The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-07
Buffalo Battler Cleverly Held
Off By The Lightweight
Champ - Kansas the Ag-
gressor Throughout


Under the New Jersey law no decision
IN, ~, referee is allowed. but III III"
opinion Of the majority H III" experts
around tho rinSsidr Leonard cIcNcr'Y
uuirn;nucd his opponent
Their were few hard or telling hl""S'
aLd l.c"'ard had r'nrly all oil lhesc ~
his credit Kansas WAS inclined l" nc
III" aErrrsSnr most If III" time but ms
wa, ,nunlcrDalanccd ny The champion
C!cNcrrrSs.
The Buffalo boys hest round was the
folr,h. in which h. had the upper mann
mnrmIy Through the AGGRESSIVE tact'"H'
Tho SAITH round Was i1mc ana an'u'
r,rr,y divided. Ia all or IN" o'h,r
rulnds Leonard lad tho ADVANTAGE
Leonard was popular far"ritc IN the
hitting on The result. hut Kansas had
= number Of hark"iS wh" bet I" thal
their man would SurIiv" tho |" round
prr:"d
! crowd estimated Ivy the manage
n,r,,i at 10 40, vas seated IN tho, Newark
international league hnH' ball park when
: INC hrst preliminary bout was "'Hri"d'
There were two minor bouts OF inur
and siN rounds. and then sam MospcrH
nr New York former national amateur
urh,wr!ghi champion. miAcd II up Tor
c.rh, rounds with Rcrl Spencer "I
Rru"iIyr. Although no decisions are
aIiuwrd under the New Jersey ih".
sr"rt!ng writers at the rInESide rSh'"
MoShcrE as an easy winner
Pete l.atasn If scranton. IA. dcteaten
Eud Logan Of San Antonio, I"AaS' III an
other light round bout.
Bcnn!c Valecr Of New York outpo'ni-
nJ Phil Logan Of jamestown. y. y. III
.h,. srni-fnnl bout of eight rounds.
lust before the principals entered tn"
ring II WAS announce, Il that they mao
w,.'rb"d m 1T 9lI o'clock. Leonard
weighed 10 and Kansas 1874. Dhnn'e
sullivan Of jersey Ifty war announcer
AZ IN, referee. Kansas entered the ring
u, II o'clock and Leonard three minutes
later ,,
Round l---Kansas led left and missed
un led again and was neatly blocked u:
Leonard. Kansas landed Il Straight 'el'
"a thc face Leonard hooked r!sht l"
m. inv. Both rushed into clinrh' put
ting shor; rights to the BODY. ha"H"s
landed lift on body. Leonard couh'ti.'
left 10 head. Kansas swung my ,ei,
high on tho head. Leonard noon"
right t. the Jaw. They were sparr'hh
at the bell. 80. r..
.tc hood. Leonard hooked his right 10
The head. Kansas landed right 10 the
i,rad, and at close quarters both rut
shor, rights 10 head. Leonard )apneu
,cft three fines "a Kansas face. Kansas
sem his right to thu body and Leonard
hooErd his left 10 the wind. They tN-
.b.,n,.cd lcfts to head and body. Leon
ard sen, a hard right uppcrrut over the
, heart and kept jmDbing 10 the la'c
blocking clcycriy. Leonard unprrca'
with his right to the jaw. and they were
sparring at the bell.
! Round 3-B"th spared carcfully'
They Exchanged lcfts to the stomach
Kansas landed lrft low on the hodE' hu'
aiulugizrd. Leonard hooked lett u me
C,rr Then the challenger hook"d Two
fits 10 the face and LEONARD sent lett
in the win,i. Kansas hooked left 10
the neck and Leonard missed ren'
swing Just n$ the bill rang.
Round I-kanSaS forced Leonard into
his own corner on tho ropes and landed
shor, arm blows Ia tho body. They eH-
CHANGED l.ftS ~ the face and Leonard
hooked his right across Ia the head.
Kansas rushed Leonard Ia the ropes and
landed right on the ribs. ana they
.l:nched. Kansas tried his left back
i:.nd hlow. and L"nnard seemed dis
ERASED The champion hooked IL hard
LEI, Ia the face and they were IN Il
close miSup at III" bell.
Round IL .ronnrd Iabhrd left ovct
heart. Kansas hooked his left 10 the
stomach Benny C!"vrrly avoided Kan
Sas ruShcs with rmhlc footwork. They
exchanged left hooks to the body. Leon
ard hooked his right TO the head and
Kansas swung his right high on the
hcad. Each reached the body AT close
quarters. and Leonard jnhhed two lcfts
,c before tho bell.
Round 6--LeOnard stepped around
lively and tried To fc!nt Kansas into
n lead. They exchanged rights 10 the
head and Clinchrd. Leonard jabhed left
10 the face and Kansas hooked right 10
tho body. Kansas reached the face with
a light left hook. Leonard hooked his
right to IN" head and they fell into a
,linch Leonard stepped away from
Kansas left leads and landed a Gianc'
inE lcft hook Nh The head.
Round 7---I<nnsas led left 10 tho face
hut vas hlo'hcG. and they fell in:o
,lincn Kansas landed left Ia the face
ard Leonard hooked lott 10 the head.
Lcnnard hooked his right 70 the head.
Kansas rushed. h,.I Leonard SidCstenped
h.rn and ,abh"d hi left To the face.
Kansas slipped 10 or" knee. but was up
~ i jiny. They exchanged lCfts to the
head aud Ehnsa' Hcnt his left 10 the
ribs and Leonard hooked his right to the
heart IN Il fast rally Leonard jabheh
his lcf, TWICE to the face and his right
TO the head. Kansas landed his right
low on I.eonarG's body. and said he
could not help II.
Round S--Th"y exchanged let's 10 the
face and then Leonard rushed ltnnsI" 10
the ropes. landing left and right on the
body. At close quarters both rouEhcd
, with short rights to the body. Then
, Leonard landed right hook left hook
and right uprrrcut. Kansas getting short
lcfts and rights 10 the body before they
broke away.
Round 9--Leouard hl""k"d left lead
and they rl!nchcd. Leonard JahhCd left
/ to the face Kansas rushed Leonard tn
the Buffalo mars corner. but when they
broke away Leonard sent three left jibs
10th" face rapidly and Kansas hooked
his right to the body. Leonard jahhed
left and crossed his right 10 the jaw
Leonard hooked a hard left 10 the stnm-
ach and lodged ~ :cIy from a left swing
Leonard sl!rp.d IN Kansas corner. and
the latter stepped back just before the
bell.
Round l0--kanSaS WAS aggressive,
but Leonard stepped away safely Leon
ard hooked his left "a the body and
right To tho head. Kansas forced Leon
ard TO the ropes. landing short rights
and let's TO the head. Both missed LEFT