The evening world., 1911-12-08

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THE New York World.
- O. BROWN has kindly volun-
teered to protect" Ad wolgAst's
~ title for him while Ad is in the
Apspital and unable to highland 10 night
nm for the title as soon as woigast II
- tnm again. This is a charitable no.
tson. Except for Knockout's thoughtful.
mes some other lightweight OF less
nshas disposition might fall upon VOL
gest while no II stii tucked IN his cot
a4d swathed In ~bandagcs, and take that
ttpe right away from him. There are n
f4W more. however. who want TO see
vul1aat get a fair show. and who are
perfsctly willing 10 protect his title
eoP aim while he Is sick. and TO be tho
MT TO heht him for II when he enters
, ring again. One-Round Hogan.
1aatty Baldwin. Frankie Burns OF Oak
oeod and several others are on the list.
ouestion-Suppose X. D. were to he en-
geged In protecting wolgast's title.
aad X. o. were whipped by Hogan.
Wells. or some other clever fighter.
wound WolGast lose the championship?
ID. Morgan. please answer.
- 0O WV" ~ athsfk " sshtNt
~ Gibbons. Here Is one Western
fighter who drifted into New
York without an advance notice. with
out . press agent. He fought one night
aad Knocked put Billy Sherman. That
We something Of a trick. but II didn't
attract much attention. Gibbons has a
fanily out In ST. Paul. and WAS anxious
- ct home again. He didn't zee much
mensy coming his way. and WAS about
20 start West again. disappointed with
HE hack oe success In New York. when
8llly Gibson persuaded him to stay over
loaG enough 20 box Willie Lewis. In
chat hSha Gibbons had a chance "a
sheW MS real form. for Lewis has al.
ways been considered clever. lie played
with L~owis-Snade hin hook like one OF
those Jokes they published In Joe Nil.
LET'S Joke book forty or ffty years ago,
Thsn all Of . sudden this town began
60 sit up and take notice. II require,
some time for a new idea to penetrat,
tho typical New York Uranium. sunply
because New Workers. are In the habi,
Of thinking that all ideas originate here
ana that II Isn't necessary 10 expect
anything new from the "rube districts
unt Gibbons. from ST. Paul. had I'M
thing New Workers. haven't seen for
good many years. And when he tough
young Walter Cofrcy. another Western
boy who had been slaughtering tn
Eastern fighters. he showed the stun o
which champions are made. The thou
Oauds at the ringside went away talk
ina about sthe phenomenal boxing o
Nlks Oibbohs. Mike can stay right her
in New York now as long as he care
tos and he can gather the shekels In
bu6Aol basket, for he's the card, an
~Ssnsver he tights he'll pack 'em in
Incidentally. Gibbons . grea
AlAtsr, and he has confidence In hi
aknty. He 10 one Of the few boxer
" hing to give away weight Tuesda
mint he weighed ite i-2 pounds to Col
fdSrs ia lat least those were the figure
wisen ouO. He is willing to fight Fran
KAus. generally recognized as middle
Wight champion Of America. He
have 10 give ten pounds at least I
Klaus. Giving weight to- " champio
10 no Joke. The only other fighter vii
ine TO DO this Is Abe Attell. who d.
md upon his remarkable c~levernes
Sun a. Gibbons does. Packey McTal
land occasionally gives away weigh
He fought Young Erne when the latte
scaled near 100 pounds. But as "A ru
:, Mcfarland Ia careful about weigh
woig~st won't give more than a coup
Of pounds 70 n one. Neither WI
X. o. Brown or Wells or Hogan. Ne
son was the toughest man In the wor
about weight. He was a Shylock. +
auirins his pound OF flesh IN eve
fiRht. He Tor Nolan) made Joe Gai
weish IN At Goldheld with his sho
and lighting trunks OF at l&l rirgsld
AoA fans had won the worlds ligh