The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-30
IBy James J. Corbett, Former Heavy Weight Champion of tho Worldly
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Weight Champion of tho Worldly
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 New York, Nov. 30.-After Mike Gibbons of St. Paul, and Eddie Me Goorty. of Oshkosh, have settled thei1 dispute with the gloves next Wednes- day night at Madison Square Garden the sports ought to have a good line on the probable successor to Stanley kctchel. It is the consensus of ex- pert opinion that these lads are the top-notchers in that kingless division and in the East at last 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 Mac is also of the opinion that he ~an hit much harder and that after mailing Mike with a couple of good punches the St. Paul mans skill will have vanished entire ly: and. then, good night MT. Gib- bons. That's his side of the story. Whether he can solve Mikes wonder fu1 defense or not remains to be seen.
 Gibbons is not giving out much for rubifcatf atforf. but occasionally drops a few remarks which suggest that he s quite. some student of the game. Mike says that if he is not unfortun- ate enough to accid bump 1ri- to one of Macs hard hooks in the first round or two, he anticipates lit tie trouble in winning the popular verdict. He figures Eddie dangerous only in the early stages and observes that the Oshkosh fighter loses form steadily as bout progresses. He { points to McGoorty's engagements in this city to prove his line of argu- rnent. and to my way of thinking he has the right dope. In all his
 4I,o full ten rounds Eddie has slowed up perceptibly towards the finish When an adversary succeeded in avoiding the early aggressiveness Mac seem ed to lose interest in his job and us- sialIy finished at anything but top speed
 Tt is my belief based on the mems performances in New York that the bout will go the limit with Gibbons earning the popular decision on points Mike has a great left hand and knows how to use it to perfec- tion- McGoorty showed in his bout with Jack Denning that a straight left annoys him considerably and ser lously fnterferes with his plan of bat tle think Gibbons will feed it to him throughout the contest Should Mac begin to show signs of rattle when that tantalizing left is, doing It's work the right may be brought
 
 offers I fancy Mike can show that he, too. shas a punch
 At any rate the fans can rest as sured that they will see a great bat Ile The men are at present in grand shape and unless sickness or accident should prevent the meeting Wednesday will be prepared to do their very best which should be good enough for any lover of boxing
 Local devotees of boxing will well come the return of the Garden Ath- le+ic Club Since that institution was forced to turn over its arena to oth- CT enterprises with previous book ings the fans have not had what might be called a first class enter taf1ment. With the Garden incline 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 exceeding " busy of late. Last week Johnny C.ouIon appeared at one of the local s-lubs in ten round bout with Char lie Goldman, and now the wise ones say the champion is. ready for the to- began When Kid Williams, the Baltimore youngster. shaded him e month ago Coulon admitted his work was poor and offered as an ex- r5Ise7 the long period or 1dleneSS which he claimed. had made him rusty But in the Goldman match Johnny had no such "alibi'' to offer His judgment of distance was very sad and he boxed like a novice: he kDpeared to have lost stamina and hitting power
 e New Workers are of the opinion that the only thing which will save r-ouIon the title when he boxes Kid Williams next month is the rule pro- fifbitiugF referees decisions in this state During a short career Will Hams has cleaned up all the legiti- rnate bantarns of the East and has set to meet with defeat. The f.Kid'' ss a natural born fighter who loves sre game not only for the coin but for the fun of it. He has been dub bed 2 second Terry McGovern and 5f,es resemble the former gseat fS,ookIy-lfte in many respects. But he lacks that terrific wallop that won Terry his spurs
 Charley Ledoux, the French ban tam failed to live up to the extrava- sant press agent yarns that had been IndustriousIy- circulated, and his debut with a local kid, Battling Reddy, was not particularly impressive. On the aingIe performance his chances of ev- er gaining the American title do not look very rosy. At that, to give the little foreigner due credit, he is one <af fha r,aouf willing boxers who ever !