Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-28

Waterbury, Conn, Aug. 21.-(AP)
Louis (Kid) Kaplan. Connecticut
worlds featherweight champion
fought a fifteen round draw with
Babe Herman, Pacific coast feather
weight, before 10000 fans at Brassco
Park tonight.
nonular favor, a majority of the
visiting newspapermen at the ring
side favoring Herman. The fight was
tame until the latter rounds when
the champion frantically endeavored
to get inside of Herman's close
guard.
Kaplan weighed the featherweight
limit of 126 pounds, while Herman
scaled 125.
Jack Sheehan of Boston was an
nounced as the referee.
The fight by rounds:
Round One-The fight started at
927 eastern standard time. The
champion took the aggressive at the
start and with his usual buzz-saW
motions carried the fight to his
challenger. Kaplan hooked three
lefts to Hermans face. They
clinched. Both missed frequently
Kaplan doubled Herman wit right
to body. Herman landed three lefts
to head. Kaplan smashed a wicked
left to Hermans head. The bell
ended a tame round.
Round Two-Kaplan rocked Her
man with a vicious left. They
clinched. kaplan drove Herman to
the ropes punching rapidly with
both hands. Herman almost knock
ed Kaplan off his feet with WELL
timed right to jaw. Herman danced
into clinch after the champion
landed twice to his head. They ex-
changed blows in Herman's corner
A smashing left caused Herman to
back, another left to the body
doubled him to a clinch. The bell
found them fighting at close quar-
ters.
Round Three-Kaplan rushed to
Hermans corner and landed with
| both hands. The champion rushed
him to the neutral corner and pour
ed both gloves at him from all dir
ections. They clinched frequently.
Kaplan swung into his characterize
ic actions when he rushed Herman
to the ropes and landed three times
to his unprotected jaw. They ex-
! changed body blows. The Grove
yelled for action as they remained
! tied in a clinch. They were dane.
ing around at the bell.
Round Four-The champion landed
a left and right squarely to Her
mans head. They fought at close
quarters. both pouring punches al
the body. kaplan sprang forward
and bounced a wild punch off Her
mans forehead. Herman landed
weakly to Kaplans head. They wrest-
led around the ropes. A straight
right square to the face stunned Kap.
Ian. The bell found them in a clinch
Round Five-kaplan tore into Her
| man with rights and lefts and rush
ed him to the ropes. There was ar
/ abundance of clinching and fighting
at close quarters. Kaplan landed foul
blows to Herman's head without re-
turn. Herman Jared Kaplan with
lstraight right. They wrestled., Her
| man staggered kaplan with right
. cross jut as the bell rang.
I Round Six-Herman bounced &
right to Kaplan's chin and another tc
! his body. A left to the face staggere.
Herman A right uppercut sent Kap.
lan's head back. Herman was driv.
| ing Kaplan into a clinch every TIM
the champion charged. Both landed
effectively to head. Kaplan's righ
eye started to close just as the bel
sounded.
Round Seven-kaplan missed will
his left and Herman landed to tn,
head and body with his right. Kap
Ian forced Herman to the ropes bu
little damage was done in tame ex
change of blows. They exchanged
lefts. Herman bounced "a left off th
champions bad eye. Herman LANDED