The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11

Edward W. Smith, sporting writer
on the Chicago American who signs
his articles. has very complimentary
article on the fighting ability of Jim
my Clabby of Hammond.
Mr. Smith calls Clabby Milwaukee's
new boxing star, but even if Milwaukee
did take up Clabby and make a fight
er out of him it devolved upon Ham
mond to produce the material, and so
Clabbys many Hammond friends are
proud of him.
Smith has the following to say of
| C1abby's recent New Orleans fight with
Jimmy Gardner
CIabby an freshman.
Milwaukee has a new boxing star.
man destined to cut a strong figure
among the welterweights. His name
is Jimmy Clabby, and he is tall enough
to carry 165 pounds of flesh instead of
the scant 40 that he scales at pres
emit
Clabby, who is an Irishman all the
way through. though he does come
from Milwaukee, went down to New
| Orleans Saturday night and gave Jim
my Gardner the fight of his life for
fifteen rounds. Gardner was given the
| decision, but the verdict was decidedly
| unsatisfactory, many of the spectators
| declaring that Clabby would have been
robbed by q draw Gardner did
| little fancier work and caught mex
| perienced referees eye. Hence the
| decision.
Frank Mulkern Joined C1abby at the
ringside fearing that something would
be put over on the boy. And something
was. The contest was presided over
by Otto Schoengeld, one of the pro-
| moters of the new West Side club
over in McDonoghville, across the riv
er. Otto is a good wrestler and in
| structor in athletics, but he is totally
unacquainted with the ways of the
fighters. He proved a frost as a
referee, although undoubtedly giving
the verdicts as he saw the contests.
CIabby Has Big Kick.
But the Clabby party has big roar
to make, believing they got very much
the worst of lit. They let Gardner go
in at 142 pounds to begin with. al
though the agreement was on 1873
pounds. give or take one Mulkern
found that he was the only man that
had a forfeit posted and of course
had no recourse. They gave in to Gard
ner on the weight question because
they couldn't help themselves.
Gardner didn't beat Clabby and new
er will fairly Mulkern said last night
upon his return from the south. He
was in grand shape, too, or else he new
er would have lasted through the
fifteen rounds. So he cannot excuse
Clabby's great showing on his own
shortcomings in training. He was on
the ground for three weeks.
"Clabby tented him into several
knots time and again and had Jimmy
missing all the way through This
boy is a great fighter and gives as
much promise right now as Jack
Dougherty did when he was good.
Jack looked like a champion, but he
fell short because of his own trans
gressions of simple rules of living.
"Clabby can make 1877 pounds safe
~. hits freely and with great accura-
cy with either hand, is game as they
make them, knows enough trickery
to make him dangerous all the time and
is of such good habits that there is no
danger of his being spoiled. This is
an ideal combination and Milwaukee
: ought to be proud of this boy"
CIabby Good Man.
Undoubtedly Clabby is a vastly i'm
proved lad and his performance in
sticking fifteen rounds with a man OF
Gardeners experience and skill is a
great feather in his cap.
Mulkern says he Is satisfied the West
! End club will put on some great con-
tests during the winter. He lauds the
club for its standing and good man
agement but thinks they will have to
> get a good Chicago referee down there
: to run things. Schoenfeld, he says is
a fine fellow, but is a mighty bac
referee. There is talk of rematchine
' Gardner and Clabby and the latetl
will jump at the chance if it is of
fered. He remained in New Orleans
to wait for the club officials to act.
) Billy Delaney will be a deeply dis
8 appointed man tonight If AL Kauf.
j man. his great heavyweight star. doe:
a not punch Terry Mustain's head off il
S short order. Terry is reputed to be one
of the really bad men of the ring, a.
lie is as tough as knots and can throw
, a world of force into one of hi.
punches.