Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-02
Gibbs and Mccarthy Are Training
For Their Second Meeting.
CONTEST SET FOR MAY II.
the Passing OF McCoy-yanger aud
Broad Tonight Terry mcGovern
Matched with Abe AteIL

poftunity to witness the settlement Of
the much mooted question as to which
Is the better man in the roped arena,
Jerry Mccarthy or Young" (George)
Glbbs This pair Of clever welter-
weight boxers put up the only real con-
test that has been pulled off in this city
thls season, and those who saw the
contest pronounced It one Of the liyel-
reset they had seen, and as Il was a
draw, they expressed the hope that Me-
Carthy and Gibbs would come together
again when the latter felt in better
shape For several weeks Manager
McGinnis OF the Salt Lake Athletic
CRUZ mas tried to get the men TO slgn
UP Tor return match, and at last he
mas succeeded In getting their names TO
a contract The bout is scheduled for
the night OF the 18th, and promises to
De a Vefy lively affair. There was no
KICK over their last contest and II the
ileh are III better condition for the re-
urn bout than they were for the first,
there Is no reason to believe. so the
sports think, that they will not get their
moneys worth. Both boys are in fairly
good shape now and they are doing
nara work every day. Gibbs declares
that he Will redeem himself and that
McCarthy VIII not get draw with him
TINS Time. On the other hand the Wal
herNlle lad says he agrees with Gibbs
ABOUT the draw" part Of II, but says
ne VIII be returned the winner Man
ager McGinnis has not made any ar
langements as yet for preliminaries
but ne promises that they Will be good
ones
The only pugilstic event between
now and the match referred to above
Is Young Corbetts' exhibition this
evening at the Grand theater.
Under the heading: THE Passing of
KID Mccoy" Malchy Hogan has the
following In the Chicago Record Her
aid on the Root-McCoy fight at De-
troit last week;
Kid McCoy's decisive defeat at the
hands OF Jack Root probably marks
the passing Of that once great fighter
IL at least removes him from the list
OF the champions, and II is doubtful
whether he win again essay to fight
his way up
Mccoy lost to a good man at Detroit.
II was never shown more plainly in a
prize ring that, with two men equally |
matched the one who has followed the |
lines OF right living will come out win |
ner. Mccoy was the skilled boxer and |
great general with the backing OF a |
frame weakened by dissipation Root |
was boxer and general with a per-
feet physique, McCoy's condition was
what many people feared II might be. |
and the result was what many expected |
under the circumstances.
Personally believe Mccoy was in as
good shape as he possibly could be-
but he Is no longer able to get right
In view OF the fact that the was backed
TO win. | believe he and his trainers
thought he had recovered his strength
and could stand punishment.
McCoy's appearance In the ring and
the way he received the punishment adj
ministered indicated that he has prob.
ably lived beyond that stage where he
can train into perfect condition.
In view OF McCoys poor work and the
evidence that he was not the fighter Of
Old Roots claim to the title OF light
heavy weight champion will not be ser
iOusly taken In the public mind George
Gardner. who whipped Root at salt
Lake city, is still in possession Of the
title. and Will be until someone wrests
Il from him.
/ think that II Root and Gardner |
were to meet again the Chicago man
would be heavily backed by his local |
admirers, They were highly pleased
with the way he performed against
Mccoy, and see In him the making Of |
q future champion.
The weight at which the men actually
fought showed that ll5 pounds at
o'clock. as stipulated In the articles,
was higher than necessary. When they
weighed In Mccoy tipped the beam at
lIS pounds and Root weighed 162
pounds.
II looks as II Root fought at his very
best weight, He was not required TO
do any hustllng to make a certain
notch and his training from start TO
finish was OF the most natural kind
His weight should have been absolute {
ly normal and probably was. Root /
weighs little less than / thought. Be-
fore the fight he was put down as a I
i6i-pound man. Roots future In the /
ring will be watched with interest, He
should first OF all get a fight with
Gardner and wipe out the defeat
that the Boston man scored against him |
II ne can Root IL strong and can
make more money In the ring than he
has yet made. He Is already well fixed,
having saved. II IL said. about $4,000. /
Il ne ItttlllS NJ btlihiA Ntlt VNtl | L
$1,000. OF this the club gave the fight
ers so per cent. Root got away with j
the long end Of the purse. and Is some o
richer than before the fight. He takes as
rood care ~ bis money ms he does Of ?
his body. II he continues nj the same Y
gait he Will have made fighting a most 7
profitable occupation. a
Inc LtXt ..so...it battle In the | q
rcpcd arena 10 attract the attention o
OF the fight fans generally Is billed b
for tonight at Louisville ana Is be- "
tween Kid Broad and Benny Y0nger d
The men have met before and the rival
~ between them is decidedly keen. ~
Last year they fought sly round draw {
al the American Athletic club and II al
would have taken a mighty good man C,
10 nick The better ut that time. CT
Some people have criticised Yanger 81
FOR being unable 10 beat Broad IN that TT
rght but the short limit made II i'm
rosslble for either to get the advant- ~
afe. Yanger had the better Of the "
early rounds OF the bout and Broad was n
rcmjng faster at the end. Neither man al
was IN any great distress. Is
An Interesting comparison OF the men In
can be- made on the basis OF their fights u
With Young Corboit, although IL really rs
means nothing. inasmuch as fight dope hi
counts for so little Both Nanger ana HI
Broad have defeated Corbett. c.
Yanger knocked out Corbett in eight tn
rounds April 10. 1900 Broad knocked m
out C0rbett In four rounds March ~
InOi SO far the comparison favors ia
Broad. particularly IN view Of the fact m
hat Corbett must have improved some pl
N the year that elapsed between his co
ights with Yanger and Broad w
rangers next fight with Corbett was as
n November. 1900, and resulted in M
3. round draw. II was even after that IN
ight that Broad knocked Corbett out co
nom then on, however. Corbett learn
A 10 nut IL over Broad. On July 20, Fl
eei, Broad lost a l0-round decision se'
o corbeit. In November OF that year Ba
'arbett became champion. and last Nv
fay Broad fought him again. The vi
hampton again won the decision. pa
on this cornnarisnn Yanger has thc ! sa