Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-17
NLBANE FAV0R|TE
TO DEFEAT FRUSH
Odds Of 10 to 8 on Champion to
Retain His Featherweight
Title Today
Johnny Rejects JUDGES


history may be made here today, but the
adds are that Johnny Kilbane will sue
.sssfully defend his featherweight
championship against Danny Frusb, of
baltimore. in their scheduled twelve
round contest at Dunn Field. The con-
test Is due to start at 4 p. NJ.
d A drizzling rain ceased at 10 A. NJ.
and the sun came out. The weather
torecaster said the weather for the rest
of the day would be clear and warm.
The prcliminaries are scheduled to
start at Q p. NJ. and the main bout
about 4 80 p. NJ. Eastern time. If
.hore are any knockouts in the pre-
iminaries the championship event will
W Ten en- to eight this morning we're the
nrevailinp odds that the champion
poulJ retain his title. While there was
,;ttle Frush money in sporting circles
hsrs last night, Frush hackers were out
IN force this morning and they were
nohbling up all Of the Kilbane coin In
s;ght. II is said that Sammy Harris.
Frush's manager. is not only betting
that his protegc will win, but he has
big wager dows that Danny will knock
ont the veteran titleholder.
sam Hall and Richard Guy. repec-
tive Chicago and Pittsburgh newspaper
men. have been chosen as judges for the
titular tilt and. together with Referee
Walter c. Kelly, of Buffalo. they VIII
render decision. in the event the con-
tssf oocs the distance. The newspaper
mon were announced as judges by the
Cleveland Boxing Commission. after
tbeir names had been drawn from a. hat.
Elbane objected to the two judges this
morning, but it Is expected the difhculty
viii be Strengthened out later.
Weather Is Doubtful
Kilbane was up bright and early at
Ms training camp in Lorraine. Inc
champion said he would not start for
Cleveland until about noon. John wants
10 do the weighing of Frush personally,
rben the challenger steps on the scales
az o'clock. The contender is supposed
N weigh in under 126 pounds. Kilbane
,s coming in at catch weights, 1t II
ssd that the champ is down to 10
nounds. although many believe kilbane
70 be nearer 100.
ANDY Clancy, who also is a Balt.
morcan, was expected In town today,
a. be wired Yesterday he would be at
the ringside to challenge the winner.
While Il was said that Jack Dempsey,
Bennv Leonard and Jack Britton would
attend nothing has been heard from
these champions. and their chairs at the
rlngside probably will be occupied BY
others.
Kilbane will draw down a purse ten |
hat
lost his title to the Cleveland man on |
Washington's Birthday, 1912. received.
] Patrick Is guaranteed $6O,OOO with
A privilege of 80 per cent of the gate,
while Attells purse more than nine
years ago against Kilbane was $4,000.
Kilbane, then the contender. was given
S35OO, while Frush. the challenger in
todays battle, will get S250O, an
amount estimated os his training ex-
penses.
Frush has signed contract with
Harris for a period Of five years. effect
I've today. providing the Bnltimorean,
who is an English born Jew, succeeds
IN dethroning Kilbane. Harris pres
ent contract with Frush will run out in
several months.
Not since September 4. 1915, has
Kilbane rsked his crown. Five years
ego he proved to the satisfaction Of the
boxing world that he was king Of the
featherwei2hters by knocking out George
Clancy, of Baltimore. in the third
round at Cedar Point, o.
Since then the Cleveland Irishman,
who was thirty-rwo last April and now
Is Leading Me featherweight for the
tenth year. has met with n number of
rcverses. but always managed to cling
TO his title.
The most decisive setback OF his ca
reer came in Philadelphia in 1917.
flshting at the top Of his form, Kill
pane mustered So much confidence in
~, his own ability that he stepped out of
!, nIs class In quest of the lightweight
u,ie sported by Benny Leonard. The
outcome of this tilt is fresh in the
memories OF followers of the ring sport.
Stopped IN Third
Ihe ambitious Kilbane was knocked
yacn into his own class by Leonard.
. ~ i,she shtee rounds Leonard proved that as
ieSther of the age.
fortunate for Kilbane that he did NOT
iHelend i' his title in decision bout in the
.h hsl Two years. The idol of Cleveland
.1sowea .sa signs OF slipping Immediately
thr h.er the Leonard knockout, and since
.neh o mas been outpointed by lesser lights
On ma haif a dozen occasions.
Mhen boxers of the school of Benny
lager, Andy CLANCY and Johnny Muir
ii""' won popular verdicts over Kilbane
M bor .ne most important of his recent
,So youts S, IN Philadelphia and elsewhere.
was nearly through. Ae
IN other words. for two years. many
ring followers have admitted that XII.
Gm SShe showed serious signs of Slipping.
''pefs opined he already had slipped.
90 ronting the finger to Kilbane's age.
SSa MS ten years. reign as Champion
MS gray thatches; his fourteen years Of
r'dg rg toll, students of the art of fisti-
tols ~ eou1e declared that the first good man