The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-23
GETS DECISION IN
THG TWENTIETH ROUND
Cleveland Fighter. Win Exception OF
Two Rounds. Had Best
Of Battle.
ocds Heavily Favored AttelI-Oefeat
ed Champion Was at All
Times Outpointed.

VERNON ARENA. Los ANGELES.
Feb. "A new featherweight cham
pion Was proclaimed here today when
Johnny Kilbane. OF Cleveland. O..
clearly outfought. outgamed and out.
sngged Abe Attell. the hitherto irwin
chile champion.
kilbane's victory was clear cut and
decisive.
He had the better OF all the rounds
with the possible exception of two.
He left the ring with one mark over
his eye. where Attell butted him with
his head. Attell was badly bruised.
Nine thousand persons witnessed
the fight
kilbane was the first To enter the
ring. He climbed through the ropes at
Bis and was greeted with wild cheer
ong. lie wore green trunks.
Attell climbed into the ring nj a.I7
and was scarcely noticed by the spec
tators. despite the fact that he was Z.
to favoritc In the betting. Attell
and kilbanc met at one side of The
ring and Attcll ''joshed" the cleveland
lad because of his green trunks.
Both mon appeared in the best pos
siblc condition.
Aitelfs sore owe WAS nearly healed.
The men Were called to the center
of the ring at 3:.5.
Round One.
Both men walked slowly To the cen-
ter. After sparrinr, they c!inched AMI
kilbane go' in a hard right TO the law
on the break. For the next minute
both men stood in the center and not
a blow was exchanged. Then they
clinchrd ana I(ilbanc got in a left and
right 20 tho jaw. He was Quick AS
lightning. They clinched again and
Attcll missed 4 right. Round even.
Round Two.
Each man tried to feel ont his OPP
4 p"ntnt kilbanc put "A vicious left to
"a" jaw and avoided a left counter.
Ntt' u did not seem as fast on his feet
ass kilbane. The Clcvclander landed
rirht and LIT and avoided returns. lie
brought blood from AttclTs mouth
with straight lcft. Kilbane again
again landed two hard lefts To face.
starting IN" blood flowing. a right 70
Att"lrs bad eye nearly closed the
optic. II w-S ki!hanc's round.
Round Three.
TIL ClInrh"d and Kibane COM
planned that Att,ll bent his arm. At
tell held on and AT tho break lodged
" vicious lett only 10 encounter 4 hard
fiett. Each MON was fighting rapidly
and roughly. In the next clinrh Al
tell was warned for "hcoIinG." XII
hanc pGt right and left to the face.
Tn" bell rang with tho mon clincn,d
kilhau-s round
Round -Four.
They came 10 tho center slowly and
Eiihau" - hhcd Attcll twice. AttcI
r.'d To- Inch. LGt ran into "a hard
right. Tn h"ts clinch.d ana wrcsticd
abOui "a. Iiu-. Kiihau. was landing
thr"' blows to Atioirs ou" Tho crowd
h""hc' az Att'l for holdini; IN a
'in,h. Alton. backing away. mo-
toned FOR KHtanc to come on. to
which th" Clovciander responded with
"a stiN l.it G" fhc Jaw. Round even.
Round Fixe.
Att'Ts i.r ESQ. was swollen mud
'.rr. '!oe.d and Kilian. kept peck
:n- 100 . itt"u continually cIirrhrd
20 held .r. Tho spo,>..fnrs y.li.i q,
..Yi Goo flint. ktNau. backed or stgi
.a'uu Yin. 90 Ntf'lis sur. .y, and
81 I.i md. wh',l was ever. ,ndcd with
..| llf. Co. MIA
-..-. speed ON Dob. feet ifln A.t.I
Round Six
1871. ar' 'Hl'. jahh.i Nft.u bad
'. %. t..r rushed hu. vas Stour,.I
i a .'iT Dc tr 90" mouth Ntt,lTe
lr.f h.rI l.'v. Th.s then ,Nchanr,d
.'ua rrw tt'e. ki.rln. rushed and
r..'i.'! 60 hard l'ft G" o.. t.w. tn,
balance of fh, round vas On, lors.
.W'. ".fh round hon,rs even
Round Seven.
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