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Show LEONARD FOOLS CHAMP BRITTON Lightweight King Takes Thorough Beating for 12 Rounds NEW YORK. June C 7 Benny Leonard. the second lightweight bhaihplbn In 27 years to attempt to win the welterweight title. failed Wednesday night when after being outpointed for 12 rounds, he fouled Jn. k Britton. the 37 year old champ-Ion, champ-Ion, and wa-- disqualified. Two minutes .mil 40 seconds of the thirteenth round had passed when Leonard struck Britton while the latter lat-ter was on one knee, taking a count Britton kneeled wincing aj if in pain, and motioned to his seconds to claim a foul when Leonard struck him lr. the body with a left. Referee Patsy Haley s.iid he hail not seen a low blow struck when Britton went to his knee, but disqualified disquali-fied Ieonard for violation of tho rule prohibiting the striking of an opponent oppon-ent while he ls kneeling Rid Iavlgne, one of the great lightweights light-weights of years gone by, tried to take welterweight chnniplonship. but was knocked out by Mysterious Bil!y Smith, tho champion. Britton had all the better of the contest Monday night and It was evident evi-dent that he would have won the Judge's decision had the contest (one tho limit of 15 rounds The fighting, however was Interesting at all tlmox, with both champions In a display of their best known tactics. Round one Leonard took the offensive, of-fensive, landed a light tap to tho nose and Britton missed a left swing for the body They exchanged rljcht and lefts to the body. Both fought cautiously. Leonard to evade Brit-ton's Brit-ton's left hook and Britton to keep away from the lightweight champ-plon's champ-plon's straight rights There were few blows during the round Round two They passed a few light punches to the Jaw and wero In a series of clinches. Britton staggered stag-gered Leonard with u right to the Jaw. Leonard retaliated with lefts to the face. Leonard turned Britton around with a right to the Jaw at the bell. Round three Leonard pushed Britton around the ring with lefts to the face. Britton sent B WO raj rights to the stomach Leonard h upper up-per lip was cut by a straight left. They exchanged hard rights and lefts at close quarters and Leonard was backed Into a neutral corner at the bell. Round four Leonurd staggered Britton with a hard right to tho Jaw and followed with a series of straight iefts to tho face. Britton sent hard lefts to the face and body Britton forcod Leonard to the ropes with a body attack. They wero fighting hard as the round closed. Round five Britton took the offensive of-fensive but landed few hard blows. They fought for head and body at Close iunrters, Britton appeared to be having the better of the exchanges. Round six Leonard caught Britton on the Jaw with several straight rights. Britton found Leonard's head with right swings. Britton woe cut In the mouth with straight left. They had a fast exchange of blows on Hie ropes with Britton on the offensive of-fensive Round seven Leonard appeared to be taking things easily, waiting for a chance to land a knockout punch. In tho meantime Britton found his Jaw with right and left hooks. They staggered Pad) other with rights to the head. The fighting was slow in this round. Round eight They traded punches to the head and body. J,eonard was working a straight left to tho head effectively, but won shi'f'i twice with left hooks to the Jaw. They exchanged ex-changed body punches In uti encounter encount-er ut close quarters with Britton appearing ap-pearing to havo the better df It. Round nine- Leonard Jumped from his corner and forcod the welterweight welter-weight king around with rights to the head, but Brllton's defensive work whs at his best and ho was little lit-tle hurt Britton sent a 6erles of straight Infts to the face and forced Leonard Into a neutral corner. Leonard Leon-ard missed several right swing and took a hard punch to the Jaw. Round ten Leonard was shaken with overhand rights to his law. Leonard returned hard lefts to the Jaw and Britton seemed willing to mix. returning jis good as wa sent. Leonard way always on the defensive In t his round. Round eleven Leonard swung hard with rights and lefts to tho Jaw. and sent Britton to the rope Britton returned hard right- to the Jaw Leonard rushed Britton around the ring with Imrd rights to the head Thi was Leonard's best round Round twelve Leonard pecked with his left at Britton's tai I and nmtoTi hooked hard rights and lefts to the Jaw Britton shook tho lightweight light-weight rhumplon with rights to the stomach and left hooks to the Jaw They ex chan bed light punches to th head and body. Brttlon's defensive work failed to show In this round Ho used offensive tactics altogether Round thirteen Britton on the offensive, of-fensive, backed Leonard to a neutral corner with rights and lefts to h ad and body. In coming out of this trouble Leonard tripped on his own foot nnd fell backward to the canvas. As Britton stepped away the lights eighjt champion regained his feet nnd then Britton started another an-other attack 1 Leonard backed around the ring and they fell Into a Clinch In Britton's corner. There ere a few blows passed lo the head, and as the referee walked around. Britton broke away and went down to his knee, facing his corner. He motioned to his seconds to l.um i foul. Then Leonard who had walked to the other side of the ring, walked I around the referee stEUOll Britton H light blow to the body and shout-'d to the referee to count. The second of both rnn rushed Into the ring and Haley, the referee, waved both mr. to their corners it was then n- I nounced that Leonard had committed a technical foul. striking Britton I while he vvn n his knee. The wel- I rrweight champion waa unhurt |
