Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26

tommy klbane fly back time and ,ga,,
s Mnen leonard shot his left jab or right
nooh Straight at the unprotected law. They
riloane drop to the floor after n hard
right smash landed and saw hin, panelv
suuesle TO his feet without taking even the
it Vi one, Then they saw Leonard fol-
,oW % up MS advantage like hunter stalking
MS game and put over the final shot which
ended the uneven battle
, was apparent to all from the start that
Benny Leonard was master last night He
was cautious in the first round and boxed
on the defensive until he learned, much to
MS surprise, that he could infiict punishment
on MS smaller foe. hard left to the
mouth split Johnnys lip and a terrific right
shook MN from head to tee. When the
rouho was over Leonard went to his corner
ana said to Billy Gibson. his manager
can knock him out any time I want
10 now. He is easier than I thought. Shall
rnish him in the next round?"
Heeds Gibson's Warning
BE careful, Benny" begged Gibson.
remember, kilbane has a good right hand,
ana II he ever hits you 1t will be all off.
rake your time and wear him down some
more. Then put over the knockout"
In the second round Kilbane was in dis
'ress, but Leonard followed his instructions
and played It safe. Time and again he
overlooked an opening to step in and finish
his man. When the bell changed he said
to Gibson:
Il am going out now and try to finish
him. l think I can do it,"
Johnny tried desperately to stem the tide
Of defeat, but his efforts were futile His
punches missed their marx and all of his
ring craft and cunning seemed to have left
him. He was like pupil taking boxing
lesson from master. He was on the verge
of knockout for the first time in his long
career and refused to admit it even to him
self. He would not quit.
Bout Was Success
Shibe Park was in gala attire for the big
match The crowded grand stand, with it's
white background of coatless men and
thousands of the fair sex in summer attire,
formed a snowy horseshoe which wrapped
itself around the ring. Every one was in
position to see and the crowd was good
natured and orderly. Only once did the
spectators get the better of the police, and
that was before the main bout was called.
Those who purchased 81 seats in the bleach
ers rushed over to the 50 section, but that
was nothing to be alarmed about. Jimmy
Dougherty. the principal promoter of the
match, saw many vacant seats in the stand
and asked policeman to invite the bleach.
critics to take a closer view of the fight In
the more expensive seats.
Inc uSudl were put on ana
| regular big-league announcer. imported
from New York, shouted his announce.
ments without the aid of a megaphone Out.
side of getting the names Of the promoters
! mixed, his work was something out of the
ordinary Fred Sears. who announced the
preliminaries, performed better than any
| one we have had in Philadelphia for some
, time and should be used more often.
Poor Press Arrangements
Last nights affair was a huge success:
| and Jimmy Dougherty and John Shibe de
serve credit for staging it in such a capable
manner. The .spectators-that is, the per
| sons who bought tickets-were well taker
| care Of and left the park perfectly salts
fled. The only thing that could be objected
| to was the handling of the holders of the
| press tickets These unfortunates had a:
| much show as a cake of ice in furnace
and were herded any old place that wa!
| vacant The treatment of these persons
was terrible, and it is hoped that the man
agement of the park will try to improve
| conditions in the future.