Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-23
BY NORMAN u. BROWN.

The New York sport scribes who
spent months calling Feather
weight Champion Johnny Kilbane
a coward, an old, flabby, dissipated
has-been and q staller may now
close their traps for some months.
Kilbane demonstrated emphatic
ally against Danny Frush. one of
the men they picked to lick him,
that he still has the fighting heart,
the terrific punching power, the
ring generalship and the body that
he had the last time he defended
his title-in 1916. Age has slowed
him a trifle, but not enough to at-
feet his wind greatly or lessen his
endurance.
The champion showed against
one of the best youngsters in the
class that he can still slip long
| WAYS before he drops to the level
of the present crop of feathers.
So much did the battle with
F'rush show.
1t also gave the boxing game an
other body blow. 1t put the game
, one step nearer the discard with
the long list Of pleasures which
have been put under the ban be-
cause they were abused.
The boxing commission of Cleve-
| land, where the bout was held
showed once more that as COM
| mission it smells. The weak
kneed members ought to resign
t7he promoters trimmed the public
by charging exorbitant prices for
seats. Kilbane showed the petty
strain that has brought many
champions into bad repute by
kicking over the traces at the last
| minute and refusing to box If the
commission insisted on using the
two Judges it had picked to aid tho
referee in case the bout went the
limit. Kilbana knew three day!
before the fight who those judge!
were. He could have kicked then
He waited until time to go to M
scene OF the battle. The commits
sion backed down-gave him VIVA
he wanted.
And then both Frush and XII
bane helped make the bout stint
when they pulled off their stun
/ in the first round. Frush hit XII
bane low with his left as the mel
closed in. 'Frush put a secont
blow in the same spot. The ref
cree didn't see either. So Kilban'
got angry and pulled his knee VI
into Frush's groin. kilbane ad
mits he fduled Frush.
Frush figured he had chanc
to cop the title on a foul. so n
laid down on the mat and rolle'
around like a dying cat. He migh
be rolling yet but for the fact tina
Mike Grealis, Kilbane's advisor
initiated the referee and shoute'
"Fiye-six-seven." F'rush though
Il might be the referee countin
him out and proceeded to scrambl
nimbly to his feet. forgetting a.
about, the intense pain. The fac
that Frush fought at his best tn
next two rounds indicates he wa
making much out of what Nigh
possibly have been slight injury.
That incident put bad feeling In
to the fight and the spectator
The women present then saw
wonderful exhibition of how low
crowd of blood-hungry, partisa
prize fight enthusiasts can sink.
Frush proved a disappointment
to most OF the spectators. Booste
as being lightning fast, clever an
terrific puncher, he fizzled. Fl
gave Kilbane his all in the thir
and fourth rounds and Kilban
took 1t smilngly. Alongside XII
bane, Frush looked woefully slo'
which gives a good line on ho'
Kilbane stacks up against the fiel
of contenders. Against these cor
tenders Frush had earned his rer
utation for speed.
: As a championship fight tn
bout lacked much. 1t did, howeve
prove these two things:
That Johnny Kilbane is still tn
king of the featherweights-as
have repeatedly insisted the la'
few months.
And that the public Is abo,
tired of the high finance practice
by the fighters and promoter
The public failed to fall for tn
s11 and $3.50 asked for the choic
seats.