The Detroit times., 1910-01-13
VERDICT OF DRAW
ONLY ONE FAIR
TO BOTH
Kilbane the Aggressor, While Dough
erty Out Boxes the Clevelander
in Almost Every One oil
the Rallies.
Patrons of windsors Fistic En-
porium See Three Corking Bouts
and Go Home Well Satisfied.
Nv eA,ll nAlE ERusI;e.

with all the enthusiasm OF TWO young
hilly goAs, battling ior the aHec'ioHS
of the fairest nanny that ever gave
vent 20 bleat. Tommy kilDans, ol
Cleveland. and Tommy DoughertE' oi
Kalamazoo and Philadelphis--great
combination that--swung, slugged aho
butted their way through eight rounds
before a highly concentrated swelter
Of humanity In Windsor's academy 1t
0stiana last evening and. when ~ Was
over. any decision which would nave
given a margin TO either ooy "oui"
have been a grievous injustice 20 tue
ether. When the welcome sounu vi
the gong. manipulated by the vigiisn'
Joe Sprackiin. announced the termina
y ton of the eighth and hnal round
both boxers were weltering IN then
own and each others gore hut eacr
was In pretty fair shape. apparently
10 start right in and go the route Over
again.
Kilbane's Batting Average.
IL Is doubtful III there has ever Oeel
n boxer ia the Canadian arena VINO
in eight rounds. started rs many III
tile blows as Mr. Eilbane did last
right. Tommy was in grand shape
far better fitted 10 so the route than
his competitor He forced matters
from star; to finish. rarely allowing
his opponent to do anything but eonn
ter. Perhaps he started 800 blows
during the combat IL he did. his bat
ting average would be correctly hg
ured at about .OS3. On the occasions
in the early period when Dougherty
covered up TO retsin his strength Xii
bane ratified more cuffs on Dougherty
gloves, arms and elbows than the eye
could follow or the brain count. Event
ualiy. recovered In wind and strength
from his retirement, Dougherty would
come out of his shell and rip couple
OF terrific rights into the Kilbano
pantry. which was left iuvitingly open
xt all stages.
The first three rounds were Kilbane'
on aggressiveness, the Clevelander
making his best showing in the third
IN which he sent Dougherty 70 his cor
ner a bit wobbly from the effects O.
lefts to the head. In the fourth Dough
crty set sail and, with right shift
knocked Kilbane clear across the rims
and up against the ropes, following vi
with fusillade which tested the
other boys recuperative powers TO the
limit. In the fifth. sixth and seventh
rounds Dougherty consistently out
boxed Kilbane, running up margin
OF effective blows which balanced the
result of Kilbane's last frantic attempt
In the final session.
A feature was the way In which
each man used his dome OF thought
with which to strike his most telling
a blow. In the early stages Dougherty
poked his skull against Kilbane's face.
opening up a nasty cut, which bled
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 II home
he cut Dougherty fully as badly.
putton Like CORVALLIS.
Eugene Magnee, the dapper little
Detroit boxer. was roundly cheered by
old admirers when he stepped out n
do battle with the strongly touted Kid
Dutton, of London. England. in the
semi-wirdup. Magnee made the af-
fair a second Yorktown, hitting the
exponent OF the union jack when and
how he pleased but mercifully with
holding his best punch until a couple
OF seconds before the clang which
closed the bout. The bell found the
British gargoyie waltzing about In
Magnee's corner. madly inuuiring
which was from him.
Young Sikora and Butch thinner
man boxed four savage rounds with
honors even in the curtain-raiser.
In the neighborhood OF 300 enthusi-
astic sports unable 10 see the combat
= x.f
the house. got the returns on the stair
way. leading up to the scene OF the
festivities.
Next Wednesday will be featured by
eight rounds between Clark and Hicks.
the former colored, both middle.
weights.