The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-04
Cep,rish,. 1912 hy Tho Pres Publishing Co.
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The New orb World.
THERE'LL be speed to burn to-
night when Johnny kNbane'
= featherweight champion. meets
Dundee. II should be as pretty a con-
test as we've seen In many long day
OF course, Kllbane will have an edge
In the matter OF eieverness Hes as
slight and swift and delicate In MS
movements as cat When he slips In
and out he hardly feoms TO touch the
floor. lie floats on air. HIS Judgment
OF distance IL so keen that he can avoid
a blow by a hairs thickness. ana his
brain is 50 quick that he has his counter
started before the other fellows hand
has moved foo:. Kllbanc is real
champion. "A master among boxers. lie
I wastes no strength In vain EFFORTS or
tunnece ss,ry defense. Hand and eye
and brain act together to perfection.
And with II all he IL smilingly confident.
Like Packey Mcfarland. Kll5aae
boxes TO win. and to win without
injuring his opponent. lie Is soft
hearted little fellow. although he can
hit as hard as tho next ono when lac
has to. remember one day at Rye
watching Kilbane whlle BILLY Pa9kc
was maullng defenseless big heavy
weight who acted as combination spar
ring partner ana punching bag. Kill
bane walked around my way and said
softly; That's 4 shame. He doesl't
need to punch that poor slob NJ that
way. ! never do anything like that TO
my sparring partners" And he hdss:ed
around and wanted to take n tuin with
Papke hlmself-would have. too. but Tor
the fact that his manager refused TO
lot him owing to a ring engagement
the next nighi.
The manager slipped around my way.
too. ira Ike to let johnny put the
gloves on with Papke to-day. hut I
don't want him 10 hurt his hands.
Pspke hur. him? guess not. Last
time they SPARED Johnny slammed him
up against the wall and fapke kicked
because he was 30 rough"
Judging by that. Kllbane must be
able to do some pretty hard fighting
when necessary. Tor Papke Is a big
tniddlewotght, forty pounds or 80 heavier
than the little feather champion.
Dundee likes TO box cieveriy. but OF
course as clever boxer he doesn't com
pare vita the champion. He Is very
fast and very strong, and there are no
soft spots IN his anatomy. Dundee smiles
when he's hit. lie seems TO like IL.
He thr!yes on slams.
Dundee has rotlon OF cleverness
There's no suoiicly IN h!m. as there IL
In the cat-like kllaane. Ills Idea OF
clever work Is fast shuttle with the
feet, tNilt lo55.ng In and out, and a
sudden attack He hasn't kllbane',
variety. That's quality OF brair
rather than nerve and muscle. Dundee,
hghting qualities are physical rathel
than mental That's one reason VIII,
the match will be interesting. Brair
against Drawn alwayt provides an un
certainty In ring Affairs
- IL BoAG wires from Californl,
1T that One Round HOGAN Is TO bo,
Frankie Burns instead OF Richie
and says that Richie ran out"
When Richie was here he said he
prefer Hogan 10 any other opponent
barring only Wolgast.
IAN Leach Cross become iigh,weigh
champion by stopping wolgast 4
New York de isionlexs bout p
asks a correspondent
why, no. | don't think he can
doubt that Leach could "s,o," Wolgas
In q boui either In New York or any
where e.se.
r N oTOH boat racing Ia the mos
MI uncertain snort In the worlt
In the first International rae
~ Hurungior his en- Maple Leaf "
the sw'nest English boat, couldn't sta,
on time becale her clutch slipped
After twenty-one m nutes they droppe
Q few nails into the mechanism an
TANNED Il 30 thai 1t caught Nes;erda
Baby Reliance H., winner OF the firl
race. hal "magneio trouble" and WI
left at the mark when the race starte
After getting a spark and making up
lot OF time on the leading English bo,
Baby RtLance's magnetic baked agall
and she was practically out OF Il
race. Commodore Blackton said n
wiring shoald have been overhauled. an
that It Will be before to-day's start.
That's Just the trOulSc with these his
power. de!.sate machines. No one kno,
where 10 look for trouble before trout
shows. To-day perhaps one or ano Ia
OF the contestants will have clutch,
magnetic, or ollor or timer or pun
troubles. OF perhaps the engines Will
fuse to work because they don't like I
brand oil l.sa!s smoked by the me eha
icians or because Us Wednesday, or
cause a grain OF sand or a drop OF wa
lodges In a gasoline feed valve son
where. And next weke, Ia some in
nifcant. everyday sort VI race. with
International championship or Cnallen
Cup depending upon result, the same
gines Will drive boat to new worl
record.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.