The Washington herald., 1913-10-20
CLABBY Fights
like DEMPSEY
Fast Indiana MiddIe-W Weight
Fighter Resembles Old
Time Ring Hero.
GOOD DEFENSIVE MAN
Jimmy to Battle Frank Logan in San
Francisco Late in October.
Can Make $50 Pounds.
GOOD DEFENSIVE MAN
nv w. w. NAUGHToN.

San Francisco. Oct 1s-It was all right
to enthuse over the way Clabby handled
Sailor Petroskey, but when any one un-
dertakes to call Jimmy a second Stanley
KetcheI it is time to interpose an objec-
tion. Clabby albeit is as clever a Queens
berry artist as has wandered into San
Francisco in years. but bears as much
resemblance to Ketchel as a fox-terrier
to a fighting bull pup. Clabby is clever
ness itself, but II is the cleverness OF
the old school of boxing, whereas Ketchel
was a bundle of firecrackers in the mat
ter of springing new tricks. Ketchel
was always changing feet, and shoulders.
too, for that matter, and his opponent
was always kept in doubt as to whether
the next assault was TO be a shift or
straightaway swing.
Clabby holds fast to the straightaway
swings and uppercuts Of twenty years
ago. and speeds them as quickly and as
truly as any of the old masters. Ketchel
was a one-punch man as a rule, while
it is doubtful IL Clabby will ever gain
distinction as a knocker-out. Retchel
was the picture of Ieonine strength,
while this boy CIabby is comparatively
fraiL
Resembles Jack Dempsey.
He is no Ketchel, but If were asked
to recall some one he resembled among
the old-time ring heroes 1 should be in
clined to liken him to Jack Dempsey
Among the San Francisco fight fol-
lowers Clabby caused as much of a SEN
sation as Mike Gibbons did once in New
York. 1t was the lightning play OF
CIabby's straight left that put the crowd
in the proper frame of mind to appre-
ciate the things that were TO follow. 1t
was Jimmy's particularly nice judgment
Of distance when pulling away from
Petroskey's laundering swings that
caused the ringsiders to regard him as
wizard OF the boxing platform.
Good Defensive Fighter.
For my own part. after many> years
of watching this kind of thing, I can
say that Eever saw Clabby's superior
as a defensive fighter. II Is no trick I
suppose for a fast-footed man to keep
safety out of reach of a fourthright. one
style rusher like Petroskey, but to gauge
his swings so that they plow the air a
bare six inches from the face is another
matter. and this Clabby did over and
over again
should Copy Tactics.
It was the work of a pugiIistic mathe-
matician all right. and while some OF our
rising young ringmen might copy many
OF Jimmy's tactics with advantage, I'd
advise them not to cut things so infer
nally fine in the matter of yanking the
head out of range until they have mas
tered about everything else there is to
master.
1t may be that Clabby's next bout in
San Francisco will be with Frank
Logan, middleweight. who is not very
well known to fame, but who appears to
have hackers. The lure to Clabby to
accept the match is a side bet OF 5000
which the men behind Logan are quite
willing to make at even money.
II this affair takes place it will be
handled by Jim Coffroth at his DAILY City
arena late in October, and il is a safe
wager that the 5000 already spoken of
vested at even.
Looks Like Winner.
In the event Of Clabby winning from
Logan, and so far as Western opinion
goes the result is looked upon as a fore
gone conclusion, there are three men.
each of whom will loom up as a suit
able opponent for Jimmy. These are
Eddie McGoorty, Mike Gibbons and Bob
McAlIister.
San Francisco would prefer to see Nc
Allister and Clabby in action, as they
are such remarkably clever boxers, but il
is felt that the men would lock horns
over the weight question.
McAllister. while claiming to be a gen.
uine middleweight, has held out for 16O
pounds in recent matches. and 1t is not
likely that Clabby would allow him that
much leeway. Clabby. 1t is understood,
can fight as low as 15O pounds.