New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-26
,;,btweight Champion Puts
End to Kilbane's Hopes
in Third Round
Rv FRED HAWTHORNE

Nv FRED HAN hOhNE
,.a,sslphia, July 25.-Benny Leon
lightweight champion Of the world,
~ - before a great crowd here to-
~, that the worlds best feather
\, Johnny Kilbane. has no bust
" in the same ring with him.
80 knocked Kilbane out just be-
-. bell sounded the end of the
std round
v,s not a clean X. o. that sent
,,.,, back into his own class. From
tart of the round Leonard weak
"a his opponent with Earring right
"a ,,ft hooks to the jaw. These blows
- Johnny and his knees buckled
-. retreated weakly around the ring
'..,,, the cool, relentless Leonard,
v,s measuring his blows carefully
- shooting them in like a sniper.
Ropes Save kilbane
, minute before the round ended
,,,,v shot over a terrific right hook
ss point Of the jaw and Kilbane
s,,,,reS back on his heels and would
,r, fallen fiat on his back If the
.,.s had not caught him and held
N Up.
"A the crowd was quick to sense IT,.
L a ~
srslsd with appeals from Kilbane' 5
r,portsrs TO Hang on, Johnny.
IN in the opening round Leonard
ssV,d his superiority. He was quite
!, sujck on his feet and fully as fast
M his hands as Kilbsne and car
j ~ By far the heavier punch.
from the beginning of the second
,ssd Leonard went after Kilbane
(; Eously. evidently having satisfied
4 ,rssh that he had nothing 10 fear.
4. lst il be known that kilbane made
4 iyst of il all the way. Outweighed
4. least six or seven pounds. he ac-
4 .,,,d Benny's challenge to mix il up.
5iso or three times he connected with
1rf right hooks to the jaw and his
r,ssss served 10 make him a triAe
1aisltss.
4 honSrd kept working his man around
n ring, waiting for one clean punch TO
1lHnny's Jaw. The blow that started
Ilkshs on the road 10 defeat was a
I lHing right hook 10 the jaw Johnny
! nrl recovered from that blow and
rsd desperately TO save himself by
! r,hing. But il was of no use. Leon
I {! knew it was only a question of
1 ne, and kept chasing Kilbane from
I sner 10 corner, the deadly Leonard
l n. held in readiness for the finishing
Gv.
III Kilbane Proves Game
| Weak as he was, the featherweight
clrpion dashed out desperately at
4 Essrd, even as he retreated. A wild
-lgp in midring about ten seconds
/ Nisfs the end of the third round was
ati when Leonard crashed over a
4 r.ft hook that nailed Kilbane squarely
2 the point of the jaw.
ssr Of the ring, his right arm grasp
liz Leonard's left leg. Benny tried to
re himself, and Kilbsne, rolling over
{ his back, reeled to his feet just as
iesree O'Brien counted five. Leonard
4 'Howed his victim closely and was
uiting 10 send over the X. o., but be-
he he was called upon 10 do this
f-ny Dunn, Kilbane's trainer, hurled
towel over the ropes and a second
l,sr the bell changed
Nlbsne was put on his feet. He
~hng about the ring, glassy-eyed and
aeonseious Of what was going on. lie
ei1ally spun around like a top about
4 AL on its side.
i he thousands in the stands were
nklng such an uproar that the sound
{ ne bell was drowned, but Kilbane
s'tr heard the racket and did not
szs around fully until after he had
va half carried TO his corner. He
nsld never have been able TO answer
bel for the fourth round,
ne SIGHT demonstrated that Leonard
Exissssd Kilbane from every angle
Y. that the match was a bad one fol
hsine. Matt Henkel, the Cleveland
f9noter, declared after the bout that
tsntrd Is the greatest lightweight he
sTer seen, and he has seen all the
aseus boys OF the past.
HUMPHREYS on Job
% HUMPHREYS, imported from New
"a especially to do the announcing
asd that both men weighed in under
sounds az o'clock. From another
a.'ss 1t was reported that Leonard
~ lust 1873 and Kilbane 1864. The
espts were estimated at about $780,
s hour after the bout statement
~ gwen out by Kilbane 10 the effect
20 he was defeated on a technical
nstscut and that Dunn made mistake
brewing in the towel. But by that
e Leonard had taken of his gloves
vas on his way home, and there
nAsbody to dispute Johnny's words
here were about 10000 men 'and
g;'L hundred women in the stands
<sFs Leonard and Kilbane entered
rtg. The 81 seats in the inhelo
<xssrs were popular with the eau,
sss Philadelphia fans, about hall oil
s'osd being quartered in that sec
II ne ring was pitched just in front Of
kkene plate on the ball field. FIVE
Hs,Tful arc lights directly over the
e nsde il stand out with startling
artsts amid the surrounding gloom
l'Hg women in Red Cross nurses
.ssnss fitted about the inciosufe
M appealed for stray coins IN th'
81 tEt OF SWEET charity.