Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-05
CROSSSTOPS
ANDERSON
IN 18TH
Hard-Hitting New Yorker Proves
Too Rugged a WaIIOper for
Los Angeles Boy,
BY II. NJ. Walker.

LOS ANGELES, July Leach
Cross knocked out Bud Anderson in
the twelfth round Of vicious fight
here this afternoon. 1t was give
and take battle all the way, with the
New Yorker nearly always in the
lead
ROUND t-Anderson shot in a
straight left on the mouth. Clinch.
Cross poked two lefts in on the body
and whipped the right over on the
jaw. Bud landed a left on the chest.
Bud redeemed Leach's right eye.
Leach sent in two straight lefts on
the face They danced around the
ring and Leach suddenly whipped
over the right on the jaw. Anderson
went to the floor. He jumped up
quickly. Cross tried to take advant-
age of his opportunity, but Bud
danced out OF harms way. Cross dis
played much more cleverness and
ducked under many of Buds right
swings
ROUND 2-Cross reached the ribs
with light left ana they mauled
each other on the mead and ribs.
Leach put a short right on the jaw.
Bud reached the jaw with q right.
Each landed lefts on the jaw and
Anderson ducked two swings for the
jaw. From a clinch Cross reached
the jaw with a right Cross reached
the jaw lightly with the right. An
dersOn tried twice with his left be-
fore It reached the mouth. Cross put
the right on the jaw again. Cross
round
ROUND 3-CrOss again led with
the left on the ribs This time Bud
reached a singing right on the jaw
end Cross grabbed Bud and held on.
Bud danced away from Leach's right.
coming cut OF the clinch. Leach then
sent in series of eft-facers and
brought a smear OF blood over Buds
face. They went to a clinch and
Leach hammered the back Of the head
and the kidneys. Cross fell short
with a right for the jaw and they
went to a Clinch Cross kept ham
mering, the mouth. Bud stuck a hard
hight hook on the Jaw and a moment
later staggered the Jew with an
other right on the jaw Bud made the
New Yorker miss three right swings
by beating him to the blows. A mo
ment after the bell Leach landed a
left on the jaw.
ROUND 4-Bud smashed a left on
the mouth. and hooked jaw with the
right. Cross planted two rights on the
ribs. Cross ripped a stiff right upper
cut on the mouth coming out OF a
and then beat Cross to two lefts on
the face, Leach landed on the jaw
with a right hook. Bud planted two
lefts in the mouth and another on
LeaCh's sore eve. Clinch Both reach
ed the face with lefts. Leach swung a
back hand left on the jaw and follow
| cd II with a right lightly on the same
| spot. The two blows coming in rapid
succession half turned Bud on his
| feet.
ROUND 5-They Tented Bud
| struck two lefts on the face and Leach
sent In series of right and left fac
eTs. Anderson sent LeaCh's head back
with a running left TO the face. Clinch.
Bud reached the face with left and
| tripped over Leach's foot and went to
his knee. Bud danced back from a
| right lead. but shot in another left
facer while he leaped toward the New
Yorker. They clinched, they went into
another clinch and Cross reached the
face with left and right. After they
broke Leach placed left and right
again on each side Of the face and
Bud tented the air foolishly for hall
a second
ROUND 6-Bud placed a hard left
on the jaw and followed in a second
with the right on the jaw. Cross COW
cred up. Bud kept on top of hi:
man and tore in terrific lefts anC
rights on the jaw. Bud had Leach
wobbly on his feet from the maulina
he was giving him. Leach could. not
defend himself but kept his guard w
= = Al -
about the ring for half the round
Suddenly he seemed to regain hi!
strength and tore in a series of rights
but they failed to reach their mark
Cross reached the face with the left
then shot the right over the jaw just
as the bell rang. Ringsiders all dur
ing the round cautioned Bud TO look
out, that the New Yorker was stall
Ing.
ROUND Gross reached the ribs
with left and they went to a clinch
Anderson sent in terrific left on the
heart. Leach began smuggling and
reached the face with let's and rights
At close quarters until Bud backed
out OF harms way Anderson poked
the face with the left and swung the
right on the jaw He repeated the
trick a moment later. but the blows
were not hard ones. They went to a
long clinch. Leach reached the chest
with the left and the ribs with the
| right Anderson reached the face
with left as the bell sounded. Both
boys fought as IL they were a bit
tired during this round.
ROUND S-Leach walked slowly
out of his corner and they went to a
! short clinch. Leach sent two lefts
around the neck and they went close.
Bud reached the face twice with the
LEFT and missed a right swing Bud
| again Tipped and went to his knees.
! Cross reached the face with two light
lefts and they went to a long Clinch.
| Cross planted stinf left on the jaw.
but appeared to be afraid to get close
| enough 10 follow with the right,
! which went short Cross then reached
the point OF the chin with the right.
Bud turned Cross half around with a
| short right on the jaw and then fol-
/ lowed It with a left -facer.
| ROUND e-Leach reached the body