Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-05
I lnlsas J Carried Weeping
Ring, Beaten For
First Time In His Life;
Champion Says He Ha,
Plenty More OF The Same
Stuff For Others Who
Think He Is Through.

~, a$NS.GAasaen1ea City, Ind, July>s5.-The
M RAAshiff Will so Into tho record books
ySasS only a technical Knockout .forE the
ssGnampion, butIit. will stick in Rocky.
he ever received.
SE5ISSSl5iood running from his mouth
" DOWN his naked chest, and tears trick
lar8athroueh the heavy growth on his
81 cneeks Kansas held up by his man
Ager.y could only moan, "he whipped
m nse,SlhNe whipped me" and "0h, how
Kansas seemed to be out on his reer
abu TWAS the disgrace of the sponge
that seemed TO; hurt himS most: for in
his rough career OF many. victories,
SSsonly Benny Leonard had ever BEFORE
hent him to the floor and Leonard
failedftto do that yesterday, although
there seemed little doubt that one
more right cross would have put
Rocky fiat ION his back for a long
count:
dr4ds who ~rushed to his corner.
+9sr1iled necessarily after the bout an ,
Meclared himself we'll satisfied witt
the result. (
W Y They thought because Kansas had
stayed the limit in three other bouts
! with me that l couldn't. put him out.
They said when Britton beat me that
/ was through. I guess showed
1.-THE punch n that / can still, move
4 fast. 3f3" a.. ~ 4 'stg& H&
IF there are any .fghtersI want
them to know that. Igstill have plenty
Of what I gave Kansas today"
a. There was o:dtupt.i in the minds Of
the slightlyhmors than 10, 600 spectaa-
I tors who came to the inaugural bat
tie at Floyd Fitzsimmon's now open
Y air arena that Leonard yesterday not
only was Rocky Kansas master but
that he was just as fastnI just as
rugged ana Just as powerful in those
terrific riShts1as the day he won the
title from, Freddie Welsh years%ago.
- The champion just toyed with his
husky young opponent, who can be
given. credit only for standing X q
man before the champions onslaught
today was impossjble-trade blows
2 with Leonard. Kansas did not take
+. q single round. He did not and u
solid blow. +. He failed to do more
than ruffle the champions hair
never trying to get in one Of those
mule-strength blows which have sen.
such boxers as Richie Mitchell%down
for the coun LII g one 4,. round.
The only time Rocky4got an even
break was in the first session. ina,
was an even.sexchange Of dancing and
sparring withsno heavy blowsA .
From. then on Leonard Increased
lis speed and superiority round by
round, whipping in upper cuts.Ain
semi. c.irfches which left Kansas look
ing frcm.4 side to, side, wondering
where they came from. Z
As TIE rounds passed Leonard oe.
gan shooting out his famous right
cross, minglingI 1t with left hook.
whichs kept3the challenger mystifed
The number Of Leonard's enective
blows Increased with every round and
In the seventh he was hgnrativel5
throwing gloves at the Buffalo lad.
= Kansas repeatedly swung hard
trying especially for the stomach, bu'
%sIeonard always danced away invarf
ably returning with arrow-like blows
to Rocky's jaw.
Kansas kept shaking his head ir
the early rounds over his misses
once or twice he smiled but Leonard
always quickly. wiped off the smilt
with a kick jab. ,l
Kansas Wabbles.
Then, came the eighth-LKansas
mouth was Needing as he canne from
his corner and Leonard shot in blow.
so fast hat the blood soon came II
re, strea m. + Kansas backed, wobbled
sswayed and reeled under the blows
his kandslat his side, his mind evil,
dentl; a blank. As Leonard careful
" measured him for what probabl,
would have been the X. o. blow, thu