The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-05
LEONARD JUST
PLAYED WITH
BUFFALO Man
Showed Himself as Rugged as
Years Ago in Beating Welsh.
ROCKY CRIES ON
REACHING CORNER
Tears Mingle With Blood on
Chest of Broken Challenger.

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind, July 4.--Benny
Leonard, worlds champion light weight
| fighter, rocked, Rocky Kansas all over
the ring in the eighth round of their
scheduled ten round titular contest today
and the Buffalo, NJ. z, challenger's sec
onds threw in the sponge to save their
man from what apparently was goni to
be the first counting out OF his career.
The battle WILL go down in the record
books as only technical knock out for
the champion, but It viii stick in Rocky
Kansas memory as the most severe beat
ing he ever received.
Teans and Blood.
Blood running from his mouth down
his naked chest and tears trucking
through the heavy growth on his cheeks,
Kansas held up by his manager, could
only moan: ''Ee whipped me. he whip
ped me, and oh, how he can hit"
Kansas seemed to be out on his feet.
but 1t was the disgrace Of the sponge
that seemed to hurt him most, for in his
rough career of many victories only Ben
ny Leonard had ever before even sent
him to the floor and Leonard failed to
do that today, although there seemed lit
tie doubt that one more right cross would
have put Rocky fiat on his back for
long count.
Got Plenty Left.
Leonard, surrounded by hundreds who
rushed to his corner. smiled necessarily
after the bout and declared himself well
satisfied with the results.
"They thought because Kansas had
stayed the limit in three other bouts with
me that I couldn't put him out. They
said when Britton beat me that was
through. 1 guess I showed today that
I'm still champion. that still lhave the
punch and that I can still move fast.
IF there are any fighters who doubt,
I want them to know that 1 still have
plenty Of what [ gave Kansas today.
Rugged az Ever.
There was no doubt in the minds Of the
NOR ethan 10000 spectators who came to-
inaugural battle at Floyd Fftzsimmons'
new open air arena that Leonard today
not only was Rocky Kansas master, but
that he was Just as fast. Just as rugged
and Just as powerful in those terrific
rights as the day he won the title from
F'redie Walsh years ago.
Just Toyed With Him.
/ The champion just toyed with his hus-
ky young opponent, who can be given
fore the champioAss on slaught and for
struggling gamely to do what today was
impossible-trade blows ithw Leonard.
Kansas did not take single round. He
did not land a solid blow. He failed to
do more than ruffle the champions hair
but he never quit trying to get In one
OF those mule strength blows which have
sent such boxers as Richie Mitchell down
for the count in one round.
One Even Break.
The only time Rocky even got an even
break was In the first session. That was
an even exchange of dancing and spar
ring with no heavy blows,
From then on Leonard Increased his
speed and superiority round by round,
whipping uppercuts in semi-clinches
which left Kansas looking from side to
side as II wondering where they came
from.
AS the rounds passed Leonard began
shooting over his famous right cross,
mingling it with left hooks which kept
the challenger nystifisd.
Throwing Gloves.
The number of Leonard effective blows
Increased with every round and In the
seventh ne was figuratively throwing |
gloves at the Buffalo lad.
Kansas repeatedly swung hard, trying
especially for the stomach, but Leonard
also danced away. invariably returning
with arrow-lika blows to Rocks jaw.
Kansas kept shaking his head in the
early rounds over his misses, once or
twice he smiled. but Leonard always
quickly wiped off the smile with quick
jRb.
The Eighth.
Then Game the eighth. Kansas mouth
was bleeding as he came from his corner
and Leonard shot IN blows 20 fast that
the blood soon came in stream. Kansas
backed, wobbled. swaysd and reeled un-
der the blows, his hands at his side. his
mind evidently blank. AZ Leonard care
fully measured him for what probably
would have been the K. o. blow the
sponge went In ana under its sprinkle Of
water lay Rocky kansas championship
hopes, az completely drenched az an
ocean of water had swampsd them.
Arm Bone Broken.
Following claims by Kansaa' friends
that the fibula bono IN his left arm Just
above the wrist had been broken In the
third round OF the fight. and that Kansa1
had fought gameiy on for five rounds
with the member practically uaeiess, tha1