The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-03
SAYS KILBANE WAS ROBBED
 OF, DECISION BY REFEREE EYTON
Corben Claims Willie RitChie Is Entitled to
 .' His HOnorS

the game he will be forced to concede a few pounds now and then. A GID bons-McFarland match at 145 pounds provided Mike can do the weight and be fit, would be about the last word in ffsdc attractions as they go nowadays. Luther McCarty is in no hurry to help clear the confused conditions in the heavy weight division, so Jess Willard and ''Gunboat" Smith have taken it upon themselves to adjust matters, so far as it lies in their pow CT to do so. They have agreed to box twenty rounds before Jim Coffroth' s San Francisco club on May IT.
 While there is no title at stake in the forthcoming bout the result will be anxiously awaited by light followers everywhere. Smith and Willard are rated about on a par with McCarty among the white heavies. and the Luther to fight or reIinqutsh claim to the title of, heavyweight champion which Tom McCarey so magnanimous- ly bestowed upon him.
 As to the probable outcome of the match, 1t Is pretty, hard to figure on hands get together. The clement of luck is a great factor in a bout. be- tween a couple of huskies with little skill to boast of on what the men have shown in New York matches, though, Willard appears to have the better chance Smith lacks many things that a good fighter ought to have. Outside of his mighty right hand punch he has not yet shown any thing that indicates championship caibre He has the poorest defense of any fighter with a reputation, and that's going some in these days when skill among big men is at a pre- miun.
 Willard is a careful fighter. His de- fense is superior to that of either Smith or McCarty. He is anything but aggressive, however, allowing his opponents to force the fight at all stages. Whether this method is the result of good Judgment in attempting to conserve his strength or is the only style he knows makes little differ ence. It has served It's purpose ad- mirably in his matches to date. It certainly was effective in the bout with McCarty last summer. Despite his rushes and swings Luther could do little with the giant, and Jess would occasionally Jar his ,oppoient with "a we'll timed counter to the4bo dst4 or head At the finish of the bout Luther was badly tired fighter while Willard appeared to be as fresh and lively as when he entered the ring.
 If fortune is kind to Smith he may put w ll1t1To aWdy W1I11 OA0 4oCHy Wal lop as he has several would-be cham pions in the past He appears to be strictly a one-punch fighter, however, and if his recent showing against the tough Boer heavyweight, George Ro- del, is to be taken seriously is not over-fond of, travelling a route. Sew veral experts who have watched Smith closely in his New York bouts are in clfned to question the ex-sailor's pow CTS of endurance. While not dis putting the "Gunboat's'' gafneness and, willingness to stand up under fire and opine that he is prone to become dis heartened when he finds his heaviest artillery is not accomplishing the de- sired end. If such is the case I fear Smith will never become the cham pion.
 Dispatches from Los Angeles state that the spectators voiced their dis approval when Referee Charless Fly ton called the Kilbane-Dundee bout a draw. Looking over the several press stories of the fight, round by round, it looks as if the spectators were perfectly right in protesting against the decision. For if the ac- counts are correct, and in the main they all agree, Eyton robbed the champion of fight he had won hands down. From the beginning to the end of the, twentieth round Kilbane outpointed the New Yorker. and at no stage did Dundee appear to have an even chance. One account says ot was Dundee's rally in the last round that earned a draw-in the opinion of the referee. Admitting that Dun dee had the upper hand in the last round, though accounts of battle do not indicate that such a state of af- fairs existed, how about all those points Kilbane had compiled during f,
 note that Tom McCarey is after the boys for a return match. Fhe bout was popular with the fans and drew big. A return match would mean many thousands for the promo. ter. It is to their interest that this match ended in draw. But 1t looks to me as if the verdict is a grave injustice to the champion.
 Mike Gibbons. the speed marvel from St. Paul, is back in New York. after a six months vacation. Mike rounds at the Forty Fourth Street Sporting Club next Monday night Kurtz is husky young -Jerseyite whose. reputation was recently given a boost at the expense of Jack Me Carron, Philadelphia lawns $5O.OOo beauty.
 Gibbons may need a fight or two un- der his belt before he recovers his form, and for that reason KsIrtz might make a better showing than the Eub- lie expects. He is one of those az gressive battlers who can be depend ed upon to try all the time, and if Mike is not in the best of shape Kurtz is liable to worry him a bit But that's about all Dave can reason ably expect to accomplish. Gibbons is too classy for the Kurtz species of boxer.
 JAMES J. CORBETT