Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-22
Cleveland Boy Gets Decision
Over Champion, Who Side
stepped Fighting Nearly All
the Way.
ABE's BUM EYE rs
CAUSE OF MUCH GRIEF
Lad Who Beat Joe Rivers
Again Shows Class; Specta-
tors See Tame Exhibition
With No Thrills.
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CBy EyeninR Herald \. =. Leased Wlre)
Vernon Arena, Calf Feb. ga
Johnnie Kilbane was given the decis-
ion over Abe Attoll az the end of
2O-round fight here today. Kibone
forced the fighting all the way ana
Attell failed to show the class of for.
mer days The spectators we're
strong for Kilbane, although Atteu
was ravorite in the betting at the
rngside The fight by rounds:
Johnnie Kllbane was the first to en-
ter the ring lie climbed through the
ropes at 3:15 and was greeted vita
cheers Ha wore green trunks.
Attell climbed into the ring at S:l7
snd was scarcely noticed by the spec
tators. despite the fact that he was
a 2 to ] favorite IN The betting.
Attell and Kilbane met al one side
Of the ring and Attell ioshed the
Cleveland lad. because OF his green
trunks.
Both men appeared In the best pos
slhle condition s.telrs sore eye was
nearly healed
The men were called to the center
OF the ring at 8:25.
Roune One-Both men walked SLOW
| IL TO the center After sparring they
clinched and Kilbane got In hard
/ right TO the jaw on the break. For
the next minute both men stood In
the center and not a blow was eX-
changed They then clinched and
Kilbane got in a left and a right 10
the jaw. He was quick as lightning.
They clinched again and Attell missed
right. Round even
! Round TwO-Each man tried TO
feel out his opponent Kilhane put a
vicious left to the Jaw and avoided a
left counter. Attell did not seem as
fast on his feet as Kilbane. The
lCleyelander landed right and left ana
avoided returns He brought blood
from Attells mouth with straight
left Kilbane again landed Two hard
lefts 20 the face, starting the blood
flowing A right TO Attells bad eye
nearly closing that optic II was XII
banes round.
Round Three-They clinched and
lKilbane complained TO the referee
that Attell bent his arm. Attell held
on and al the break lodged a vicious
left only TO encounter a hard right
Each man was fighting roughly In
the next clinoh Attell was warned for
"heeling." Kilbane put right and left
To the face. The bell rang with the
men elinched Kilhanes round.
Round Four"-They came 10 the cen
ter slowly and Kilbane iabbed Abe
twice. Attell tried TO clinch, bat ran
into a hard right The boys clinched
land wrestled about the ring KilbanC
was landing three blows 10 Atteli
one. The crowd "boood' at Attell fol
holding in clinch. Attell backlnl
away. motionod Tor Kilbane to come
on. 10 which the Cleyelander respond
ed with stin left TO the Jaw RounC
even.
Round Five Attell's left eye wai
swollen and nearly closed and Xii
bane kept peCkng al Il. Attell con-
tinually clnCaod and held on Th'
spectators yelled at him 90 fight XII
bane backed on. still hammering a
, Attell's sore eye The round. which
, was even. ended with the lads In
/ Clinch Kilbane showed more speel
, on his feet than did Attell.
Round siX--Kilbane twice iabbe,
q Attell's bad eye. lie then rushed bu
/, was stopped by a stln LETT 10 th
lmouth, Attells hrst hard blow The
then exchanged long arm iabs XII
o. bane rushed and received a hard lei
y 10 the law. The balance Of the roun
was one long clinch, with round hon
z 0rs even.
Round seyon-Attell forced th
!. fighting lie put a left 10 the ja'
( and Kilbane. backing away. retaliat
i ed with leu and right 10 the face
Kilbane nearly upset the champio
= with a straight left to the jaw Kll
q bane backed away and Attell followed
4 putting a good Lett 10 the wind. In
cilnch end with one arm free the
excahngod hard body blows AZ th
bell each was smiling. Attell had
D shade.
D Round Eight Kilbane chased Al
y ten an over the ring, but did no
/. land. Attell dropped both hands an
! leaned against the ropos miliul
!. Knbane dashed In. put left and rlEi
a 10 the head and then leu and rlgt
! again. starting tha blood flown
4 afresh from AttellN mouth Ate
p. seemed tired Ills face was swolle
lwhito the cleveland hoy bOro not