The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-25

had a battle, that the black man is 37 years of age or over, has lived rapidly and summed up, never was a man-killer in the ring.
 Isn't it a case now of Johnson trying to come back, just as Jim Jeffries tried and failed? A two years spell of idleness at Johnson s age is almost sure to be fatal, thinks Curley. And maybe the arguments may all be sound and that Flynn will be found to be the light man for the big task.
 LOS ANGELES, Cal. Feb. 22.- new champion was born to pug ilism in the Vernon arena today when Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland Ohio, decisively outfought, outgamed and outpunched Abe Attell in their twentyround contest, and at the close was awarded the featherweigh, title by Referee Charles Eyton kilbane led from start to finish and at no time was the result in doubt.
 Nearly 10000 persons were damned into the arena, which ordinarily seats S,400 Fully 5000 others were turned away at the gates. It was the greatest crowd that ever viewed q prize fight in Los Angeles. The receipts amounted to approximately $25,o0o. The men fought for a purse of s10,OOO, of which Attell was to receive s6,50O, win lose or draw, and Kilbane $3,5O0. Besides they agreed to divide evenly 50 per cent of the moving picture privi lege.
 Attell was clearly outfought His boasted speed and wonderful clev erness were not in evidence. Kill bane made him look like a novice in nearly every round. In but one round, the seventh, did Attell have a lead and this was not by any means as decisive as that of Kill bane in the remaining rounds
 AttelI's Tactics Condemned.
 Attell brought the wrath of the big crowd upon his head by foul tactics. Time and again he would hold kilbane's arms in a clinch and once in the eight, he grabbed Xiii banes left arm with both hands and tried to bend it back In the third he ''heeled" the Cleveland boy while in clinch, and in nearly every succeeding round his work called forth loud boos and misses from the spectators. In the six teenth, when, after rushing into a clinch to avoid Kilbane's merciless tattoo of his face and body, Attell butted the Cleveland boy with his head, opening a great gash over kilbane's left eye, from which blood | Spurted protuSely.
 At the beginning of the sixteenth round, Referee Eyton, stopped the fight and grabbing a towel, through ly wiped off Attell's body. It was seen to be covered with some greasy substance. Attell protested but the referee paid no attention to him.
 kilbane's work was a revelation to his friends. Entering the ring with the odds ? to 1 against him he never faltered for an instant He was lightning fast, both with his hands and feet. A straight left jab to Attells nose or sore eye was his favorite blow. He would send this in, and then like a flash cross with his right to the other side of Attell's head and jump back out of harms way. Attell seemed wild throughout the fight, but this was due as much to Kilbane's footwork as to any other cause.
 As early as the third or fourth round it was seen that Kilbane was winning and, coolness personified he continued his line of battle, never varying, and refusing all traps set by the wary Attell
 Time and again the bewildered champion tried to corner the Cleve land boy, but Kilbanes speed was bewildering and Attell's actions plainly showed it.
 The decision of Referee Eyton was received with wild whoop kilbane was carried from the build ing on the shoulders of his friends
 T want to telephone to Nary he said, meaning Mrs. Kilbane.
 Attell, tired, his face drawn and bleeding, left the ring alone. As he reached the edge of the plat form he said to a friend: Well l had to stand for it; I couldn't dc any better"
 Story of Fight by Rounds.
 Round 1.-The boys walked slow