The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-15

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BY ARTHUR srRuwE
RINGsTDE MANHATTAN ATH
LETIC CLUB, NEW YORK. May II
Johnny KiIbane, featherweieht cham
pion, and Freddie Welsh, lightweight
champion, win have to travel over q
longer ronte than ten rounds to decide
who is the better fighter.
I The two champions met here tonight
In ten.round bout, and Kilbane wal
the winner, but Il was not decisive
win. The featherweiqht champion out
boxed his adversary, but when he tried
to land hard blow TO the face he
found the EnRlishman knew how q
duck.
Fight Magnet for Fans
Not since the night that Terry Nc
Govern, then featherweight champion
knocked out Prank Erne, then light
weight champion, has New York fistis
fandom displayed 50 much interest in Q
bout between the little fellows, Of
1.-THE prize ring as that which attended
tonight . encounter between Kilbans
and Welsh.
Long before the hour set for the big
contest all the entrances 70 the Man
haitian A. Y. were jammed with m
eager crowd waiting for the doors to
open SO that they could get the " advan
taQe'' seat over the late.comers. The
rain did not dampen the ardor Of the
| fans.
Billy John refereed the match, a.
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paid httie heed kiiDane put iigh'
ieft 70 the face and. welsh came back
with q short left right to the face, but
his blow seemed to lack steam.
The round was even.
Round 2--Kilbane started by putting
two lefts to the fnce and sent an up
percut TO the mouth. Welsh iabbed
two lefts 10 the face. Kilbane com
planned that Welsh was holding his arm
lin the clinches. KiIbane sent two left,
l 10 the face and followed with n rioh,
and left 10 the Jaw. \
I Kilbane shot two lefts 20 ma far.
AZ fhe he'll \ :,
Kilhane,s ronnd
Round 8-Kilbane Tented bnf Welsl
shot 4 left and. put 4 r;ght "a tha Pace
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face KiIbane then int ,walstia M
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we,sn pooy ana sent tnree nard LETT
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letts 70 'he mead Inc boys dlsplaye.
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punsh nhu any steam behind ~
Inc rouna ended with a shade 70
hiloane,
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