New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
EASTERN WRITERS FAVOR KID KAPLAN
Consensus Of Opinion Is That
 Champion Will Beat Garcia

Hartford June 23.-Sports writers
 of the east believe Kaplan will beat ! Bobby Garcia when they meet for ! the featherwoight title at the Hart
 ford Velodrome next Monday night
 but all rate Garcia as a dangerous contender and expect a hard battle. l These are some of the opinions l from the scribes who will be at the
 ringside.
 WILBUR WOOL NEW YORK SIN; Expect Kaplan to win. It
 should be close
 JACK kOFOED, x. Y. EVENING
 POST: Kaplan should beat Garcia by q clearer margin that he did the
 last time they met Bobby isn { getting any better and was trimmed quite few times last year. There shouldn't be a knockout for both are
 rugged and neither packs a real
 knockout punch.
 ED VAN EVERY. \. Y. EVE
 NfNCi WORLD: My pick will be
 Kaplan. Although the Kaplan-
 Garcia affair in 1924 was very close
 and caused some argument it
 seemed 10 mo that the outcome de-
 pended on the last round finish and
 Kaplan certainly won that session.
 It should be a hard battle on June
 2S. but ! think Kaplan is the moro improved fighter since his clash
 with Garcia in the elimination
 tournament
 C. Y. CASSIN. WATERBtRY DEMOCRAT: Looks like Q dead heat 10 me,
 BOB WILSON, NEW HAVEN UNION: Pick Kaplan to beat Garcia on 2Sth. Only doubt is if hc should be weakened by making feather weight limit Kaplan punches too fast for present run Of contendors although he is meeting formidable boy in Garcia. Bout should go limit and lets hope r"foroo, whoever he shall be. will rynded decision one way or another Draw vCrdicts should b. Iegslatcd off the calendar,
 BILLY HAMILTON, BOSTON HERALD: There appears no good reason why Kaplan shouldn't retain his title with Garcia. Observations Of his fighting here indicated that it would take a great fighter to de feat him. He is the best tWo-hanicd fighter in the field today. aggressive and strong and appears immune 10 punishment. Provided he has no trouble making weight. something 1he fans have been approhcnsiye Of, 1 cant Soe how ho can lose. l would select him to defeat anyone in tho field today and that without much trouble. He is a great little cham pion.
 HARRY NEWMAN. NEW YORK NEWS: think that Kaplan will beat Garcia when they meet on the 2Sth and I would not ho a btt sur prised 10 see the champ score a knockout
 GORDON MCKAY. PHTLADEL- PHTA INQUJEER: would pick kaplan to win the fight. While h. k absolutely helpless against fast shjfty boxers, who can stand away and stab him. h" has such tremru- dous energy and staying qualities that men who come to him are built to order for l[apIan. Thrr'- fpre, would pick the chumnrou to repeat. Garcia is tough. buc no man coming to kapIan can do better than break even with him under circum- stances. II looks liHs Il1pltn 10 nl, though weight may 4tr.ct njIl
 Eddie Mauu. Bridgeport Times: kaplan has licked Garcia in Waer- bury. New Haven and New York auG he should do ii in Hartford. The Kid is better than eyer now, but tuc iistauc, should help Bobby for the longer the fight goes tho stronger he becomes. kaplan should win attel | hard fight over inc full route.
 sam Taub. x. Y. Telegraph. Rap Ian in our opinion will win bu' probably be extended to the limit. It should be a hard tusslo.
 J. r. Dawson, New York Times: Naplan will win. Bout will go the limit.
 Chick Creator, Bridgeport T"le- gram: Garcia will extend kaplan very inch of the way Eut the Meri- Ienito will retain his title.
 Milan c. WoIch, Bridgeport Sun lay Herald. With both boys in per 'rct shape. Kupl"n's greater speed ,lould earn the victory. but l.f him 1e even slightly out of shape and 1e1l he lucky to retain his title. iarcia, in my opinion. is thH ono today with a chance of grabbing the crown,
 Phil Dohorty, Moridcn Journal:
 look to Kaplan to merge victorious ] pver Bobby Garcia by the closest Of . and after the hardest bat le Of his entire career. In Garcia, with a worlds title as the prize, the doridrl youth meets the most dan ,orous cuntcndcrs for the fcathcr- weight honors in tho ring today. | ,irli Kaplan solely on what I know lis condition will be when he enters he ring I have watched him at his aiIy workouts for the past two weeks. and know he will crawl trough inc ropes in as good if moi n better condition than al any time turing the past three years The attle, in my opinion, will 20 the full init of fifteen rounds, and for ac- ion will be the greatest feather