New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
EnoIand's Champion Knocked
Out by Eddie McGoorty.
GIBBONS AND CANS SCORE
st. Paul Boxer Gets Better OF
Tommy Maloney After a
Hard Battle.

Eddie McGoorty. the clever light hea'!-
weight OF Oshkosh, Wis, easily knocked
out Jack Harrison, the middleWeight
champion OF Great Britain, in less than
two minutes OF boxing at Madison Square
Garden before capacity crowd last
night. The swift but quickly foreseen
ending came as the result or Crashing
left hand hook TO the cheek that was
followed In lightning sequence by lett
hook &c the Jaw and right hand upper
cut to the chin, and ell was over. Nc
Goorty knocked his opponent down three
times, the last time for good and Tor all
The American weighed In at go POUNDS
trained to the minute, while Harrison
was only two pounds lighter. IN the
other ten-roUnd cohtests Nike GIBBONS
easily outboxed Tommy Maloney. OF THIS
city. after ten hard rounds, and Joe Cans,
the italian welte-weight OF Brooklyn, out
pointed Joe Steir.
McGoorty came UP for the round box
ing with guard high and his CHA well In
behind his shoulder. Harrison danced out
briskly and paved left hand cad 70 the
Jaw that was partly blocke1. Some
fast boxing followed, and the mer c'rcled
the ring looking for an opening. Nc
Goorty Tented. and when harrison
stepped in With a right lead McGoorty
swayed back and then drove IL with q
smashing left hook that landed high The
blow landed a little too high 10 end the
battle then and there, but IL Jared HarTi-
son from head TO toes. His eyeE bunked
and he hoped around Ike a heheaded
hen. Then lie settled slowly and his
hands dropped TO his sides.
Seeing his chence the tmerican stepped
In and smashed over o terrific 'c.t hand
punch 20 the Jaw. Down went the Briton
for the count Of nine but then he got Up
and tried 20 box. he got his hands half
way up but before ne could move Nc
Goorty stepped In and uppercut his righ'
10 the chin and Harrison took the count
once more. Again ne rose. and once more
the Western man swung his 'eft This
time Harrison was out Tor good. and had
10 be- assisted to his corner by the referee.
III. seconds and IDS erstwhie opponent.
The Gibbons-Maloney bout was sur
prise To every one. IL was 20 De expected
that Gibbons would win. and many ex-
pected that ne would win decisively. Glib
bons evidently did not .ake the bout
seriously. tor he looked a little fat and
soft lie weighed IA pounds. and en-
joyed an advantage OF three pounds over
the West side boy. In the first few
rounds he was the same old Gibbons.
lightning on his feet elusive az the end
OF rainbow. and fast TO shoot his leads
home through all available openings. lie
did not Lit hard. however. and while
Maloney was completely az sea when II
came to landing. he gained his confidence
as tho battle wore along.
In the sixth rourd Maloney not only
forced tho pace. but he had some slight
advantage. although y appeared 10 those
a. the ring rs n Gihbor was not putting
hla whole heart into the task before him.
re went 10 his corner with 4 Sigh,
abrasio under his left eye and rufed
heavily white taking his rest. Sonsho"
Or other. he vas going bc;tc- when hc
came no FOR the following rounds. and as
Malorey plunged IN with his head down
Gibbons prauced back from hts charge
and whipped home several Earring right
hand uppcrcuts
Maloney's head Topped bac', o" hh
shoulder blades from the impact. sd had
his opponent stepped MP and followed his
advantage he might have done a lot Of
damage