The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-05

their scheduled 10-round titular CO challenger's seconds threw in the 8 was apparently going to be the first
 The receipts were i59,S3o, 1t was announced. this including the gov ernment tax which amounted to $B,415.
 The attendance was placed at 1o,- 900, this figure, however, not includ- ing a largo complimentary list.
 The battle will go down in the yecord books AA only a technical Knockout for the champion. but 1t will stick in Rocky Kansas memory as the most severe beating he ever re- esived.
 Blood running from his mouth down his naked chest and tears trickling through the heavy growth on his eheelSa. Kansa&, held up by his mana ger. could only moan He whipped me he whipped me. and, oh. how he can htt!"
 Clafzns Arm Broken
 &0AQWAuH ClAIu1 pl lNahaGo friends that the fibula bone in his left arm just above the wrist had been broken in the third round of the fight, and that Kansas had fought gamely on for five more rounds with tho member practically useless. tho fighter was examined tonight by Dr. c. K. Briggs, of Chi cago, and pr. A. l.. Barone, of Buff faio. N. r.. member of Kansas camp. They said tho bone was bxok on.
 Dan Rogern Kansas manager. as- ssrted be threw the sponge into the ring against Kansas wishes in or der to save further injury to his arm.
 Kansas seemed to be out on hts feet. but 1t was tho disgrace of tho sponge that seemed to hurt him most, for. in his rough career of many vio- tories, only Bonnie Leonard had ever before even sent him to tho floor, and Leonard failed to do that today. all though there seemed little doubt that one mora right across would have put Rocky flat on his back for long count.
 Benny Shows Elm
 Leonard, surrounded by the hun dreds who rushed to his corner, rrniied incessantly after the bout and dSkaared himself well satisfied with the result.
 ..They thought because Kansas had stayed the limit in three other bouts with me that couldn't put him out. They said when Britton beat me that was through. guess I showed today that I'm still a champion, that I stili have the punch and that can still move fast.
 .If there are any fighters who doubt, want them to know that I still have plenty of what gave Kansas today"
 There was no doubt in the minds of the more than 10000 spectators who came to tho inaugural battle at Floyd Fitysimmons new open air arena that Leonard today not only was Kansas master, but that he was just as fast. just as rugged and just as powerful in those terrific rights as the day he won the title from % Freddie Welsh years ago.
 Benny Toyed With Kansas
 The champion just toyed with his husky young opponent. who can be given credit only for standing up Ike a IndH DtAoto tHt OhahPacA ? onslaught, and for struggling gamely to do what today was impossible trade blows with Leonard. Kansas did not take single round. He did not land a solid blow. He failed to do more than ruffle tho champions hair but he never quit trying to get in one of. those mule strength blows which have sent such boxers as Ritchie Mitchell down for the count in one round.
 The only time Rocky even got an .evsn break was In the first session That was an even exchange of danc- ing and sparring with no heavy blowA.
 ohamp Uses Right
 From then on Leonard increased his speed and superiority round by round, whipping in upper cuts and senni- ni-clinohes which left Kansas looking from si<e to side as II r wondering where they came from.
 As the rounds passed. Leonard be- ran shooting over his famous right cross. mingling 1t with left hook. The number of Leonard's effective blows increased with every round and in the seventh he was figura. lively throwing gloves at the Buffalo lad.
 Kansas repeatedly swung hard trying especially for the stomach but Leonard always danced away invariably returning the arrow-like blows to Rocky's jaw.
 Kansas kept shaking his head ir tho early rounds over his misses Once or twice he smiled. but Leonard always quickly wiped off the smile with . quick jab.
 The Fatal EightA
 Then came the eighth. Kansas mouth was bleeding as he came from his corner and Leonard shot in blows 90 fast that tho blood soon came fir stream. Kansas backed, wobbled d .swayed and reeled under the blows his hands at his side, his mind evt dentiy a blank. As Leonard carefully measured him for what probably sponge went in and under its sprinkle of water lay Rocky Kansas z championship hopes. as completely drenched as If an ocean of water had swamped them.
 Preliminarfes sAd Wolgast of Cadillac, Mich.. q 10-year-old brother of the former lightweight champion and Jack O,Tools of Milwaukee. boxed ar eight round draw in the opening bout. They are iightweights.
 Dennis O'Keefe. the Chicago welterweight. knocked out Eddi. r welsh of South Bend. Ind. in tn: second round of the scheduled eigh 2 round semi-windup.
 O'Keefe daxed Welsh with a lef hook to the chin and then fooret him with smashing right. He wa. knocked down three times before h. ,-qtook the count. They weighed 14i : pounds.
 Leonard and Kansas came into \ the ring at 4.45 D. m. Davy Miller of Chicago was tn,