The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-11

. Kansas electrified the great crowd
4 Of $4,000 spectators that damned
historic Madison Square Garden
by cutting the titlehOlder as
though he were a mere second
rater. Leonard apparently could
not get going.
A hard left hook which Kansas
landed on the champions jaw in the
second round may have been partly
responsible. At any rate Kansas
'iled up a big lead in the first half
# the fight by constantly failing
leonard with both hands.
The crowd gazed in amazement as
the squatty Buffalo fighter tore into
Leonard and drove him back with
lefts to the jaw and rights to the
body. Leonard's punches in the
early rounds carried no steam. AS
early as the fourth round Kansas
drew blood by betting the cham
pion's nose.
A few times the title holder looked
positively CORY as Kansas left jebs
brought the blood squirting from his
nose.
Leonard came to life in the
eighth round and began to fight
viciOusly. After that he began
TO win shade, although Kansas
still fought him hard.
suddenly hooked his left to the
jaw with. all the power he had
behind 1t. Kansas went down as
though hit with a mallet.
When the referees count reached
five Kansas began to blink. At
six he got to one knee and ut nine
he slowly stood up. Leonard went
after him, cautiously, but in a de-
termined manner.
Kansas, however, sought refuge
in clinches and weathered out the
round. The last four rounds were
all Leonard's, although Kansas kept
plugging away. The knock-down
apparently gave the champion en-
couragement, as after that he
fought in a more determined man.
ner.
The gate receipts amounted to
1925, 967.60. Kansas, 1t was re-
ported. received guarantee Of
$4,000. Leonard's share is believed
to have been about $4,000.
ROUND 1-They SPARED for mo-
ment and Leonard tapped the chal-
lenger on the nose with light left.
Kansas missed two left hooks for
the jaw. Leonard took a light left
on the nose. Kansas missed a hard
left swing for the head and then sent
left to the body, followed with an
other to the jaw. The challenger
was forcing the fighting.
ROUND 2-The champion Boxed
cautiously and took a hard left to
the face. He shot a right hook to
the challenger's jaw. Kansas sent a
straight left to the nose and a short
right to the body. Leonard blocked
two left swings for the head. They
were in a clinch at the bell. Leonard
bled at the mouth.
ROUND 3-Leonard sent a straight
left to the nose. Kansas missed two
right swings and right uppercut.
Leonard sent his left to Rockys jaw
three times and missed right hook.
The champion outboxed the challen-
ger in this round, but his punches
were light.
ROUND 4-Both missed rights to
the head. Kansas sent hard rights
TO Leonard's body and in a clinch
they exchanged right uppercuts.
Leonard's nose was bleeding. Kansas
missed repeatedly in punching for
the body. Leonard sent a hard right
to the challenger's jaw.
ROUND kansas, using a back
hand punch with his left, caught
Leonards jaw twice. They had an
even exchange of rights at close
quarters. Leonard sent straight
right to jaw and left to body. They
were sparring at the bell.
ROUND 6-Both men worked
quickly. Leonard landed short
right hook on the challenger's jaw.
Kansas took three straight lefts on
the nose and returned one.
ROUND 7-They fought at close
quarters, but landed few effective
blows. Leonard then sent series
Of straight lefts to the chin. Leonard
blocked most of the challenger'S
punches. They were in a hard OK
change of rights and lefts to head
and body at the bell.
ROUND S-Leonards blows We're
finding their mark in this round. He
followed hard left to the body with
two right hooks to the jaw. Kansas
sent right and left to head. Leonard
sent short left to the chin.
ROUND 9.-Leonard sent a series
of straight lefts to the chin and jaw.
He sent a hard left hook to the jaw.
Leonard shook up the challenger with
right upperCuts at close quarters.
The champion appeared in his best
form in this round.
ROUND 10-kansas missed left
swing and took left to the jaw.
Kansas sent "a straight left to the
jaw. Leonard landed a left and then
q right hook. Leonard sent two
straight lefts to the body. Kansas
countered with n right to the body.
ROUND 11-Kansas went down
under-a stiff left hook to the jaw,
but was up at the count of nine
Leonard sent hard blows to the body,
but Kansas managed to last the
round.
ROUND 12-Leonard landed his
left at will but they were light, as
he was looking for an opening for a