Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-23

smiling. Attell had a shade the better.
Round S-kilbane chased Attell all over
the ring, but did not laL1. Attell dropped
both hands and leaned against the ropes
smiling. Kilbane rushed in, put left and
right to the head and then left and an
other right starting the blood flowing
afresh from Attelfs mouth. Attell seemed
tired. His face was swollen while Kill
bane bore not a mark. In clinch Attell
got Kllbanes chin under his head and set
the Ohio boy back. Kilbane suddenly
jumped back and staggered the champion
with a terrific left on the jaw. kilbanes
round.
Round 9-After fighting-in the center
they clinched and kilbane put a>left TO
the wind. He seemed much faster than
the champion in the clinches. After they
broke Attell rushed and tried hard to land
on the wind, but failed. Then head to
head the lads fought for the wind, the
challenger having a shade the better OF
1t. Kilbane's round.
Champion In Trouble.
Round lU-Both rushed and Attell got a
bad left on the mouth. Kilbane then put
a right to the ribs. Abe was wild. In
clinch Kilbane landed four rights in
quick succession to the jaw without re-
ceiving a return. The champion clinched
and was Kissed for holding and butting.
Then, much to the excitement of the
crowd. Attell complained TO Referee
Eyton that kilbane was holding his arm.
Kilbane's round by big margin.
With the fight half over the cleve-
lander had a good lead on points and
seemed much fresher
Round 11-Attell 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 rush, landed a right on the
Jaw. In clinch Kilbane sent in several
hard blows on the ribs and Attell again
held on. II was the tamest round of the
fight, with honors even.
Round 1.-THE spectators yelled xii
bane." The fighters rushed into a clinch
and the referee had hard work separating
them. Kilbane landed left on the jaw
at the break, Attell was wild In his lead.
"Golly, kid, you are hard to hit" he said
to Kilbane. The latter ran into a hard
right on the Jaw. but countered with left
and right TO the ribs. Round even.
Round 13-Attell. in a clinch, put a hard
right to the jaw Kilbane then pushed
Attell nearly through the ropes. You
exclaimed to his opponent. well, come
on and make II two"
Just as Attell said two" Kilbane
landed vicious blow to the jaw, which
ended .Attell's remarks: kilbane's. speed
seemed to worry Attoll. Kilbane landed
left and right on the face and the bell
rang as the lads were head to head eN-
changing body punches. Kilbane's round.
d. AtteI Tired.
Round li-kilbane seemed to force the
fighting. He landed a hard left on the
nose and the champion WINGED and then
ollnohed; wrestling the Clevelander
range labs followed and then In cllnch
Kllbane brought a roar from the specta-
tors by Initiating the Texas Tommy
around the referee. He then let go left
and right TO the face. II was Kilbane's
rOI1p6 with AttnU rantiV TRAD
Round l5-Attell showed a burst Of his
cld-time speed by getting out of a bad
hole. but an instant later Kilbane put
two lefts TO the sore eye. As they
his face was greasy. We'll. its coming
out Of me; I'm a Jew" smllingly re-
torted the champion. As they broke Kill
bane rocked Abe's head with left and
then landed his right on the ribs. Kh-
bane's round.
Round l6-Kilbane rushed and began a
tattoo on the face. Referee Eyton here
grabbed Attell and motioned Kilbane to
his corner. Taking a towel the referee
rubbed the grease from Attelrs body.
cut and landed left to the jaw. Then with
right he rocked Attel's head. Head TO
head Kilbane rained blow after blow on
Attell's body. As they clinched Attell
butted Kilbane over the eye. making him
bleed profusely. The spectators jumped
to their feet and began kissing both Attell
and Referee Eyton. Kilbane's round.
Round 17-Both rushed and fought furi-
ously. Attell complained Of Kilbane's
holding. but was himself warned not to
use his head again. In a clinch Johnny
got in three blows to one from his OPP
pOnent. Abe seemed TO realize that he
must make a strong finish and rushed
/ but was met every time with straight
| lefts. Kilbane clearly outboNed the cham.
J pion. At close quarters kilbane nearly
/ lifted the champion off his feet with q
right to the stomach. Kilbanes round.
The eighteenth and nineteenth rounds
were all Kilbane's, who landed time ant
I time again on the champion with the lat
! ter on the defensive.
/ Round 20-Kilbane fairly smothered the
champion in this round, at the conclusion
OF which Referee Eyton promptly awarded
/ the verdict to the Cleveland fighter. i
was a popular decision.