The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-02
It's a Mighty Tough Proposition
to Pick the Winner Of the Nc.
Goorty. Gibbons Bout.

Copyright. 1912 ~ The Press Pudishins %.
Ths New Yorh World.
VwY ELL, the big one comes aaon7
w this week. We have been walt
" ing . long while for Gibbons and
McGoorty. Seemed for q time a. X
they never would get together. Now.
however. We are pleased to announce
that Mike thinks hs arm 10 a. good
as ever, and perhaps . little better. He
IL ready to minxls with McGoorty.
And MoGoorty 10 ready to minsie with
Mike.
This should b . very thrilling occa-
s1cn.
II will bs Q meeting between the Big
Slam and Ne Nimbls Toe. McGoorty
In expected to furnish the fireworks
Gibbons tho smooth and shifty work.
When the previous performances OF
the two men are compared Mc0oorty
apparently has the best Of It. He has
been nghtins middle and heavy weights,
while Mike has automatically confined
his attentions to welters and near
walters.
EDDIE Noooorty has . great record.
Ius claim to the middleweiEhf cham
p4onship Of the world to-day II much
better than that Of Papke. Klaus. Glib
t>us or any Of the others. He has
actually met the champions OF England
ed Australia. and has whipped thcm
IA q style worthy OF . champion.
Kctchel himself couidn't have done the
WORK more effectively.
Everyone who saw that bout remem-
hers what Mc0oorty did to the much
hsraided and advertised champion OF
Australia. Dave Smith. The latter beat
several American lighters In Australia.
than went to France and England. and
wound up by coming hero full OF ambi-
tion. smith fully expected to clean W
the American middlsweiEhts within q
few weeks and 70 homo to AustrAiia
recognised ~ . second Robert Ntzsim
mons. He might have made more OF a.
Impression n he hadn't met Moooort,
arst. But he did meet McGoorty. The
ashx was held in Madison Square Gar
den, Smith started like champion
Cool, confident. smiling. he slipped
across the ring to whore McGoorty walt
cd and Immediately jabbsd Mac on tho
noss, Smith followed up. STANDING
straight and moving lightly on his feet
A little over two minutes later Nc
coorty reaeneo cu' s"s,,s.s a. a,n,,,
Hs sose uopp "a .,r,,rl an,
tur"eo "s. .,s.- s,as." wh.r h,
moor ." n's y. e,,.,.,
s up AAeVoW .S. IN ~. mast worry
sns,,,,ss msnner tmaxinabie. McGoort.
doesn't believe in wasting punches or II
hittinr the other fellow more sfte
than he has to.
NEXT came along Harrison. middle
veiGht champion Of England. He wa
easier than Smith. Less than q minut
iopine richt did for him.
- OREIoN champions ooh' M"
much OF ripple when tne
come to this country. ThAts %
cause our experience has LED US 10 pu
them all In the lemon class. rhere wa
Jack Palmer. Ana bih squares, anu III
Lang! And q lot OF DINERS OF Nnriou
wdghts-aii champions ~ long a. t"e
stayed away from ths u o. OF a.
But Dave smith was q pre'.y gov
usnter' II McSfoor'y oao INNS" MN ~
eound' smth wont ao"" W """.
phae week or TWO ia.er' anu t"c,e
maze tremehoous ~. e .o1s
4coMsan cruz, anu Muu,sA" Wv.
snoao DC eo'e 70 'uuse ~,
snythins IN hsn'.r VI NJ o. . 20,
over 70 New iorA w '.u Us
en. "a Nnn,Tyo
te"v" o. 800 =. w.. :.
70 me- can Spue' 49, :" 49,
tmnk ou'.n - ens pes r msu. S,ns,. -
IN ION. time. Gown w ,''a"e'P"'A'
Mc~n saw, III rS"a u.o.o.
On np W 's ~. y.
seSn' @'S '' w
tn@h.
hnroNe oi"e'en. p'opo''''o
II We don't know what MIKE G.
do when he's up against a ha
proposition. He's wonderfully eiev'