The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20

OH. ne must 90 cOnSluSEoDAt mOGe
Leonard on even terms.
AS a ring contest, though, 1t was
one OF the best ever staged at
Madison Square Garden. The large
crowd was standing most of the
time, cheering the battlers. Always
a knockout seemed about to appear
and neither lad was backward about
mixing with his rival. AS a
regular herman argument, it was
perfect.
Tenders best work was directed
against Moran's body, which was
pink at the final bell. The New
Orleans lightweight must have an
iron stomach. He took q terrific
drubbing down there without ever
once wincing under the lombard
ment.
Though taking hard punish
ment about the body, Moran as
tonished his rival with his sudden
, rallies during which he would
land his right to the head and
face. Some Of these blows
sIlivered the Ph1adelphian, though
not one was hard enough to floor
him.. Moran was defeated, but he
gave Tender all the fight he
sought.
The boys got busy with the very
first round, Tender taking the
lead. He continually shot in right
jabs to Moran's head and face,
countering with sturdy lefts to the
body. Nevertheless, the New Or
], leans boy gave as good as he took
and matters were even at the bell.
There was much close fighting
in the second, with Moran opening
up enough to hammer Tenders
nose, making him sneeZe.
Moran, looked good IN the third.
keeping away from Tenders heavy
left to the ribs and landing his
own left jab on the Quaker's nose
and mouth While against the
ropes Moran drove a sharp right
to the jaw and Tender shivered
under the impact. He seemed about
70 fall to the floor, but recovered
and stayed on his feet.
Tender made flying start in
the fourth, landing his hard left
saved him much punishment, but
he was tired at the bell from the
excessive mitigating.
The fifth was all Tender. He
hammered MOran's body with his
swinging left, leaving pink
blotches. Toward the end Ut the
session he was landing righa and
left hooks to the head and face.
Moran was visibly weakening
under the body blows in the sixth,
almost coIlapsing once as he was
cornered. However, a right cross
opened up an old cut over Tenders
right eye and then the Southerner
took the lead. His gameness set
the big crowd wild with delight.
The seventh was just one clinch
after another, though Tender did
gel in some hard blows to the body
and at least one to the mouth
The eighth was slow, with
Moran's right opening the cut over
Tenders right eye as about the
only damage Of either lad.
Tender kept up his body pun
ishment in the ninth, landing fire.
quently. Moran hooked a right to
= the jaw toward the end that had
, Tender hack on his heels.
The New Orleans lad walked up
In the tenth. going right after his
man with spirit. He landed many
right and left hooks to the jaw and
Tender was none too strong at
the end.
The eleventh round was filled
with excitement. Both boxers
started with the bell to annihiIafe
each other. Round the ring they
went, each landing hard blows to
the body and face. The crowd
was hystericaI. thinking that a
Knockout was coming. However,
neither carried the punch and the
bell found them firing.
The twelfth was a repetition OF
the preceding round This time,
though, Moran had the advantage
for he landed his right to the jaw
more than once. AS Tender came
I'm swinging both hands, Moran
popped him on the jaw Back
and he seemed about to fall.
Moran's slowness saved his rival
who managed to weather the as
sauIt by sheer strength.
Tender pounded Moran's body
for while in the thirteenth until
the latter landed two heavy rights
to the jaw That slowed up the
eouthpaw for a while. Then he
again directed his attack to the
stomach and Moran did not seem
20 like il much
The fourteenth was another
eleventh. The fans were on their
feet throughout as the boxers each
strove to land the sleep WALTON.
Tender played on Moran's body,
with the latter hammering the
jaw.
Tender was rushing In the
fifteenth. He pounded Mora an q
body with singing Iefts, taking not
shots on the nose and law in re.
turn Moran lacked sufficient
weight in his blows. though, to
stop Tender who clearly earned
the decision with the bell.
Both boys bled from the nose all
the way. Indeed, it was rather a
messy affair. though neither lad
was weakened much on that ac-
count.