The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18
By James J. Corbetts Former Heavy
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 New York, July 18.-American boxing promoters had better get a move on or there will be first class attractions in the way of star box CTS left in the country by the time the cooz weather sets in when the fans usually display greater interest In pu- giifstic doings- To judge by the class oHertng patrons all summer long one who didn't know differently would think there. wasn't any such thing as champion boxer left in the bEoomAng country.
 English, Australian and FBencla pro- motors have been grabbing all the big matches the past few months. So many Yankee boxers have gone abroad to harvest the big money in circulation in foreign countries that American matchmakers are just about at their wits ends trying to frame -up, something in the fight line that will appeal to- the fans. Not only in this city where the cIass of glove merchants holding forth has ta- ken a terrific slump as a result of the shores.
 still there are few high class ar lists left in the country at that Even though we don't hear much from them in the interim. they may emerge from their shells and show us some thing worth while in the boxing line. boxing exhibitions without class do not appeal to American fans They have been so accustomed to getting the best in the past that nothing else will cause them to manifest he siigh- est interest in 2 show
 Although the leading heavyw eights, of class have about all run out on us If there is any real class among them-we still have a couple of the most promising rniddle-wei ghts in our midst And one of the very best cards a promoter could offer his pa irons would be a. Mike Gibbons Geo. Chip match Such a contest would come as close to settling t1le nlidfHRr weight championship as any that daK be conceived. Chip seems to be the top-notcher of the slugging boys while Gibbons apparently has it on most of the clever brothers. l. for one would be willing to take ticket on the: winner of Gibbons-Chip twenty round fight against any other middle weight in the game-and that takes in Jimmy Clabby and Ed McGoorty, likewise the well known champion CD Al Mccoy.
 George Chip has redeemed himself by his splendid performances the last couple of months. Many figured that quick knock -out in the bout with Mccoy would take much of the cockiness and confidence out of the New Castle man. On the caatraty the defeat has apparently acted as a since met and stopped two of the toughest men in the mi dd1e-wei ght. division. Sailor Petroekey was one, and the Sailor proved a stumbling block for most of the dle-weights who had boxed with him. CIabby, ATr.A r7d or n pointed him, but the former tar was always there at the fpish-until he ran afou1 Of the hard hitting Chip.
 Chips next svictinn was a better man than Petroskey-Bi1Iy Murray. There were few in this part of the country who thought Chip would succeed in stopping the sturdy Murray before the limit, but he turned the trick in less than fifteen rounds.
 The New Castle fighter has demon strated that he is not fuke him self, but by stopping Murray. who twice had the better of Al Mccoy in ten round matches, he proved that McCoys quick victory oyer him was one of the biggest fIukes known to the history of the game. Even a great CT surprise than when Jack McCor-
 mick hung one on the elusive Kid McCoy's jaw some fifteen years ago and when the sports of those days read the account of that surprise par
  truth of it.
 It would be interesting to see two boxers of such totally different styles of milling as Gibbons and Chip in the ring. Gibbons, in my opinion, would. have considerable advantage He is clever, few know more about the sci ence than Mike a splendid ring gen. rela- and above all, can hit hard enough to stop his man. On the otl1- CT hand Chip is .. powerful hitter but T-~- : <1.n- $ bons of the scientific end of the game In fight with Gibbons, Chip could bnot be expected to do much in the boxing line He would have to make it a rushing, gruel1fng match from the 1 jump. Any other style would be l tempting fate for Gibbons would pick him to pieces and gradually wear him down. and then the big k. Q. Wheth- CT Chip could make his system work successfully against the speedy Gib- bons is a question, however. My opinion, is that Chip is made to order f for cool, calculating fighter, and Mike at his best is all of that In l fact, I believe George would be 1ucgy to hit Mike at all and his open style of fighting would invite so many ef- fective punches that I figure Mike would not have a great task to finish his man well within the twenty rounds.
 am told that Gibbons wants so mucn money W1ns lose or draw to meet, Chip that promoters ~balk at go- ing through with the match Jim Cofrroth is working on Gibbons at the present time, however, and I will be surprised if an announcement is not shortly forthcoming that the men have been matched. If Gibbons neg lects this opportunity - it looks a I golden one-then we will have to pass him up. Of all the stars of the di- vision Mike is the only one who is not getting any money worth whiIe-and there is no doubt that he Is the great est card of the lot, for he is a. mighty interesting scrapper when he makes up his mind to get on the job.
 Now ts the time for Gibbons to de- l clare hinaseif tf he .seaaRv 4ne8arm de-