Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-18

more generally than boosting him to
the skies. Well. McAllister Is to be
Young Mikes" opponent at the Fair
mont A. C. in New York on Wednes-
day night, November 26. The match
is one of those Billy Gibson selections,
and Billy Gibson Is some picker, let
me tell you. Once, to my knowledge,
he picked a 100 to 1 shot at Saratoga,
and, beauty of 1t all, he played 1t, too,
That's why, in a way, Billy Gibson Is
such a big fellow in the game today.
He is a picker of live ones" Watch
the successes In the ring today and
you will find Gibson right close to
them. No one in New York could do
business with Paclxey Mcfarland ex-
cept Gibson, and now Willie Ritchie,
the champion, sweans he has never
met a man who has impressed him so
much as has Gibson. If Mcfarland
and Richie are ever matched to fight
in the Garden under Gibson's man
agement, Billy will have high old
time remaining true to both of them.
But to get back to the Donovan-Mc-
Allister scrap. Gibson Is staging this
bout in order to give young Mike"
a thorough test. If he has the
goods" he will have to show it, for
McAllister Is sure to extend him. Be-
sides, II Donovan proves as classy as
expected, 1t will mean another big
card for Gibson, for Johnston, the
boys manager, is closer to Billy than
any other man in New York. This
bout between Donovan and McAllister
will be worth the while, and IL young
Mike" can only develop the punch he
will some day settle all dispute as to
who is the best man in the middle
weight class.
The outcome of the Gunboat Smith
Sam Langford fight at Boston last
night hasn't surprised anyone who
has carefully watched the two men
in the last year or so OF their careers.
Smith, as the winner on points, IL
really according to the book. OF
course, some will say the bout was a
fake because Langford didn't KNOCK
Gunboat's block off" but on the
actual form displayed by the men
during the last year or SO Smiths
performances in the ring have been
far and away ahead of Langford's.
Sans bout with Joe Jeanette at the
Garden not long ago was an evidence
of Langfords inability to crush any
more. He has become so fat that he
has lost much of his speed and his
punch also seems to have left him.
Jeanette outboxed him and won on
points, but the bout was a poor one,
all in all. Both men are passe. but
Jeanette has taken SO much better
care of himself than Langford that
Joe perhaps would last the longer in
finish fight.
CO
AS to Smith, now let's be fair about
this fellow. He isn't getting his just
dues at all. Some time ago pointed
out the fact that Smith, though doing
everything that is put up to him, Is
having most difficult time to get
his share of the praises. He fights
and he wins end the fact is recorded
in the New York papers in very
matter of fact manner. There isn't
any frills. such as Champion Richie
received, and there isn't even de-
sire to give the Gunboat full
credit. Yet here is a fellow. weighing
less than 1870 pounds, who is beating
everybody who faces him. He isn't
afraid to fight and he fights more than
any big good fellow we have had
around here in years. He makes good
wherever he goes. and he made good
against Langford last night. 1t would
require a derrick to get some of the
white hopes into the ring with
Langford, still here is Smith, the best
man among the heavies, taking the
| long chance and coming out on top
smith deserves great credit, but he'll
never get it in New York, where, il
is said. his manager is not in very
good.
! Well, jim Buckley is Smiths man.
ager, and those who know Buckley
know well that he doesn't take any