The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-11
MIKE GIBBONS BIG
NOISE IN NEW YORK
Promoters and Fans in Me-
tropoliS Laud ST. Paul
Welterweight.
EASY FIGHTS, SAYS BAT
Writer Doubts MinneSotan'S
Ability to Make Good
Among Top Notchers.
EASY FIGHTS, SAYS BAT
BY BAT MASTERSON.

NEW YORK, Dec. l0.--Al lLIppe and
his string OF rnitt wieIders boarded the
Olympic today for Paris. Mike Glover, the
Boston boy; Frank Loughery. the star
light weight OF Philadelphia. and Jack
O'Donnell. n New York fcatherweight,
comprised the Lippe retnue.
II, LIppe doesn't get the money with
this bunch OF talent It wonld bc a hard
matter TO find the quality that would.
Billy Pspke and Leo Houck are reported
to have booked passage fer December
IS for Paris Papke has been guaranteed
a certain sum by one Of the French pro-
moters for four fights. Just who Papke' S
opponents are TO be is not known. But
they'll have TO be OF the citrus variety
for Papke to win.
Some years ago the "kewance Thunder
bolt" was a fighter. II WAS nip and
tuck between him and Ketchell. and had
Pdpke possessed the same degree OF cour-
age that kctrhel had. he would doubt
less have been the middleweight chain
pion or the world. But that was some
years ago, Papkc at present could lot
fight himself out OF a paper bag in a
week, ss Jack Grace would say. his
showing In the ring in this country since
his return from his Australian trip has
been very bad. The fact is Papkc niEl-
self admits that he's all In as a hghter,
The Partisan promoters must have booked
him on past pcrformanccs-a long time
past, too.
Leo Houck. however. Is likelY TO make
good. lie Is among the best Of our mid
dleweights, There Is nothing on tho other
side In his class that appears 10 be d
good betting, proposition against him;
weight, Is the white-haired boy in this
city at the present time. Almost every
where you so you hear the name OF Glib
hons mentioned The st. Paul welter~
u, i~1 ic fln III
that he's the wonder the local sporting
writers are making him out 10 be admits
Of grave doubt. He lacks the rugged
ness, also the punch TO be a Joe VOL
cott Tommy Ryan. or Mysterious Billy
Smith.
He has whipped nothing since coming
to New York that would stamp him as
n world beater He knocked out Billy
Sherman. n third -rater In five rounds at
one of the local clubs, but there was
nothing thrilling in that as sherman was
substantially knocked out by another
third -rater named Brennan in four rounds
over in Brooklyn.
Another one OF Gibbons performances
for which he was given great credit, was
the outpointins OF Willie Lewis IN ten
round bout, Despite the fact that Glib
bons had Lewis down and almost out
hlu. and the pride OF the Gashouse dis
the Il ts bout. out lie was defeated in a most
decisive way by Johnny Thompson and
again lost the decision TO Knockout
Brown of Chicago that on the whole
Willie Lewis was not so much after all
For earning tho decision over Walter
Coner in 10 rounds, Gibbons can hardly
be given much credit. Corfey Is slow
going novice at the hghtinG game. He
is game and can punch fairly well With
either hand. ii IS true. but his fighting
brain does not make a revolution once
in a hours. However. that may be.
he was there at the finish Of the battle,
and did not look bit more tired than
Gibbons did.
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