Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-07
CHAMPION K|LBANE
SHOWS REAL CLASS
Scores Second Victory Within
Week, Beating Artie O'Leary.
at National
FOX VS.. TlPLITz TONIGHT
Classy Featherweights Meet in
Main Bout at olympia-Mul-
lin Opposes Daley
by JAMES s. CAROLAN

ny Kilbane. the featherweight king
from registering his second consecutiy,
knockout of the week in this city in {
bloody battle at the National A. A
Saturday night.
As the final round was drawing to Q
close, the champion finally succeeded ir
drawing Artie OLeary, the New York
entry, out of his shell and the subse
quent hail of short. cutting blows tc
the head virtually had OLeary out or
his feet. As Kilbane was measuring
carefully the distance for the finishing
punch the gong sounded and the splr
tied fray was at an end.
It was most evident from the start
that the rangy New Yorker was in the
ring to linger the limit. Keeping his
shoulders high, his guard close
O'Ieary fought most cautiously from
his shell like defense. He did no lead
ing. blocked and made half hearted eff
forts to punish only in the clinches.
Rallies in Fifth
For four rounds Kilbane had difficulty
in penetrating the New Workers. de-
fense. Left jabs to the face We're the
only blows that reached the mark.
Starting with the fifth the Cleveland
idol managed to insert a punch in the
form of right uppercut which started
OLeary on the way to defeat. Two
of these smashing uppercuts during the
round had OLcary wabbing and weak.
No blood was shed until the fifth, and
it was these two driving rights to the
nose that did the destructive work.
Thereafter. even fent would send
OLeary's guard down and twice he had
close calls from short rights which
missed their mark by inches.
Then came the final inning. Kilbane.
determined to do something to break
the turtle like defense. started to crack
the armor by walking ip to the alert
OLeary. rapid exchange followed
in mid ring in which O'Leary's right
caught johnny flush on the mouth and
drew the blood from cut on the inside
of the lip.
O'Leary Lucky
Kilbane began to shoot in wicked
rights to the face and left hooks to the
body. Two left hooks to the chin drove
O'Leary into n neutral corner. Twice
Johnny was poised to drive home the
final blow and twice OLeary uncon-
sciously reeled out Of range of the
punch.
AS the crowded house arose to it's
feet and screamed vociferously for u
knockout. the blood covered O'Leary
rushed blindly into clinch. Shortly
O'Leary with left to the face. but
before more damage could be inflicted
the gong ended the battle.
Kilbane boxed brilliant battle. He
worked overtime in the early rounds to
shatter that OLeary defense. but every :
thing failed. Only the introduction of
that right uppercut from a shift for
nation solved the attack for Kilbane
Another Record House
For the third consecutive time. Kill
bane packed in record house in this
city. In his meeting with Brown he
broke the record for ordinary prices
by jamming $500 into the Olympia.
Last Monday night close to S44OO was
paid to see him. while Saturday he
broke the record for the National, set
in the Fox Louisiana bout, by playing
to nearly $4,000
Matchmaker Jack HanlOu announced
after the fight that an effort was be-
ing made to have Kilbane appear at
the National on April 10. The pros
pective opponent was not named. 1t
is virtually certain that it will not
be frankie Brown.
In the semi windup Joe Marks. sub
stituting for Gussie Lewis, fought
Dave Meter. of New York. to a stand
still. earning a draw. The third found
Sailor Ed Trembley winner over
Johnny Wolgast. the latter a brother
of Ad, the former lightweight cham
pion.
George CLANCY and Jack Russo meet
in the main bout at the National one
week from tonight
Fox at Olympia
Kilbane was anxious to remain over
to see the joey Fox Joe Tiplitz battle
at the Olympic tonight, but was unable
to linger.
Fox will appear for the fourth time
in this\city when he takes on the slug
ging Tipltz. The New York boy should
force Fox to extend himself. He has a
good left hook and this is likely ia
cause the English featherweight plenty
of trouble.
Tiplitz acted as a second for Reese
in the Reese Fox meeting at the Ma
tional. After the battle, Tiplitz an
nounced his readiness to battle Fox.
Johnny Maloney and Abe Friedman
clash in the semi windup. The third
session will find two good boys enter
tanning in the person of Eddie Mullin
of Kensington. and frankie Daley.
The other bouts present Wally Nel.
son VS.. Eddie Walsh, and Ray Ennis
VS.. Goodie Welsh.