Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-28

KAPL AN and HERMAN SCRAP
TO DRAW IN FEATHER CONTEST

a vicious right 70 tne pooys AHeS
were TIED tight at the bell.
Round Eisht-Herman tieo kaplan
repeatedly as the champion rushed.
There was little open lighting. the
crowd shrieked for action as clinch
followed clinch. Herman Jared kap-
Ian's ribs. They exchanged lefts to
thes head. They were tied in clinch
for half a minute exchanging pody
blows as the bell halted the round.
Round Nine-Kaplan landed three
times to Herman's head before the bat
tiers clinched. Herman missed a right
and the champion clinched. beau
tiful right uppercut staggered zap
Ian. They danced around and cllncn-
ed Kaplan rushed but missed wild
left swing. Herman poked his right
to Kaplan's ribs with terrific force.
They were mixing it furiously for the
first time at the bell.
Round Ten-They exchanged blows
to the jaw and then locked. Herman
blocked a wild left and staggered
Kaplan with his right. Herman ripped
an uppercut to the jaw and stuck his
left to Kaplan's ribs. Both were
swinging wildly. Kaplan stung Her
man with a swinging left to the Jaw.
They >clinched at the bell.
Round Eleven-Kaplan missed a
swinging left but clinched to save
himself. He forced Herman to the
ropes and landed effectively to the
head. Three vicious rights to the
head staggered the champion but he
tried gamely to counter. They wres-
tied and cllnched. Herman smacked
left to Kaplans ungua1ded body.
Herman met every charge wsrn close
guard. They we're dancing a the bell.
Round Twelve-Both landed sting
ing blows to the head and then clinch-
I ed. A beautiful right. shot straight
out, Jared the champion Bnth miss
! ed right hooks. Three times Her
mans right found Kaplan's ribs. Her.
man jumped III. aided his right to
Kaplans ear and ribs, and was out
before Kaplan could clinch. Again
Herman Jared kaplans rits, but the
| bell prevented a fcllo ?.
Round 13-Herman landed his left
and right to the body without re-
turn. Every other rush was clinch.
There wat little open fighting. They
+, wrestled furiously without landing a
| blow. Again Herman,s right rocked
| Kaplan. The referee warned kap-
| land for holding. Just before the
bell Herman landed the one-two
| punch to Kaplan's jaw.
| Round 14-Herman's manager pro-
| tested they were shortening the
rounds. Kaylan landed his left to
Herman's right,eye. Herman missed
left but landed his right and
Kaylan missed a left A stinging
right, straight to the jaw, sunk Kap-
| Ian back on his heels. Herman miss
| ed an uppercut. Kaplan almost
knocked Herman from the ring with
a wild left They hattled furiously
at close quarters. The referee pried
them apart at the bell.
| Round 15-They shook hands. A
| clinch followed Herman started a
vicious attack, pouring punches al
| Kaplan's head and body. The cham
! pion missed frequently. Herman
| staggered the champion with right
to face. Kaplan landed two beauti-
! full blows to the head. The clinch-
| ing continued. A wild left to the
! head sent Herman to the ropes. They
wrestled. They fought furiously al
close quarters until the bell ended
| hostilities.
Except for the last three round.
it was a rather tame exhibition
studded by continual clinching
dancing and wrestling. Herman
with a close guard, tied the cham
pion at every turn, forcing him tC
clinch after his wild swings wen
/ wild. On the other hand, Xaplar
was not the same fighter who scored
technical knockout over Damn!
Kramer of Philadelphia in ths
ninth round of a 15 round match II
the New York State athletic com
missions tournament to determine 5
successor to Johnny Dundee, wher
the little Italian gave up the crown