The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-23

in tho eighth he grabbed Kilbane's
left arm with both hands and tried to
bend 1t back. In the third he "heeled''
h Cleveland boy while in a clinch,
and nearly every succeeding round his
work called forth loud boos and
misses from the spectators.
Kilbane's work was a revelation to
his friends. Entering the ring with
odds OF 2 to ! against him, he never
faltered an instant. He was lightning
fast both with his hands and feet. A
straight left jab to Attell's nose or sore
left eye was his favorite blow. He
would send this in and then like a
flash cross with his right to the other
side of Attelrs head and jump back
out of harms way.
Nine thousand people witnessed the
fight.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round One-Both men walked
slowly to the center Of the ring. At
ter sparring, they clinched and Kill
bane got In q hard right to the jaw
on the break. For the next minute
both men stood In the center and not
a blow was exchanged. Then they
clinched and Kilbane got in a left and
a right to the jaw. 1t was quick as
Attell missed a right. Round even.
Round Two-Each man tried to feel
out his opponent. Kilbane put a
vicious left to the jaw and avoided a
left counter. Attell did not seem as
fast on his feet as Kilbane. The
Clevelander landed right and left and
avoided returns. He brought blood
from Attell's mouth with a straight
left. Kilbane again landed two hard
lefts to the face. starting blood flow
ing. A right to Attell's bad eye near
ly closed that optic. Kilbane's round.
Round Three-They clinched and
kilbane complained to the referee
that Attell bent his arm. Attell held
on and at break lodged a vicious
blow only to encounter a hard right.
Each mar lighting roughly. In the
left to the face. The bell rang with
the men clinched. kilbane's bound.
Round Four-Thcy came I o the
center slowly. and Kilbane ,jabbed
Attell twice. Attell tried to clinch but
ran into a hard right. The boys
clinched and wrcstled about the ring.
Kilbane was landing three blows to
Attelrs one. The crowd hooted At
tell for holding in a clinch. Attell.
backing away. motioned for Kiibane
to come IN. to which the Cleveland
or responded with a stiff left ia the
jaw. Round ever.
Round FIve-Attelrs left eye was
swollen and nearly closed and Kill
bane kept pecking at It. Attell con.
tinually clinched and held on. The
spectators yelled to him % fight. XIII
bane backed off, still hammerinE at
Attell's sore eye. The round was
even. ended with the lads in a clinch.
Kilbane showed more speed on his
feet than Attell.
Round Six-Kilbane twice tabbed
Attell's bad eye. Then rushed but
wa stopped by a stiff left to the
mouth. Attells first hard blow. They
then exchanged long arm jabs. Kill
bane rushed and received a hard left
to the jaw. The balance of the round
was one long clinch with the honors
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Round seven-Attell forced the
fighting. He put a left to the jaw and
Kilbane backing away. retaliated
with q left and right to the face. Kill
bane nearly upset the champion with
a straight left to the jaw. Kilbane
backed away and Attell followed put
ting a good left to the wind. In a
clinch. and. with an arm free. they
exchanged hard body blows. At the
beel each was smiling. Attell had a
shade.
Round Eight-Kilbane chased At
tell al over the ring, but did not land.
Attell dropped both hands and leaned
against the ropes sniling. Kilbane
rushed in, put a left and right to
the head and then a.left and another