The Detroit times., 1910-01-13
IEROICT OF DRAW
ONLY ONE FAIR
TO BOTH
Xilbane the Aggressor While Dough
erty 0ut-Boxes the Clevelander
in Almost Every One Of
the Rallies.
Patrons of Windsor's Fistic EN-
porium See Three Corking Bouts
and Go Home Well Satisfied.

With all the enthusiast Of two young
billy goats. battling for the arcctiohs
4 Of the fairest nanny that ever gave
vent to bleat. Tommy kilbane, OF
n Cleveland. and Tommy Dougherty, OF
4 Kalamazoo and Philadelphia-great
X 4eombination that-swung, slugged and
sbutted their way through eight rounds
4, before a highly concentrated swelter
" Of humanity In Windsors academy Of
n fistiana last evening and. when II was
a over. any decision which would have
4 given a margin to either boy would
have been grievous injustice 10 the
81 other. When the welcome sound OF
fthe gong. manipulated by the yigilant
\ Joe Spracklin, announced the termina-
4 tion OF the eighth and final round.
both boxers were weltering In their
i own and each others gore but each
Twas In pretty fair shape. apparently,
to start right in ami 90 the route over
:again-
kilbane's Batting Average.
IT Is doubtful ii there has ever been
q n boxer in the Canadian arena who,
in eight rounds. started as many fu-
y tile blows as Mr. Kilbanc did last
night. Tommy was in grand shape
far better lifted 10 60 the route than
his competitor. He forced matters
from star; To finish, rarely allowing
his opponent 10 40 anything but coun-
ter. Perhaps he started 500 blows
Z during the combat. II he did. his bat
ting average would be correctly tg-
nred at about .0S3. On the occasions
\ in the early period when Dougnerty
covered UP to retain his strength Xii
\ bane ratified more cuffs on DougheTty's
gloves. arms and elbows ;han the eye
could follow or the brain count Event
ua1iy. recovered in wind and strength
from his retirement. Dougherty would
come out of his shell and rip couple
of terrific rights into the Kilbane
pantry, which was lef invitingly open
at all stages.
rs The first three rounds were Kilbane's
on aggrcssiveness. the Clevelander
making his best showing in the third.
IN which he sent Dougherty to HIS cor
ner a biz wobbly from the effects os
lefts to the head In the fourth Dough
crty set sail and. with a right SHIFT.
Knocked hilbane clear across the ring
and up against the ropes. following mp
With q fusillade which tested the
other boys recnperative powers TO the
limit. In the fifth. sixth and seventh
rounds Dougherty consistently out
boxed Kilbane, running up a margin
or effective blows which balanced the
result OF kilbanes last frantic attempt |
! In the final session.
&- A feature was the way in which I
each man used his dome OF thought !
with which 10 strike his most telling !
blow. In the early stages Dougherty /
poked his skull against kilbane's face. !
opening up a nasty cut. which bied /
through the contest. Kilbane spared
with his bean for an opening for some !
time before he landed in the eighth /
round, but when he did butt it home \
he cut Dougherty fully as badly.
Dutton Like CORVALLIS.
Eugene Magnee, the dapper little I
Detroit boxer, was roundly cheered by 1
bid admirers when he stepped out 10
DO battle with the strongly touted Kid |
Dutton, of London, England, in the
bemi-windup. Magnee made the az |
Iatr a second Yorktown, hitting the !
exponent OF the union jack when and |
how he pleased but mercffully with |
holding his best punch until couple I
fof seconds before the ciang which I
closed the bout The bell found the
y British gargoyie waltzing about in
< tMaxnee's corner, madly inquiring |
which was from him.
. Young Sikora and Butch thinner |
4 man boxed four savage rounds with !
Z honors even in the curtain-raiser.
In the neighborhood of 800 enthusl- I
\ astic sports unable 10 see the combat
10 naccount of the limited capacity OF
the house, got the returns on the stair
y way, leading up to the scene OF the
< festivities.
Next "Wednesday will be featured By
Il eight rounds between Clark and Hicks.
the former colored, both middle.
weights.