Evening star., 1912-09-29

! idea of taking chance. While the
profits are accrung everything is lovely,
but a losing bout is always followed by
! a squeal.
/ Should the Garden Athletic Club retire
! from the game it would be good thing
| for the dozens of smaller clubs that are
at present finding it hard game to try
! to compete with their wealthier rivals.
l know there would be great rejoicing
among the little fellows; the boxers
would be the ones to suffer.
Local critics did not hesitate to award
Johnny kilbane the decision over Eddie
O'Keefe They were also unanimous in
branding the Cleyelander a poor species
of titleholder. In this they leave them
selves open to charges of inconsistency.
1 In the past these same critics have been
lavish in their praise of the skill of both
Johnny Dundee and O'keefe. and now
that Kilbane comes along and outpoints
| both the boys in manner TO convince
everybody of his superiority over the
highly touted pair ii would seem the
| champion was entitled to a modicum of
credit for his victories. Even this is de-
MED
| 1t may be Kibane is not all-wool and
| a. yard wide. as a champion should be:
that he is not skillful boxer, that he
| can't hit hard enough to hurt. that he is
not aggressive. and has no defense worth
| mentioning. That may all be true, but
I'd like to see some one of his weight
Kifbane may not be particularly snowy.
his work is effective and he pulls con-
| siderable clever stuff that apparently
goes over the heads of many so-called
experts.
Foreign champions seem to be Eddie
McGoorty's favorite dish. Knocking 'em
dead is tie best thing he does. Oshkosh
| institutions two years ago. for, be it
| known. he is some traveller, having
| crossed the briny several times.
Not so very long ago Mac surprised
himself and friends by putting Dave Smith,
champion light heavyweight Of Australia
away inside of two minutes. Last Mon-
day night at the Garden arena Ed came
close to repeating on the time of the pre-
Harrison. middleweisht title holder of
Great Britain, in the three minutes al
lotted for the first round.
Mike Gibbons was on the bill the same
evening and toyed with Tommy Maloney
for ten rounds. After the bout was over
it developed that Michael had injured his
right arm in the early part of the melee,
and that was his excuse for permitting
Maioney to linger to the finish. Even so
Gibbons gave a beautiful exhibition of
boxing. His display of ,feinting, ducking
and side stepping was up to the usual
Gibbons standard. He hit cleanly and
with force but Maloney stood the gaff
We'll
McGoorty's hitting in the Harrison bout
was of the scientific sort No wild swing
ing. but deliberately planned and exc
cuted. He started the fireworks with a
left half swing-half hook. The English
man stood the punch we'll. although it
was duplicate of the one that put Dave
Smith on his back. Another opening and
another left: this time Harrison reeled
and tried to clfnch. but Mac avoided the
hug and rocked him with several left
hooks. Then the right came up and, down
went Harrison. When Jack got up Eddie
hooked him three times with the left and
the Englishman went down harder Weak
when he arose 1t needed only "a couple of
lefts and right uppercut to finish him.
Harrison may be good man. but not in
Macs class His manager used poor judg-
ment in pitting him against the Oshkosh
whirlwind. At 165 ringside McC;oorty will
take some beating. The Briton never
'dossed' it; he is very game boy.
Il McGoorty now wants Gibbons and
agrees to do 1os rinSside. So it is up to
the st. Paul man. Unfortunately the in
Jury TO ms arm may compel Mike to lay
up a while However. the match Will
likely be arranged for some time next
month. which will enable Gibbons to get
in good shape.
number who watched the men the
other night seem TO think Mac too strong
for Gibbons. Likely he would be If allow
ed to scale 1865. as against Harrison. But
would Eddie have the strength at 15S
the speedy Gibbons. unauestionably one Of
the greatest in the game? Mike himself
would climb through the ropes close to
the limit and McGoorty would need every
ounce OF his strength. With Smith and
Harrison. Eddie was very confident but
trained down fine and with the realization
that he was facing the most skillful boxer
in the division he might not be so sure of
victory. Some good judges predict that
Gibbons vial be middleweight champion
before the winter is over. Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien thinks Mike a marvel.
/ incline to the opinion that the title
, lies between McGoorty and Gibbons. il
the former can make the weight and be
strong. Frank Klaus may take exception
TO thus eliminating him from the race but
my honest belief is the other boys are too
scientific for the Pittsburgher. Frank is a
rugged fighter who must get close to in
iiict punishment. He is continually fore
+ ing and boring in. Such tactics opposed to
skill of the .McGoorty and Gibbons types
would accomplish little in the opinion of
your humble servant.