New Britain herald., 1921-07-02
WALTZ 0UTCLASSED
 BY KID' kAPLAN
So-Called N. E. FeatherWeight Champ No Match for Meriden Boy

sammy w altZ puglllStlc fame SuS- tained quite a rude jolt last night at Meriden, when Kid" Kaplan, the fast travelling featherweight of that town, defeated him in every round of a 12 stanza bout at the auditorium. Besides getting the surprise of his
 life, Semmy, was on the receiving end of about everything Kaplan pos sessed in the punching art. The vic tory of Kaplan was received With wild enthusiasm by the Meriden fans and al the end of the bout when Referee Jim Calvin raised Kap's left hand as a token of victory, hun dreds of fans rushed toward the ring anxious to shake the hand of the little hero. Tn the other corner, Waltz, once a great idol sat with only his handlers wiping the blood from his face, and speaking words of cheer in his ears. In all of the bouts last night decisions were given. This dispelled any chance of the Con- necticut's sport page from giving him a draw. In the opening round, Waltz was sent to the canvas when a crashing right clip to the jaw, hit him on the button. It was one of the cleanest knockdowns ever regis tered in a Meriden ring. It tended to give Kaplan plenty of confidence, and made the so-called New England featherweight champion wary of his rushing tearing-in opponent. Again in the third round Kaplan sent Waltz toward the floor, his generosity in holding him up, preventing Semmys trunks from kissing the resin. Rap Ian used left uppercut that wrecked Semmey's hopes. Time and again he Semmys hopes. Time and again he
 missed it by hairline distance Waltzs pretty countenance was bad ly mussed.
 Meriden Promoters Sore.
 There was considerable dissatis- i faction shown on the part of the Mer- iden fans over the alleged tactics employed by Waltz's handlers yes terday. It was said that the Hart ford boys handlers were not par tlcularly anxious about staging the bout last night and rather than call 1t off the Meriden promoters acceded to practically every demand made on them.
 Around the Meriden Elks club and in eating places after the fight it was told by several men that at the end of the sixth round Waltz pleaded with Kaplan to "layoff" punching him so hard and often. This of course Is matter of conjecture whether such happened or not.
 Waltz Admirers Lose The Hartford fans and some from this city were cock-sure that Waltz would be able to dispose of Kaplan without much difficulty. Long odds were offered on the Capitol City boy to stow away his opponent. It was figured that the Meriden eoy lacked the experience to stay in with Sem | my the entire distance. Meriden fans were loud in their praise of the work ] of kaplan, but were also decent enough to lay off mention of his ! being the New England featherweight champion while Al Shubert is still
 the rightful holder of the title. The Other Bouts.
 In the semi bout Tracey Fer
 guson of Wallingford. made short
 work of Soldier Bernard of Fair l In the second bout of the night,
 Young Leonard of Wallingford and
 George Hebor of Meriden, tugged and Iwrestled through six rounds of un-
 satisfa ctory milling. Twice Hebor
 was thrown out of the ring by the
 rushes of his opponent. In the last | round Referee Calvin waved Leon ard to his corner after Hebor had l fallen through the ropes to the floor
 but the Meriden boy wanted to con- tinue. He was allowed to do so and
 as a result of Leonards work, he was given the award.
 l A newcomer, George Lynch, of Meriden, gave the crowd a thrill in lthe opening four-round bout with Spike Marine, of New Haven, by his classy exhibition which easily won for him the award.