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other Leonard this time, the
"Sheik." and many are predicting
that this will be his last bout.
In his palmy days, Brown had
lust come through successful
series of campaigns. He was under
the direction of Manager Lew Brown
when he won the city lightweight
championship in New Haven. He
followed it up by taking the Con-
necticut and New England titles and
then nothing would satisfy him but
meeting with the holder OF the
worlds title, Benny Leonard.
In that meeting. to the uniniti- /
ated, it would seem that Brown was
the champion and Leonard the chal- /!
lcnger because Of the scorn and con-
tempt which Brown showed for the |
champions punches. That was the
beginning Of the end for the New |
Haven boxer. Ill
Brown tore out VI his corner at !
the first bell and chased the cham
pion around the ring. Instead OF the |
respect always accorded him. Benny |
vas amazed for time but shortly !
he was getting his bearings and he !
began to work with the consummate |
skill for which he became famous.
Leonard smashed a right TO |
Browns face that would have stop !
ped almost any other boxer but |
Brown lust laughed at him. Just be-
fore the bell rang, Leonard stag
sered him with a right and many OF |
the customers began to put their |
coats on. Brown, however. came out !
to laugh In the second round. He /
laughed out loud at the great cham
pion.
The two kept mixing It at a fur /
ious pace during the third round.
At the beginning OF the fourth,
Leonard decided the show had gone
long enough. He smashed a hard
right to Browns face and Brown
laughed out loud. He sent crash
ing blow to Browns intersection and
again bTOWU Idu6llVu oue lOuo' <N''-
other right found his face.
Then to show his utter contempt |
for the champions punches, Brown,
ring fool of the most foolish sort.
deliberately stuck out his chin and
invited Leonard to hit it. Benny did.
not once but three times. At the
third blow, Brown toppled over for
the count of nine. He got up only
to go down again for another count
of nine.
He was dead out, however. and
as Referee Dave Fitzgerald counted
over the prone form OF the New
Haven man, Leonard asked him to
stop the bout. Leonard knew what
he could do to Brown If he got up
again and it was a humane re-
quest. Referee Fitzgerald knew it
too and he stopped the fight
Leonard will never forget Brown,
that is sure. but neither will Brown
forget Leonard. 1t was several min
utes afterward before Brown was
able to recognize his manager. |
There hadn't been such a ri-roar-
ing fight since the bout between
Young Corbett and Terry McGov-
ern. Brown was so insolcnt before |
and during the fight when he
laughed straight across the ring at
Leonard that strangers might have
I, 3ryt, I'd no
New Haven boy.
Now with Brown. veteran,
ring punished and only lone of
those fighters among the ring
classes, meeting "Sheik" Leonard
in New Haven Thursday night. fans
are wondering II the second Leon
ard will finish what the first start
cd. Brown sees the end Of the pu-
gilistic career written on the wall.
Bait Battalino, fighting last night
for the first time as professional.
scored knockout over Archie
Rosenberg of New York. Rosen-
berg was a substitute but he wasn't
a set-up. Battalino got to him in
the second round and knocked him
out.
Battalino has a long ways to 60
vet before he will reach the top Of
the ladder in tile professional
ranks, but give him his energy.
combined with his ability to hit,
and he will make things hum for
all opponents he meets.