El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-18

EW YORK. July 1S.-American box
/ NJ ing promoters had better set a
! move on or there viii be no first
! class attractions in the way OF star
boxers left in the country By the time the
I cool weather sets in. when the fans usually
Y display greater interest in pugilistic dolngs
To judge by the class OF attractions local
clubs have been offering patrons all sum
mer long. one who didn't know differently
would think there wasn't any such thing
| as a champion boxer left in the blooming
country.
English. Australian and French promo
Z tiers 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
the class Of glove merchants holding forth
Is not even Of the second grade. but in
California as well, the sport has taken a
SIN there are a few high class artists
left in the country at that, even though we
don't hear much from them these days
Maybe when the cooler weather sets in.
provided the foreigners have not landed
them in the interim. they may emerge from
their shells and show Us something worth
Chip Match Possible.
Although the leading heavyweights OF
class have about all run out on us-if there
IS any real class among them-ve still have
a couple OF the most promising middle
weights IN our midst And one OF the
very best cards a promoter could oIIer MS
patrons would be a Nike Gibbons-George
Chip match Such a contest would come
a close TO settling the middleweight cham
plonship as any that can be conceived
Chip seems to be the topnOtcher OF the
smuggling boys. while Gibbons apparently has
II on most Of the clever brothers I. for
one, would be willing 20 take a ticket on
the winner OF a Gibbons-Chip 20 round
fight against any other middleWeight in the
game-and that takes in Jimmy Clabby and
Ed McGoorty. likewise Al Mccoy
George Chip has redeemed himself BY
his splendid performances the last couple
OF months Many figured that quick
knockout in the bout with Mccoy would
take much Of the cocAiness and confidence
out OF the New Castle man On ths con-
trary the defeat has apparently acted as
a splendid tonic for Chip He has since
met and stopped two OF the toughest men
in the middleweight division Sailor Pc
troszey was one, and the Sailor proved a
zfur7biin- block for most OF the middle
weights who had boxed with him Clabby.
McAllister and one or two others outpOinted
at the finish-untl he ran afoul OF the
Murray was Next Victim.
Chips next victim was a better man than
Petroskey-Billy 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 IS rounds
The New Castle fighter has demonstrated
that he IS not a fluke himself but BY stop
ping Murray. who twice had the better OF
Al Mccoy in 10 round matches, he proved
that McCoy's quick victory over him was
one Of the biggest flukes known to the
prise than when Jack Mccormick hung
one on the elusive Kid McCoy's jaw some I
Is years ago-and when the sports OF those
days read the account OF that surprise
party they could scarcely believe the truth
Would be Interesting Fight.
Il 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 ad-
vantage He IS clever-few know more
about the science than Nike splendid |
ring general and. aboye all, can hit hard /
hand Chip IS a powerful hitter. but knows
little in comparison with Gibbons OF the
scientific end Of the game In a fight
with Gibbons Chip could not be expected /
have to make II rushing, grueling match /
from the jump. Any other style would be I
tempting fate. for Gibbons would pick him /
TO pieces and gradually wear him down
and then the big k o. Whether Chip could I
make his system work successfully against j
the speedy Gibbons IS question, however
Ny opinion IS that Chip IS made TO order
Tor COOL calculating ughter, and Mike i
at his best Is all OF that In fact believe
George would be lucky to hit Mike at an
and his open style OF fighting would in
Mike would not have great task TO finish 4
his man well within the 20 rounds.
Promoters Balk at Demands
I an told that Gibbons wants 50 much /
that promoters balk at going through v-itb
the match Jim Coffroth IS working o1 I
Gibbons at the present time however ana ]
! VIII be surprised II an announcement ~ ]
not shortly forthcoming that the men bs,-o I
been matched. II Gibbons neglects THIS /
opportunity-it looks a golden one-tbe1 |
We viii have to pass him up. OF an ~ !
stars OF the division Nike Is the only one