The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-05
RING MASTER
PUTS KANSAS
AWAY IN 9TH
.Bunalo Italian Outclassed All IN
Way-Dennis O'Koefe Knocks
Out Welsh,

Michigan City. Ind, July 5.-Ben-
ME Leonard, lightweight champion,
lived up to all that has been said
about him yesterday afternoon
when he stopped Challenger Rocky
, Kansas Of Buffalo in the eighth
round of the scheduled ten round
session, main event Of the boxing
show held in Floyd Fftzsimmons'
arena.
After Leonard had pounded Kan
sas with rights and lefts to the
head and body in the eighth round,
Manager Dan Rogers threw a
sponge into the ring as the silent
sign of defeat. The sponge was
tossed into the ring after the gladi-
ators had been mixing 1t for two
minutes and thirty-seven seconds.
Kansas Broke Arm.
As soon as Leonard backed away
to his corner, Manager Rogers an
nounced Rocky had broken his left
erm in the third round. Examina-
ton showed a fracture about four
inches above the wrist. Kansas dis
played gameness to the end, but
was a badly outclassed fighter.
Leonard tried hard for knock
!. out in the seventh but failed and in
, the eighth round he went after his
man in relentless fashion. a
straight left to the face started the
challenger on the road to. defeat.
As the blow knocked Kansas back,
Leonard followed with a right cross
to the jaw.
Knocked Groggy.
The blow sent Kansas Keeling
along the ropes. Leonard then
started in to finish his man and
would undoubtedly have done so
had not Manager Dan Rogers
thrown a sponge into the ring.
O'keefe Kayos Welsh.
In the semiwindup Dennis
O'Keefe of South Chicago knocked
out Eeddie Welsh of South Bend in
the second round. A left hand
. punch to the stomach, followed by
a right cross to the jaw, sent Welsh
to the canvas early in the session.
Eddie made the fatal mistake OF
getting up too soon, and Dennis
sent him to the mat again with q
right to the jaw. He got up at the
count of eight, but was wabbly
Dennis kept after him relentlessly
and put him away with right &c
the jaw.
Attendance, 10000.
Michigan City, Ind, July 5.-(By
the Associated Press.)-Check 81
the attendance yesterday at the
lightweight championship contest
between Benny Leonard, title hold
er. and Rocky Kansas of Buffalo
N. Y. yesterday, revealed today
that the crowd was just above TO-
600, with receipts Of s59,S30. While
no Official announcement was made
it was reported Leonard got $685.
900 for scoring his eight-round
technical knockout over the Buffalo
challenger, and Kansas received
$4,000.
Leonard left today for New Yorl
to prepare for his championship
engagement with Lew Tender
Philadelphia lightweight, to be de-
cided at Jersey City, N. j., July 25
Kansas will return home tonight
He planned to have an X-ray pic
ture made today Of his broken arm
The arm was encased in splint:
after two physicians examined the
injury, said to have been suffered
in the third round when Kansa:
blocked a fast right-hand chop b!
Leonard.
Leonard q Master.
Leonard in action yesterda,
! looked like finely trained athlete
He did not make false move ant
was master of Kansas from tn,
start. He boxed with amazin,
skill and his footwork was perfec.
He hit sharply and with astonish
ing accuracy.
He is the, gamest lightweight.
said Leonard of Kansas. IF it i.
: true his arm was broken, hi:
gameness is all the more remark
able"