Evening journal., 1922-02-11
leonard IS
CROWN WEARER
Lightweight Champion Wins
This Time Over Rocky
Kansas
FIGHT TIDE TURNS
IN NINTH ROUND

NEW YORK. Feb. II Omitted
Press)-Rocky Kansas is not the
the worlds lightweight champion
because class most always tells.
Matched against the skill and
grace OF Benny Leonard. king OF
that weight. the Bunalo Italian ran
second In 15-round bout last night
in Madison Square Garden.
Scoring knock-down in the elev-
enth round and earning a wide mar
gin IN nine OF the fifteen rounds.
Leonard held his title but he was at
times a worried and badly mussed-
up champion.
The black locks. seldom mussed
by any bold challenger. were all on
end. his lips were puffed and his face
was a crimson smear from a stream
that trickled from his nose.
II was a piston-like right 70 the
heart that took the steam out OF
Kansas In the ninth round when Il
had looked all the way like the
dumpy little Rocky had a nne
chance to win.
For eight rounds Kansas carried
the fight 10 the champion and the
I only register that Leonard could get
out OF vicious right hooks to the jaw
was smile on the face Of his
target.
The champion was missing like
he never missed before. his footwork
was slow and he was doing little on
shade tricks that he had never re-
sorted to before.
His admirers. in the majority OF n
crowd OF 1900 kept saying "He has
been hghting enough lately" Tho
weight hurt him. he's going back"
Kansas gasped in the ninth round
, when he got a smashing right over
. his heart and the tide OF battle turn
ed then. Leonard gained connd-
ence and started to fight.
g IL looked like a knockout In tho
Z eleventh round and only the iron
20 ribs and the steel jaw OF the Buff
k falo boy saved him. The backhand
z blow. barred In most every place
q but New York instead OF winning the
fight for Kansas did more than any
thing else to defeat Kansas
,- He missed a right hook in th'
r left In the eleventh and tried q
H. swing back with the same motor
hut Leonard beat with a hard lef
= hook to the chin and he dropped
for nine. He was fortunate boy q
finish the round.
The fight by rounds:
i. ROUND ONE. They SPARED FOR a
' moment and Leonard ta~ocd the chai-
: lcnger on the nose with "a light left.
Kansas missed two left hooks FOR the
Nan0UnrN o. fafH o II..
nose. Kansas missed n hard left swing
N for the head and then sent a left to the
body, followed with another TO the jaw.
T. ins. Ess challenger was forcing the 'sA'-
u ROUND TWO The champion boxed
cautiously and took a hard left 70 the
, iace; He shot right hook 10 the
ehaHengers Jaw Kansas sent a
right to. the body. Leonard blocked
/ two left swings for the head They
% were In a clinch at the bell. Leonard
}. bled AZ the mouth.
= ROUND THREE. Leonard sent a
missed two right swings and a risht
u ! uppercut Leonard sent his left TO
= kockys jaw three times and missed
a right hook. The champion outboxed
the challenger In this round. but his
. punches were light.
ROUND -FOUR. Both missed rights
], 10 the head Kansas sent hard rights
TO Leonard's body and In a clinch they
q. exchanged right uppercuts Leonard 8
, nose was bleeding Kansas missed re-
j. peatedly In punching for the body.
Il Leonard sent hard right to the chal-
: lengers Jaw.
n ROUND FIVE. Kansas. using a
q hack-handed punch with his left.
Q caught Leonards jaw twice. They had
~ an even exchange or rights az close
3 quarters. Leonard sent straight right
% jaw and left e, body. They were
p sparring at the bell.
h, ROUND SIX. Both men worked
" quickly. Leonard landed a sharp right
n hook on the chahcnger's Jaw kansas
e took three straight lefts on the nose
and returned one.
ROUND SEVEN. They fought al
= close quarters. but landed few effectivs
blows Leonard then sent a series OF
straight lefts TO the chin. Leonard
blocked most OF the cha1lenger'l
IA punches. They were in a hard ex.
N change OF rights and lefts to head anc
body az the bell.
ROUND EIGHT. Leonard's blow.
l. were finding their mark in this round
lie followed hard left to the bod,
n, with two right hooks to the Jaw. Kan.
= sas sent right and left 10 head Leon.
/, ard sent short left TO the chin.
ROUND NINE. Leonard sent a ser.
le les OF straight lefts to the chin ant
T. Jaw. Leonard sent a hard left hool
10 the jaw. Leonard shook up ths
chanerEer with right uppercuts at clos'
ct quarters. Inc champion appeared In
his best form In this round.
ROUND PEN. Kansas missed a LEI
swing and took a left 10 the Jaw. Kan.
RS sas sent a straight left 10 the Jaw
r Leonard ianded left and then a righ
hook. Leonard sent two straight LETT
eI 10 the body. Kansas countered viii
IN right to the body.
"a ROUND ELEVEN Kansas sat dow
- under a stin left hook to the Jaw. bu
1T was up at the count Of nine. Leor
lg ard sent hard blows to the body. bu
= Kansas managed 10 last the round
"a ROUND TWELVE. Leonard lande
his left at will. but they were light
e. as he was looking for an opening 10
a right Leonard sent his left 70 IN
chalenger's chin and Jaw repeated,
q but Kansas appeared TO have recuper
ated from the eleventh-round knock
down.
ROUND THIRTEEN. Leonard land
ci short rights and lefts 20 the bod,
Leonard sent hard right 70 the stom
ach. Leonard sent three iefts to n
challenger's face. Leonard cautone
Kansas against hitting low
.. ROUND FOURTEEN. Leonard sen
- lefts 10 body and right 70 the head
4 Leonard sent sharp iefts 70 the chin
Kansas WINGED under a left 70 M
stomach Leonard landed a sharp lef
10 the chin at the bell.
ROUND FIFTEEN. Leonard rockee