The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-05
Feather,velai,k Champion eueeessfut-
" Defends His Title Against
Challenger oeorus
CLANCY.
HE SCORED KNOCKOUT
Dropped Opponent to the Mat for
Count Of Ten In Third, With
Left Hook to the
Jaw.


day afternoon successfully defended
his title as featherweight champion
OF the world by knocking out George
CLANCY in the third round of a sched-
uled fifteen round hight At no time
was Kilbane in danger. He stepped
around the challenger, playing his left
upon his face constantly. CLANCY be-
came wary but as he stepped in in
the third round Kilbane whipped a
right to the Jaw and knocked him
cold.
The crowd swarmed into the ring
and gathered around Kilbane and
Clancy. Clancy insisted he was not
eyes were glazed and he was limp as
rag when picked up.
To many it looked as though left
to the jaw had done the work but ac-
cording to Hinkle a left to left and
right cross to the jaw that travelled
about six inces did the work Kilbane
caught CLANCY with left to the jaw
before CLANCY slipped into dream
land.
Before the Bout.
ARENA, CEDAR POINT, Ohio,
Sept. 5.-Featherweight Champion
Johnny Kilbane, of Cleveland, faced
Challenger George Clancy Of Balti-
more. in defense Of his title Monday
afternoon under what is probaly the
most novel conditions ever attending
a ring contest. The staging Of the
bout rested with one man, not poll
tician or q government official, but
Matt Hinkel. promoter and referee OF
the battle.
Adjutant General Hough and AS
sistant General Price were at the ring
side at Governor Willis order to look
into the bout and decide whether or
not It was to be prize fight.
Neither passed judgment on It. Al
ter a consultation Hough said to
you know boxing bout
from prize fight. We are depending
on your past reputation to see that it
is boxing bout and also look for you
to stop it If it is smuggling match"
One hour before the time set fer
the main bout, over 5000 of the 10000
people expected to pack the arena
were broiling in the hot sun, watching
the first preliminary. The weather
was superb.
Statements Of Confidence.
Both featherweights issued the Gus
tomary statement Of confidence be
fore the battle.
II am confident because I believe
that I am going to cop the title," said
CLANCY.
IT feel fit and have no alfbi ready
I'm going to keep the title, you car
bet your boots" said Champion Xii
bane, "and am prepared to fight fol
It,"
Very few wagers were made ON thu
hight Kilbane hackers offering 10 t.
with few takers.
Klbane and CLANCY entered tn
ring at 1855 p. m.
CLANCY won the toss for corner
and chose the southeast corner.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
| Round One.
They fiddled around after a fey
exchanges of blows. After clinchine
Kinlbane sent a light left to the fac
and his thumb stuck through tn
glove. Time was called while a nev
glove was put on Kilbane's hand.
/ The bell rang again.
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right and left jabs to the face. Chane,
covered up and then let loose a RICH
swing to Johnny's face.
CLANCY got singing short uppe
cut to Kilbane's jaw and the cham
. pion countered with right t
Chaney's ribs. They clinched as tn
bell rang. Round even.
RouId Two.
CLANCY came from his corner GOV
cred up. AS he dropped his hands TO
a moment Kilbane jabbed his nos
with left. The champion kept jab
bing his left to Chaney's face an,
stepped away from Chaney's let's.
CLANCY shot a left to Kilbane'
face. Kilbane jabbed Clancy twic.
in the face without return. Chane,
swung a left to Kilbane's chest
Chansy swung for Kilbane's head ant
slipped to the floor when he got t,
his feet. Kelbane swung en- him Will
a right cross to the jaw. Kilbane'
round by slight margin
Round Three.
Kflbane came slowly from his cor
lner and met Chaneys rush with :
smile and straight punch to tn,
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