. Benny blocked another
left and landed his right 10 the chin
Hammers left TO the head was wide
and tho champion landed two rights 10
the head. Leonard snapped over a right
10 the head and clubbcd Hammer around
the head at the bell. II was the cham
pIon's battle.