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Kilbane retains his featherweight title because Leonard made no at tempt to get within the feather weight limit The lightweight title and not the feather crown, was at stake.
 No Opponents Left
 Leonard, by his victory, finds himself like Alexander of old, with no more worlds to conquer. He has knocked out Ritchie Mitchell, lead ing lightweight contender. has won the worlds lightweight title by knocking out Freddy Welsh and he now has eliminated Kilbane by the knockout route There is no light weight showing above the fistic hor- izon today who looks capable of giving Benny Leonard effective op position.
 The defeat of Kilbane by the knockout route was surprise that fight fans are having trouble assim- Hating. Kilbane was regarded as a master boxer and his clevereness W do COuOIuCi Cu tO ChoDiC him to avoid the knockout punch Leonard was known to possess. The little New York lad, however, beat the featherweight titleholder at ev cry stage of the game and after he had beaten Kilbane down in the third round cooly measured his man and dropped him with right cross to the jaw, less than a sec ond before the end of the third round. ss ra.
 Kilbane Unfnjured
 Aside from the cut on his lip Kilbanc appeared none the worse from the encounter.
 Jimmy Dunn lost his head" said Kilbane when he was asked how it happened. "I guess he did not want me to get hurt. We have been the closest of friends for ten years and guess will have to for give him if he felt as if he thought was going to get hurt. I was all right and was soaking him on the chin every time. The fight should idFC SOut OH DuhH HUI throw the towel into the ring until the bell rang ending the third round.
 Manager Dunn said: 'I don't know what was the matter with Johnny. He did not seem to be right Leonard had nothing. do not know whether it was the humid weather or what it was. He was all right until he went into the ring and then I don't know what went wrong with him.
 Kilbane Outclassed
 At no time during the three rounds did Kilbane class with the Lightweight champion. Leonard won the first by a good margin, the sec ond by even greater odds and in the floor
 Kilbane weighed 127 pounds and Leonard weighed exactly 133, the lightweight limit. The six pounds difference aided Leonard but he won because he completely outbOxed him during every minute of the fighting.
 The third round had gone only half a minute when Leonard started Kilbane to defeat. Kilbane led hard right for the head and Leon ard tucked. When he came up he shot both right and left to the jaw and Kilbane went back against the ropes, almost helpless. He clinched with Leonard and when Referee Frank O'Brien tore them apart Leon- ard landed a right hook to Kill bane's jaw.
 Kilbane staggered and fell, try to clutch Leonard's knees. He was up when the referee started to count and backed weakly around the ring with Leonard in close pursuit. Leonard landed a light left to Kilbane's body and Kilbane dropped his guard. Leonard meas ured Kilbane carefully and landed right cross to the jaw. Kilbane fell face forward.
 Round Nearly Over
 The timekceper was about to pull the bell for the end of the round when Kilbane's manager threw the towel into the ring. ending the fight. Kilbane was helped to his corner. Leonard is credited offic- tally with a knockout.
 The gate receipts amounted to $36.078. Leonard and Kilbane each received S11.S92.67 as their share. Under the agreement the men were