New Britain herald., 1924-06-10
KAPLAN TROUNCES
 GARCIA HAND|LY
Wins Every Round and Right to
 Fight Champion

Louis tkid) kapan of Meriden, i hurdled the last barrier in his way to a fight with Champion Johnny Dundee at Weiss Park, New Haven, last night when he took every round of twelve round battle with Bobby Garcia Of Baitimore. Kaplan weighing in at 1eG, was in prime condition and fought at his best, pumping left and
 rights into the MeXican's face and
 body and being master of the situ-
 ation throughout the entire twelve
 rounds. Garcia attempted to use his
 in6ghting tactics which earned him a
 draw in q fight with Kaplan in Wa
 terbury about six weeks ago hut the
 Kid refused to let him get in and bat
 tered him on every attempt to get in
 close.
 Kaplan started fast and in the first
 and second rounds used his left en-
 tirely, striking two and three blows
 in succession and piling up big
 lead. In the third rcund Garcia at tempted to stage comeback but af- ter the first minute of the round was forced to back pedal around the ring under a flood of lefts and rights to the face and body. The fighting grew faster in the fourth and fifth rounds with kaplan scoring with his left and shaking the Mexican up with torrid rights to the jaw. In this round the Mexican was badly shaken and the crowd implored tho Mcridcn battler to put him out. In the sixth round the ! Geaf i'm neutral and stood toe 10 toe in a swift ex- change of rights and lefts with Garcia | giving way and backing to the center 1 of the ring. In this round kaplan | used Dundce's trick Of bounding off l the ropes and ON his first tryout of . this scheme he caught the Mexican off his guard and planted T solid left on his jaw, knocking him into the fopes.
 From the seventh to the twelfth and final round it was continual pill ng I'D Of points hy Haplsr. Using ris left and right and continuously ,ropdinc Garcia. Kaplan fought ono ,f his best fights ,n Connecticut ing and gave Garcia a terrific beat ng. There was nothing 10 i' but Saplan when McAuliffe raised his ,and at tho end Of the battle and sl- hongh the crowd was disappointed in lot seeing the thrilling battle that vas expected they were well satisfied with the exhibition by Eap,an and rave him biz hand at the end Of he contest.
 Georgie Day of New Haven fought
 draw with Jimmy Hutchinson Of Sew York In the curtain raiser. Both ,Ehters were bndly punished in inc irst two rounds and finished the fight n an exhausted condition.
 The second fight brought together so hea,yweiGhts. Joe Stoetsel of New -ork and Dan O'Connc'l of Jersey 'ity. Stoessell who weighed in at ii s.4 cutweifhed his opponent by ( pounds and the light was stopped | the second round when the New -orker was sending tho Jersey boy carer a knockout with every punch.
 The hsbt which had more action i, han any other on the card was the : racy fereuson.Hid Carson fght .hich was the semi-hnaL Ferguson as given the short end Of the deci- on but MSS entitled 10 draw nc- ording 10 the opinion Of the fight blowers at the rinFside. The North ,rd boy did the leading throughout le fight and although absorbing ,me hard punches always went in ,r more. Carson fought n defensive 1ttle and let Ferguson come i- where ? would shake him with left and ghts. Carson weighed in st i50 ith Ferguson weighing in at ii5.