The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-24
Nike Gibbons, at Last Admitting
No 10 a Midd|eweight, win
Have to Prove His Claim to
Class.

oHvhsb. 1912. BY The rrrs puSB<sa,s o..
THE New York World.
a rrER another month we'll know
whether Mike Gibbons 10 q great
Z = Ashter or just a fighter who
m1ss Q striking appearance when IN
- seng with . second rater.
Al Of Mikes opponents for nefNs In
NM York have been picked carefully
~ him. He hasn't taken any risks In
0UAdng them. A middleweiEht himself.
- has fought welters or middle weights
g prsiiminery bout class. Among these
0sks has looked like q champion. He
hes shown skill and hitting power. But
moody knows yet what he can do when
poctod against . good man Of HE own
Ve1ght. That will be known after his
o1Ua0smsnt with Eddie McGoorty next
uso4A. Mcooorty. when under the
u116lSwslght limit and In shape. 10 q
ArQ ciaas hGhter. McGoorty Is not to
- tu1Gsd by the poor nght he put up
Aese when he was whipped by Bob
2soa- On that occasion he was fat ~
. ~ Of bacon and inert ~ . jellynsh.
Bat hs'ri train for Gibbons. Hes to
- ,1 pounds. This weight win
vsl1srwsight title has been . blum from
~ ssast'
AT THINK moro Of Joe Jeanette"
saVs his manager, 'than Of all
= tho other fighters I ever had.
Joo 10 white inside II he 10 black on
IT, surface. He 10 almos; too good
natused. He never beats an opponent
- q ~ oan help H. He isn't like some
coens Whsa he sets the best OF boxer
u he ring. Others. like Johnson. just
we - cut them up. Joe lets them
6ewu - easy ~ he can. I've otten
not1csA that when he has . man goinG
- hesps away from his head AMI m
ishes him with a few body punches.
He voa't knock . man out unless he
has 70. Why, when he licked Jeff Mad
"a ne frst time. . few weeks ago.
~ he'd Madden helpless in the fourth
sosnd and. Instead Of finishing him.
tususA 10 the referee and asked him
- Osep Il.
Wee vas crasy TO Get that match with
Jehnson. but whom the talk came up
about It's hurting the game he said to
Ne: You'd better tell Mr.. McMahon
vi ~ cau caii tne match or lf ne
tanks itn hurt boxing. I'd rather lose
~ onsncs ~ the title than DO that"
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10 u sun vrpeu III on US
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We y1tssimmons and creedon and the
0usphys. ! Knocked out BIZ LANCE IL
ten rounds. and lot OF others. NJ,
Slyis Of ashting 10 Just to 20 In power
~ quick and get In the frst punch ant
AoAt IKE lightning right through ever!
round. u hght jeanette In the oArdei
yoGu see-Tu be nghting n'n-xlp- NIP
~ the root fails IN. When get starte,
enoe ] dent stop. I've made lot o
friends sexin' down a. Coney I'm III
eniy oolored man ever seen on IN
beach down where ! am. The othe
day . litt'< girl saw me- Tor the mrs
coe. and she called out, on mamma
- whs. an awiui sunourn mat ma
nee
Ana Sop Lee chuckied ana moved &c
wpro the elevator lie stopped me
snt' tamoied In MS pocket pulled or
small piece OF wiring paper and cam
~.
That's where work" he said. ''2s
TSirty-lirst street. Coney. IL YOU A
aay wise looking manager linserin
ground who'd ike to ge, a man who on
i've yssnnette a aght. lest please ts