New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-05
K|LBANE NOT At HIS BEST
Boxes to Disappointing Victory
Over "Young' DriSCOlI.
CLEVER. BUT LACKS PUNCH
Italian Boy Forces Pace in
Ten Round Bout at the
Irving Club.

Johnny iiibanc. guardian OF the feafh-
crweieht championship. once more failed
disnaly TO impress the boxing cnthus-
asts of this CITY with his fighting ability
when he outpointed Young" Driscoll IN
ten ore-slded rounds at the Irving Ath-
letic Club of Brooklyn. last night.
Out in Cleveland Kilbane is rated as a
grim destroyer of championship aspira-
tons in budding featherwciGhts. but IL he
can fight 10 better than he did last night
there are many who wonder just how and
why he ever won the title. He won. II
is true, and he won easily. but he showed
that he has placed valuation on the
title Of champion that is beyond the reck-
oning of the average enthusiast
He simply refused to take even the most
remote chance and left not even little
opening. Furthermore. hc showed that he
cannot hit as HARD as the average paper
weight Time and again. and in rapid
succession. he landed crushing wallops on
the tip of Driscolrs chin. but the latter
never went To the mat or even to his
knees
Kilbane boxed with remarkable skill,
was not in complete command Of the stu
alton but, on the other hand, there was
not moment when he had Driscoll in
more than momentary distress. Ftddlng,
feinting and stepping around his man,
brushing off leads and blocking or ducking
nicely the Forest City champion had Dris-
coil badly muddled in the early rounds.
Driscol dashed ont blndly. fighting by
the instinct OF self-preservation. but his
foe. invulnerable still thwarted his efforts
with steady skill and science. In the first
few rounds there were few who did not
believe that Kilbane would wind mp the
affair whenever he saw ft.> but after the
fourth period Driscoll gained heart and
forced the pace continuously.
The bors shook hands. and. after few
feints Kilbane stepped in and rocked the
Italian from head to foot with right
hand cross to the jaw. and followed with
crushing left hook TO the chin. kilbane
was all over him. and the crowd believed
that he would certainly box his best. In
this they were not To be disappointed.
Kilbane did box his best. and. defensively,
II was a good best lie scored often on
the attack, too. but he simply could not
hit hard enough TO break a cream puff.
Kilbane missed his left hand leads badly
in the second ami third rounds. but his
right hand upper cuts TO the face Jared
Dyiscol and bothered him rot a little.
In the fifth round Driscoll smashed the
champion on the Zip Of the chin with a
savage right hand cross. but johnny was
Il a
no material damage was done lie was
evidently peeved. however. FOR he drove In
with a right hand cross to the chin. ard
followed il with successive right and left
hooks for the chin that all landed fair
and true 10 the mark. II looked as II
Driscol would have 10 go under. but 10
the surprise of all, he made kilbane hold
in the close work kibane played almost
entirely for the head and face so much
that a lad in the blcachers yelled out:
Hey. Kibane. Driscoll has q stomach,
too" the crowd laughed, but the cham
pion never noticed the ell meant advice.
The remaining ROUNDS OF the contest
were all about the same. Kilbane held his
man off at arms length and poked home
punches through all available openings,
but he was never able TO stop his man
Art Nelson the Western heavyweight.
made life so miserable for Vic McLough-
nm that the latter resorted TO foul tactics
until the referee stopped the bout in the
fourth round and sent Mclaughlin to his
corner at Browns Gymnasium last night.
Nelson outboxed and outfought Me
Loughlin at every twist and turn. rock
ing him with heavy punches and ssmsh-
ing home body blows until Mclaughlin
virtually quit.
Eddie Camp the California bantam
weight who Will face KID Williams in
twenty-round contest in Los Angeles
on February T.. will challenge Johnny
Kilbane to battle for the featherweight
championship OF the world. II he is sue
cessful ia disposins Of then Baltimore
Dane. Al present Campi is a legitimet e
bantamweight and can make the ring
side weight with ease. lie Is growing all
the time. however. and Tim McGrath,
his manager believes that il will be a
matter OF only few months until he VIII
be too big to box in the ranks of the
littlo fallowe will no forced move