New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
Oshkosh Boxer Makes Furious
Finish, Overcoming 0ppon-
ent'S Early Lead.
BIG CROWD SEES THE BOUT
Clever Welterweight from st.
Paul Has All His Own Way
on Points at Start
of Contest.

Madison Square Garden last night, while
a crowd which packed the big amphithea-
ire to its ~.city looked on. IL the mum
Der of blows landed were to count, and
numbers alone to count, then GIBBONS
would have been declared victor. but NC
Goorty rallied in the last four ROUNDS
with q rush, so that his hard hitting ana
aggressiveness evened the score.
Both men were tired at the end. Nc
t;oorty walked on leaden legs and sasped
for breath like fish out of water, but
he had natural strength and great powers
Of recuperation, while Gibbons. robbed OF
most of his speed, could not hold MIN
off. There was a wide difference OF opln-
ion among the spectators, for both men
mad their friends in goodly numbers.
The bout did not come up TO the expec-
tations of the crowd, and it was not IONS
before the gallery boys, those inexoraoie
Jurors of all bouts. hooted and hoWied
their dieapproval. McGoorty, the plssei'
stronger and less scientific man. tTleo 10
stand of and outlook the st. Paul WRATH
hoping against hope that his sledge-ham-
MGR left hook would land target ana
bring about a quick finish. That plan OF
strength. and simply outboxed the WIS
cons,n fighter. That did not take with
the crowd, and the boys Missed iouui! az
the end Of several ROUNDS.
Gibbons showed in no uncertain manner
that while he is without peer IN MS cias''
he lacks the physique and hltting power
20 6rht in the ranks Of the middleweights'
and had the contest gone on II Is hoie
tban likely that he would have come oy
~ cudeeIs He landed on McGoorty'
,,nded hard and often in the nrst SIX
,o,,nds and piled up a goodly lead on
no,nts which stood by him at the END.
AZ last. however. McGoorty sank home
O few hard blows to the body that roooeo
Mike of some of his speed, ana theh inc
,,de swayed slightly In the chnches'
ard there were many, McGoorty pulled
ri. man around, forced him into corners
and leaned his weight upon him. all OF
which tended TO slow Gibbons up. For all
,hat however, McGoorty failed to show
any real championship FORM ana 10
question where he would stand with
savage. tearing fighter like Frank hiaus.
Gibbons. too. evidently had Wollo OIL
respect for his man.
when II came to the finer points OF SCI
entific boxing Gibbons was all alone. lie
simply had the man from Oshkosh MISS
ing nv a city block, floundering into the
ropes and acting like novice GIBBONS
landed his left, and the blow brought the
blood from McGoortys nose ana hps'
while punches aimed higher up raised
neat little mouse over Eddie's eye. Try
as he would, though, Gibbons was not
able to land a telling blow in all the nu-
merous punches he placed on his mans
Jaw and solar plexus. and so the bout
went on for the full ten rounds.
The crowd which attended was worthy
~ the bout and fully attested the popu-
larity of boxing in this city. When the
doors were thrown open at O'Clock the
early birds, denizens OF the gallery Ior
the most part swarmed In, rushing peli
nell for points Of vantage on the rail-
The cheaper seats filled hrst and by the
time the frst preliminary bout was start
"a at s.45 o'clock, there was not an
,inreseryed seat to be had IN the building.
still the crowd came. Those who sought
10 purchase tickets at any price mliled
about the lobby, buzzing like swarm OF
bees. Later the holders of reserved seats
came. and had to shoulder their way
through the throng to get into the arena.
The standing room outside the railing was
hacked Ave deep with eager fans"
The fun started with six-round bur-
lesoue between Jimmy Morrissey, OF In
dianapolis. and Young Motta, Of this
city. Motta had the better OF IT, ana
every one was glad when the final bell
rang. The second preliminary bout was
between Jimmy Taylor and Young"
Kosner, two paperweights. The bout was
fast and clever throughout, but Taylor
x,as +. little too strong for his opponent
and won on points handily. The semi
anal was between Harry Condor, of
Brookiyn, and Special Delivery Hirsch.
Of Chicago. Hirsch was by all means the
better man and scored heavily In fast
bout. Then the crowd settled into Its
seats and awaited the final bout. But
Joe Humphries insisted upon introducing
the riders who will contest in the inter
national six-day race next week. The
crowd listened to a few introductions
and then called for the bout.
McGoorty was first to enter the ring,
and his appearance was the signal for
hearty outburst Of applause. He weighed
in at l55 pounds and while he appeared
q little fine he did not appear weak. Nc
Goorty had been in the ring for about
three minutes when Gibbons entered.
This was the signal for wild cheers.
Gibbons, at i4SA. looked ready for the
battle OF his life. The men tented
moment, McGoorty forcing, and Mike
stepped inside Of a hard left. Again he
made McGoorty miss and poked a left to
the face. McGoorty forced, but Mike
was indeed a wrath. and the pride of
Oshkosh missed. Mike popped a few
home and kept McGoorty missing or hit
ting his gloves. Round even.
In the second round the men went into
a clinch and McGoorty popped hard
left to the face. Gibbons made McGoorty
miss and sent a left to the head, but
Eddie came back hard and sank home
right to the body. Gibbons made his OPP
ponent miss again and, shooting home a
hard right across on the jaw, stepped in
With a solid left on the face. II was
Gibbonss round.
Gibbons peppered two lefts TO the face
and stepped around a right and left and
landed a few lefts on the face. McGoorty
rushed his man to the ropes and smashed
q hard right for the head. but Mike
slipped around the punch and McGoorty
foundered to the ropes like a 'longshore-
man. while Gibbons hayed him. The