The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-23
Abe Attell Yields His Tile
 To Johnny Kilbane of CleOeldnd

and was hissed for holding and putting Then much to the amusement of the crowd Attell complained to Referee Eyton that Kilbane was holding his arm. Xiii bane's round.
 With the fight half over the CIevelander had a great lead on points and seemed much fresher.
 Round 11-Attel came in with his head down. He led for the ribs and landed his left low for which he was warned by the referee Each appeared to slow down. Attell in a rush landed right on the jaw. In 9 clinch Ililbane sent in sev- eral hard blow on the ribs and Attell again held on. It was the tamest round of the fight with honors even.
 Round 12-The spectators yelled xii bane." The fighters rushed Into a clinch and the referee had hard work separat- ing them. Kilbane landed a left on the jaw at the break. Attell was wild in his leads. "Golly, Kid, you are hard to hit. he said to Kilbane. The latter ran into a hard right 10 the jaw but countered with left and right to the ribs. Round even.
 Round 13-Attell, in a clinch, pNt hard right to the jaw. Kilbane pushed Attell nearly through the ropes Attell landed vicious blow on the jaw. kilbane landed left and right on face. Bell rang as they were exchanging body punches. Kilbanes speed seemed to worry Attell. Kilbanes s round.
 Round 14-Kilbane seemed to force the fighting. He landed a hard left to the nose and the champion winced and then clinched, wrestling the Clevelander about the ring. An exchange of long jabs fol- lowed and then in clinch kilbane brought roar from the spectators by i'm itating the Texas Tommy around the referee. He then let go left and right to the face. It was Kilbane's round with Attell apparently tired.
 Round 15-Attell showed a burst of his old time speed bp getting out of bad hole, but an instant later ISilbane put two lefts to the sore eye. As they clinehed spectator yelled to Attell that his face was greasy. Well, it is com ing out of me; I'm Jew" smilingly re- torted the champion. AS they broke Kill bane rocked Abes head with left and then landed his right on the ribs. Kill bane's round
 Round 16-Kilbane rushed and began a tattoo on the face Referee E. Eyton here dragged Attel and motioned kil- bane to his corner. Taking a towel the referee rubbed the grease from Attell s body. Kilbane again rushed, ducked an uppercut and landed left to the jaw Then with right he rocked Attelfs head Kilbane raned blow after blow on At tell body as they clinched. Attell butted Kibane over the eye, making him bleed profusely. The spectators jumped to their feet and began hissing both Attell and Referee Eyton. Kibane's round Round 17-Both men rushed and fought furiously. Attell complained of Kilbane's s holding but was himself warned not to use his head again. In clinch Johnny got in three blows to one from his op- ponent. Abe seemed to realize that he must make strong finish and rushed but was met every time with straight lefts. Kilbane clearly outboXed the cham pon. At close quarters Kilbane nearly lifted the champion from his sfeet with a right to the stomach. Kilbane's round. The eighteenth round and nineteenth | round were all Kilbane's who landed time and time again on the champion with the latter on the defensive. Kibane fairly smothered the champion in the twentieth round, at the conclusion of which Referee Eyton promptly award ed the verdict to the Clevelander. It was a popular decision.