The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-27
K|LBANE VICTOR
New F~eatherWeight Champion
Proclaimed by Victory OF
KiIbane in Fight With Abe
AtteII
(By the Associated preSS.)


was proclaimed here today
when Johnny kilbane. Of Cleveland
Ohio. clearly ~outfought, outgamed
and o~utslusged Alb Atteil, the hith-
ertO ~inyincible champion.
Kilbane's victory was clear-cut and
decisive.
He had the better of all the rounds
with the possible exception Of two.
He left the ring with one mark over
his eye, where Attell butted him with
his head. Attell was badly bruised.
Nine thousand persons witnessed
the fight.
Fight BY rounds.
Vernon. California, Arena. feD. ~.
The -Attell-kilbane tight here by
rounds was as follows:
Round both men walked slow
ly to the center. After sparrinS they
clinched and kilbane got in 4 hard
right to the jaw on the break For
the next minute both men stood in
the centre and not a blow was ex-
changed. Then they clinched and
Kilbane got in q left and a right to
the jaw. He was quick as lightning.
They clinched again and Attell miss
ed d right. Round even.
Round Each mar tried TO feel
out his opponent. kilbane put a vi
NlOlS lC4L " liz Jd III o1dS ="
left counter. Attell did not seem as
fast on his feet as kilbane. The
C~leyelander landed right and left and
avoided returns. He brought blood
from Attell's mouth with a straight
left. kiibane again landed two hard
lefts to the face, starting the blood
flowing. 4 right to Attells bad eye
nearly closed thai optic. kilbane's
round.
Round 3-They clinched and Kill
bane complained to the referee that
Attell bent his arm. Attell held on
and at the break lodged a vicious
left only to encounter a hard right.
Each man was fighting roughly. In
the next clinch Attell was warned
for "heeling." kilbane put right and
left to the face. The bell rang with
the men clinched. Kilbane,s round.
Round 4.-They came to the center
slowly and kilbane jabbed Attell
twice. Attell tried to clinch but ran
into a hard right. The boys clinched
and Wrestled about the ring. Kill
bane was landing three blows to At
tells one. The crowd boohed Attell
for holding in a clinch. Attell, back
ing away, motioned for Kilbane tc
come on, to which the Clevelande.
responded with a stiff left to the jaw
Round even.
Round 5-Attelrs left eye was
swollen and nearly closed and Kill
bane kept pecking at it. Attell con
spectators yelled to him to fight
kilbane backed off, still hammerins
at AttellS sore eye The round
which was even, ended with the lad:
in a clinch. kilbane showed more
speed on his feet thai did Attell.
Round 6-kilbane twice iabbed At
tells bad eye. He then rushed bu
was stopped by a stiff left to tn
mouth, Attell's first hard blow. The.
then exchanged left arm jabs. Xii
bane rushed and received a hard lef
to the jaw. The balance Of the rOunt
was one long clinCh. with round hon
OrS even.
Round 7-Attell forced the fight
ing. He put q left to the jaw an
kilbane, backing away. retaliate'
with left and right to the face. Kill
bane nearly upset the champion wit
a straight left to h jaw. Kilban
packed away and Attell followed. put
ting a GOOD left to the wind. In
cIinch and with one arm free the
exchanged hard body blows. At tn
bell ZACH was smiling. Attell had
shade.
Round 8-kilbane chased Ate
all over the ring but did not land. Al
tell dropped bOth hands and leane
dSdaASl tic IOpeS SIilll1uR. h1lOdN
dashed in and put left and right t
the head and then left and anothe
right, starting the blood flown
afresh from Attell's mouth. Ate
seemed tired. His face was swolle
while the Cleveland boy bore
mark. In a Clinch Attell got kilbane
chin under his head and sen tn
Ohio boy back. kilbane suddenl
jumped Jack and staggered the chan
pion with a terrific left on the jaw
r kilbane's round.
Round 9-After fighting in the eel
. ire they clinched and kilbane put
y left to the wind. He seemed muC
Q faster han the champion in II
clinches. After they broke Ate
rushed and tried hard to land on tt
wind but failed. Then. head to hea
g the lads fought for the wind, II
Q challenger having a shade the bett,
;: Of it. kilbane'S round.
Round 1O-Both rushed and Ate
l. got a bad left on the mouth. kiIbal
then put a right 10 the ribs. Abe "
n Wild. In q Clinch kiibane landed 70