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Show ABE ATTEL DEFEATS joifjy iw KANSAS CITY, Oct. 24 Abe Attel won a decision over Johnny Kilban of Clevelaud. Obio; alter ten rounds of figuting here tonight. The champion's cham-pion's title was never In danger from start to finish. "He is only a jiirupingjack." commented com-mented Attel after the fight. And that remark tells the tory of the battle about as well as 11 can be told. Kilban, except in tbo eighth round, was on the retreat. Attel continued to follow his opponent about the ring, hoping to get near enough to land. Lut the champion usually had to get the Clovelander in a corner before he j rould put In a telling punch. Attel j directed tho majority of his blows , for the wind, but ho drove home enough choppy lefts and rights to Kilban's head to mark tho Clevcland-er. Clevcland-er. There was no blood drawn by cither man. At the beginning of tho ninth round Attel dropped his arras and asked Kll- i ban to com In, but the ClovelanJ llchter was waxy and stayed away. Teddy Teppers and Attel posted a $:.oo forfeit at the ringside for a fight for the title. ! |