The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
DEcISIVELY BEATS
ROCKY KANSAS in
FIFTEEN ROUND GO
Buffalo Boy Takes Count
OF Nine in Eleventh
Round.

outpolntlng ROCKY Kansas. the
hard-hitting Buffalo Italian. The
Tight went the limit, is rounds, and
was witnessed by one of the largest
crowds which was ever packed into
the Garden.
After the sixth round the cham
pion had things all his own way.
A hard right overland smash to
Rocky's nose brought the claret In
the third round A few rounds
later Rocky retalisted, driving his
left to the face twice, the first time
cutting the champions face just
below the right eye and the second
starting the blood from his nose.
In the eleventh Benny had his
best chance Of the battle to end
things with . knockout Coming
out of clinch the champion
reached Rocky with terrific smash
over the heart. Rocky staggered
Then he dropped to the canvas and
took a count Of nine.
Leonard tried to finish him then.
Kansa$ however. managed to cover
up sufficiently to get through the
round
With his seconds working over
him furiously between the rounds.
that Leonard was unable. to put
over the sleep producer.
First Round-ksnsas missed two
lefts for the head. and then ran
into a clinch without any damage
Leonard raped Kansas on the ear
with a right-hand swing, but Kan
sas was back a minute later with
q right to the ear. They rushed
into another clinch, Rocky sending
a light left to the champions stom-
ach. Leonard nailed Kansas with
q sharp poke to the jaw, then fol-
lowed II instantly with another
shot to the same spot.
Second Round-Leonard landed q
light left to Rocky's head. Kansas
tried to force the champion, but
Benny shot two left leads to the
face. They rushed into a clinch.
Kansas had all the better of the
exchanges. Kansas socked a hard
left to Leonard's jaw and they
rushed into a clinch, with Kansas
showing much the better. The
crowd gave Kansas a big cheer as
he went to his corner.
Third Round-After considerable
sparring. Leonard stuck a'left hook
to Rocky's mouth. Kansas missed
a hard left try for the jaw. Leon
ard sent his left to Rocky's mouth.
Kansas swung wild and tore into
the clinch, where he roughed the
champion. Leonard kept shooting
straight lefts and had ROcky's nose
bleeding Kansas was still very
Wild.
Fourth Round-Kansas missed a
left for head, Leonard sent a light
left to Rocky's mouth and a hard
smash to Rocky's nose. In the
clinch the champion got home some
hard blows to Kansas wind. Rocky
had Benny bleeding from the nose
from a hight-hand smash. Kansas
appeared to be much stronger than
the champion. Benny shot two very
weak left leads to Kansas mouth.
Kansas forced the champion to
hack ground continually. Leonard
sent a hard right smash to the
Buffaloan's chin just at the bell.
Fifth Round-Leonard sent left
TO Rocky's face. Rocky replied
with left swings to Benny's ear.
and Benny sent a hard straight
left to the Buffaloan's nose. The
champion got home a short left to
the stomach. Kansas battered
Benny's midsection and followed
with a right to the head. Kansas
struck a low blow. but apologized
to the champion.
Sixth Round-Leonard ripped one
to Kansas stomach, and Rocgy
countered with a left to Benny's
head. Benny landed a singing
r!Eht-hand blow on the chin, which
sent Rocky back. Benny nailed
Rocky once more with a right to
the chin. Kansas got over a back
hand blow to Benny's ear from a
clinch. Leonard sent three lefts to
Rocky's face, with no return.
Seventh Round-Kansas landed a
light left TO the face, and the
champion responded by sending two
to the heart and two to the face.
Benny sent three lefts in succession
to Kansas body without a return.
Rock started Benny's nose bleeding
again with right uppercut In
clinch. Leonard raped Rocky with
two hard rights under the heart.
Rocky smashed Leonard with a hard
right and forced the champion to a
neutral corner.
Eighth Round-Leonard drove a
hard right to Kansas stomach and
followed il up with a right to
Rocky's ear, but the Buffalo Kid
kept tearing in. Leonard drove two
rights to Rocky's heart Rocky
staggered Benny with a short right
chop to the chin. Leonard stag
sered Kansas with a series of lefts
to the jaw. Benny again sent Rocky
back with left to the mouth.
Ninth Round-Leonard got some
lefts to face and body, while Rocky
missed two left swings to head.
Benny kept up his work for the
face. and hooked once more to the
face without q return. Leonard
sent Kansas back on his heels with
a left hook to jaw and then blocked
Rocky return. Leonard drove
Rocky back on his heels with a
left-hand smash at the close of the
round.
Tenth Round-Leonard had Rocky
missing left-hand swings for the
head. Leonard. raped Rocky be-
hind the ear with a stinging left
hook then brought a right over to
Rocky's ear. while the latter was
swinging like a gate with both
hands.
Eleventh Round - Rocky tried
with left for the face. but Benny
countered and landed a right over
Rocky's heart. Leonard knocked
Kansas down for a count of nine.
Rocky got up. Benny pasted him
around the ring looking for another
opening to finish the Buffalo boy,
but Kansas covered up He was
very weak from Leonard's wallops
to the stomach. He had great DIFF
fieulty in weathering the round.
Rocky's seconds were working over
him furiously during the minutes