Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-05
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Percy Woodruff. manager OF Char
ley Weinert, after a long conference
yesterday afternoon with Billy Glib
son, manager of the Garden A. c..
agreed TO allow the New Jersey boy
to fight Tom Gibbons, brother of the
famous Mike Gibbons, at Madison
Square Garden on the night of Febru-
airy II.
Packey Mcfarland is coming East
to talk over his proposed fight with
Mike Gibbons, and soon we will find
out just what the matter Is. From
Chicago comes the news that the
was caused by a SQUAD
BILE over the purse. That doesn't
sound like a real good reason. Per-
haps it would be better to say that
there is a hitch over the weights. II
Gibbons can make las pounds and be
fit to fight he is a marvel, but 1t looks
to me as II Mike is unable to make
the weight and that he is asking
Packey to be lenient. l don't know a
thing about 1t, but / wouldn't mind
taking a chance at predicting that
Gibbons doesn't make 145 pounds for
when the men meet, which
is supposed to be during the first
week In March.
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Johnny Kilbane. the fettherweight
champion, is fighting we'll, and he is
fighting often these days. He is play
ing Philadelphia pretty strong, and
he must be making good, for Philly is
a hard town to get by in. 1t is very
much unlike New York, which is
known the world over as a sucker"
town, yet Kilbane didn't please at all
when he showed in Gotham. He won
his several battles over there, but he
didn't do any slaughtering, and the
New Workers said he wasn't a cham
pion. Nevertheless, Kilbane IS still
holding that title, and there isn't
boy in the business who would seem
to have ghost of a show with
Johnny. He is getting bigger, 1t is
said, every day, and he soon will be
1 full-f1edged lightweight. 1t wouldn't
be surprising in the least If Kilbane.
who takes great care of himself,
should some day win the highest hon.
ors In the lightweight class. He has
the cleverness and the punch, and all
he needs Is the weight to put him in
inc for another title.
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If Kid Williams ever corrals the
championship from
Johnny Coulon he will have to pay
the privilege. Coulon
seems willing now to make a match
With Williams, but Johnny is going to
ell the Kid just when and where
1e gets off. Because of the many
nasty things that Sam Harris, man
lger of Williams, has said about Cou-
on, Johnny will insist on receiving
he $1,000 which Harris at one time
said he would give to Coulon II the
champion would only sign to meet
he Kid. The other things, too, that
coulon will stick out for, among
hem, the big end of the purse-win,
ose or draw. In order to get the
match, Williams is very likely to ac-
ede to all of Johnny's demands, for
t is worth something to get a crack
t a champion, especially when said
hampton looks to be due for a beat
ng.
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Jimmy McVeigh surprised his
rienda and astounded others by his
;reat showing against Young Grad
veil Tuesday night. Known for his
'leverness, it was generally believed
hat he would not be able to with
tand the rough-and-ready style of
iradwell, but he delighted his ad-
nirers by not only taking all that his
opponent was able to give him, but
he sent back receipt after receipt and
Won the honors beyond dispute
5radwell and his friends are COM
over the decision, but that
s only natural. Gradwell, however,
n setting about to secure a return
is doing the proper thing.
He was beaten, from all accounts, and
ne should gulp his defeat and seek
20 wipe it out, if he's able. These
about being given the
worst of 1t every time a fighter hap
pens to lose a decision are getting too
OF course, when a boxer
S deliberately given the wrost of 1t,
as is the case now and then, the per-
son in question has a perfect right to
loller, but when the opinion Is as
general as 1t was after the McVeigh-
bout those who refuse to
admit defeat are poor sports indeed
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Bob Fitzsimmons is UP against It.
He wants to fight in New York, but
the Boxing Commission won't let him.
In the first court battle between the
two Fitz was bested, but he comes
back again for another show. He can
have 1t. he is told, providing he
socks up $3.50. Fitz can't see 1t, and
as a result he will be compelled to
withdraw his complaint.
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There seems 10 be some difference
Of opinion as to whether Fitzsimnons
should be allowed to box in New
York State. He is flfty-two years of
age, but it is said that he is a young
man for his age" He declares him
self that he is almost as good as ever,
DIT