The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-23

without receiving a return. The cham
pion clinched and was Kissed for hold
! ing and butting. Then, much to the
amusement of the crowd. Attell COM
| was holding his arm. KiIbane's
round by a big margin. With the
| tight half over, the Clevelander had a
good lead on points and seemed much
fresher.
Round 11-Atten 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 appear
landed right on the jaw. In clinch
| Kilbane sent in several hard blows on
the ribs and Attell again held on. 1t
was the tamest round of the fight. with
| honors even.
KiIbane Stops the Talk.
Round 12-The spectators yelled
'Kilbane." The fighters rushed into
a clinch and the referee had hard
work separating them. Kilbane land
ed left on the jaw at the break. At
| tell was wild in his leads.
"Golly, kid, you are hard to hit. -
| he said to Kilbane- The latter ran
into a hard right on the jaw but coun-
tered with left and right to the ribs.
Round even.
Round 13-AtteII, in a cIinch, put hard
right to the jaw. Kilbane then pushed
! knocked Rivers out, didn't you?" Attei
exclaimed to his opponent We'll come
| on and make it two
Just as Attell said two Kilbane land
ed a vicious left on the jaw which ended
AtteIl's remarks. Kilbane's speed seemed
to worry Attell. Kilbane landed left and
right on the face and the bell rang as
the lads were head-to-head exchanging
body punches. Kilbane's round.
Round 14-Kilbane seemed to force the
fighting He landed a hard left on the
nose and the champion WINGED and then
clinched, wrestling the Clevelander about
the ring. An exchange of long range jabs
<0f1 D14 1tor1
brought a roar from the spectators by
initiating the Texas Tommy around the
referee He then let go left and right TO
the face. It was Kilbane's round, with
AtteH apparently tired.
Rub the Grease Off Kilbane.
Round 15-Attell showed a burst Of his
old time speed by getting out of a bad
hole, but an instant later KiIbane put two
lefts ri the SORE eve. As thew cIinched a
spectator yelled to Attell that his face
was greasy.
Jew" srnilingly retorted the champion
As they broke, Kilbane rocked Abe's
head with a left and then landed his
right on the ribs. KiIbane's round.
Round 16-kilbane rushed and began
tattoo the face. Referee Eyton here
grabbed Attell and motioned Kilbane to
his corner. Taking towel the referee
rubbed the grease from AttelTs body Kill
bane again rushed, ducled an uppeTcut
and landed left to the jaw. Then he
rocked AttelPs head. Head-to-head, Kill
body. As they chnched Atter butted
Kilbane over the eye, making him bleed
profusely- The spectators jumped to their
feet and began Kissing both AtteH and
Referee Eyton. Kilbane's round
Fight All Kilbane's.
Round 17-Both rushed and fought furi-
ously. Atteu complained of Kilbane
holding. but was himself warned not to
use his head again. In clinch Johnny
got in three blows to one from his OPP
nonent Abe seemed to realize that he
must make a strong finish and rushed.
but was met every time with straight
lefts. Kilbane clearly outboxed the cham
pion. At close quarters Kilbane nearly
lifted the champion OFF his feet with
right to the stomach. Kilbane's round
The eighteenth and nineteenth rounds
were all Kilbane's, who landed time and
time again on the champion with the lat
ter on the defensive.
Round 2O-Kilbane fairly smothered the
champion in this round, at the conclusion
Of which Referee Eyton promptly award
ed the verdict to the Cleveland 1lsnter-
IT was a popular decision.