The Detroit times., 1912-02-13
.KILBANE MUST HAVE A
DECIDED ADVANTAGE TO
GET THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Must Knock Out Abe Attell or
Very Decisively Out
point Him.
TITLES WON THAT WAY
Most of the Championships in
Boxing Change Owners
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TITLES WON THAT WAY
BY J. p. CARNEY.

OF America, Johnny Kilbane will have
TO knock out Abe Attell or defeat him
so decisively that Referee Eyton can
not do otherwise than give him the
decision. The fight, Feb. %, must be
repetition OF the last Joe Rivers
contest TO do Johnny any great good,
for IL will be a hard matter TO take
Abe's title away from him unless the
little Hebrew measures his length on
the canvas and stays there for ten
seconds.
Few champions have been deprived
OF their honors by having a decision
rendered against them. In 1896, Frank
Erne was given the award over
George Dixon in a 20-round bout for
the featherweight title. Erne also
got a ,25-round decision over Kid
Lavigne in 1899 and Won the light
weight title as the result. Erne was
a lucky fellow. However he won fair
ly and the referees gave their verdict
regardless OF the sentiment that gen.
orally favors champion. These two
cases were rare exceptions in the pas
sing of crowns.
Most often knock-outs are the fac
tors that decide championships. Nc
Govern had 10 stop Dixon: Cans had
to drop Erne; Nelson was forced 10
knock out Cans; Corbett exhausted
the strength OF Sullivan; Fitzsimmons
knocked out Dempsey and Corbett;
Jeffries clamped the settling blow on
Fitz' Jaw: Johnson stopped Burns and
Jeffries Wolgast battered Nelson un-
Ill the fight was stopped; frankie
Neil put Harry Forbes TO sleep;
Papke knocked out Ketchel and ket-
chell raped Papke helpless. Thus 1t
can be quickly seen that the impress
sive X. o. wallop has a roar all its
own.
Johnny Kilbane Is highly regarded
on the coast and he will not go into
the ring without good financial back
ing, but he cannot hope TO win
shade decision. II he were fortunate
enough. however, the public wouldn't
give him the proper credit for his
feat. There would be hue and cry
about Attell stalling Besides, Atteii
lis champion Nand il will take more
than a few stray points 10 beat him
TO a decision. Attell has been KNOCK
ed out, however, and can be again.
Abe will be fighting Jem Driscoll
all over again when he toes the mark
with Kilbane. He will find kilbane
hard 10 hit II Johnny boxes him, and
he will find himself hit much II john
ny is inclined 70 mix.
When Abe fought Johnny at Kan
sas City a year ago last october, sam
angford informed the featherwelght
king that he would see more gloves
AZ one time than he ever did before.
Iangford had boxed an exhibition
with the Cleveland lad the day before
and was enthusiastic about his speed
and eteyeFness- Kilbane at that time
was a runaway boxer, who let ny
most of his punches when the weight
OF his body was not back OF them.
Now Johnny can hit. Joe Rivers is
an example. And he will have TO hit
Attell very hard 70 win on FEB. ~
The public will not believe that the
noted Hebrew Is licked unless his
shoulder blades are prodded into the
floor. BROOKLYN Tommy sullivan,
Tony Bender and Young Corbett are
three men who have knocked reason
out OF Abe. The Bender bout was
prIyate and Tony was cheated out OIL
decisive victory. II happened in
1906 at Billy Elmer's gymnasium,
Nav York. Corbett put Abe away In
a gymnasium wrangle in Denver.
They can all get knocked out II they
remain with the game long enough
And Abe has been in II a long, long
time.
Many California faBs -aEe-declaflng
their belief that Johnny klbane VIII
administer a sleeping potion 10 tne
crafty Abe Attell, when the two featn'
erweights mix In 20-round battle
here Feb. %. Those who put their
com behind their opinion declare that
while Atten is given credit for being
the greatest ring general in the bust
ness today, he has not gone over the
20 round route in two years and ne Is
depending entirely upon his clever
ness TO beat the young and agrees
siye fighter from Cleveland.
The sports who are getung down
nm Kilbane, believe that Attell can
not deliver knockout punch because
of his crippled hands and his broken
shoulder. They say he will not be
able TO hold up his end should the
fight develop into a smuggling match
and insist that as in the case OF Joe
cans, il will be case OF carrying
the pitcher once too often.
No matter what the result Is, Az
tell will get $4,000 for his end OF the