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IT’S CURTAINS FOR DIXON |KlkBANE’S DECISIVE VICTORY LAST NIGHT ELIMINATES TOMMY.The Champion Fought In HU llr*t SI vie and Wan the Vlelor lu Etery llouutl —-Jena Wlllnrd Fed* That He la RcIok Slight?)!.Johnny Kilbane, feather weight champion, fought like a champion last night In SL Louis, and Tommy Dixon finished distant second. According to the reports of the battle Dixon isn’t even left .with an. alibi.” While it is true that the Kansas City entry was forced toconcede much in the weight department,• •his defeat was so decisive that even the difference in poundage doesn’t leave him much to talk about. Kilbane simply put up one of his good fights and won hands down.The result of the bout last night leaves Dixon out of the championship running. He is a game little fellow— one who is always willing to concede eight and mix, but he won’t do as a opnotcher. Dixon, is entitled to much redit for his efforts in the past. He lways has been willing to give away eight, and usually goes in and mixes or the entertainment of the public, but ommy always has lacked the one thing ecessary for a champion—the punch. In last night’s bout it was Kilbane all le way. He used his tantalizing left o excellent advantage, and at the finish ominy was in a helpless state. At limes Kilbane has shown his true worth s a champion; on other occasions ho as fought like a “mut.” Take for in-tance, the bout three months ago be-ween Dixon and Kilbane. The affair ■ent twelve rounds, and at the finish t was about an even break. On that ceasion, too, Dixon was forced to concede weight. Last night, in a shorter bout, under practically the same conditions, the champion came back and fought one of his great battles. We feel sorry for Tommy, but what’s the use?
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Kansas City Times
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Fri, Dec 13, 1912
Page 45
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