The evening world. Newspaper, July 19, 1922, Page 16

THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1922, BENN Y LEONARD TRAINING FOR BIG BATTLE WITH TENDLER | “M® KEYSTONE VIEW Skipping rope to develop quickness and lightness. The light- weight champion is now training up at Lake Budd, N. J., for his Coming mect with Tendler of Philadelphia. Riis © Kaystone view. Benny Leonard (left) in the ring with his sparring partner, The sparring partners are getting some rough usage Sammy Berne. at the hands of Benny these days, Six Years Ago Benny Leonard Bought Papers From Newsboy Tendler—On July 27 He Battles Him to Retain Lightweight Championship Title. By Richard Freyer. Six years ago a seventeen-year-old Hebrew lad, who made his living selling newspapers at the main depot in Philadelphia, num- bered among his customers Benny Leonard, the pugilist, who was making rapid strides toward the lightweight championship goal Leonard won the title a year later } | ' : Every day the lightweight champion goes through some rugged training on the horizontal bars. Here he is chinning himself. is as handy (Right) Benny with the canoe paddle as he is with the gloves, so he combines business with pleasure on Lake Budd, where he has his camp (Left) sees game, in minutes day. Benny was a great drawing card in Philly and made many a trip from New York to engage in bouts in Quakertown. Every time he took the trip the little Hebrew newsboy—Lew Tendler by name— would be right on the job waiting for the train from New York to come in Benny took a great liking to the lad and always stopped for a few minutes’ chat, during which he gave Tendler many clean living and other things That was six years ago But times have changed On the 27th of this month that same kld is going to meet Benny Leonard in an cighteround bout for the ligh fe Npiogship vi a point of Benny victory this wood sawing which he indulges vig- orously for thirty A general scene in the open showing the ring at Budd Lake, Niji ducts his daily where Benny Leonard con- training for his Coming battle with Tendler. RYSTO MY VIEW in much pleasure as training in speed and foot. each PALIN (Right) ing touch ing” the hook. in the world. And the kid is given more than an outside chance to Benny Leonard is well aware of this fact. The photographs will bear out this statement, Leonard knows he is to engage in the fight of his career, and he is not wasting any idle moments dancing the old fandango or allowing the boys who get up at midnight to tell him what a great champ he is and how he'll take this Tendler guy easily Leonard goes to bed too early for that The photographs were taken at Budd Lake, N. J., where Benny has established training quarters, Leonard arises with the chickens, farm variety, in the morning and his first stunt is a long hike, ‘Then back to camp for breakfast after which «a short layoff His training course ludes tener 0 0 say ood, si in bs (Left) The lightweight cham- pion says that in tennis he secures well Leonard believes that fish- teaches patience and also quickness “strik- the fish on (Left) Leonard goes in for a good deal of tennis, va secure fast foot- He shown here mak- work, is ing a hard smash at the ball as fine hand him in @© KEYSTONE wiew the rope, punching the bag and several rounds of boxing each day The boxing end is the most important, as Tendler is a southpaw battler and Benny is getting accustomed to his way of boxing. The wise men of the pugilistic game say Leonard will have to do more fighting than boxing in his coming bout r It will be a case of Benny going around Tendler’s outstretched right arm. He will have to keep moving and will probably use his left jab, crossing Yendler’s right arm, many times. If he can draw down Tendler's guard then Benny can shoot the right to the jaw or midsection “i One thing is certain, Mr, Leonard cannot grow careless witht Tendler's left. ‘That's the Philadelphia Hebrew boy's haymaker Whether or not Leonard will do this rema 1s to by n The a) )