The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19

Bridgeport Represented.
 There was a big sprinkling of Bridgeport fight fans in the jam. They were for Kaplan to man, al most. Hartford also sent a big dele Eation who shouted their lungs hoarse for Herman.
 There wasn't a question as to the winner at the end of the twelfth round. In fact, nothing but knock out could have switched the battle to the Meriden boy after the end of the tenth. Herman outpunched and outgeneraled the Silver City slugger in all but two rounds and, had he end round the right cross that he planted on Kaplan's jaw in the hsnth. he might have registered more inn
 Cries over Defeat.
 It was the first fight Kaplan has lost in more than six months. Kid" Wagner of Philadelphia. a clever. sharpshooting youn gster, invaded this Kaplan hOtbed and in the same ring in which Hermon won, outpointed the local lad. Kaplan broke down the Ightning-nke southpaw nitt of his opponent at the end of the bout and cried bitterly as he sat in his cor ner. He had given the best he had but, against the shtfty. fast-hitting and brainy Herman, his best had proven to be not quite good enough.
 The Kid" didn't look so good as he has in the past when he stepped into the ring Although his weight was announced 1s 129 pounds. he ap peared a bit drawn and. though Her to do with i.. the Meriden boy didn't appear to Ir~ve the strength and speed he has shown in previous en- counters
 He came out of the corner in the first round and tore at Herman, shooting over his left twice to the Babes head Then he landed q left and Q right to the same spot but, in the exchange of punches, during which there was some beautiful hit thing. Herman had the advantage. KAplan sent home a left and received a right in exchange as the round ended.
 Kap1an landed a. vicious attack on Herman in the second but the west erner's defense was equal to the Of fensive and he emerged with out re- eciving a. herd blow. Herman landed a left and right to the face and Rap. Ian rctU' ned with solid left to the nose that started the claret. Herman here started to beat KapEan to he punch of his left hook and right lan's head and body and he had the ''Kid" holding on at the end of the round.
 Kap1an raced from his corner at the start of the third and ran into right hook. The round was tame compared to the second with both boxers missing repeatedly.
 Kaplan Is Fioored.
 Herman planted another right tn the jaw at the start of the fourth and then missed left swing Kaplan missed two swings and appeared slow.
 Kap1an rushed nt Herman and re- ceived a left hook to the jaw. Rap 1an's rush cared him off balance and before he could recover. Her man swung a right and f1oored the ''Kid," who was up before count shis right to the head at the bell.
 Herman started Q body attack in the fifth, sending left hook into tfKaplan's stomach and crossing with a Ian to the ropes and, when they dans- ed to the center of the ring, rapid exchange of punches resulted in hasS- Ian drawing away. They exchanged punches and. as KapIan came bound ing back from the ropes. Herman sent in a hard right to the jaw
 Sixth TameSt of Bout.
 The sixth was the +amest round of the bout with little solid punching , but the seventh was another lively frame with kapIan on the long end man to the ropes with a left to the head and body in rapid-fire order be- fore the round ended. Kaplan also gained the edge in the eighth, his left hand again carrying him to the top but in the ninth Herman c@21e hack and toward the close of the round, sent his left to kaplan's head and body six times without TO- turn.
 The tenth was Herman's best round. He had ceased his body attack and was playing for the head and he crossed his right and hooked with his left, throughout the round, land ing no less than nine solid punches during the frame while Kaplan was unable to send home a single blow.
 The eleventh was csoSe with the edge going to Herman and the final round was tame compared to some of those that had gone before. NEAr- man. in this round. was on the de- fensive protecting his lead and he gave a beautiful, exhibition Of box Ine