New Britain herald., 1919-09-17
pRNS K. O'D. BY l klLBANE IN FIFTH
'sey 'ay City Idol Is Beaten by
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 c Jersey City ball park last night at e boxing carniva! rendered in hon.
 of 'Teddy' Edwards, New Jersey .ndidate for governor on the demo- atic ticket.
 Burns was dropped for a full count
 st after the fifth round had got l1n- er way. A short right handler
 iught him down on his launches As attempted to regain his feet at a punt of five Burns toppled over ackward and was forced to take a hnerous count at the hands of Harry rtle the referee.
 Kilhane evidently did not want to it Burns again should he regain his bet, and as he started to get up Kill ane said appealingly:
 Hell get hurt, he'll get hurt"
 Ertle took the cue, and before Xiii ane attempted to shoot another lunch, the referee clasped Burns in is arms and ended the fight.
 It had all happened so suddenly nat few realized what had occurred. Burns was so dazed that he did not eem to realize he had been beaten be- ore the old home guard. He was led rom the ring without having fully re- ained his wits.
 Kilbane stood in the center of the ing picture of regret at having aused the downfall of a home idol. He was the first man to lend a help ng hand as Burns tottered down the teps, leading from the ring.
 A tremendous crowd saw the bouts. Nothing like it had ever been seen in New Jersey up to TOW. Seats had been rranged for 2S,000 persons and not
 chair remained unoccupied at 8 O'clock. The aisles and runways were Ewarming with the innocents.
 No such gathering has seen a box ng show since Gibbons and MacFar- and tripped the light fantastic at Brighton Beach four years ago.
 There must have been fully 5000 persons inside the fence, to say noth- Ing of the 10000 or more Teddy" Edwards rooters who were refused admittance when the park became crowded beyond all idea of comfort.
 Senator Edward I. Edwards a democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, in whose honor the bouts were arranged, sat in box reserved for him next to rhe ring. For once the b1eacherites were com Ipelled to bleach out there in the dull moonlight There were no bclated Srushes, for Jersey City's best were |patrolling both inside and outside. Jack Smith, the lead man of the New Jersey commission, sat at the ringside land fairly beamed as he remarked: .'And some people tell us that box ing isn't popular. Pm trying to make up my mind whether it's Teddy or the glove tossers.''
 The park was laid out in perfect fashion and when one looked in any direction from the ringsude an un- broken sea Of faces met the vision At o'clock set pieces of fireworks were touched off and in a jiffy the park and it's burden was enveloped in perfect shower of tinted stars and sizzling whatnots. When the national co1ors broke forth against the inky sky the great crowd stood at atten- tion.
 One of the prettiest bouts of the night came when Johnny Shugrue and Charley Pilkington came togeth- err Filkington is the former amateur featherweight champion. Johnny is a brother of Joe Shugrue, who made it hot for the Hghtweights several years ago. Pilkingtop-r a handy twof1sted lad,5 began by thoroughly whipping Shugrue. Johnny made a gold, game finish and was going great guns at the end. He did not get started in time to win the popular verdict in six rounds, however.
 The first of the real f1stic stars to loom up wos Joe Lynch. He was pit ted against Patsy Johnson, a youth than science.
 Lynch, fresh from a victory over Peter Herman, the bantam champion picked up a decided Tartar in this same Johnson. Indeed Joe had to go great guns to keep the awkward Pat sy from stealing the fight outright. Patsy he'd a lead until Joe took off his wraps and tried for a K. o. At the end Joe had a slight shade.
 Immediately after this bout Ted dy'' Edwards was introduced as the guest of the evening and candidate for governor of New Jersey on the demo- cratic ticket. He bowed in and bowed right out again without a speech. Then came Al Roberts and Ed I<inley, heavyweight.
 Roberts stopped klnley in the sev- enth round after a hard fight. Rob- erts outweighed his man by 14 pounds. Knley held his own gamely until the last of the sixth. The bell saved big Ed at the end of that peri cd. and after the seventh round had gone half a minute Roberts had Kin lev in such a helpless condition that the referee called halt.
 Kinlev was on his feet, but would have been fioored in another punch. His seconds objected strenuously to the sudden ending, but the bluecoats hauled them away from the scene. Roberts may do. He is painfully slow, but is a solid hitter when he connects; he lacks speed and experience.
 Kdlbane and Burns entered the ring