New Britain herald., 1914-07-18
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Where Are the Scrappers of Yesteryear? All Raing in MA the Coin in England, France and Australia HNn -Middeweights Alone Left.

II (Wrftten for the New Britain Her4ld' New York, July 18-American boxing promoters had better get a move on or there will be no first class attractions in the way of star boxers left in the country by the time the lcool weather sets in. when the fans usually display greater interest in lpugilistic doings. To judge by the class of attraction local clubs have been offering patrons all summer long one l who didn't know differently would | think there 5wasHt any such thing as a championsbox left in the blooming DEountry.
 1 English. Australian and French pro- meters have been grabbing all the big matches the past few months. So many Yankee boxers have gone abroad I tot7sarvest the big money in circulation in foreign countries that American ! nnatchmakers are Just about at their wits end trying to3frame un som ethtng in the fight line that will appeal to the fans. Not only in this city where the class of glove merchants holding forth is not even of the second grade. but in California as we'll the sport has taken 8 terrific slump as a result of the migration of the stars to foreign
 
 shores.
 Still there are a few high class art ists 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 ths interim, they may emerge from their shells and show us something worth while in the boxing line--bOx- ing 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 the slightest interest in a show.
 Although the leading heavyweights of class have about all run out on Us If there is any real class among then1-we will have a couple of the most promising middle-weights in our midst. And one of the very best cards a promoter could offer his patrons would be a Mike Gibbons-Ge Chip match. Such a contest would come as close to settling the middle weight championship as any that can be conceived. Chip seems to be the top p-notcher of the slugging boys while Gibbons apparently has it on most of the clever brothers I, for nne would be willing to take a ticket On the winner of Gibbons-Chip twenty round fight against any other niddle-weight in the game--and that takes in Jimmy Clabby and Ed. McGoorty. likewise the we'll known champion CD Al Mccoy. E
 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 cocki-r ress and confidence out of the New Castle man. On the contrary the de- feat has apparently acted as a splendid t. nic for Chip. He has since met and stopped two of the toughest men in the middleweight division. Sailor Petroskey was one and the Sailor proved a stumbling block for most of the middle-weights who had boxed with him. Clabby, McAllister and one or two. others outpointed him, but the former tar was always there at the fnish-until he ran afoul of the hard hitting Chip.
 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 Mur ray before the limit, but he turned the trick in less than fifteen rounds.
 The New Castle fighter has demon etrated that he is not a luke himself, but by stopping Murray, who twice had the better of Al Mccoy in ten round matches, he proved that Me- Coy s quick victory over him was one Of the biggest flukes known to follow CTS of the game. Even 6 greater sur prise than wher: Jack Mccormick hung one on tho elusive Kid McCoy's jaw some fifteen years ago-and when the. sports OF those days read the ac- count of that surprise party they could scarcely believe thetruth of it.
 Tt would De 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 science than Mike. a splendid ring general, and, above all, can hit hard enough to stop his man. On the other hand Chip is powerful hitter, but knows little in comparison with Gibbons of the scientific game. In a fight with Gibbons, Chip could not be expected to do much in the boxing line. He would have to make it a rushing, gruel1ing match from the jump. Any other style would be tempting fate for Gibbons would pick him to pieces and gradually wear him