The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-01
MLBANE DOESN'T WANT
TO STATE THAT He WILL
LICK ATTELLj WILL TRY
Johnny Says That To Do His
Very Best Is All That Any
Fighter Can Promise.
GETS NEW PARTNER TODAY
Has Little Chum Back in Cleve-
land, a Little Newsboy,
Who Is Clever Boxer.
NV aALpH 1. YoNkER.

Nv RALPH L. YONkEH.
II was along towards the end OF the
last act OF the regular show at the
Avenue and Johnny Kilbane. the
Cleveland featherweight boxer, who
recently returned from a yictorius
season on the Pacific coast, was seat
cd ON a stool waiting for his turn be
fore the footlights. He and Earl Will
Iiams clever young fighter from
The Forest City, have been giving
three-round exhibitions at the WOOD
ward-aye. burlesque house this week.
..The straight ways the right way,
soloed one of the actors on the stage.
Johnny looked up from where ne
was sitting
THAT song dopes il right, he said
seriously. The fellow who is straignt
doesn't have TO worry, but the crook
ed guy'll get his sooner or later.
This bit OF philosophy seems 70 De
characteristic Of Johnny. Al least
he Is a pleasant young man to know.
The little fighters eyes meet yours
souarely as he shakes your hand
heartily. but without gush, and there
,s \ Jolly twinkle In them that tells
Won right away he In Irish,
see that girl out there singing?
he asked after the man had finished
his song and one of the lady princi-
nails was claiming the spotlight. ITO
,vat.b her smile and wink you
wouldn't think that she Is SO Ill ina.
she can hardly stand up, would you !
Well she sis. That's the real stage
life that you don't see from across the
footlights. We boxers are OFTEN IN
the same SORT OF boat. Don't reel
rood. want TO quit, but we've got 10
get in the ring and forget scrap.
These stage bouts are hard work
he continued. I'VE two fellows don't
want TO hurt each other and yet We
Get so in the habit of hitting for the
vital places and hitting hard that It's
almost Impossible not to get in few
DANGEROUS labs. Earl has bad nose.
but can't help but crack It every
once In while. /,
.He is going back to Cleveland
wednesday TO have 1t treated and I've
wired for Tom McGinnity to come
here to finish the week.
Going TO get him q good one IN
the stomach this trip" said Johnny
AS he stepped in for the last period.
And II wasn't long before he found
an opening. A grunt from Williams
told that the blow had. come.
NOW don't ask me IL I'm going 10
Hey Abe Attell when l meet him in
.os Angeles New Years day, said
Kilbane. as he wound yard OF tape
on his right hand In his dressing
room before his part of the perform
ance. That's not a fair question.
don't know whether I'm going TO lick
him. but I'm going TO try, OF course
II think can or wouldn't meet him.
Somebody asked me that question
q day or two ago | suppose | should
have thrown back my head and puffed
ont INV chest and said, Sure. I'm go
ing 10 nut him asleep but | cant do
that know that. I'm going TO do
INV best-thats all.
II understand that my manager has
frht for me soon in New Orleans.
Hes been trying to get me on with
Tommy Dixon there for some time.
n he has succeeded III quit the the
atrical business this week and start
training.
enc this isn't my first stage ex-
n0TtpnCe.
was a professional buck and wing
dancer. Just picked IL up the way
lots OF Irish kids do. Gene Kane,
Cleveland man, and worked togeth.
er. couldn't sing bit, but USED
TO stall through the opening song
while he sang IL and then we danced.
I think had the edge on him In feet
shaking, even II wasn't song.bird.
"The practice | have had in that
line has helped me whole lot in my
footwork in the ring.
~Then was in a little sketch once,
too"
Johnny paused and looked at Billy
Shier. who was seated In chair COM
fortably tilted against the dressing
room door. and laughed.
.'You tell him about II, Bill, he
said.
Wei, the sketch, as Shier related IL,
was all about a young boxer who was
In love with the same rich young
heiress on whom his sparring-partner
had a bad case. Then there was a
villain. The villain offered the spar.
ring partner a bunch Of coin II he
would load his gloves with lead and
nut the young boxer, whose part was
taken by Kilbane. to sleep.
Sparring partner accepts oner.
Hero gets wind of II, gets in knock.
out blow before sparring partner can
nae loaded gloves and they all live
happily ever after, or until the cur
tain goes down at least
one time when the sketch was be-
Ing given at Cleveland the sparring
PARTNER in the drama was unable 70
perform, and. as Shier tells It," De.
sroit boy" volunteered 10 take his
Mace. All was well until the time for
the knockout blow came. The blow
landed from Johnny's strong right
realistically as well as melodramati-
eaiis and ''the Detroit boy" dwelt in
marble halls OF cloudy xistas away
from the realities OF this earth for
several minutes while the curtain had
10 be rung down post haste.
Johnny slipped the joke when he
volunteered the information that
Shier himself was the Detroit boy. .
Kilhnne has chum In Cleveland.
his name Il johnny Chambers and he
n i1syear-old newsboy. Riibane
1ftf notlcc1 the boy following him