The New York herald., 1922-02-11

range. in which Leonard reached the
face with his right and got a volley of
rights and lefts to face and body from
the challenger.
Leonard was now bleeding profusely
from nose and mouth and seemed to
be in trouble as he went to his corner.
Fight Toe to Toe.
ROUND EIGHT-Kansas stepped in
close and battered Leonard on body
and face with his left. Leonard tried
straight right to the body but missed
and in clinch Kansas reached Leon
ards face with right uppercut Kan
sas landed a terrific right handler to the
body and followed with a left handler
TO the jaw that staggered the cham
pion. Leonard shot a right handler to
the face and the men stood toe to toe
exchanging rights and lefts. Leonard
reached Kansas effectively with his
right but failed to sta agger the sturdy
Buffalo boy.
ROUND NINE - Leonard used
straight left. but landed only lightly.
Kansas missed with left, and Leonard
jabbed him twice in the face Leonard
landed a heavy left hook 10 the face and
followed it up with a series of jabs, the
Buffalo man countering. Kansas bored
in ond landed with left to body. Leon
ard shot another left hook to the face
and Kansas missed with left swing.
Leonard jabbed Kansas in the face,
rocking him. Again The champion
reached Kansas face with a left and
shot a hard right to the head just at
the LelI.
1t was the best work the champion
had done up to this time.
ROUND TEN-Kansas opened with n
| left to the nose and then i'm clinch they
hammered each other on the body.
Leonard shot left to the face. and
Kansas stepping in close pounded
Leonard on the side of the head. Leon
ard got In half dozen straight lefts
to the face and then hooked a left 10
KANSAS ear. Kansas missed two heavy
left hand swings but uppercut the
champion on the chin with his right.
Leonard swung a left to the body and
Kansas drove him off with a heavy
/ right TO the head Kansas worked In
/ close and pounded Leonard on hea6
and face. They were spsrring at the
! bell.
Kansas Down for Eight"
ROUND ELEVEN-After much spar
ring Leonard let go a right and missed
! Kansas responded with left to the
/ body and shot the same hard to the face.
! Kansas hit Leonard on the face and the
champion countered with blow to the
breast Leonard knocked Kansas down
with q left hook to the chin. the Buffalo
man taking the count OF eight. Wher
! Kansas arose Leonard tried desperately
| TO land knockout blow. But the rugged
Buffalo man recovered quickly. and al
the bell was mixing 1t merrly with
Leonard
This was the sensational round up tc
date and the great crowd was In q tur-
moil
ROUND WELVE-Leonard opened
with a left hook TO the face and kansa.
followed with the same kind OF a punch
leonard landed q fuslllade OF lefts e
Kansas face and the Buffalo mar
rushed to close quarters and swung right
and left to head without doing much
damage. Leonard continued to poke his
! left I'm Kansas face and the Buffalo
man swung his left without much effect
AT close quarters each pounded the bod,
and at long range they exchanged right,
and lefts TO face. Leonard seemed Il
tire somewhat as the bell sent him q
| his corner.
ROUND THIRTEEN--L Leonard cam,
out dancing and jabbed Kansas In tn.
! face half dozen times without q
return. Leonards left continued {,
reach Kansas face with great FIRE
quency and al close quarters IN,
champion thumped Kansas hard on Ill,
body and face without return
Leonard landed heavy left to Kansas,
body. staggering the Buffalo man
Kansas attempted TO keep in close ant
landed blow that the champion
thought was low Leonards nose wa.
bleeding hard again.
ROUND TOURTEEN-They came I,
close quarters and ambasted cacf
otaer hard. Leonard shot vollcy o.
lefts and rights, reaching the body ant
jaw very effectively. Kansas got 9