The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
KID KAPLAN IS
 DECLARED WINNER OVER DUTCH BRANDT
Meriden Boy Gets Popular Decision on Veteran in Hartford
 Bout

It was the begloved hand of Kid" Kaplan of Meriden, that Referee Dave Fitzgerald of New Haven raised Monday night at the end of the 12th and last round of his bout with "Dutch' Brandt of Brooklyn and this time, reference being to that occas- ions, past, the decision appeared to satisfy the great majority of the good sized crowd that attended the Char ter Oak A. C.'s soiree at the Hart ford Auditorium.
 In the semi-fnal scheduled for eight rounds between Eddie Corbett of Hartford and Joe Russo of Spring field, Russo got the decision in the third round, when he landed a sharp clean crack on Corbett's stomach, dition since his previous encounter with the Springfield lad.
 The six-round preliminary between Kid Lewis of Hartford and Kid Kit son oi kensington, was clearly a draw and was so declared by Referee Fitzgerald, whose satisfactory and finished performance of his duties IS worthy of this repeated and empha- sized mention in view of what even the shortest memories may recall ot recent doings i'll the Auditorium
 Start Of Briskly
 According to that far-reaching and distinct enunciation of that eminent announcer, Hugh B. Rorty, kaplan entered the ring at I3oH pounds and Brandt at I5o. They stepped off briskly in the first round which end ed with no visible progress other than red scratch on Kaplan's left ear. kaplan tore after the Flatbush bird in the second and, boring in ad ministcred a prolonged dose of pun ishmcnt which Brandt withstood ga,nciy. This pumncling awoke "DutCh' 10 what was expected of him and the third round was even with Dutch connecting effectively several times.
 With the cheers of his admirers roaring in his cars, including the crimson one, Kaplan rushed the pro- ceedings and with very fast work, both hand and foot, the Hartford lad ran the fourth round to his own liking Again in the fifth, kaplan bored in and before the bell sounded, both boys had landed several hard open blows. '@Dutch" exhibited un- usual stamina in the sixth, which opened and closed with kaplan push ing the right and planting stingers on the face, neck and ribs and shoulders. Both scrappers appeared tired in the seventh which was slow and uneventful but in the eighth "Dutch" got his second, third or fourth wind and went after Kaplan who responded and was slugging Dutch into the ropes on all four sides when the gong rang.
 Eleventh Is Kids" Best
 1, of tition with Brandt starting fast and setting a clip that brought kaplan after him to the tune of roar of cheers. In the tenth, however, "Dutch', set Kaplan back consider ably with a couple of hard right swings to the ribs which sounded as though they might be painful but the round ended with both boys slugging at each other hard if somewhat aim lcssly. Kaplan's big round was the eleventh and the Kid" went after "DutCh" all over the ring and had him in bad way when the clang of the gong found Kaplan near his own corner planting short jabs on Brandt's jaw that dazed the visitor, Both of them rushed for knockout in the twelfth but neither of them had 1t handy, though there were numerous openings with Kaplan taking the greater number of chances.
 Notab1es Are Present
 Chief Garret J. Farrell, with Police commissioners Morris J. Older and Harold G. Baldwin and quorum of the detective bureau were among the spectators and besides a number of women fans, there were noticed AL derman William Raphael, local box ing cOm1OiS SSiOner: Eli PakulSki with full complement of diamonds; Alder man Delaney Alton and Aviator John Jay VanSchaack. Announcer Rorty made 1t thoroughly understood that there would be no smoking and no betting and very little smoke was seen.