Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-16

just about decided that George CHR
is the best man in that class. If Nc
Goorty is willing 10 fight Chip, all
before we will listen TO his cham
pionship bleatings.
C
Smiths fight against McGoorty re-
calls TO mind Smiths fight against
Mike Gibbons at the National Sport
ing Club, in New York. Before Nc
Goorty. Smith seemed to be able to
hold his own, but in front of Gibbons
Jeff was the softest kind of an oppo-
nent. Mike made Smith look like a
novice and he had jeff SO bewildered
that the Bayonne boy didn't know
whether he was in the ring or in an
airship. OF course, Gibbons is clev-
erer man than McGoorty, but you
wouldn't think there was as much
difference between them as the bouts
with Smith show.
G
Cleverness didn't get Gibbons any
thing when he met McGoorty in the
Garden Mike seemed at loss what
to do. He looked like q scared rab-
bit when he entered the ring and he
acted like a scared rabbit through
out the fight When Gibbons did
make a stand he beat McGoorty at
the game, but Mike was more in
clined to run than he was to mix.
and McGoorty, TO his credit, ap-
peared to be doing his level best to
win. He won on points, but even to
this day you will hear all the wise
sports say that the bout had a queer
look to it, That is so, but looks are
sometimes deceiving. There was no
good reason why Gibbons should
pull to allow McGoorty to win,
and when Eddie comes back from
Australia he and Mike should get
together for another ten-round bout
able to judge better If there was
anything doing the last time the
men met.
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Milwaukee has proved itself 10 be
great fight town on more than one
occasion, but the amount of money
taken in last week when Champion
Willie Ritchie and AID Wolgast fought
stamps it as being one of the very
best pugilistic centres in the world
tation of being the best city for the
big bouts, although in California,
where they hold 20-round contests and
decisions are rendered, the gate re-
ceipts are very large. But Milwaukee
has come to the front for much at
tention In drawing $50, 800 the
Ritchie- w olgast fight has broken a
record. 1t is more money than was
taken in in New York for a ten
round bout and it is doubtful il
Richie and Wolgast would have
drawn half that amount in Madison
Square Garden. In the height of HIS
popularity Wolgast drew a very small
crowd in his bout with Knockout
came TO New York to fight Brown
the second time the receipts were a
little more than $4,000. The biggest
house in New York since the Fraw
ley law went into operation was
when Packey Mcfarland and Matt
Wells boxed. On that night little
over 1900 found its way into the
box office. So Milwaukee will have
to be given the bun" She has
drawn the record gate, it is believed. !.
for a ten round no-decision bout.
O.
Richie may not work very often,
but when he works he works well.
His ability is superior and his price
comes high, but those who hire him
seem to profit by the deal. In ac-
cepting terms to fight Wolgast
Richie insisted on 40 per cent. of the
gross receipts with a $1,000 guaran-
tee. His bit was sl5,s22, and VOL
CAST who was battling for 30 per
cent. drew down S11,941. The pro-
moters received almost $4,000 for
their share and the State drew down
per cent of the total amount.
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Talking about big houses. there is
only one bout in sight, outside of,
perhaps, a heavyweight contest, in
which Jack Johnson would be one of
where near $4,000. The one bout in
mind would have Packey Mcfarland
and Mike Gibbons as principals When
these two worthless We're supposed to