Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-02

%s.SkS i OF expert opinion
that these lads are
the topnotchers in that kingless divi-
sion. and in the east at least the victor
will be recognized as the most legitimate
claimant to the honors.
McGoorty is confident of success. He
says the popular impression that Gibbons
has 1t on him in cleverness is a huge
mistake, which he will demonstrate
to everyboay's satisfaction. Mac is also
of the opinion that he can hit much
harder, and that after mailing Mike with
couple of good punches the st. Paul
mans skill will have vanished entirely.
and then good night, Mr.. Gibbons. That's
his side of the story. Whether he can
solve Mikes wonderful defense or not
remains to be seen.
Gibbons is not giving out much for
publication but occasionally drops few
remarks which suggest that he is quite
some student of the game. Mike says
that if he is not unfortunate enough to
accidentally bump into one of Macs hard
hooks in the first round or two he antici-
pates little trouble i'm winning the popular
verdict. He figures Eddie dangerous only
in the early stages, an observes that
the Oshkosh fighter loses form steadily
as bout progresses. He points to Nc
Goorty's engagements in this city to
prove his line of argument, and to my
way of thinking he has the right dope
In all his fights hereabOutS that have
gone the full ten rounds Eddie has slowed
up perceptibly toward the finish. When
an adversary succeeded in avoiding the
early aggressiveness Mac seemed to lose
interest in his job and usually finished
at anything but top speed.
1t Is my belief. based on the mems per-
formances in New York that the bout
will go the limit, with Gibbons earning
the popular decision on points. Mike has
q great left hand and knows how to use
m
bout with Jack Denning that straight
left annoys him considerably and ser1-
ously interferes with his plan of battle.
/ think Gibbons will feed ii to him
throughout the contest. Should Mac be-
gin to show signs of rattle when that
tantalizing left is doing its work, the
right may be brought into the game
And If opportunity offers 1 fancy Mike
can show that he too. has punch.
At any rate. the fans can rest assured
that they will see a great battle me
men are at present in grand shape, and
unless sickness or accident should pre-
vent the meeting Wednesday they will be
prepared to do their very best, which
should be good enough for any lover OF
boxing.
Local devotees of boxing will welcome
the return of the Garden Athletic Club.
Since that institution was forced To turn
over it's arena to other enterprises with
previous bookings the fans have not had
what might be called hrst-class enter
tainment With the Garden in line again
the competitors of the Madison Square
Club will be forced to serve a better line
of talent or get out of business.
The bantams have been exceedingly
busy Of late Last week Johnny Coulon
appeared at one of the local clubs in a
ten-round bout with Charlie Goldman,
and now the wise ones say the chan-
pion is ready for the toboggan. When
Kid Williams, the Baltimore youngSter,
led i'm COulOn
ted his work was poor, and offered as an
excuse the long period of idleness which,
ne claimed had made him rusty But In
the Goldman match Johnny mad no such
-'alibi'' to offer His Judgment of dis
lance was very poor and he boxed Ike
novice; he appeared TO have lost
stamina and hitting powers.
New Workers are of the opinion that
the only thing which will save Coulon
the title when he boxes Kid Williams
next month is the rule prohibiting
referees decisions in this state During
a short career Williams has cleaned
UP all the legitimate bantams of the
east. and has yet to meet with defeat.
The kid" is natural born hghter
who loves the game not only for the
coin but for the fun OF it. He has
been dubbed a second Terry McGovern
and does resemble the former great
Brooklynite in many respects. But he
lacks that terrific wailop that won
Terry his spurs.
Charley Ledoux. the French bantam,
failed to live up TO the eXtravagant
press agent yarns that had been in
dustriously circulated. and his debut
with a local kid Battling Reddy. was
not particularly impressive On the
single performance his chances of ever
gaining the American title do not look
very rosy. AT that. to give the little
foreigner due credit, he is one of the
most willing boxers who ever stepped
inside the ropes. He never loafs a
minute but he knows little of boxing.
While "besting" Reddy the victory
brought no glory. The Reddy young
ster is only second-rater. albeit a
tough one. who can stand considerable
punishment. Ledoux wasted enough
energy to lick heavyweight. but could
not land blow where il would do any
real damage If he can be taught to
box Ledoux may some day prove a
formidable aspirant for the champion
ship. but not just now. At that Id
like TO see him matched with Kid Will
liams another 'rusher." but with a
better knowledge of boxing. 1t sure
would be "headon' collision worth
looking at.
If Bombardier Wells the British cham
pion. does not change his mind We may
expect him over here 10 help liven things
up in the lightweight ranks within the
next few weeks. Wells Will be made
welcome. He is one of the extremely few
OF the younger big fellows who know
how To put their hands up. With more
experience the boinpdrdler might prove
worth while. He had Al Palzer licked
10 a fragile i'm the first round of their
meeting last June. but with victory jim his
grasp apparently lost control and tried to
rough ii with the sturdy Palzer, whose
wonderful powers OF recuperation came
TO the rescue. with the result that Wells
succumbed. Very poor ring generalship.
indeed. and does not suggest very lib
sral supply of gray matter in the Eng
ushman's dome However, the expert
ence may help in the future.
1t is proposed to start 'Philadelphia
Boosters Club with Al PalZer. Mike
Gibbons and Eddie McGoOrty for charter
members. These boys seem to do well
elsewhere. but the Quaker City scribes
can't see them at all. Gibbons was the
latest to have his reputation 'blaste ed
by the Philadelphia system of picking
winners. Judging from the enormous adj
vance sale for the Gibbons-McGoorty
match, the New York fans do not take