The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-05

fThe Neu YORK. World,
- EIGHTY MIKE GIBBONS and
M Terrible Eddie McGoorty nd
evS died through ten rounds AT
Madison Square Garden last night II
was - mild and innocuous a bout as
Vas ever put over on a palpitatins
rsblic BY candidates for a champion
ship.
MeGoorty won. but he didn't prove
himself TO be an Alexander Of the
squared circle Mike wouldn't let
him.
Toward the end only the agonizing
thought that they had given up large
hunks Of real money for their seats
kept the spectators awake,
The whole trouble was this: Mike
was hare and McGoorty was no
bulldog.
Mike was frightened half out OF
bis wits when he climbed into the
ring. and he didn't get over II, Eddie
started with confidence enough. but
after tanning the air where Gibbons
wasn't and finding It almost impos-
sible to drive . glove past Mikes
elbows when he could corner him,
he grew discouraged.
The famous Mike. who has been such
= . terror among the second raters. was
about as aggressive as a rabbit. He
didn't night even when he Was rushed
across the ring and pinned In q cor
nsr. Backed TO the ropes a hundred
times during the bout he contented
himself with carefully covering and
blocking and ducking out Of danger.
Apparently the only longing ~ Mikes
mind was for the pleasing sound OF the
hell At the end OF the tenth round
II would have been a nice bout for
the moving pictures.
Once In a great while after feintins
for a weeis or two. Mike dabbed out a
light left. His anxiety to get away
before Eddie could retaliste kept hin
from putting much rap into the
punches. Toward the end he did driv,
I In . couple Of hard right cross coun
ters or inside rights. beating McCioort,
TO the punch and showing that he coui,
have done something IL he hadn't beef
% timid.
A the start the boxing was yer.
fast and clever. Only half
- dozen taps were landed In tn
Arst round. snd the spectators waite
v,r the second. hoping that the Skin
up" was all over and that there'd b
some real action.
But there wasn't. McGoorty was tn
sssrsssor. He boxed carefully and pickle
on Mikes Jabs with a quick side-sla
Of bis open right glove. Now and the
b rushed In quickly. Mike either hos
ed away or blocked the blows A. fast Z
they came. He gave . nne exhlbitio
Of fest footwork and clever defens
Hut hs didn't do anything else. and u
spectators began to boot.
Ne0oorty slammed over iefts ar
rishts and rushed Mike TO the ropes e.
cry minute .or 20. II was hard to z
through Mikes network OF forearms al
elbows. few punches reached Il
mSp&. Each time he was hit Mike eth
jumped back ten feet or slipped In clio
with = cover that would make q ella
N it, shell look like q cafe side e
trance on q warm Sunday afternoon.
This discouraged Mc0oorty. He let
and boxed at long range. which was ~
what Mike wsnted-the longer the b,
tsr.
In the last three rounds Mike was We
tired and tho crowd hooted McGoor
for his lack OF enthusiasm. Urged
by Jimmie Johnson. who constan
called out. HE can't hurt you. Eddi,
Mc0oorty tried systematically TO pun
holes In Mikes guard. lie might as "
have tried TO open an oyster with
Anger nails.
But at least he tried. and Mike dldn
Both were mussed up \ little In
tenth round. when McGoorty landed =,
ersi wei meant iefts and a couple
rights. and Mike a counter or two.
FRS a curious thing that these lol
talked-of bouts usually are dis
= pointing. Both Gibbons and McGoo
were very careful to take no chance
losing reputation by the knockout 70,
A. . result they have both dropped
the bottom OF the list as far ~ cha
pionships are concerned. At least In
York. The public paid over $4,000
see them fight. II they met again
morrow night they would draw ali
"a. and that would be s22.ss too niue
gibbons has placed himself ~ a
markably fast and clever boxer W
out . heart. McGoorty 10 wonde
he can SLIP the right punch over In
Arst round.
Neither OF them has any trace OF
magnificent sggrsssivensss and the
prems sslf-conhdencs and patient.
yieidins courage and determination I
kstchsL ~ ever eemOsssd ssths'