Evening journal., 1921-09-19
KILBANE WEARS
FEATHER CROWN
Champion Knocks Out
Frush in 9TH Round of
Rough Contest
BOTH FIGHTERS
IGNORE RULES

LIE hLAND, sept 19.-J ohnny
Kilbane is gray-haired. 80 years old
and has look of age around his
eyes, but he still is the feather
weight champion Of the world.
The Cleveland veteran OF the ring.
defending his championship for the
first time in five years. knocked out
Danny Frush. OF Baltimore. a chsl-
lenger ten years his junior. in tho
seventh round OF a scheduled 12-
round champion contest here yester-
oay afternoon. The match was
fought in the Cleveland American
League Baseball Park before a
crowd OF $4,000. which paid an
proximately 100000 to see Kilbane
who has been title-hoIder for nine
years, knocked into the pugilstic
scrap heap.
The fight developed into one
or the roughest and most excit-
ing contests ever staged in the
Ieatherweight division. Ii came near
being ended in the first round when
kilbane deliberately hit Frush in the
groin with his knee in retaliation for
punch that Frush had landed low
kilbane, his face Redeemed with
lert Jabs, protested to the referee.
walter c. Kelly. who paid no atten-
tlon to him. AS he fell into a clinch
kilbane brought his knee up sharnlv
and Frush fell to the canvas annar-
emily in pain. Referee Kelly at'ovv-
ed him to lay there. Kelly walked
10 the edge OF the ring. raised his
hand for silence and announced.
am not going to let this fight
END IN a fuke. You came to see a
hsht and you're going to see one.v
Kelly then ordered Frush's ha ,d.
lers to carry him to his corner and
after a minutes rest. the second
rouno started as If nothing had hap.
pened' Frush carried the fight tc
the gray-haired Kilbane and star.
gered him with left hook to IN,
chin. It was the only time that XII.
bane was in danger during the fpbt
AFTER boxing cautiously for this
first two rounds Kilbane opened mr.
with desperate attack that brouebi
roar OF cheers when the bel
! sounded. Neither apparently heard
the bell and they continued to frht
until the referee stopped them.
In the sixth round Frusb wa,
: hoored for a count Of nine with :
! right and left to the Jaw. When IN,
challenger struggled to his feet XII.
: bane rushed at him and was arair
I guilty of fighting after the gong
Frush was knocked down thro,
! 10
opened cut over Kilbane's left eye
Z Whlch brought a stream of blood
! that quickly smeared his face. Thi
served to anger the champion. VIII,
caught Frush with a terrific right I,
, the chin. The dazed rush fell in .
heap, but managed to struggle to hi
! feet at the count of nine. With vic
+, tory within his grasp. Knbane pile,
/, into Frush with a series Of right an,
/. left hooks that dropped him in
neutral corner for the second time
Frush tottered to his feet at tn
= count Of nine and swayed into tn
> ropes.
kilbane tore into his dazed oppon
{, . ent as he hung on the ropes, hi
u arms hanging Imply at his side
The champion showered him wit
rights and lefts and Frush slid off tn
= ropes, falling to the floor of the rim
8 completely knocked out. Refere
: Kelly started to count but did no
= finish, waving Kilbane to his corne
4 as sign Of victory.
= Thousands of ringsiders swarme
y into the ring consratulating Kilbans
/, The fans fought with the police
!, who we're obliged to use their club
to clear the ring. Press tables wer
d torn down by the frenzied crowd i
7 their wild scramble to greet Xii
c bane.
The match was fought in a driz
:. zle. Dark clouds began to gathe
before the preliminaries were fin
% ished and these were cut short s
the main bout could be staged befor
j. the rain. Big drops of rain bega
to splash into the ring during tn
= first round.
Kilbane received $4,000 as h
2 share Of the purse. He was guai
anteed 100000, win, lose or dra'
and was given an additional $500
as a bonus for singing. Frush 81
S2,50O, merely enough to cover h
training expenses. Kilbane did M
D. weigh in for the fight, but his hanC
J. lers said he was about 12S pound
Frush was obliged to make Il