El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

Anew YORK. \. Y, Nov. 3O-When
N Mike Gibbons, of St Paul
and Eddie McGoorty, of
Oshkosh. have settled their lit
tie dispute with the gloves
next Wednesday night at Madison
Square Garden the sports ought to have
a pretty good line on the probable sue
cessor to- Stanley ketcheL 1t IS the
consensus of expert opinion that these
lads are the tOpnOtcherS in that king
less division and in the east at least
the victor viii be recognized as the
most legitimate claimant to the hon
ors.
McGoorty is confident of success. He
says the popular impression that Glib
bOns has it on him in clevernesS IS
huge mistake which he VIII demon
strate to everybOdy's satisfaction Mac
is also OF the opinion that he can hit
much harder and that after mailing
Mike with d couple Of good punches
the St Paul mans skill will have van
iShed entirely, and then, good night MI
Gibbons. That's his side of the story
Whether he can solve Mikes wonderful
defence or not remains to be seen.
Gibbons is not giving out much talk
for publication, but occasionally drops
a few remarks which suggest that he
is quite some student of the game.
Mike says that If he is not unfortu-
nate. enough to accidentally bump into
one of Macs hard knocks In the IlrSJ
round or two, ne anticipates little
trouble in winning the popular yer
dict. He figures Eddie dangerous only
IN the early stages and observes IhdL
the Oshkosh fighter loses form stead
lily as a bout progresses. He points
to McGoOrty's engagements IN this city
to prove his line Of argument, and 10
my way of thinking he has the right
dope. In all his fights hereabOutS that
have gone the full 10 rounds Eddie mas
slowed up perceptibly towards the fin
ish-- When an adversary succeeded IN
avoiding the early aggresslveness Mac
seemed to lose interest IN his 1ob ana
usually finished At anything but top
speed.
It is my belief, based on the per-
fOrmances of the boys in New YORK
that the bout will go the limit with
Gibbons earning the popular desiclOn
on points. Mike has great LETT hand
and knows how to use II to perfection
McGoorty showed in his bout with Jack
Denning that straight lefe annoys
him considerably and upsets his plan
of battle. That being the case L Inlnk
Gibbons will feed it to him throughout
the contest. Should Mac begin to snow
signs of rattle when that tantallZ-
ing left is doing It's work the right may
be brought into the game. And II
opportunity offers L fancy Mike can
show that he, too, has punch
The men are at present In grand
shane and unless sickness or accident
should prevent the meeting Wednesday
both will be prepared to DO their very
best. which should be good enough Tor
any lover Of boxing
The bantams have been exceedingly
busy Of late. Last week Johnny Cou-
lon appeared at one of the local cLuDs
in a 10 round bout with Charlie Gold
man. and now the wise ones say the
champion is ready for the tobogSan-
When Kid williams, the Baltimore
voungster. shaded him a month ago
CouIon admitted his work was poor
period of idleness which he clalmeQ'
had made him rusty. But in the Colo
man match Johnny had no such abb
to offer His judgment OF distance was
very bad and he boxed like novice;
he appeared to have lost stamina and
hitting powers
In the opinion of local students Of
the game CoulOn is in danger of losing
the title to Kid Williams when the pair
meet in return engagement the mid
die Of next month During ms snort
career Williams mas cleaned up al the
legitimate bantams Of the east and
has yet to meet with defeat The KID
is q natural born fighter who loves
the game not only for the coin but
for the fun of it He has been dubbed
a second Terry McGOvern and does re
sembIe the former great Brooktyn1te
in many respects. But ne lacks that
terrific wallop that won Terry his
spurs.
failed to live up to the extravagant
yarns that had been industriOusly cir
culated, and his debut with a local
kid, Battling Reddy, was not particu-
larly impressive. On the single per
Torrance his chances Of gaining the
American title do not look very rosy
At that to give the little foreigner
credit he is one of the most willing
boxers who ever stepped inside the
ropes. He never lOafed a minute. but
he knows little of boxing While
"besting" Reddy the victory brought
no glory. The Reddy yOungster is only
d second rater, albeit a tough one who
can stand considerable punishment. Le-
doux wasted enough energy to lick a
heavyweight. but could not land a blow
where it would do any real damage.
If he can be taught to box LedOux may
some day prove q formidable aspirant
for the championship, btu not just now.
At that I'd like to see him matched
with Kid Williams. another ''rusher,"
but with a better knowledge of boxing.
It sure would be a 'head-On" collision
worth looking at.
II BON barber Wells. the British
champion, does not change his mind
he will come over here to help liven
things up in the heavyweight ranks