Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-22
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K|LBANE DECLARES ATTELL WAS EASY
New Champion Modest in Commenting Upon
 His Victory

CHICAGO, March 2l.-Johnny Kill bane. feather-Weight champion of the world, accompanied by his wife and 2-year-old daughter: his manager. Jimmy Dunn, and his old friend and school mate as well as boxing partner, Mike Graelis. landed in Chicago yes terday on his way from California to Cleveland. The happy but tired party went directly to the Great Northern Hotel. where the champion refused ad- mltance to all visitors until he had washed some of the landscape from his fighting countenance.
 Say. 1t sure is fine to get this far back home" was Johnny's greet ing. T only wish that ] was nearer there. My home is first with me and the game second. and sure will be tickled when the trip is over. We have been on the road now for over three days. being held up by storms and other things detrimental to traf- fic. My eyes and hair as we'll as clothes are filled with cinders. and We decided We had better stay in Chi. cago over night. so we would be pre-. sentable in Cleveland.
 Tell us about the Attell fight Johnny was asked.
 Just a moment" cut in the cham pion.
 T want you to meet my boss nodding to Mrs. Kilbane, and my champion smiling to Baby Kilbane The wife of the champion smiled her ! welcome and the champions champ ion also offered a smile. Johnny and we are together explained Mrs. | Kilbane.
 Champion is Modest. Kilbane seems modest about his ac- | complishment and tried to put on answering the questions about him. | self as long as possible, but upon being pressed he opened up and explained ! just how and why he won the cham pionship from Abe Attell, Feb, %. | 'Of course was nervous the cham pion started. "Attell was the cham pion and l the challenger. and Abe | was considered the best of them all. | I had decided l could beat him and | had plenty of confidence, but still | I was nervous This feeling wore | of as soon as We started to fighting and in it's place came supreme conf | dence. and l was certain that Abe was | beaten.
 It does not sound right for me to say this but the truth of the matter is did not have to fight Attell He ! was easier than Rivers or Conley. | tried boxing with him and made him | look foolish. Then l slugged with him and again l did whatever l liked. Abe became sore after the first few rounds and lost his head; then it was a cinch.
 No Rest for Champion Kilbane says he will not box for | several months. He says he Is booked for theatrical work in several Of the eastern cities and that these con. tracts will keep him out of the ring. He will open at a Cleveland theatre | Monday for a week and then goes to | New York for a few weeks. Johnny 1 realies that the home folks are plan ming a big reception for him and ! intends to show his appreciation by making a public speech, the first one he has attempted in his life. The champion asserts that he could not think of a harder feat
 Jimmy Dunn. manager of Kilbane asserted that Johnny would step of the stage at any time a man was found who could make 122 ringside fol a bout. Dunno declared the weight would be 122 and no other The manager and champion assert they had had to meet the terms of others all their lives and were now in q posi- tion to dictate, a stand which they did not intend to give up.
 Attell to Get Chance.
 Dunn says he has given Tom Nc Carey. the Los Angeles promoter his word that Johnny will fight Abe At tell in Los Angeles on Labor Day, ana Dunn intends to keep his word unless some feather-weight beats Attell be fore that. Speaking of a chance fol a Charley White-Kilbane bout il Cleveland. Dunn declared White would have to make 122 and that th' |, fight could not take place for three months. Dunn said he was willing tt take on White again if the induce ments were satisfactory.