The Washington herald., 1914-09-06
CHIP A Fighter
WITHOUT ALIBI
Former Middle-weight Cham
pion VIII Give Billy Muir
ray Return Bout.
Is UNASSUMNG BATTLER
Newcastle Scrapper Is One Of the Few
in Ring Today that Can Take
a Real Beating.
Is UNASSUMNG BATTLER

New York. Sept. S.-George Chip and
Billy Murray. contenders for the much
abused middle-weight championship, Will
renew their feud out in California on
Admission Day. which will be observed
next Wednesday Jim CoIroth is respon-
sible for the rematching OF this pair. and
sunny Jim" will conduct festivities at
his Mission street arena, in San Fran
cisco.
While the outcome of this twenty-round
tilt will have no effect on the European
war. 1t nevertheless will eliminate for
all time one OF the combatsnts as a pre-
tender to the middle weight throne.
The match also serves to bring to the
surface the finer qualities Of George Chip,
as unAssuming a fighter as ever drew on
the gloves. Judging by Chips manner
he was never carved out TO be q member
of the boxing fraternity. and he must
have drifted into the game by force Of
adverse circumstances.
A Game sport.
Chip is one of the few men in the ring
today who is a conscientious fighter, and
withal a game sport He Is one Of the
very few that can take a licking with
out whimpering, and without offering an
alibl for an understandard performance.
Chip has never ridIculed a victim, nor
discredited a conqueror. He is one OF
the oddities OF the ring. inasmuch as he
never mingles with others OF his pro-
fession and docs not talk shop when
out of the ring. Nor does he have much
to say when engaged In active battling,
for he is too engrossed in the work at
hand to handy words with an opponent
How many other fighters have done
what Chin ig dOfnn IN fha oh >
He is giving Murray another chance az
ter having scored a ffteen-round knock
out over the Sacramento prototype Of
Stanley Ketchel. Murray only a few
months ago was being hailed as a sec
ond KetoheI' on account Of his sensa-
tonal fights. But since his defeat BY
Chip he resembles the late lamented
Michigan Assassin only to the extent
Of wearing the same kind Of fighting
breeches.
Gives Return Bout.
Chips display OF magnanimity in Civ
ing Murray a return bout Is not his first
effort in this line. The Newcastle mid
dle-weight has done the same thing twice
before since he attained prominence in
the boxing realm.
Frank Klaus was the first beneficiary,
but he failed to improve over his previ-
al
orally recognized as the middle weight
champion. and Chip knocked him out in
six rounds. and a. short time after re-
peated the dose. in two rounds Klaus
has not fought since.
Sailor Petroskey then doomed Up on the
middle-weight horizon. The tough mar
iner endured Chips onslaught for twelve
rounds. and then sunk He was granted
a return match and Chip gained a twen-
ty-round decision over the seaman.
Knocks Out Murray.
Last independence Day, Chip over
came Murray after fifteen rounds of furf-
Gus milling. Murray had matters all his
own way for ten rounds. but in the elev-
enth Chip scored with a heavy body
blow: and that was the beginning Of the
end for Murray He succumbed to
Chips wicked punch in the fifteenth
round.
When AL Mccoy knocked out Chip with
a punch. George did not offer one word
in explanation OF the surprising defeat
He merely congratulated Mccoy on his
victory, packed his trunk and went
home. He was strangely silent for =
beaten boxer; particularly so for one rec
ognized as the champion Of his class
Chip absented himself from the ring
for several months. and when he returned |
to the arena he did so without fanfare |
He had set his mind upon fighting his !
way back to recognition and q return |
match with Al Mccoy. The latter has !
warily avoided another meeting. but Il |
seems likely that the pair will get to- |
gether again within the month. as sew
eral local clubs are angling for the |
match.