Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-20
KILBANE IS
KISSED ROUNDLY BY THE
NEW YORK FIGHT FANS
Though He Outpoints Eddie O'Keefe No
Opportunity Is Lost by Spectators in
Venting Their Displeasure at His Stall
ing Tactics.

Champion Johnny Kilbane last
night threw off considerable of the
reserve that has characterized his
work in the three bouts he has taken
part in New York since he won the
title from Abe Attell, against Eddie
o'Keefe, of Philadelphia, at the Gar
den A. c.. before a good sized throng.
He had to extend himself many
times after O'Keefe scored with a
left jab and mussed up an eye still
there were many not wholly salts
fed with his work.
Kilbane belongs to the new school.
He is a finished boxer and uses both
hands, but a rea knockout punch
does not seem to be his. Against
O'Keefe, who isn't Irish, as the name
implies, he had q hard problem 10
solve because of the Quakertown
boys c%leverness and good footwork,
still he was master at every stage ana
punished O'Keefe hard about the
stomach as the result of his might
ing.
kilbane starts Early.
After the pair had spent the entire
first round in a drawing-out process
and wrapping their arms around each
/. other the champion started to dis
: play his skill in boxing, and because
of the frequency with which he was
able to land on O'Keefe the impress
sion spread that the Philadelphia
would not last more than a few
rounds, and from the gallery came
the wish for "a happy Yom Kipper.'
but he was there quite strong at the
finish. Moe Smith, his chief second,
was urging him on all the while, but
he held hard part of the closing
round.
Kilbane is not popular, and no OPP
portunity to hiss him was missed by
some of the %disgruntled ones. Kill
bane fought very clearly. however.
, and times when O'Keefe would wrap
himself up and there was opportunity
for careful measuring for an upper
cut, he passed up the chance and
gave the visitor an opportunity to
get set. One of his swings lifted
O'Keefe clear off his feet.
Kilbane was always willing to force
matters, and even when apparently
receiving a setback from the He
<brew he rushed in.
A physician who witnessed seconds
between rounds working on Attell
and Harry Thomas last week de-
clared relaxation should be given by
the contestants. Kilbane carried this
thought out accurately last night.
He was in repose throughout between
rounds. and at the finish hoped from
the ring without showing a race of
fatigue.
Sixth Round Brings Lad to Level.
Along in the sixth round O'keefe
fought in a style particularly accept
able to Kilbane. Most of the time ne
was careful not to mix it with the
champion, but tried this in the sixth,
/ and was on the receiving, end of many
hard swings and %uppercuts, and the
display of speed caused Kilbane's ad-
mlrers to root hard for him. After
that O'Keefe was careful not to re-
peal the performance. A good part
of the time O'Keefe suffered consid-
erably from the fact he was facing
a champion.
Following the easy work in h
first round, Kilbane started in the
second to move waster and forced
O'Keefe about with a left directed
against the ribs, to the nose and
stomach. O'Keefe kept moving around
we'll and all the time kept his LETT
going trying hard to land on XII
bane's eyes and several attempts
were successful. Just before the bell
Kilbane landed hard on his nose.
When they finished some fans showed
displeasure against the champion be-
cause he did not box faster, the fact
that he weighed 125A against
O'Keefe's 1917 being taken into con-
sideration.
O'Keefe had a fall early in the third
round. and Kilbane hustled him to his
feet and later twisted him around in
an effort to connect as he wished to
the body. He moved also at a faster
clip and banged O'Keefe on the
stomach and with a singing right
lifted him off his toes. The way the
champion was travelling and his ability
to land easily made it appear there
was to be a quick finish. He hooked
his right to the jaw and shifted his