| Show 1 WELSH CONTEST IS RECALLED CAILE Easiest Bout For Benny Leonard Proved His Hardest Go NEW NEm YORK YORK Oct 26 Despite the tho fact tact that he won the tho bout ith th e ease Benny Leonard tys Leonards-tys MYS ays his contest with Freddie Teddie I which resulted In the coro coro- coronation coro- coro coronation coronation nation of the sleek elt Harlem light light- lightweight weight lad as champion was waa the tho hardest fight of ot his career The mental strain made It hard for m me I says Bonn Bonny Benny I had beat beaten en Welsh elsh twice In no decision con con con- contests contests te tests ts but had bad b been n to reach h s a jaw with a knockout punch When hn we were matched for Sour our third scra scrap the thought that I must knock out cut one of ot tho the great great- greatest greatest est defensive fighters fighter that Or eer ed lied pre preyed ed on my mini mind constant constant- constantly h J ly Bill Gibson Gbson continually re- re reminded re reminded minded me that I r must mut win l inside tl tie e limit foi ho hI said Bald It would probably be tho the last crack I would oft et at the champion champlon When 1 en I Iv v vent ent out for a walk l my friends told me mc to flatten Welsh N 11 alner George Engel demon- demon punches with ith I must l out For 1 ts necks elee I heard nothing but knock him out out out When hell I finally the for the ring con con- con contest test my knees were pre to- to together together to together gether not duo due to fear tear of hut but because I was wae I would woul not get nn an opportunity to land the punch that would l rob Freddie of his III senses and title Sitting Silting in the COI coiner r ne-r before the tho gong pong rang Gib- Gib Gibeon GibEon Eon and whispered to me me- Iou 1 oll MUST stop him You M ruST ST The bell hell finally sounded and ani with the words knock him hini out rinsing ringing In m my roy ears I started to fight For eight rounds I r tr tried I hard to land the ln punch i but couldn't W absolutely re- re re 0 C 11 fu fuad ad to lead and although I r was W him I could see sea aee via vis 18 ions lona ot of Freddie walking from the tho ring ling beaten but still champion champLon FInally In the ninth round r I Iwon won won When I r returned to m rn dressing room and realized that I a lightweight champion plon and had really knocked Welsh out the reaction tion left lett me lne absolute absolutely It tea waa the tho mot most trying nerve ex- ex experience ox I 1 ever eer had In the th ring nn |
