New-York tribune., 1920-02-26

doing just that thing these last eig
mentioned this morning because la
rounds with Benny Valgar, descrit
Regiment Armory, Of Newark, and Il
valgar was entitled to the honors
that were distributed, outpointing the
champion in every round except the
fourth and eighth, which were even,
but his performance was not an i'm
pressive one. younger man than
Kilbane by several years, with longer
reach and only half q pound lighter on
the scales, Valgar failed again to show
a decisive punch. In fifty rounds he
might have won from the champion,
but the chances are that Kilbane would
fall then only fro.e exhaustion, not
from any punch the Flash" handed
out.
Valgar's most effective blow was a
long, fast left jab to the champions
ribs. Johnny's skin redeemed under the
punches. and he evidently did not relish
the persistent pecking at his midriff,
but Valgar could do no real damage
with these punches, and in the last
round Kilbane was certainly as active
as the Bowery Frenchman.
The featherweight king fought most
ly in flurries, rushing Valgar two or
three times in each round and making
show of furious fighting when they
were chest to chest, but he landed few
clean punches, whereas Benny's blows
we're cleaniy scored, even if they did
lack the old INT stuff The boys ought
to "go well' on their next appearance.
New York Boy Winner
AL Ziemer, bantamweight and
sparring partner and special pet Of
Kilbane, did not fare so we'll as his
boxing mentor, for he was virtually
knocked out in the sixth and last
round if his bout with Abe Attell
Goldstein, of New York, after out
pointing his man all through the first
FIVE sessions. Ziemer is clever little
man. with clean, snappy left and
crushing right, and several times he
spun Goldstein around with right
crosses to the jaw.
But in the sixth round Al forgot to
stop one of Abe's wicked right hooks to
the jaw and went down for count of
nine. When he arose, groggy, Gold
stein finished him off in mercless style,
clouting the youngster twice more on
the jaw and hanging him on the ropes
before "Slim" Brennan, the referee.
stepped in and stopped the bout Then
Ziemer fell forward to the floor and
had to be carried to his corner.
The largest crowd that has ever at
tended a fight in the Newark armory,
estimated at 10000, had crushed a
pathway through the doors long be-
fore Kilbane and Valgar entered the
ring. Two and three men to a chair
was considered a luxurious accommo-
dation, and yet there were still several
hundred worshipers of the God of
Swat outside the building trying to
jam their way in.
1t was announced by Joe Humphries
that Kilbane had weighed in at 2
o'clock in Newark at 1854 pounds, and
that Valgar had moved the beam at
124A. As the articles of agreement
called for Valgar to scale an even
124, Johnny claimed the $1,000 forfeit
money put up by the Frenchy from the
Bowery. and got it before he would
consent to leave for the ring.
The bout began with both men eau
tlous, but finally Valgar started the
bane's ribs. He went in on these
punches with crouch, SO that Kill
bane found it hard to reach him. Val
gar had the round and the next two
by goodly margin, although he was
not doing any damage
Champion Trades Blows
Once or twice Kibane traded blows
with the challenger, countering with
a snappy left to the jaw, but his
punches did not carry the sting that
they have shown on previous occasions
In the fourth round Kilbane, who had
been on the aggressive throughout
more than usual, started hostilities
with a rush, carrying Valgar to the
ropes and pummeling him hard in the
clinches
1t was an even round, but Valgar
returned successfully to his attack to
the body in the next three rounds,
causing Kilbane to draw in his stomach
IN the effort to avoid the blows. In the
seventh round the champion and his
challenger went at it like a couple of
wildcast. but the kind of wildcats that
had their teeth and claws extracted
beforehand. There was a lot of swing
ing and clawing, but little actual dam
age.
Kilbane came out of the melee with
little. stream of blood flowing from
cut on his under lip. Valgar's left
eye was slightly puffed.
In the last round the champion kept
on top of his man all the way, smoth-
erlng many blows and roughing Valgar
up in the clinches. He seemed stronger
than the challenger in these scrim-
images, but his showing was nothing to
boast OF. and it was the Consensus"
OF opinion among the spectators that
the bout was disappointing one. For
every man who felt that way you could
ind two who were willing to be the
compliments 'yes man."