The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-18
WILL HEIGHT AND REACH TINs
Can Austin Gibbons Overtop McAunne's
Sclcncc and EA nc LlenccI

| Can Austin Gibbons Overtop McAuHne's
Science and EHpcriencci
| Ever eince six-foot Bob Fitzsimmons won
! tho middle weight championship from Jack
| Dempsey the experts who pretend to estimate
on boxing form have taken much more inter
! est in tho fact OF n man bnvin. an e1ces OF
! height and reach than ever before. Demp-
eey's long and unbrokon record o! successes.
, which included victories OF long duration us
we'll us short. his unusual strength in striking.
| and his undoubtcd courage made him euch
| favorito in his match with I.t2simmons that
his friends in tho North found it nONt to inn
possible to got a bet agains: him. AS lato as 10
o'clock on tho night OF tho battle ut New Or
| leans tho writer saw hundreds of dollars Of
| iered at the rate of 100 to 40. with some money
at lou 10 80. on tho favortc. Although tho
teal settlor OF tho. c9ntest-told sub
s,nntially. the truth ol tho hattio there wee
in Dempsey Was Yet withoH, limit, jack nus
got the worst OF 1t IN the early part OF more
ana ne hsl e come o out ali Fight Don't You re-
member how the Marine and FogaIty both
a0seS De mado his
stnnd M Tor lin in tho darkes, moment. They
hnd read that iizsimmons had h beaten n men On
difference. No long md lanlt siy-looter who
could weigh in at i5i mounds is, was going to
headed lead ring gene. ike JACK Dempsey.
There wn- but little essunir L for his defeat.
ever was in his life. Ho was anly handled; q
large, majority Of the spectators were his
NJ used il Us well us no possioly could under
tho circnms, anccs. i'ut what were they
caiieh i ,he Height and roach Of his opponent
litzsimmons, from his slx-ioot point Of yan,
Sa Over a'f se 70 ID h
as a 1nIl.gro man might treat boy. Demp,
d his bet to na the be Ssw
either missed its s'I marx because, the missiia
S Soer het hs fetch or it did touch the
Since Jack MeAuiiire made his match with
die weiEns JUS! spoken 81: Gibbons is built
fy on he oNe oen and Ms
Anli1e is short ind soid There is ALMOST
shs Hoh nro
WS. M McA Tft Is" sa ks aaa sSsF;
SIs9n through Ike his coed friend Demps Sc
thin: Gibbons and Ftzsmmons both have
HABIT no the Smts about a and ss
case is tllere any weakness in the legs. Both
ss and Sc nsvs
asd 81 sEs gstess
good size. while Gibbons. like it2simmons. has
this se0 eSSens ana zsm
short line hat made the% pS S % S "n har$
bbpns wss ana
cooper shop-. It can also be said that Fitz-
ay Of asa Gaons as Tssn %
fully !Iu LED IN nth, tie same path path. Everybody who
noted noted for their convivia!ity when among
All these things are being thought over and
who can say. when confronted with the facts.
that there are not great many characteristics
lag, things over in their minds, before
pressing an opinion. have bad i'd trouble in md
ing Ing essential s die,enees us between SMcAue
t 81 sSsfi while fighter in
and rna GfS5ons aoWn
to his hi be, height Ie,:er than DEMPSEY could
McAulfre Is a better general tac,ican in the
s s i s 5l.i amt ssssr H
his hands. while Gibbons is windmill fighter.
hs acI aad Sns Th xsHs s
apneared to hive the worst Of the early parts
lie Paterson lad has hitherto played VIII |
his opponents until he got ready to bent them.
brought about the desired result.
T. McAulitIe's hitting powers are what his
Jack is without doubt q hitter OF extraordinary
CHARACTER and can use both hands. Allowing
blows than Dempsey aid" said a Paterson on
thusiast. lit won't help him much. for he'll
ach: ribs. and breast are Just like boards
McAul ffe can't hurt i'm there. Jack Kenney, |
rife hitter OF the Jack Farrell kind. played for
Gibbons's stomach and lbs with one hand
after the other and sometimes both ut once
with small ten ounce gloves and Austin simply
laughed at him the whole time"
But suppose McAulitle devotes all his cum
ming to getting in on Gibbonss Jaw ?" was
suggested.
oh !" replied the Paterson man, II don't
think Jack Is tall enough to reach up lheran