Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
CROSSSTOPS
ANDERSON
IN 18th
Hard-Hitting New Yorker Proves
Too Rugged a WaIIoper for
Los Angeles Boy.
By II. VI. Walker.

LOS ANGELES, July 4.--Leach
Cross knocked out Bud Anderson in
the twelfth round of a vicious fight
here this afternoon. 1t was a give
and take battle all the way, with the
New Yorker nearly always in the
lead
ROUND Henderson shot in a
straight left on the mouth. CHnch
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 eve
Leach sent in two straight lefts or
the face. They danced around the
ring and Leach suddenly whipped
over the right on the jaw. Andersor
went to the floor. He jumped vi
quickly. Cross tried .tos,talSe 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 a 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 a right
Each landed lefts on the jaw. and
Anderson ducked two swings for the
jaw From a cllnch 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
and Cross grabbed Bud and held on.
Bud danced away from Leach's right,
coming cut of the ClinCh. Leach then
sent in a series of left 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
right 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
clinCh. Bud planted a left on the wind
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 eye ClinCh. Both reach
ed the face with lefts. Leach swung a
back hand left on the jaw and follow
ed 1t 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 let's on the face and Leach
sent in series of right and left fac
ers. Anderson sent Leach's head back
with running left to the face. ClinCh.
Bud reached the face with a left and
tripped over LeaCh's foot and went 70
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 half
a second
ROUND Bud placed a hard left
on the jaw and followed in a second
with the right on the jaw. Cross Gov
cred up. Bud kept on top OK his
man and tore in terrific 1efts and
rights on the jaw. Bud had Leach
wobbly on his feet from the mauling
he was giving him. Leach could not
defend himself, but kept his guard up
as best he could. Leach wobbled
about the ring for half the round.
suddenly he seemed to regain his
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 10 look
out; that the New Yorker was STALL
ing
ROUND Gross reached the rib
with left and they went to n cliuch.
Anderson sent in a terrific left on the
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