Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-07


Leonard defended his title Of light
weight champion of the world i'll a ~
round bout here tonight at the Newark
baseball clubs park, his opponent be-
ing Rocky Kansas of Buffalo.
Under the New Jersey law no de-
cision is allowed to be made by the
, referee, but in the opinion of the ma
jority of the experts around the ring
side Leonard clearly outpointed his
opponent.
During the bout there were few
telling blows and Leonard had nearly
all of these to his credit. Il was
rather clever exhibition of boxing
than the vicious fight that was expect
ed. Kansas was inclined to be the ag-
gressor most of the time but this was
counter balanced by the champion s
cleverness in de-steppng his OPP
ponents PUSHES and outpointing him
IN a great many of the exchanges.
Kansas best round was the fourth.
in which he had the upper hand mainly
through his aggressive tactics. The
sixth round was tame and evenly di-
vided.
IN the other rounds Leonard had the
advantage. Leonard's best rourd was
the eighth. in which he landed q right
hook to the head. a left to the fact
and smashing right upper cut in
quicf order. In the 18th two left
handed smashes in the face drew blood
from Kansas mouth
Leonard was a popular fav5rite in
the betting on the result. but Kansas
mad a number of hackers who bet two
10 one that their man would go the
II rounds.
Benny Valger of New York out
pointed Phil Logan of jamestown,
n. Y, in the semi-final bout of
eight rounds.
Just before the principals entered
thes ring it was announced that thew
had weighed in at 0.15 O'Clock.
Leonard weighed 1856 and Kansas
1874
Danny Sullivan of Jersey City was
announced as the referee. Kansas
entered the ring at II o'clock and
, Leonard three minutes iaser.
Round one-Kansas led left and
missed. He lead again and was
! neatly blocked by Leonard Kansas
LANDED straight left to the face.
Leonard hooked a right to the jaw.
Both rushed into clinch, putting
short rights to the body. Kansas
landed left on body. Leonard coun-
tered left on head. Kansas swung
his left high on the head. Leonard
hooked right to the jaw. They were
sparring at the bell.
Round two-Kansas missed q left
for the head and Leonard hooked his
right to the head. Kansas landed
right to the head and at close
quarters both put short rights to the
hea. Leonard iabbed his 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 upper cut
over the heart and kept jabbing 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 care
fully. They exchanged lefts 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 a right
swing just as the bell rang.
Round four-Kansas forced Leon
ard 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 to the head. Kansas rushed
Leonard to the ropes and landed
right on the ribs, an they clinched.
Kansas tried his left backhand blow
and Leonard seemed displeased. The
champion hooked a hard left to the
face and they were in a close mix up
at the bell
Round five-Leonard jabbed left
over heart. Kansas hooked his left
to the stomach. Benny cleveriy
avoided Kansas rushes with nimble
iootWork. They exchanged 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 and Leonard jabbed two
lefts to the face just before the bell.
Round six-Leonard stepped around
lively and tried to feint Kansas into
ia lead. They exchanged rights to the
head and clinched. Leonard iabbed
left to the face and Kansas hooked
right to the body Kansas reached
the face with light left hook. Leonard
hooked his right to the head ard they
fell into clinch. Leonard stepped
away from Kansas left leads and
landed a glancing left hook on the
head