Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-07
Lightweight Champion Sue
cessfully Defended His tt
tie, Winning the Fight on
Points, in the Opinion of
Newspaper Men at the
Ringside; Large Attend
ance.

HArrisons N. j.. June 6.-Benny
Leonard defended his title Of light
weight championship Of the world in
a twelve round bout here tonight at
the Newark baseball clubs park, his
opponent being Rocky Kansas of Buff
falo. /.
Under the New Jersey law no decis-
ion by the referee is allowed. but in
the opinion Of the majority of the ex-
perts around the ringside, Leonard
cleverly outpointed his opponent.
There were few hard Of telling blows
and Leonard had nearly all of these
to his credit. Kansas was inclined to
be the aggressor most OF the time
but this wa counterbalanced by the
champions cleverness.
The Buffalo boys round was the
fourth in which he had the upper
hand mainly through his aggressive
tactics. The sixth round was tame
and about evenly divided.
In, all of the other rounds Leonard
had the advantage.
Leonard was a popular favorite in
had a number of hackers who bet .
to / that their man would survive the
IL round period.
A crowd estimated at 10000 was
seated in the Newark International
League baseball park when h first
preliminary bout was started. There
were two minor bouts Of -four and six
rounds and then Sam Mosberg OF
New York. former national amateur
lightweight champion, mixed it up
for eight rounds with Bert Spencer,
Of Brooklyn. Although no decisions
are allowed under the New Jersey law
sporting writer's at the ringside picked
Mosberg as al easy winner.
Pete Latzo of Scranton, Pa. defeat.
ed Bud Logan of San Antonio, Texas
in another eight round bout.
Benny Vulgar Of New York. out.
pointed Phil Logan Of jamestown, N
r, in the semi-final eight rounds.
Just before the principals entered
the ring it was announced that they
had weighed in at 9:15 o'clock. Leon,
ard Weighed 136 and Kansas IA.
Danny Sullivan, Of Jersey City, wal
announced rs the referee. Kansas en-
tered the ring at IL o'clock and Leon
rd three minutes later.
Roand One
Kansas led his left and missed. II,
\ led again and vas neatly blocked b!
Leonard. kasas landed q straight LEI
to the fact. Leonard hooked a riEtl
!osthe jaw. Both rushed to . clinch
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Kansas landed a left on body. Leon
ard countered left on head. Kansa
: swung his left high on the head. Leon
ard hooked right to the jaw. The,
we're sparring At the bell.
Round Two
Kanaa6 missed a left for the head
Leonard hooked his right to the head
Kansas landed a right to the head an,
st close quarters both put short right
10 the head. Leonard jabbed lei
three times to Kansas face. Kansa
sent his right to the body and Leonar
hooked his left to the wind. They e1
changed let's to head and body. Leon
ard e n a hard right uppercut owe
the heart and kept jabbing to the fac.
blocking cleverly. Leonard uppercu
with his right to the Jaw and tn
we're spazring a the bell.
!. Round Three
Both spared carefully. They ez
changed lefts to the stomach. Kansa
landed a left low on the body bu
apolosfzed. Leonard hooked a lei
to the face. Then the challenge
hookedttwo lefts to the face and Leon
ard sent q left to the wind. Kansa
hooked . left to the neck and Leonar