Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-14

| nght left taps IN the face, ana ne
| fused about. feinting and side-step-
ping and working presumably like a
! beaver in order to give the bout the
| best appearance possible of con-
test. 1t was harder work, though, it
| seemed, to keep up the delusion than
! 1t would have been to go out and do
his best from the beginning. Any
way, in the fourth round and the last
round, Gibbons did tap Ahearn on
the jaw and he went down and got
| up, but his efforts after that and his
defense was so apparently childish
| that Mike hit him another tap and
all became darkness, studded with
! stars. The curtain.
G
Mike Gibbons is not anywhere near
the fighter he was a year or so ago.
He hasn't got the snappy, effective
left jab that used to drive his op-
ponents dippy, and he doesn't seem
to hook his left hand with as much
force as of yore. His uppercut, too
| is not in working order, and all he
appears to have now are two nifty
hands which do much feinting, a pair
of speedy legs that take him in and
out with safety and a headpiece that
contains much gray matter. Gibbons
! came into the pugilistic world in a
minute and he created a furore for
time. He had a style we liked and
he gave decisive issue when he was
| young in the game. Finally oppo-
nents that would take a beating from
Gibbons run out and Mike had to go
out of his own class. He met Eddie
McGoorty at the Garden. That bout
put the boxing game lin bad" and it
hasn't recovered since, and the fight
last night didn't do the sport any
good. The trouble is, Mike Gibbons
won't fight anybody who can give
him a hold. He is picking his men
soft snaps-and the promoters are
allowing him to get away with it.
Less of Gibbons in the future will be
the best thing that has happened to
boxing in some time His work is
too artistic. Give the sports some
one less clever and who will show
them battle of Drawn as we'll as
of wits.
Mike has a brother. His name is
Tom Gibbons. He is a younger boy
and a somewhat heavier boy. He
| fought last night with Jack Den
ming, who is not within miles as good
as he used to be. Tom. for his years
and his experience, did well. He
forced matters and did most of the
leading, and was the stronger at all
times. He caught Denning with a
hard right in the sixth round and
followed it up until Jack was in a
bad way. To the credit of Denning
1t might be said that he "buffaloed"
/ the youngster. who will do much
better the next time.
C
The communication which follows
contains all that is true, and the cor
respondent might have gone further
without overpainting the picture:
u. P. NJ:
Being at the game Wednesday
when some of the so-called fans
Kissed our home team in the game
with Baltimore. This is a fine way
| to encourage Captain Smiths hard
working meni 1t was done, no doubt,
by some of the gambling crowd you
wrote of lately. Our team is a credit
to any city, and must lose, the same
as others, or the game would not be
sport. Whatever is in these kind OF
| fans minds is a mystery. What
would they do If, like some teams
J we lost four or five games in a row?
But just because our boys have one
bad day they holler murder. Fine
sports, indeed! Nice encouragement
for players who are. always doing
their best to win! Respectfully
| yours, H. G. REILLY"
Right you are, Mr. Reilly. But
wait until Captain Christie gets after
the gang-waitl
| New York, June 70, 1913.
~. P. N:
| falbCi oCCihS the races at the new
ark Velodrome last night, would
like to say that the fans will see
better racing by taking trip to the
Newark Motordrome Saturday eve.
ming. Yours, H. C. d."
Very we'll
j. P. N:
Are there any premiums on ;
quarter dated 1853 and dime datec
1854? A. l.. s
Your quarter, if in good condition
is worth from 50 to SO. There is n,
value on the dime.
O.
j. P. NJ.
To whom should | apply for {
position on railroad as baggage cal
employee or conductor? A. A. G.
| Where have you been for the pas