New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-05
.K|LBANE HARD PRESSED
Wins on Points. but Finds
Dundee a Worthy Foe.
BIG CROWD SEES BATTLE
Champion Boxes IN Clever
Fashion, but Lacks Punch
for a Knockout

Johnnv Kilbane. % Cleveland the
featberweight champion O. the world. out
pointed Johnny DUNDEE OF New York. oy
. fair margin In a ten-round bout az the
81 Nicholas A. O.. last night There Vas
no doubt in TIE minds OF the non-partisan
crowd that kl0ane was the winner on
points. but it was generally agreed that
Dundee gave him a hard ngnt and was
entitled 10 much credit Toward the end
of the battle Dundee held on badly. out
his graphing prociiyiues gained him no
respite. for Kilbane punished him badly
in the cinches.
Dundee distance was remarkably oad'
worse than In any ~ his previous battles.
h seemed % o. worried and while be
ed almost necessarily. be missed tlliy
= per cent Of his punches. He va Al
ways strong ever dangerous and willing.
but the cool. smiling champion had Am
worried and nervous
{. kIbanc boxed q cool. de Dcrate battle
Smiling and apparently oDiu0us OF hts
surroundings Boz worked onlr as hard as
Boz mad O.. ne landed often but evidently
lacked the punch His right hand blows
were perfectly timed. when be- tried them.
but while tncl al. landed with an az
parent.r vicious snap. tnc~ failed 20 have
q greater ensct than mssiug Dundee
hold on.
DUNDEE weighed in or I-- pounds rng-
side while Kuoane tipped mo beam a.
1ls pounos
4 record crowd vss on hand 90 see the
contest and an nour before tne nrst bout
was called there vas not e sea- 90 be- had
A. any price
In tne opening ten-round bout Cal Dc
Iauey sparriug partner OF hJloane
boxed ten s.asnng rounds 70 draw Tith
Babe Picato. Of Los Angelic. The lat
to- was q clever boxer. bur the Cleveland
hos was the fighter. and never for "a mo-
menf gave the Italian "a moments res
kid Williams. the bantam. o. Baltimore.
rated a. ono ~ the most prominent con-
tender for the title added another victim
20 DTS growing nst ny stopping Mckee
Brown ~ Boston. in eight rounds Brown.
who vas substituted for Johnny DAILY.
made a good showing FOR Two rounds and
soore4 the Baltimore lad lr the second
round with a night 20 me jaw. bur after
that williams won as he pleased
some fast feinting opened the kiibane-
Dundee bout. and Dundee was short with
a left Cor the head Ellbane poked left
% the face and stepped inside a sayase
right Dundee Wa Wild and seemingly
nervous He made lot of needless
moves. while the champion was cool and
collected Dundee forced the pace and
tried 10 land his right on the body. but
his distance was bad and he missed
In the second round Kilbanc took things
easily. Uundees attack was wild and
poorly directed. he swung right after
right for the body. but failed 70 accom-
pHsh anything He buck jumped around
irving left and right FOR the head. but 20
no purpose
The third round saw Kilbau.e open nre
with a voIley or BODY blows and then
side stepping he poked his left 20 the face
Dundee forced the battle. but he was con
fronted BY a will OF the wisp thai how
cred Just out Of range. slipping. swayins
and stepping just beyond reach
Dundee was In danger in the fourth
round lie rushed in jabbing the left 10
the head. and as he landed kilbane shot a
solid right 90 the jaw Like a passenger
on dead mans curve. the West Side boy
hung on but he soon recovered and was
nghting hard az the bell.
Ir the sixth round Dundee forced the
hghtng and had al the better OF the mill
ing The champion smile was not sur
fciert defence and Dundee swung punch
after punch home The New York !ad re-
covered all his nerve IN this period. and
the Forest City man found his work cut
out
4 hard right swing on the head brought
blood from kilbane's mouth IN the sew
enth round and gave the parusans or
Dundee something 10 how over. but XII
bane crossed a few rights 20 the chm
that would have crushed ar ordinary
man. He also used his knowledge OF in
hghting 10 good advantage and while he
did not hurt the little West Side lad, he
piled up the points
In the eighth round Abe Attell the re-
Gently deposed champion. went into Dun
dee's corner 10 profcr advice. but XII
bane stuck right 10 his knitting and
scored points after his own thoroughgoing
fashion Dundee held on but he could
not stop the great little champion from
landing.
In the ninth and final round Kilbane
landed some heavy right hand punches
on the Jaw. but Dundee was powerful
and would not down.