The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-23
Cleveland Boy Beats Curly Ger
hard, of Detroit, in Five of the
Eight Rounds Of Their
Bout at Windsor.
Detroiter Makes Particularly Game
Showing and Will Be Better With
One Fight Under His Belt.
Peon vs.. Jacques; a hectic draw.
Outton w. MeGinnls; Dutton
won on aooressiveness.
kilbane w. Gerhard; klIbane's
en- points, leading and strength.

Well they showed us the much
tcuted Tommy Kilbane Of Cleveland
az the Windsor Athletic club last
evening. and Tommy fully came up TO
Specifications. handily winning the
imaginary decision over Curly" Ger
hard OF Detroit and showing a great
improvement over the appearance
which he made In the same arena
nearly a year ago.
Little Mr.. Kiibane is a polished
ringster beyond question. He battles
with his hands. his head. mis- heels,
his knees and his elbows His face
and shoulders bore scars demonstrate
ing eloQuently the busy career which
old George Siddons has marked out
for him. and his GOODNESS and mathe-
NAUTICAL method OF fighting won the
adulation OF the largest multitude that
has ever attended the demonstrations
Of the manly art In Detroit's Canadian
suburb. Kilbne did not impress as u
smuggling puncher with the ability to
lay an opponent low for the count,
in Jig time. But he is a dangerous
two-handed boxer and keeps working
all the time. His ability 10 keep free
and out OF clinches. with both hands
working merrily was. perhaps. the
most effective feature OF the demon
stration he gave at the expense OF the
Detroit feather.
Crowd cheered Gerhard, Too.
But the honors were not all 10 Kill
bane in fact, when the bout was
over the hearty cheer which the crowd
handed TO Gerhard was an eloquent
testimonial 10 the esteem in which
Curly" had placed himself as the re-
suit OF his game opposition.
No excuses are necessary for the
Detroiter. Able at any time TO make
122 pounds ringside. he conceded Kill
bane six or eight pounds by the con-
ditions OF the battle and went out and
gave him the best he had. Right on
the reel he handed Tommy left and
two snappy rights that rolled the
Clevelander's head around. In the sue
ceeding stages OF the battle, although
butted. fouled and back-heeled,
Curly" asked no quarter. Never did
he stall. nang on or cover up. Butted
on top OF the head In the second
round, his face covered with blood. he
stood up and exchanged punches with
his opponent and never quailed. One
more lively set-to such as the Kilbane
scrap and Curly" will be lot better
off, for the bout OF last evening was
his first in nearly a year and brought
him up against a boy who has been
filling an engagement or two nearly
every week.
kiIbane's Effective Poke.
Kilbane's most effective blow was
a straight left to the face lie used
this TO bleed "Curly's" nose several
times I'm the bout and the cumulative
effect of these stabs. coupled with a
hard right To the body. obviously were
having their effect when the end OF
the contest was being attained.
Kilbane came out in the eighth and
final round. prepared to make an ef-
fort to finish the Detroiter. Again
and again he rushed. landing his left
TO the face Curly" was firing and In
wobbly condition but, like a game lit
tie gladiator, kept sending back the
best he had From Kilbane's corner
George Siddons frantically patted the
big post OF the ring. In a signal to his
boy to hurry matters. Curly was
bleeding from several cuts on the face
and his nose. but kept whanging away
at his opponents body. In vain his
handlers besought him TO KEEP his
hands in front OF his face. Curly"
semed confident OF his abaility to
weather the gale and the finish found
him there, CORY sight, but In no
great distress at that.
The semi.final showed Kid Dutton
"Of London, England" against Pat
McGinnis OF Detroit, mere novice.
button hadn't a thing to fear from
McGinnis' slapping. falling defense
but failed TO materially damage the
Detroiter. Mr.. buttons meditative
expression reminds one OF Nick All
rock in distress. His fighting face Is
proportionally more woe-insplring but
NJ. McGinnis. with commendable