The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-21
|KAPLAN WON OVER | JENNY HANDILY;;
 | CHAMP GOT GIFT
Jersey Boy No Match for Ex-ChampiOn Martin Is Victim of Bad Verdict Dubois Won Over Bon Bon
(By JOHN A. CLUNEYl


 ing, weaving. hard-punching fighter of fifteen years experience and in excellent is paired with 19 year old boy that has plenty of class but no punch, one does not need q horoscope reading to figure out the result. Such was the situation here tonight when Louis Kid Kaplan, erstwhile Meriden "buzz-saw" gave young Ralph Lenny of Union City, N. J., a leathering for ten rounds that will do him little good and comprised one of the worst bouts ever seen in a Hartford ring. Kap- Ian won nine of the ten rounds.
 Used His Clutch.
 Trying to match his young but limited strength with the windmill attack of the bull-like ex-feather- weight champion, Lenny held Rap lan's arms with all his power. until he became so tired from holding that he was comparatively easy target for the hooking, smashing Kaplan, that looked like the Louise of old as he crowded his youthful adversary into corners and whaled away with both hands to stomach and head. The bout was a bad match in the first place, and re- suited in terrible exhibition of the part of Lenny. who apparently was kidded into the belief that he could outpoint kaplan, following a diet of pushovers and third-rate mugs that have been fed him for a year and half. His technical knockout over Edide Lord was noth- ing to commend him to those who knew Lords real condition, the night he entered the same ring to get $500 which he badly needed.
 Just Plain Fright.
 Kaplan just scared the kid out of his first growth. Apparently act Hebrew hard and fast from the mediately that he was in there to stay the limit and win on points If he could. With characteristic cool ness, Lenny used a left jab and weak right uppercut; then would grab for Kaplan's swinging arms until ordered to break by the ref cree It was the same thing round after round, for tine entire cen cantos, and everybody was glad when it was over, for the contest certainly sent the 1000 customers home with a bad taste in their mouths. some of them getting an early start in the eighth round.
 Once or twice Lelny stood off an' jabbed Kaplan's ring-worn face, particularly in the third round and earned himself an even break. Still, he held on to those pistonlike arms of Kaplan for the next seven rounds as Louie kept whaling away, his ambition backed by excellent physi- cal condition, which brought him down to 134M pounds. The decis- ion was just a formality, and if Lenny's spirit is not broken too much. everybody will forget the thing in time.
 Cant Lose In Hartford.
 How Referee Bill Conway came to the conclusion that Bat Battalino won the first six rounds of his bout with Andy Martin of Boston is something only he knows, but the Bay State Italian certainly got the worst of it on that score. Making Battalino look like the amateur he was four or five years back, Martin jabbed. hooked and outsmarted the champion for seven of the ten rounds, only to lose the verdict on the strength of Battalino's aggres. siveness. It was perfectly true that Bat was the aggressor most of the
  he did land, but Martin out punched him three to one, and gave him d boxing lession that he should re- member to his dying day. The de- cision was greeted with misses, bOos. and catcalls of much variety. while the champion was practically "raz- zed out of the ring" as he left for his dressing room, following one Of the worst showings imaginable be- fore his home town folks. Right eyebrow split and nose bleeding, Battalino looked anything but the champion he is supposed to be, while verbal shouts of "cheeSe cham pion from the ringsiders stung him to action in the latter rounds and the more angry he got, the worst Martin made him look as he side stepped, hooked and uppercutted champ from one side of the ring to the other. It was just one of those hometown decisions that fall to the lot of every champion, when he is in tough spot. Conway gave Battalino seven of the ten rounds, the seventh, eighth and ninth going to Martin. He scored the sixth round, in which Bats eyebrow was split open. to to 4 for the cham pion, winding up with AZ to Al count for Battalino.
 The Prclims.
 Romeo Dubois, aggressive New Haven lightweight scored a one sided win over Kind Bon Bon, colored boxer from Tampa, Florida. who is now residing in Waterbrsy. In the best bout on the card. which was poor from top to bottom. Nick Christy of Bristol won decision over Renee Peloguin of Danielson. K. o. Eddie Morgan of Stamford flashed his win to decision over >yoooh;0 nf Naw York