New Britain herald., 1926-06-29
he ban found them wrestling.


 They were fighting hard but with one hand locked most of the time.
 Garcia landed two wild lafts 10 the head and kapIan missed 6 right 10 the head in return.
 The champion missed 0 left lead and almost floored the referee. l Garcia ducked his head just in time to meet a well timed upporcut. Garcia slowed the champion with a knifng left 10 the jaw and Q mo tmcnt later put over another left to the same spot, but the bell interrupt .oI follow.
 Round Five-NapIan stepped in with his left 10 the head and iarred Garcia with a straight right to the Jaw. ! kaplan landed a hard left to the body and Garcia missed with his right. The champion starfel furious offensive with both hands and brought blood to the cha,l5nger's . face. ] Garcia dropped his head and met 1 |kaplan's left flush 10 the face. ! The one-two punch to the head i forced Garcia 10 Clinch and the bell . sounded before they could be parted. : Round Six kaplan landed with both gloves . to the head. Garcia couutered weakly to the body. Another right uppercut sent Garcia's head back. .
 The champion was displaying ef- . fsc,iyc aggressiveness with his right upporcur.
 Another right uppercut which landed in Garcia's midsection forced . him 10 give ground and Kaplan chased him to the ropes.
 They were dancing for an open ing as the bell rang.
 Round Seven
 They cliHched and Garcia landed both hands to the body with driy- ing force.
 Garcia flashed his right 10 the head and bounced Kaplan 10 the ropes. The champion measured his challenger and drove a nasty right | to the head which brought fresh blood from Garcia's nose.
 Garcia staggered kaplan with a slugging right to the face but Rap Ian tore in and punished him to the body.
 There was plenty Of cinching and wrestling as both boys played for the body. The bell found them punching away al close quarters.
 Round Eight
 Eaplan punished Garcia with both gloves 10 the body as the challenger sought to tie him up in clinch.
 Kaplan sagged the challenger's knees with a stiff right uppercut but Garcia came right back with driving right 10 the jaw Il
 Garcia staggered kaplan with swinging left to the head. Kaplan 1 missed right lead and missed a right to the head. |
 A short left hook sent Garcia 10 the canvas for six. Another left hook 10 the body sent him down 1 for another count Of six. When he got 10 his feet, kaplan charged in | and drove 8 right uppercut to tho chin which synt him to the canvas for a count of two just as the bell 1 lans. II
 Round Nine
 kapIan rushed out Of his corner | and tloored Garcia with another right to the chin. The challenger | took six and came up.
 A left to the head sent Garcia down for five. f
 The champion charged again and with both gloves flying 10 all parts Of Garcia's body sent him down again. but he came up at q count | Of three. |
 Garcia grabbed the ropes and endeavored to hang on to the f champion but Kaplan pushed him away and charged again. I Garcia was apparently ont on his Il feet hut he hung on in a desperate Il attempt 10 stem the tide which was Il slowly OvorpowcrinG him. il The bell found Garcia very weak. | II
 Round Ten II kaplan rushed out Of his corner |, and met Garcia as he was coming Il out. They cuuched. then Kaplan Il stepped in and measured his chal- rngcr and drove terrific right to the body which stretched the chal- lenEer horizontal for a count of nine. N He staggered to his feet and II rccled around unsteadily and the referee stepped in, stopped the match and raised Kaplan's hand
 Very small Gate. II Hartford, June 29 lP'-A crowd of ',A6S paid $I9.95J to see Louis (Kid) l Naplan retain his fratherweight K by knocking out Bob y Garcia Of Baltimore here last night. The net receipts will total 't1,G1S.55. according to the official igures made public by Commissioner IE Thomas F. Donohuo. Top price was $11. factor which accounts for the low attendance. At ik he Eaplan-Herman fight at Water 'ury, last summer, Promoter George ,s 'hlligan said he drew a gross gate If S59,ooo with $7 as a top price. It
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