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

and was greeted with wild cheers. He
wore green trunks.
Atteu climbed into the ring at 3:17
and was scarcely noticed by the spec
to 1 favorite in the betting. Attell
and Kilbane met at one side of the
ring and Atten joshed the Cleveland
lad because of his green trunks.
Both men appeared in the best pos
sible condition. Attelfs sore eye was
nearly healed. The men were called
to the center of the ring at 1925.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round Both men walked slow
~ to the center. After sparring they
clinched and KiIbane got in a hard
right to the jaw on the break. For
the next minute both men stood in the
center and not a blow was exchanged.
Then they clinched and Kilbane got in
a left and a right to the jaw. He was
quick as lightning. They clinched
gain and Attell misses a right
Round even.
Round 2-Each man tried to feel
out his opponent. Kilbane put a vi
cious left to the jaw and avoided a
# counter Atten did not seem as
fast on his feet as KiIbane. The
Clevelander laid right and left and
avoided returns. He brought blood
from Attelrs mouth with a straight
left. Kilbane again landed two hard
lefts to the face, starting the blood
flowing. A right to Attell's bad eye
nearly closed that optic. 1t was Kill
baDe's round.
Round 8-They clinched and Kill
lane complained to the referee that
Attell bent his arm. Atten held on
and at the break lodged a vicious left
only to encounter a hard right. Each
man was fighting roughly. In the next
clinch Attell was warned for heel
ing" kilbane put right and left to
the face. The bell rang with the
men clinching. Kilbane's round.
Crowd Jeers at Atteu.
Round 4-They came to the center
slowly and Kilbane jabbed Attell
twice Attell tried to clinch. but ran
into a hard right. The boys cIinched
and wrestled about the ring. KiIbane
was landing three blows to AtteIPs
one. The crowd boohed at Atten for
holding in a clinch- AtteIl, backing
away, motioned for KiItane TO come
on. to which the Clevelander respond
ed with stiff left to the head.
Round even
Round 5-Atten's left eve was
swollen and nearly closed and Kilbane
kept picking at it. Attell continual
ly clinched and held on. The specta-
tors yelled to him to fight Kilbane
backed off, still hammering at At
tells sore eye. The round, which was
even, ended with the lads in a clinch
Kilbane showed more speed on mis-
feet than did Attell.
Atten Begins to Fight.
Round 6-Kilbane twice jabbed At
tells bad eye. He then rushed but
was stopped by a stiff left to the
m Outh, Attell'S first hard blow. They
then exchanged long arm jabs. Kill
bane rushed and received a hard left
to the jaw. The balance of the round
was one long clinch with round hon
Ors even.
Round 7-Atte1I forced the fighting
T-ck
backing away, retaliated with left and
right to the face. Kilbane nearly up
set the champion with a straight left
to the jaw. Kilbane backed away and
Atten followed, putting a good left to
the wind. In clinch and with one
arm free they exchanged hard body
blows. At the bell each was smiling.
Attell had a shade the best of it.
Round S-Kilbane chased AtteII all
over the ring but did not land. At
tell dropped both hands and leaned
against the ropes smiling. Kflbane
rushed in, put left and right to the
head and then left and then another
light, starting the blood flowing afresh
-ired His face was swollen while the
Cleveland boy bore not mark. In
4 c1nch Atten got Kilbane's chin I'M
Ter his head and sent the Ohio boy
and staggered the champion with a
terrific left on the jaw. Ki1bane's
round
KiIbane Has Better Luck.
Round 9-After fighting in the CEN
-er they clinched and Kilbane put left
10 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 it. Kill
oane's round.
Round 10-Both rushed and Attel1
got bad left on the mouth. Ki1bane
then put right to the ribs. Abe was
Wild. In a clinch Kilbane landed four
rights in quick succession to the jaw