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Show I NEVER M I SAYS LEONMIO Lightweight Champion Benny Lcon-ard Lcon-ard is entirely cured of the malady that seems to take all champions wlihln its grasp that of neglocttnn training for alleged easy victims. Tho litleholdcr received a cure that almost al-most robbed him of his crown, when ho met Charlie White at Benton Har-bor. Har-bor. Mich, July 5th. and now de-dares de-dares he "ill nover again climb through the hempen strands to do battle unless he has worked faithfully at tho training stunt for at least two weeks. Benny worked only four days to get In shape for Charlie White, and In the fifth round White planted his famous left hook on Leonard s Jaw and tho champ went through tho ropes And Leonard is not the only one who is cured. His manager, Billy Glb-son Glb-son is cured too, and he makes the statement that Leonard will look to his condition in the future or seek another pilot. A strong statement, and one that might be taken to In-dlcatc In-dlcatc the former presence of quite H a bit f anxiety in tho Leonard camp. BROTHER Bins BROTH1 R. Leonard's brother Charley was re-sponsible re-sponsible for Benny getting down to business for four days to ni in shape for White. Charley went to visit White flvo days before the big match. and without revealing his identity hoi saw White put away three sparring Partners with the left hook that made him famous as a rmgster. Charley was really worried. He knew his brother had been taking things easy, and ho also knew that Benny regarded White as something I soft and easv . Whan he returned to: his brothers camp ho confided to, Gibson that White was In the very1 pint: of condition and w is working his left hook even faster and more ac-curatcly ac-curatcly than ever before. To allay' the fears of the brother. Gibson son;: Benny into training Stunts In earnest,, and Benny did ail ho could and ac-compllshed ac-compllshed as much as he could, but the champion's escape was narrow at1 the best After the bout I eonard and Gibson j held a star chamber session In which the training thing w is discussed at length. The chump r t -J h- wa careless and Gibson admitted he was fooled, and then both of them agree i to a "Never Again ' plank that means Benny will shape when he on- tare the defend his Silks: again. I c;uKl have been dis- Into the ring, but White would not! claim a foul. |