The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-07
Rivers Accomplished Something
Many Were Unable to Do

So1'1S" Itdl oH tue tlcF dTlan0 pan. pul
comparing the men on their New York
exhibitions he hardly looks the equal
In skill of his rival Chicagoan. Jack
showed in a recent bout with Young
Anern that his round-arm style OF
hitting leaves him open at times for a
fast left lead, and it is needless to
say that if Ahern's left annoyed Brit
ton. Mcfarland will be sure to take
advantage of every opportunity to
sting him with that member. While
l expect Packey to lead on points
throughout the contest. l hardly look
for the bout to terminate before the
limit. although considerable ill feeling
exists. and there is no telling what
may happen in a grudge battle. How
ever. i doubt If the mill will develop
into IL slaughter. and look for the boys
to regale the sports with a high form
of Queensbury entertainment.
Local critics are at last forced to
admit kilbane a real champion. John
ny's display of form when he stopped
George ktrkwood, the hard-hitting st.
Louis featherweight. so impressed the
Gotham experts that they are now
conceding him an outside chance to
beat Johnny Dundee in Los Angeles
next month.
/. To my way of thinking kilbane's
victory over Kirkwood does not stamp
him as a worthy holder Of the feather
weight title. Not that it lowers him
any in my estimation as a great box
er. but because kirkwood has demon.
strated In recent contests that he was
on the down grade. Only a few weeks
ago he boxed Teddy Hubbs. a young
ster from Pittsburg, and was given a
thorough %trounctng for 10 rounds. So
l fall to see where the champion gain.
ed much prestige by stopping him In
Six.
kilbane's exhibitions in this city
witch Dundee and O'keefe were far
more impressive than his showing
with Kirkwood. or 1 am no judge.
Still it was his failure to stop those
ads that started local critics on his
trail. Dundee and O'Keefe are both
clever boys, that is as compared with
kirkwood. whose chief claim to fame
has rested on his ability to put over
a knockout punch every now and
then. AS a boxer Kirkwood does not
amount to much.
A champion has his work cut out to
please everybody. The trouble is too
much Is invariably expected Of him.
kuoane came here fresh from the
victory. over the great Abe Attell, and
when he failed to annihilate his OPP
ponents was branded a false alarm.
II any other featherweight succeeded
In outpointing Dundee as cleanly as
ktlbane managed the job, he would
ne boosted as a coming champion
lor the little Italian is highly regarded
hereabouts.
I am a great admirer of kilbane,
both as a boxer and as a member of
society. l consider him every bit az
clever a boxer as Attell ever dared to
De, n Abe could go some, We ali
Know. think he is a harder hit
ter than he average featherweiRht
and while hardly the equal OF Terry
McGovern or Young Corbett in tina,
respect. his record indicates he can
WELD a mighty punch when occasion
demands. The clean knockout of Joe
ttivers lends weight to this line of ar.
sument. However, like a majority OF
genuinely skillful- boxers. Kilbane il
satisfied to demonstrate superiority by
outpointing his rivals.
Luther McCarty is a tribe tardy in
the announcement that he wants tc
box Bombardier Wells. Only q couple
OF weeks 6 Manager Gibson Of the
garden. offered him a guarantee OF
$4,000 to meet Wells and he refused
to accept. Gibson then arranged q
match between Wells and 0unboa,
Smith. and scheduled 1t for March il
And II the Bombardier wins that eyen,
jess Willard Is to have the next
chance with the Englishman. provided
me elongated boxer can adjust his an.
ferences with the state commission.
NcCarty and Wells would make the
ioeal match. but it looks az n Luther
q missed his chance for the time
oelns. II sincere In his desire to re.
with "Oone Round" Davis. the Buf.
taio heavyweight. who I am told !,
Just pining away for want of suitable
exercise.