New-York tribune., 1912-01-22
boxing BOUTS OF WEEK
Commissioners to DeIve to Bottom
of AtteII-Br0Wn Affair.
HARD TO PROVE A "FAks'
Spirited Battle To Be Seen When
Mike Gibbons and Jack
Denning Meet.

You can fool all the people some Of II.
time; you may fool some OF the peopl.
all the time, hut you can't fool ali n.
| people all the time" said Abraham LpcaI,
once. and the State Athletic Commisx,o,
| belongs TO the class which can't be foo,.S
| for long. For some years now--in fer,
since boxing was held under the "mey,'
bership" law-Abe Attell. the featherweirh,
champion OF the world. has boxed aroma
the city with unsatisfactory results Ans,
every battle the cry was raised that Altar
saved them up for a return match HI,
bouts with Coster Kline. Neil Cohen
| Burns and last of all, with "Knockou,,
| Brown were all Of nature which caused
| the crowds 10 hoot him.
The bout between Brown and AttelI VA,
so far off color that tho Boxing Comnjs.
sion will make an exhaustive investigates
OF the affair at the meeting on Wednesday
afternoon. Many there were and keen crit.
| les of the sport who declared that the bov,
| vas fake through and through and
| that the wise" money was placed on
Brown to win on points. Whatever II.
opinion OF the more excitable spectators
! Frank s. ONeill. the boxing commissioner.
voiced the correct side Of the matter when
he declared that it would be dificul,
matter 10 prove the affair fake. and ths,
no action might be taken unless supported
by good and sufficient reasons
! why" asks one boxing fan should
Attell allow himself to be punished whsu
he is clever enough 10 keep out Of tia
way. He is only human Hts Jaw is no
more iron than any other mans Why
should ne stand and allow hard hitter
like Brown to shower blows on his chiny
There is no doubt in the minds OF thos.
who saw the battle that Brown went in
and boxed as best he could. He was
heavier than his 1.-THE opponent and torcei
the pace from start TO finish Attell msds
| him look foolish at times. and had hin
missing punches like a raw recruit. After
! missing his swings. Brown was wide open
, for a counter or series Of counters bu,
! Attell retreated for the most part and al
lowed Brown to recover. Had the cham
MON used his we'll known skill at every
chance. there Is scarcely possibility q
q raw. Wild slugger like Brown ever btst-
ing him.
lose Rivers, Mexican, is heralded By
many as the coming lightweight champion
of the world. He weighs only l2s pounds a
the present. but is clever. crafty and tss
IN his boxing. and terrific hitter as well
His one defeat was suffered at the hands
OF Johnny Kilbane, who knocked him oE
in sixteen rounds. but the weight Y
rounds in the ring, killed the speed ard
sapnAd the strength Of Rivers, who wa,
nv no means himself Despite the hand.
can. he had the better Of Kilbane for fen
rounds. and then went TO pieces and vas
knocked out.
While the various lightweights OF New
yort bsv the moon and sigh for matches
with champions there are Few VINO a's
willing 10 pit their skill ana Nrehsm
against Johnny Mario, the West side cnsm'
nion Mario is one Of she few legiumae
i,gb,weights IN the city He is capable o.
making 131 pounds in the ring. For tns
last two years Mario has been after
match with "Knockout" Brown, but Danny
Morgan refuses 10 consider the proposIuon'
..Ths battle OF sensations as Billy Gic-
SON named the meeting Of Mike Goccus
and lack Denning. will take place at the
FaIrnnont Athletic Club. OF The Bronx %
morrow night. II will be one OF the 0'''
matches that New York has seen IN ss'.
eral years. Gibbons is one ot the inO''
| sliIful men that ever came out OF tn'
| west Denning has shown remarksNs
ab,litv in his recent bouts. and in his las'
appearance beat Moreau, the ehanp'A
middleweIght OF France.
High class bouts will be held al tne i0'a
clubs tonight. Jack Goodman ana louhs
Otto will meet at the Olympic Athle''
Cluh Of Harlem. Otto has not ooi1
or around the city in some time
right he is very clever and carries P'"-.
in his right hand that dooms an oppo"s.'
10 knockout II II lands. Sp,endioIy Vus
n,to is one Of those who would rather "V~
~ y WALTON than take it. II he keeps =
his courage and let's himself out ne s',ms. ~.
more than an even chance or wlnhlhe
otber bouts will be as follows: losu.
Mickey McDonough VS.. frankie Cal'a".
a., rho Fast Avenue CLUB: Eddie sherna'
,s charley Goldman and Jack Marun "
ownie I.angdon, at the irving Acn,s c,a.e
CIub. Joe Rocks and Batting -
AT the Brooklyn Beach Athletic ''uO, y.
Phinie McGovern vs. Mike MANA
! Carlyle Athletic club.
In addition 10 the meeuns OF A.
and Gibbons two other bouts WIZ n
cideG tomorrow night. Frank N",o ,,-.r.
chicago. and Young Dyson ths -,
dencc feathorweight, will meet at e.o -
gymnasium. while at the Noun. '..s,,.
snortinr club Jumbo Wells, OF AuSu
Hpo' "''S ,,,,, ,,,ou.r tho White Plsh'