Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-05
Benny LEONARD HANDS ROCKY
KANSAS AN AWFUL DRUBbINC,
WINNING TECHNICAL <. 0, IN 9TH

Michigan City. Ind. July 4.-(By
A. PD-BeAnie Leonard. worlds cham
pion lightweight fighter. rocked Rocky
Kansas all over the ring in the eighth
rouno OF their scheduled l0.round titu-
lar contest today. and the Buffalo. n,
Z. challenger seconds threw in the
sponge to save their man from what
apparently was going to be the FIRST
counting out Of his career.
The battle will 90 down in the record
books as only a technical knockout for
the champion, but 1t will stick in
Rocky Kansas memory as the most
severe beating he ever received.
Blood running from his mouth down
his naked chest and tears trickling
through the heavy growth on his
cheeks, Kansas. held up by his man.
ager. could only moan:
He whipped me; he whipped me;
and oh, how he can hit.'
Following claims by Kansas 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
raore rounds with the member practi-
cajly useless, the fighter was exam
ined tonight by DR.. c. X. Briggs of
Chicago and DR.. A. l.. Barrone of Buff
falo. member of Kansas camp. They
sale the bone was broken.
Dan Rogers, Kansas manager. as
serted he threw the sponge into the
ring against Kansas wishes in order
to save further injury to his arm.
Leonard, surrounded by the hun
dreds who rushed to his corner,
smiled necessarily after the bout and
declared himself well satisfied with
the result
They thought because Kansas had
stayed the limit in three other bouts
with me that I couldn't put him out.
They said when Britton beat me that
was through. 1 guess | showed to-
day that I'm still champion, that l
still have the punch and that l can
move fast.
IF there are any fighters who
doubt, | want them to know that l
still have plenty of what gave Kan
sas today"
There was no doubt in the minds
of the more than 10000 spectators
" no came to the inaugural battle at
Floyd Fitzsimmons' new open air
arena that Leonard today not only
was Rocky Kansas master, but that
he was just as fast, just as rugged,
and just as powerful in those terri
fic rights as the day he won the title
from Freddy Welsh.
Round One-After boxing cau-
tiously Leonard led with light left.
Kansas came in with left and clinch-
ed. Leonard missed a right uppcrcut.
Kansas swung two lefts to the jaw
and Leonard danced away. Kansas
landed two light lefts to the head
and missed a right Leonard sent
left TO the stomach and Kansas sent
back similar blow. Leonard
blocked light left to the head and
Kansas hooked left to the stomach.
Leonard missed right swing to head
at bell.
Round Two-They missed lefts to
the head and in the exchange Leon
ard had the better of it. Leonard
backed into the ropes and sent right
tc chin. They fought at close quar-
tiers and Leonard hooked solidly to
body
Round Three-kanSas missed a left
and fell down and Bonnie nailed him
with right to chin making him back
away. Leonard landed a light left to
head and Kansas missed a left to
stomach and Strengthened up Leonard
with left to chin. Both missed lefts
and a right.