The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-09
Mike GIbbon No
 Broadway Spender
Latest Boxing Idol Prefers Quiet Life to Care of White
 Lights :,

The adulation of his admirers has no effect on Mike Gibbons, the new and brightest star in the pugilistic Armament. Nor have the bright lights of the down town district any attrac-
 ton for him. Instead of seeking the haunts of the sporting fraternity to be patted on the back and con- graduated on his wonderful work in the bout with Walter Coffey, Gib-
 bons spent the day after the contest
 wandering in the confines of Bronx Park far from the maddening crowd Just now, Gibbons is suffering from a severe attack of homesickness. He will meet Frank Perren of Pawtuck- ct in a fifteen-round bout at Provi- dence, K. l., on Tuesday night. As soon as the bout is over Gibbons and his young manager, Ed Reddy, will take the first train for their home in St. Paul. where Gibbons has a wife and child whom he is most anxious to see. He will not fight again until after the holidays, although his ser vices are in great demand
 All sportdom is raving over his wonderful fistic talent, and already he is accounted supreme Tn the welter- | weight division. Among fight pro-
 motors there is much wrinkIing of l brows and scratching of heads in an effort to think of a possible opponent
 
 equal match for him. Gibbons is a a genuine welter and can make 142 pounds without any trouble. There | is talk of matching him with Frank Klaus or Buck Grouse, but Gibbons | is not losing his head and will prob ablys side track Klaus, who is a heavy
 man even for midle-weight. How
 ever, he may take on Grouse if suf- | ficient inducement is offered when | Gibbons decides to fight again, which will be after the first of the year. Box | ing promoters are struggling for his
 services, and when next he signs he
 will demand a bigger guarantee thar he did before he became so wei | known.
 ridiculously small sum was real | ized from the Coffey bout when the calibre of the match is taken into l cOnSid eratlOn. It is not likely tha New Workers ever again will have 2 | chance to see such a big attraction a
 such cheap rates. Gibbons advent as a star of the first magnitude took ever the promoters by surprise and the F'airmount club was not nearly large | enough to accommodate the crowC that turned out to see the fight.
 Just where Gibbons gets the power that is behind his punches is not ap parent at the first glance. He is tai and sim with even suggestion O. frailneSS until examined more closely | He has large boney face and head and well-developed neck that en ables him to shake off the effects O a punch when one does manage tt sneak through his guard. His leg 1 and arms are long and slender. Hi waist and hip measurements are ex tremely small. Nor are his shoul ders particularly broad or his ches
 extra deep. On the other hand, h. has the long springy muscles of { Russian wolfhound. None of them i
 very prominent, but all are of tn, kind that act with a snap. Good form in hitting is the real secret O his effectiveness. His shoulder, back
 body and leg muscles all get into tn,
 blow, which is snapped in with a sud
 den shock that is more effective thar mere weight. Gibbons footwork i a joy to the onlookers. His side steps are amazingly rapid, yet art
 made with as little apparent effort a. the sudden movement of a partici, of steel when attracted by magnet