The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-21
KapIan's Punch Discovered.

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 Proves That Old Adage.
 The verdict again upheld the sound 1ess of the time-vorn adage, "A strong offense is the best posslole defense.'' Kap1an was a whlrlWlno in action. He paid no attention 10 defending himself but torei nto his more experienced opponent with the ferocity and speed of an angered tiger His right and left were Hylng sn the general direction of Chaney at all times and during the course Of the battle he must have thrown about thousand gloves at his opponent, so 2ast and yet steadily was he carry ing thes truggle.
 All of these did not land but at least one-quarter and perhaps third of those blows found their mark on some part of Chaney's slick body The Baltimore body-puncher could not solve this tremendous and con tinuous offense. He didn't get any time to puzzle out just now tnls whir1ing, untiring hurricane could pe stopped It carried him from one corner of the ring to the other. from one side to another and at times fairly lifted him before it in front of it's great speed and force.
 Chaney Takes Only Second.
 Tn only one round, the second. did Chaney show to great advantage over the Connecticut lad. In that frame famous body attack and his constant 1,ol1nding in the clinches gave him the edge at the end of the session But that Chaney's lone round - the only time during the entire fight that he showed to any great advantage over the sturdy Kaplan. As the two stepped to the center of the ring for the final round, Chaney faced the herclIlean task of flooring Kaplan Tn order to earn a draw and, instead Kaplan, as fresh, apparently as when he bounded from his corner to meet Chaney in the first resumed < -E1y y,1n- d Ea6 round.
 KapIan supporters by the hundreds arose at the verdict and cheered the ssKid' as he donned his bathrobe and made his way happily through the ropes and they were soon Joined by the multitude of Chaney adherents, cause of the brilliant. slashing fight the "Kid'' had waged. Mer1den to- night is not deep in gloom as has been predicted, nor will it be tomor- row when the hundreds of fight fans of that city who backed their con- fidenece in Kaplan with real money resume the celebration in their home Haven immediately after hostiilties , ceased at Weiss Park.
 KapIan Tears In At Gong.
 Kaplan tore into Chaney at the gong that sent them on their twelve round journey. His two arms were swinging in true Harry Greb style. He was always punching, going in
 
 put of the clinches while swinging obth gloves, he won the round
 Chaney had apparently solved Rap , 1an's style in the second. He knocked aside the many Kaplan blows that were aimed at him and tied him up in the clinches., at the same time . the body that have carried him : through the featherweight division without a single defeat, that earned for him two decisions over Johnny K Q l. n the English champion and clean-cut victories over Benny -Valger, Charlie Beecher. sammy Seiger and others rf that class.
 In that round, Chaney drove a hard shot at Kaplan's left eye. opening cut that he continuously kept pecliing at through out the bout.
 Even at End of Sixth.
 After the second, however, Chaney failed to get in his driving blows at the body nor could he hit Kaplan. against the tornado that arose from the opposite corner of the ring with each gong to meet him almost in his own corner with a furious swinging of gloves. The third went to Kaplan 5n much the same manner as the first but the fourth and fifth were fairly it been a bout of that duration. draw decision would have been the only fair one. kaplan was always punchig and though he missed many, he was landing and, while his blows lacked slowing-up power. they were counting in the final reckoning.
 Makes Chaney Back Up. \ From the seventh round to the NHnish, of the fight belonged to the "Kid.'' Chaney never stepped to the front after the midway frame had been written in the books He was always stepping away, attempting to catch KapIan as he came into him but not succeeding in escaping tf. hooks and swings that came at him