The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-11
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With Abe Attell. the former feath-
erWeight champion, back in the east
again, several promoters have baited
their hooks and are trying to get the
foxy persons signature to a contract.
in almost every town he has per-
formed within the squared circle, he
always proves a drawing card.
Eddie O'Keefe. the Philadelphia
featherweight, is down to such per-
feet form that he can not predict
anything but victories over Tommy
Dixon and Champion Johnny Kill
bine, the former bout being at the
Olympia l in Philly Friday night,
while Eddie's scrap with the title
holder is dated for one of the New
York arenas.
New York's dentist pugilistic pro-
lessor. Leach "Dr. Louis c.. Wallach"
Cross. "Pennsied" over to the city Of
Billy Penn and during the course of
his short stay spent eighteen minutes
in handing out a nobby little pum-
melting to "Puggo Teddy" Maloney, the
st. Rita's Club idol. in the star bout
Of the weekly stag at the Olympia A.
The Fighting Taylor surprised his
most ardent followers by his game
and stubborn exhibition in tackling
such a tough exponent of the art Of
self defense as teaches, and although
Teddy did lot have a chance to trim
best of his ability and demonstrated
to the large crowd in attendance that
he is a game and wiling scrapper.
It took Cross two rounds to get
started, while Puggo began to execute
some telling work in the very initial
session, landing a corcking left-hand
jab under the left ~ of Leaches' with
the result that a little mouse re-
manned IN. the. place where. the blow
landed. In the latter part of the first
and second section h metropolis
mauler's eye seemed to bother him. as
he kept rubbing his optic with his left
glove.
Commencing with the third round
the visitor from old Knickerbocker's
town had about solved the local lads
defense and from hat stanza until the
final gong Cross delivered some
mighty hard punishment on the fea-
lures of Maloney and also Puggo's
body. but the "scrapry TAYLOR" was
throughout the bout did he hold
Leache's arms to prevent the hard
pummeling being handed out to him
by the big burg boxer.
Although Mike Gibbons three months
ago announced that he expected to de-
weight before the beginning of the
present fall boxing campaign. the st.
Paul shadow failed to take on flesh as
rapidly as he thought he would. The
other day he weighed after a workout
and he tipped the beam at exactly 151
pounds. Down t fighting weight.
Gibbons says he will scale approx
mately 148 pounds. The fact hat he
has been unable to put on weight
160-pounders will not deter Gibbons
from battling with the middleweights.
however. He says that he intends to
go through with his plan to meet all
challengers in that division. and his
manager. Eddie Reddy. now is ne
gotiating for several matches with the
big fellows.
AS a starter Gibbons will take on
Kid Wagner. a native son. at Phila-
be six rounds. The following week
Gibbons expects to meet Frank Man.
tell at New York city. The Garden
Athletic club officials are figuring on
a match between Gibbons and Jack
Harrison, an English middleweight.
and it Is likely hat the men will be
arranged before long. Gibbons is
holding out for a substantial purse.
He realizes that he is taking a big
chance in going against the heavier.
clever McGoorty. and a defeat will Sc
riously hurt Mikes prestige. so he
does not intend to stake his reputa-
ton for a paltry sum. Although Glib.
.bons has fixed no definite sum for his
services. 1t Is understood that he has
notified Billy Gibson, manager of the
Garden club. that he will not meet
McGoorty unless he is guaranteed
$1,000 and expenses. At first Gibson
turned down the proposal. but now
that McGoorty is in the good graces
Of the New York fans, because of his
easy victory over Dave Smith of Aus
tralia. 1t is likely that the Garden club
officials will meet Mikes terms.
Among the other important battles
on the card for this week are:
Featherweight Champion Johnny
KNhana and lack Mora at TifAn 0hio