South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
WINNER OF FIGHT
TONIGHT WILL BE
HEADED FOR TITLE
Veteran Kilbane May Fight
Winner-24 Rounds Seized
uled on Program.
RY LUNO KINERK-

Word emanating from Jack
O'Keefe's stable OF boxers in Chi
cago should prove disconcerting 90
Artie Root. Bill Henry. O'Keefo's
ace. who viii meet Root tonight I'M
a 10 round bout at the oliver is
in the pink Of condition and all set
for a win This will be Roots first
appearance west Of Cleveland and IL
he is 20 get recognition in this sec
ton OF the country as he has in the
east. O'Keefe says he viii surely
have TO step at a wicked pace.
Henry has been the most consist
ent performing feather in the mid
west and IL he achieves victory
over the hard hitting Clevelander he
will be directly in line for a crack
at Johnny Klbane and the feather
weight crown. Since Henry got out
Of the navy he has been doing big
things and has the scalps Of every
worthwhile lad in the mid-western
states dangling at his belt. While in
the service Henry fought a total of
$50 bouts and lost but one decision.
He Immediately reversed this de
cision upon his very next meeting.
KiIbane May Meet Winner.
Henry having appeared in this city
ence before, local fans are aware
OF the fact that they will see some
scrap. Root has gone through the
crop of eastern feathers like a tor
nado goes through Kansas Every
! sport scribe in the east is loud I'm
his praise Of the lad with the her
| bivercus appendage, many toutinS
/ him as a sure successor to Kilbane-
/ Inasmuch as Kilbane has s.gnified
1 his willingness TO meet the winner Of
| this bout the outcome takes on add
1 ed Importance Not a feather in
1 the game would be adverse to try
/ ing for Johnny's crown. Kilbane
| has held his crown longer than any
] Of the present day champs and as NJ
IS now getting rather old in ring SER
vice the wiseacres have been pick
ing a successor to him for several
1 years 1t seems 10 be the con
/ census of opinion that the winner OF
/ the Henry Root match should be
able to wrest the belt away from
! the willy champion.
! Acute Interest in Bout.
! Interest in the card not only for
| the Henry Root bout but for every
match has reached an acute point.
| Every lad who appears on the card
\ has plenty of hackers who Will wag-
er on their favori-e 20 carry off the
! honors in his bout. Kid Fay viii
| have a large delegation from Niles
and Benton Harbor, as we'll as those
from South Bend, pulling for him TO
defeat Jimmy Diana who he Will
meet in the semi-winup OF six
I stanzas.
Dan Barth and Steve Niebar will
open the card with a four round eX-
/ hibition. Inasmuch as each is q
/ local lad it appears as though each
/ will have about the same backing
/ Both are well known in local am
ateur boxing circles, each having APP
peared on several cards in and
abount the city at various amateur
gatherings
Card Calls for 2i Rounds.
Paddy Burns, Buffalo weller
weight. who made such a good inn
preston in his initial appearance be-
fore local fans at the last card viii
stack up against steve Kenneth, also
a local product Nemeth has a big
gathering and should give the snap
py Burns a good argument They
will go four rounds and it looks like
a toss-up to decide the winner.
The card will start at promptly
iS:3O o'clock and will include eX-
actIy "a rounds if every bout goes
/ the full distance. Inasmuch as most
Of the lads pack husky wallops it
may be that the card may be alb
breviated a few stanzas should Ref
cree Ed Smith be forced 10 give the
! victim or victims OF a crushing blow
the ten and out mouthfui.