New Britain herald., 1920-02-26
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KILBANE IS BEATEN
 BY BENNY VALGER
French Flash Proves Too Fast
 For FeatherWeight Champion.

Newark. x. J.. Feb. 26.--Benny VaIaer, French jfeatherweight cham pion. outpointed Johnny kilbune fea1herweiSht champion of the world, in the First regiment armory. Newark. by a whirlwind finish m the last two rounds.
 Valger was the first of the leading men to appear. On his head was funny little "good-luck' cap. a torn war emblem that Benny had used since the day he began fighting. Val ger. draped in a big robe, sat on a stool with his back turned toward kilbanes angle of the ring.
 Kilbane came shortly after. and walked toward his rival. made as if to, shake hands. Nalger took one whitening look over his left shoulder and turued his head away. Avoiding a possible rebuff, because of the fact that he had claimed Nalger's forfeit Johnny erinned and walked away.
 When Joe Humphries announced the conditions of the match, and that Valger had weighed l24 3-4. three quarters of a pound overweight, and that Kibane had claimed his forfeit of $1.000. the crowd howled to the high heavens.
 Humphries called for the official weight figures. and when he an- nounced Kilbane's as 125 1-4. the roar almost cracked ones eardrums. According to the conditions Kiloane was not required 10 make any stipu- lated weight. his pleasure being catch weight.
 Objection was raised to the bulk of the soft bandases that kilbane' Wore. ana the good Johnny had to whittle
 
 ally introduced mingled misses and cheers rent the air When Joe in- troduced alger he was given rousins reception.
 At o'clock. when Nalger went on the scales kilbane was an extremely interested person, inasmuch as Vatger had posted 900 that he would weigh 124 pounds. Nalger, pale with anxiety over that heavy penalty for overweight, stepped on the scales. and up, up. up went the beam until it bumped the bar and held fast. Val ger was overweight.
 kilbane was all business now. He got his weather eye right into the picture. and when the scales were readjusted it was discovered that Valger was three-quarters of pound over. That ended it as far as Kill bane was concerned.
 He demanded his pound of bills for that almost pound of flesh.
 Joe Jacobs. manager of NalSer, wanted Johnny to be a nice lil gent and overlook the slight over heft. Not Johnny. He held fast to his demand and stall>ed off to his hotel where he closed up like a clam and refused to budge. when fight time came unless he was handed his own $1,000 in ap- pearance money and Nalger's forfeit also. It had to be done before the proud champion would tie on his golden bauble and repair to the arena.
 A bad omen loomed up rather early in the Kilbane camp when the pet of the organiza ton was routed in the very last minute of the last round in a six-round bout.
 Al Zeimer. Kilbane's spa rfing part ner, met Abe Attell Goidstein in an early bout and. as on his previous visit, Zeimer made a hit with the fancy. He is d remarkably clever boy and can hit--but oh, my word, couldn't Abe Attell Goldstein hit! He knocked out kilbane's sparring part ner in the last minute of the bout.
 Zeimer was winner all over when he walked plumb bang into a right cross to the jaw. The punch sent aim down for the count and when he got up he was helpless and anothe> right dropped him for another count. When he got up he was unable to protect himself and Slim Brennan, the referee stopped it 10 save him further punishment.