The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-30
DUNDEE COT DRAW
KiIbane OutpOinted Italian, but
Latter Finished Strong.
Referee Gave Decision on Work
i'm Last-CrOwd Disgruntled.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 5O-Jonnny
Dundee was given a draw at the end
of his twenty-round fight with Johnny
KiIbane, the featherweight champion
Kilbane apparently outpointed the chal-
1enger in every round, but the Italians
desperate twentieth round finish, in the
opinion of Referee Eyton, earned him
a draw The decision was unpopular
and the crowd voiced its disapproval-
throughout the fight Kilbane out
boxed Dundee The New Yorker S
method of jumping in the air and try
ing to land on his adversary provoked
onIv the laughter of the champion and
solid blows TO the body which met
nearly every effort of the challenger to
land in this fashion.
AT the end of the fight Kilbane bore
only a slightly bruised mouth, while
the Italians features were badly bat
tered.
Kilbane was far too clever for the
New Yorker, both at long range boxing
and at mitigating, although at times
the Italian was more than clever IN
eluding the swings of the champion In
a riot outside the arena during the
fight a young man, as yet unidenti-
fled. proba bly, was fatally injured py
being struck on the head with rock
Several shots were fired by police after
the crowd outside the arena had hurled
stones at them.
Round One-Referee Eyton started
the boys at 1922 O'Clock They rushed
into a clinch and wrestled about the
ring Kilbane jolted Dundee with LETT
and right to the chin. Dundee planted
a hard right to the face as they sep
arated Kilbane avoided rush and
landed a hard straight right jolt as the
round ended. Kilbane's round.
Round Two-Kilbane rushed the
Italian TO the ropes. planting a hard
right to the stomach. He jabbed Dun
dee's face with rights and lefts- Kill
bane put two hard rights to the jaw
as the round ended. Kilbane'S round.
Round Three-Dundee tried his leap
ing in the air blow, but Kilbane was
three feet away before he could land.
I<ilbane rushed the New Yorker to the
ropes. Both did clever work and long
range but neither landed a hard blow.
Dundee took the aggressive and chase
Kilbane around the ring. Kilbane
took a light left to the head as the bell
rang. Round even.
Round Four-Dundee put two hard
lefts to the jaw without a return and
they clinched. The champion fought
Dundee TO the ropes. Dundee clipped
KEbane's chin with singing left
Kubane landed a hard right to the
stomach Kilbane had the better of the
mitigating. Kilbane's round.
Round F'ive-Dundee missed a vicious
swing and kilbane Jabbed three times
with his left to the jaw Dundee
rushed. forcing the champion to give
way Kilbane Jared Dundee with
hard right to the face. Dundee hurled
himself in the air at the champion and
rushed Kilbane to the ropes as the
bell rang. Kilbane's round.
The fight was in favor of Kilbane
from the fifth up to and including the
nineteenth The champion outpointed
Dundee but the latter was aggressive.
Round "wenty-They touched gloves
and jumped into a clinch, taking sew
eral jabs to the face. They exchanged
stiff rights to the face. Dundee fighting
desperately. Dundee tented the cham
pion into an opening and sent a hard
left to the jaw. They closed. Kilbane
scoring heavily on the body. The
Italian battled viciously. putting lefts
and rights to the jaw. though appar-
emily without damage, as the gong
rang.