New Britain herald., 1925-08-28
Fight By Rounds


 his usual buGz-saW motions carried the fight to his challenger. kaplan hooked three left to Herman's face. They clinched. Both missed fre- quenty. Kaplan doubled Herman with right 10 body. Herman land ed three lefts 10 head. kaplan smashed a wicked left to Hermans S head. The bell ended tame round.
 Round two--Kaplan rocked Her man with q vicious left. They clinchcd. Kaplan drove Herman to the ropes punching rapidly with both hands. Herman almost knocked Kapan from his feet with well-timed right to jaw, Herman danced into clinch after the champion landed twice to his head. They exchanged blows in Herman's corner. A smashing left caused Herman to back, another left to the body doubled him 10 clinch, The bell found them fighting at close quarters.
 Round three--Kaplan rushed to Herman's corner and landed with both hands. The champion rushed him to the neutral corner and poured both gloves at him from all directions. They clinched frequent ly. Kaplan swung Into his charac- teristc actions when he rushed Her man to the ropes and landed three times to his unprotected jaw. They exchanged body blows. The crowd yelled for action as they remained tied in clinch. They were danc- ing around at the bell.
 Round Four The champion landed a left and right squarely to Herman's head. They fought al close quarters, both pouring punches at the body. Kaplan sprang forward and bounced wild left off Herman's forehead, Herman landed weakly to Kaplan's head. They wrestlod around inc ropes. A straight right square to the face stunned KapIan. The hoU found them in clinch.
 Round Five -- kaplan tore into Herman with rights and lcfts and rushed him 10 the ropes. There was an abundance of cIinChing and fighting at close quarters. Kaplan landed four blows 10 Hermans head without return. Herman iarrcd Kaplan with straight right. They wrcstl"d Herman staggered Nap | Ian with right cross just as tho bell rang,
 Round Six-Herman bounced 2 right 10 Kaplans chin and one to his body, A left 10 the facn stag g"rcd Herman, A right uppcrcut sent kapIans head back. Herman was driving ltapIan into 2 clnch every time the champion charged. Both landed effectively 10 head. haplan'S right eye started to close just as inc bell sounded.
 Round Seven -~ kaplan missed with his JoC and Herman landed to the head and body with his right. Rap Ian forced Herman 10 the ropes but Nltlc damage WAS done in tame 'vch9ngc of blows, They eX- i changed leftS. Herman bounded 8 left oft tn" champions bad eye. ] IIrman landed vicious right to ] th" body They were tied tight at 1 h" bell,
 Round Eight Herman tied kap- 1 Ian repeatedly as the champion rushed There Wa' little open fight ing, The crowd shrieked for action as cinch followed clinch. Herman | larrod KapIans ribs. They ex- changed lofts to tho head They were tied in q clinch for half a minute exchanging body blows as tho h"ll halted the round.
 Round Nine-kaplan landed three times 10 Hcrman's head before the RI'il"rs clinched. Herman missed q rgh' and the champion clmched. \ beautiful right uppercut staggered karlan. Thcy danced around and | chnchod. Kaplan rushed bu, missed a wild loft swng. Herman pok"d his right 10 Kaplan's ribs with terrific force. They were mixing il t0rlousJy for tho first time at the bell
 Found Ten-They exchangel { blows 10 the jaw and then locked 1 Herman blocked a wild left snc staggered Kapan with his right Herman ripped upporcut to the jaw and stuck his lof' 10 kaplan's ribs
 Roth were swinging wildly. Kan Ian slmg Herman with swincine D'tt 'o the jaw. They cIinchad a inc bell
 Round Eleven Eaplan missed swinging lot hui clmchcd ro say, himSlG H. forced Herman to th, ropes and landed effectively 10 in, heal. Three vicious rights 10 in, head staggered the champion bu h" tried g3mcjy to counter. The, Nr"st.od and cliHched. lorna Smark"d a l"r 10 kapl2n's un guarded hody. Herman met ever 'o'rEe with q close guard Thc yer. dancing at thr bell.
 Round Twelve Both landed sting Ing blows to the head and the, cllnch"d. \ beautiful righ. shc straight out pared tho champion Both missed right hooks. Tare umes Hcrman's right found Kan lsn's ribs Herman jumped ir landed his right 10 Kaplan's ear an ribs aud Was one before K3rla could clinch. Again Herman Ilrrc hapans ribs hut the bell pre,ente follow,
 Round IhiTtueu-Hcrman landc hls lief, and right 10 the body with out return, Every other rush wa 1 CIiuch. There was little oper nghtins They Drestlcd turiousi Nithom landing a blow. Agsir Borman's right rocked Kaplan. Tn referee warned Kaplan for holding Just before the bell Herman landeO the one-two punch to kaplan's jaw | Found Fourlcep-BeTman man