Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-07

Leonard defended his title Of light
weight champion of the world in
tWelve-round bout here tonight
Al the Newark Baseball clubs
park his opponent being Rocky
Kansas Of Buffalo.
Under the New Jersey law no
decision by the referee is allowed,
nut in the opinion of the majority
OF the experts around the ring
side, Leonard cleycrly outpointed
his opponent
a crowd estimated at 10000 was
seated in the Newark International
league baseball park when the first
preliminary bout was started.
There We're two minor bouts of
tour and six rounds and then sam
Mosberg Of New York, former ma
uonal amateur lightweight cham
plon, mixed it up for eight rounds
with Bert Spencer of Brooklyn.
Alhough no decisions are allowed
under the New Jersey law, sport
ing writers picked Mosberg as an
easy winner
Just before the principals en-
tered the ring it was announced
that they had weighed in at 9:15
O'Clock. Leonard weighed 1876 and
Kansas 1874.
Danny Sullivan OF Jersey City
was announced as the referee.
kansas entered the ring at III
o'clock and Leonard three min
utes later.
Pete Latzo of Scranton, Pa, de-
feated Bud Logan of San Antonio,
Tex, in another eight-round bout.
Benny Valger Of New York out
pointed Phil Logan of jamestown,
N. y, in the semi-final bout Of
eight rounds.
There were few hard or telling
blows and Leonard had nearly all
of these to his credit. Kansas was
inclined to be the aggressor, but
this was counterbalanced by the
champions cleVerness.
The Buffalo boys host round
was the fourth, in which he had
the upper hand mainly through
his aggressive tactics. The sixth
round was tame and about even
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In all other rounds Leonard had
the advantage.
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in the betting, but Kansas had
number of hackers who bet two to
one that their man would survive
the twelve rounds.
Round 0nc-Kansas led left
and missed He led again and was
neatly blocked by Leonard. Kan
sas landed straight left to the
face. Leonard hooked right to
the jaw. Both rushed into a clinch,
putting short rights to the body.
Kansas landed left on body Leon
ard countered left on head Kan
sas swung his left high on the
head. Leonard hooked right to
the jaw. They were sparring at
the bell.
Round TwO-Kansas missed a
left for the head Leonard hooked
his right to the head, Kansas
landed a right to the head and at
close quarters both put short
rights to the head. leonard iabbed
left three times to Kansas face,
Kansas sent his right to the body
and Leonard hooked his left to the
wind. They exchanged lefts TO
head and body. Leonard sent
hard right uppercut over the heart
and kept iabbing to the face,
blocking cleverly. Leonard upper
cut with his right to the jaw and
they were sparring at the bell
Round Three - Both spared
carefully They exchanged lcfts to
the stomach. Kansas landed left
low on the body but apologized
Leonard hooked left to the face
Then the challenger hooked two
lefts to the face and Leonard sent
left to the wind. Kansas hooked
a left to the neck and Leonard
missed right swing just as the
bell rams,
Round Four - Kansas forced
Leonard into his own corner on
the ropes and landed short-arm
blows to the body. They exchanged
lefts to the face and Leonard
hooked his right across the head
Kansas rushed Leonard to the
ropes and landed right on the ribs
and they cliuched Kansas tried his
left backhand blow and Leonard
seemed displeased The champion
hooked q hard left to the face and
they were In a close miX-up at the
bell.
Round Five - Leonard jabbed
left over the heart. Kansas
hooked his left to stomach. Benny
cieverly avoided Kansas rushes
with nimble footwork. They ex-
changed left hooks to the body
Leonard hooked his right to the
head and Kansas swung his right
high on the head. Each reached
the body at close quarters
Leonard jabbed two lefts to the
face Just before the bell.
Round Six - Leonard stepped
around lively and tried to FONT