Evening star., 1923-07-24
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
ROUND ONE.


They spared in the middle of the ring and
elinched. Benny led with his left and Tend
Ter missed with a right. Tender tapped
Benny lightly on the chin with his right and
chin. Tender missed with his left and they
elinched. They clinched again q moment
Watch his head" Tender drove in hard
lefts and rights to the body and Benny con-
nected solidly with a right to the jaw. Tend
Ter missed several left jabs and they clinched.
Leonard connected with two lefts and brought
his right solidly to Tenders heart and they
clinched again
The round was even.
ROUND TWO.
They feinted about in the middle of the
ring and c!inched they missed rights to
jaw. Both drove rights to body and they
clinched again. In a miI-up near the ropes
ler's chin. shaking him up. He repeated this
blow several times. Tender delivered {
solid left to Benny's chin and followed him
clinched. Leonard jabbed Tender to the jaw
and after missing one landed right on the
jaw. The blow hurt Lew. Tender kept
ing away from il. Leonard put Tender back
on his heels with sharp right 70 the chin.
In furry in neutral corner Leonard con-
nected solidly with right hooks to tho jaw.
1t was Leonard's round.
ROUND THREE.
They met in center of ring and Tender
missed two right jabs and took two uppercuts
in the chin as they clinched. The referee
warned Tender that his left hooks to the
body were low. Tender missed right jab
and Benny countered with right hook to the
chin. Benny jabbed Lew with his left and
IS they clinched he uppercut the southpaw
hand was going wild. Benny backed Tender
to the ropes under fusllade of right hooks
end it. Tender took frequent left jabs to
the mouth. Tender missed right jab and
they c,inched. Benny was completely out
ing in the center of the ring Leonard sank
his right into Lewis stomach and staggered
him moment later with right to the chin.
Leonard's round.
ROUND FOUR.
Tender missed two right jabs to tho face,
but connected with third one. As Tender
clinched Leonard connected with hard right
uppercut. Tender again missed with his
the body. Lew couldn't get the range with
his right. Tender connected with hard rights
and lefts to the chin that shook up the cham
pion. AS they clinched Leonard connected
with hard right hook to the jaw. They
stood toe to toe and drilled away with body
blows and Benny seemed to have the better
of this milling. Tender drove his right to
Bennys ribs. This started attack by the
champion that backed Tender to the ropes,
where he stopped rights and lefts to the face,
OF which brought the D 0od from MS nose.
1t Leonard's round.
ROUND FIVE.
They went to an immediate clinoh. Tend.
Ter missed two right jabs and stopped two
hard uppercuts to the chin. Lew connected
with a left to jaw. but it didn't bother the
champion. Tender was beginning to fight at
Benny connected with two left jabs to the
face. They SPARED about in the center Of
the ring and just before coming to a olinoh
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with his left and connected with 8 right to
the jaw. Tender hooked left to the stom-
ach as they came to a clinoh. Tender
charged again and took heavy right to the
body.
It was Leonard's round.
ROUND SIX.
Both missed jabs to the face and as Tend.
ler came in Benny connected with right to
the heart. Tender missed three right jsbs
" with his left and and came cam across with a sharp Up
hook to the jaw. He followed this up with
another right drive to the same spot; Leon.
took lefts and rights to the jaw in return.
Tender backed the champion to the ropes and
as Benny sidestepped Lew went half way over
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sion and brought his left to the ear just
AIIer tuo Doll rang,
It was Leonard's round.
ROUND SEVEN.
Both feinted and came to q clinch as they
missed drives to the head. Benny jabbed Lew
twice to the head and they clinched. Benny
sent two solid right hooks to the jaw that
drove the Philadelphia back to the ropes.
Tender came back and socked Benny against
the ropes with a left to the chin. Tender
landed right jab to the face and left to
the jaw in the champions corner. Lew missed
two right jabs to the face and brought his
left to the body. Benny landed a solid right
to the jaw and followed this UP with a voiley
of rights to the same spot. Benny jabbed
with his left and took two left hooks to the
jaw. They were sparring for an opening at
the bell.
The round was even. -.
ROUND EIGHT.
Tender jabbed with his right and Benny
pushed him away with his left hand. Two
wild left hooks by Tender went wide Of the
mark Terdler missed two left jabs and
! swung his right low. He was warned BY
Referee Griffin again. Leonard jabbed Tend.
Ter with his left and brought up q hard right
to the jaw As Lew came into a clinoh Leon.
ard brought both hands repeatedly to the chin
referee parted them. Benny jabbed Lew with
the head. Tender connsoted to the jaw with
Just before the bell Benny jabbed TsndlsI
three times with his left and staggered him
with 4 fierce right to the Jaw. -
It WAS Ieouard'S round,