New-York tribune., 1922-02-11
Cha.lpion Gets
,j,dses' Verdict
In Hard Fight isht
y~.al Boxer Far From Best
Form, but Scores Knock.
down in Eleventh Round
By Jack Lawrence

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no t.wons- defeated Rocky Kansas, OF
LEI IN last night in q fifteen-rounc
t...is a. Madison Square Garden. He
/ r.s given the unanimous declsion OF
u. state judges present, and conse-
;uert!y retained his title as hght-
veight champion Of the world.
Many students Of the ring game were
n the opinion that the champion was
az from his best form. Kansas showed
tide respect for the Champion IN the
Early rounds. and tore into h'm as
though he were only a preliminary
scrspper II the third round the Buf-
falo boy had Benny scaling along the
-opes to avoid punishment.
he brought the blood from Benny's
rose and battered the champions body
v;th hard wallops. During the inter
yals of rest Billy Gibson, the cham =
pion's manager, was giving Benny large
.nhalatiors from the smelling salts
rottls.
II was not Until the fifth round that
the champion was really awakened. and
thereafter he gradually came back INTO
bis own. In the eleventh he was the
cd Leonard. with power. punch and
c'everness With sharp drives to the
@1OfIp0
latter, propped on his elbows. took the
count Of seven. When he came up he
was croggy and dazed, but instead of
clinching his way out OF this crisis he
fought back gamely and was apparently
n qooc shape when the bell rang.
From that point on. however. the re-
suit was never in doubt, and Kansas
only chance to win was by Knockout.
Al ,oto oI ~ ofr
;erday afternoon. Benny scaling at
lS4i. pounds and Kansas tipping the
beam a. an even 1876
The betting when the men entered
the ring was to that Leonard would
win. Buffalo sports we're wagering 3
10 that Kansas would stay the limit.
Thirteen thousand three hundred and
seventy-sever persons paid Sl14.516 TO
see the fight many OF them women.
Kansas First in Ring
Kansas WAS the first to enter the
rng wearing 4 gaily decorated bath
-obe with 4 towel thrown over his
shoulders. He was followed three min
utss later by Leonard The champion
came down from the Fourth Avenue end
and got 2 reception from the crowd
that reminded one Of that JULY dav
when Dempsey passed through the huge
tarong on his way TO the ring. John
NJ Dundee was Introduced, and Humpi-
'sys announced that he would claim
lohuny kilbanes featnerweieht title
unless the latter met him in tie ring.
It was announced that Dundee would
pos, $4,000 to bind this match. Dave
Shade, who Will meet Jack Britton in
the Garden soon. was introduced and
after that Leonard and Kansas posed
for three photographers
Leonard, clean cut and sharp featured
was an interesting contrast to Kansas
His nose is dentcd and his LETT ear
Nas the sign Of the caulifower. Billy
Gibson, manager OF leonard. and Dan
Rodgers conferred with The two fight
e's and Referee Mcfarland IN the
center Of The ring Just before the bell
nns 70, the first round.
me inner tiers Of tho Garden wore
Paessd 70 capacity az 1850 o'clock, but
'ae'e were many vacant seats in tfc
7oxes and on the ground floor. even
a;'er the second preliminary had been
pl, on IT vas apparent that MANY
N'Se: h holders were interested only in
ne hanapioNeh;p encounter. When
Leonard and Kansas entered the ring
ne house was packed and the class Of
New York sporting circles was at the
snsslde. 1t is probably a fact that
acre were more women in the audience
'ast night than ever witnessed prize
rgat IN TINS city. The dresses in the
boxes along the Twentv-sevcnth and
lTenty-siNth streets sides reminded
vac OF big eht at the horse show.
tninieresting Preliminary
Lew Palucco Of Salt Lake CITY. ard
1oaony Williams, Of Harlem, opened
'ne festivities. and they had littl.
enough to offer In the vav Of th.ii's
.aIuero weighed l2I and Williams 1874
pounds. 1hey wont eight rounds. which
N~s TOO much. they were about the
"os' oninte~est!ng hattlsrs 10 have
s.so 'nsldc the ropes. Paucco started
st'one' hus few let's to the nose
Dioosnt the clarct and ruined lot OF
- eohnoence Williams got the de-
~ raj Losa''. Buffalo scrappor. got
a.. Upstate roar when he entered the
,ms ,,. N tnc second bout. His opponent
Ts".. WOO HaoIe Walsh. a tough yorkv,lic
svu'h sv "''a lots OF anbition and a Ma
T. Ty"e slsn 'sttoei on his lett arm.
On Logan. - ~ ''o''es me-
,,.sn. .m nsnt brought tho first salvo Of
5sS 5,t'rs'a s s'1 frcm tto gallery gods, who |
c,sJ 's"ed 'Ns opening encounter with
thew sS '"o'n ersncc. ln the third round !
sr.u s. $1,000 toe to toe and uallopcd /
l6e uHu' blood was streaming from !
vr..or "use o. nc Buffalo boy. Sporting
Ioco. o~.'' On olii aio papers had said that /
desel dsJr was one OF the best bows ever
c,.at npsu IN tnat city, which is saying
,ss, s'vaI q. ooai. when ono remembers /
f&nN trne came from there.
Logan Beats Walsh
,,o~, ~vsan had lett hand which he used
IA 'Fsrnug ts-g enough. but it didn't seem
.oo to t,s much power behind it. In
conn., 0.sn tnls loft. followed hv a
stres o. rights. brought the blood
Loa,"e from Naish's nose.
and bs,. 1ore into Walsh in the sixth
snsrn 'It'ered Iof him along the ropes with
me yorLand y...S ana rights TO the body. but
It. Tbo ".ulc BOY Vas good at taking
tstcd il 'N' Scrarpers wore so inter-
e,er INC business that in nearly
snd ,,o ,Tonp they fought alter the bell
,.;pr' '..,os'@ed 20 each other before re-
f.s.. 20 'heir corners.
'ssed .s oU' seat a. the rngsidc it
'sr. kno.,. rough Johnny Bun could
'oks. 'AvSAco W', either boy through the
'sourb h. ~ @'sN used his right hand as
md whcn 1as swinging d an outcurvc.
cld~;ho ~ =. landed which it seldom
Of the he,Sy vas delivered to the side
sailed jn.o ja1 % ana did no damage. They
%. the trs. e"Sn o'nor IN the last round.
'Ausissm ra'cd to arouse much en-
10 the uoner ro'1 ~, the hsrd boiled fans
lad IL h. humphreys told tho cyo,ra ,ha.
'antage ws esen the decision. His ad
I. the rin-s; i~S Almost invisible to those