The evening world., 1917-07-07

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Rnbane will try hard 70 knock
Leonard out. But l haven't the slight
est doubt that Benny Leonard VIII
Try rust as hard to finish the graduate
from seatherweight ranks. At the
weight, 1873 pounds at 8 o'clock. his
title will be at stake. And Benny
has already made good his promise
hat he would DC a real lighting
champion ~ he whipped Welsh.
Where the Englishman was content
10 stall and run through his no.
decision matches, clinging o the title
by virtue OF q fast pair OF heels
rather than by real ability to defend
IL Leonard has taken a pride in Keep
lnR I'D the remarkable fighting squirt
that carried him into the champion
shin. Before he whipped Welsh Benny
Knocked out five opponents In a row.
Immediately afterward he won a fight
By o~utclassins n philadelphia
without landing the knock
out and then turned around and
knocked out tough Johnny Nelson
(vho had never taken the count be-
tore) In a few minutes OF fast, al
most reckless lighting.
LEONARD WILL KEEP AooREs-
sIve STREAK.
Leonard won't DO content to stay
on the defensive with Kilbane. Hell
show the featherweight champion
ore ighting than he has seen IL
six rounds since he met and knocked
ont Mexican Joe Rivers. And by tho
way. Kilbane will not be a feather
weight In this hght. lie has grown
40 that IL il at least extremely dlt
ncult for him 10 make tho feather
weight limit. He will be a real hght
weight-probably Leonard's equal II
weight. Kilbane told me a feV
months ago hat he has grown 8
hat he must weigh at least y
hounds to have his full strength. N
doubt to-day he needs a few pound
more than that.
Both Leonard and b nav
lighting records to be proud OF. kil
bane won his featherweight title Nv
years ago last Feb. 70 by o"utpoinun
Abe Attell in twenty rounds.
The preceding Sept. 4 he fought on
OF the most sensational fights In HI
whole career, knocking out MeNica
Toe Rivers in sixteen rounds, Rive
was then a featherwelght and consiC
cred the best little lighting man
the world. He was fast as Lightning
wonderfully clever, lightly yet poweI
fully built, and "a hard hitter. HI
bane, who was then twenty-five yea
old, had won a lot OF good fights, bl
wasn't regarded as a coming chan
pion. IL was IA desperate battle. Rl'
ers looked like a winner at times, III
in the sixteenth Kilbane went aft
him fuHously and Knocked him o.
with "a terrific blow on the chin.
Kilbane began lighting when he W
eighteen. Like most OF h others wi
have achieved fame In the ring,
won a number OF his early BATH
with quick knockouts. and then b
came a very clever boxer and beg,
20 win decisions.
Among the good men he stopped
outpointed were Biz Mackey. Tomu
Mlbane, Al belmont, Patsy BranI
gan, Tommy O'Toole, Jimmy Wals
Patsy Cline and Charlie White, II
hght IN which he Knocked out Rive
was a return fight. Rivers had W
from Kilbane n few months befo
twenty rounds, on points.
After winning the championsl
from Attell, Kilbane settled down
outpointing his men. Just as AT
had done when he held the title.
boxed scores OF matches and, as
rule, won them easily by outboNi
his men. During all this competitI
KIlbane developed an almost WHARF
skill with the gloves. Few box
could even "lay u glove on him"
kILBANE CAN HIT WHEN
WANTS TO.
After a while Kilbane's winning
points became rather monotonous.
was thought he couldn't hght as
did before he beat Attell. Sut 81
denly he put asice the clever box
and started IA new streak OF kno
outs. He showed astonishing hit