Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
JOHNNY KILBANE
IS OUT OF CLASS
Lightweight Aspirations of the
Feather Champ Checked
by Joe Mandot.
GIVEN FEARFUL DRUBBING
Akron Bout Goes - Rounds, With
Edge on the Cleveland Boy
Nearly All the Way.

Akron. Ohio. Dec. s.-Johnny Kill
bane no longer should harbor the idea
OF becoing a lightweight. Joe Man
dot. the southern baker boy, appar-
emily took all such ambitions out or
his head here last night in 12-round
no-decision contest, for the baker boy,
boxing like the Mandot of old, gave
the clever little featherweight cham
pion the beating of his life. Kilbane
did not have one round in mis- favor, so
one-sided was the tilt. Ten rounds
went 20 the southerner and the other
two were even.
The best Illustration OF Mandots
superiority is that even the Cleveland
papers only claimed a draw for their
boy. the writer's at the same time ad-
hitting that Joe had a slight shade.
Referee Smith gave it as his personal
opinion after the go that MandOt had
the edge and deserve dthe verdict
From the standpoint Of fighting. the
bout was a disappointment. for. as
every one predicted. Kilbane would
not fight. depending on his cleverness
and short. snappy let's TO tide him
over. Because OF this the crowd at
stated intervals arose on It's hind legs !
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fighting. while his most ardent ad- /
mirers pleaded with him to open up. /
The facts are that Johnny did not .
open up. so il still Is a mooted ques- /
ton regarding his status as a light
weight fighter.
Fans Get Nervous.
In the early rounds. that is to say. /
the first. second and third. nothing /
was said when the feather boss per
mitted ,MandOt TO dance around and
score light lefts and a couple OF right
crosses to the face. For II was thought
thar Kilbane was merely feeling out
mis- heavier opponent. heavier by four
pounds. However. when il came TO
the sixth session. with Joe having four
rounds in his favor, the good fans
Logan 70 get nervous
IN the seventh Johnny heard his
first Kisses. for Joe was banging him
around the ring and forcing him &c
clfnch 10 save trouble. He changed
his style il the eighth. resorting to
boxing. but refused 10 mix matters at
any stage.
Here Mandot held him even and
then began working on his body IN
the ninth. This brought about the de-
sired effect. for the Clevelander be-
came troubled. started logging il and
incidentally allowed himself - be hit
oftener and harder than he has ever
been hit before.
The 10th brought the riot for Man
dot Opening up from the gong, he
tore after Johlny with a vengeance
H fCHowed him all around the ring,
which was a yO-foof affair FOR Kill
Lanes benefit, landing blow after
blow
In Serious Trouble.
About the middle OF the period Man
dot went into a ciiuch ald as they
brcke shot in a straight left which
rocl.1d his rivals head. Quick as a
fash Mandot slammed over a right
cross which had been failing short, and
il caught The champion IN the ieit
eye. he yelled murder" claiming
Joe butted him aad was using his el-
bows. This brought laugh from the
crowd despite Kilbane's condition, Tor
his eye was almost closed and blood
Was pouring over his face
Kilbane tried 70 stall through the .
18th. without success. for Jce saw his
pcn-ng and kept popping a persistent
-ef; 70 the jaw. ald then shooting
across q vicious right tLat started XII .
banc's knees sagging. Two Of these
were enough for Johnny and he held
~ for dear life ultiI the bell
The 15th was almost a blow for blow :
nd cl.nch for clincn reproduction OF
he previous session. for the baker boy j