Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-08
locKY KANSAS WINS
LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
lR0M JIM GOODRICH

,,.salo. N. Y. Dec. 7.-(AP}-
~ Kansas of Buffalo tonight
~ mo lightweight championship of
-, ~ world from Jimmy Goodrich.
N Il Buffalo.
~ !. stirring 15-round match re-
rith thrills, the veteran chal-
ple. N.. 'n,,t-scored the champion and
a le4ss Mad the goal he set himself to
INN, IN more than IA years ago.
~ ,be first preliminary Mike Car
nrb,in. stopped Billy Palmer in
fo.l .scond round of Their scheduled
~ r6und middleweight bout.
~ usrrv Fuller. Niagara Falls. won
4. "a easc,sion over George Nichols,
IaJ si IN their four round middle
weight preliminary.
'' pobbv Tracy. Buffalo, received the
,.a,sion over Buddy A. Hearn, Buff
e e',a n four rounds. They are well
terweights
TINY Russo. Pittsburgh. and Luke
rarr, Buffalo. lightweights, fought
* rounds to a draw.
x the semi-final, frankie Garcia
,'a,tica brother of Bushy Gra-
ssss defeated Charlie Pinto of Buff
s ss,s IN fast six round bantam
weight bout.
81, The hght by rounds:
round One The challenger
,.rced the fighting. scoring several
ssrd lefts to the champions head.
Tsnras outboxed Goodrich and
MAX him with left hooks.
- pcfnd Two--Rocky continued to
srina his left with good effect but
X champion's defense stiffened.
NAV exchanged hard right crosses
10 tie head.
Three-Both took punish-
mept in in-fighting and then both
Missed swings. Kansas hammered
name two hard left hooks, breaking
thrgueh the champions defense.
Kansas missed a left hook to end
/ he round.
Round Four-They fought more
cautiously in the fourth. Kansas
rss warned for backhanding the
champion. Kansas landed his left
almost at will to Jimmy's face.
Round Five-Goodrich caught
Kansas with successive rights and
lefis but he was not bothered and
sailed into the champion viciously.
/ Hard left swings and crosses opened
up cuts. in both the champions eyes.
He was bleeding freely at the end
Of the round.
Round Six--Kansas continued to
force the fighting. Jimmy missed
frequently and the rights he landed
did not seem to slow Kansas up any.
Roeky's left jab continually pene-
Hated Goodrich's defense.
Round Seven-Goodrich boxed
carefully in this round. In the
elinches both scored heavily. Jimmy
EQled left to the head and two
rights to the body. The challenger's
ef jabs kept the champions right
sp bleeding freely.
Round Eight-Kansas shook the
champion with a jab to the chin but
took stiff right swing in return,
Goo6rich worked four hard body
punches and hook to the head.
Round Nine-The champion scor-
q hard rights to the head to start
llc ninth, and then sent right
swings but missed a haymaker. The
utfFan Kansas was. apparently tir-
Round Ten-A left swing caught
Gcodrich dead on the chin and stag
gsred him. Kansas was after him
win right to the body. The
champion retaliated with stiff lefts
. the body. The challenger was
sghting gamely and his left jab kept
6oodrich's eye bleeding.
Round Eleven-They mixed II up
WIN Kansas getting the better of
.ne long distance exchanges. Occas-
nhaiiy the champion would open up
ouI after scoring would run into
nard left smashes. Kansas slammed
right to Goodrich's stomach. The
champion shook Kansas with a right
% me body to end the round.
hound Twelve-Both started
strongly in the twelfth. Each scored
Haous body blows. Goodrich shot
nsrd left to the body and Kansas
yaacned. Kansas slugged the
hampton and then they stood toe
y to and slugged.
MOUND Thirteen-Kansas opened
w thirteenth with hard jabs to the
n%upion's head. Jimmy scored
l rights to the body and then to
~ mead. A. right to the ear stag
ss.H the challenger at the bell.
Eound Fourteen-The champion
ssune right and left to Kansas body
aQ punished the challenger re-
sA4soiv Goodrich was Furnishing
snsass body and was receiving lit
y return at the bell.
Mound Fifteen-The champion
yied hard rights and lefts to the
aoay. Kansas fought back viciously.
,aOxins again and again to the face.
Kansas blows seemed to lack the
rover they carried earlier. The
asat ended with them standing toe
night.
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