South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-13
KNOCKOUT GIVES
BOUT To GIBBONS
IN THE SEVENTH.
Bob McAIIiSter, the Californian,
Puts up a Game Fight But
Lacks the Necessary Punch
to Get Bacon.

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-Mike Glib
bons. well named the St Paul shadow
Knocked out game young Bob Nc
Alister the California eX-amateur in
the seventh round of a slashing battle
in Madison Square Garden Monday
night
For four Of the seven rounds the
boy from the Golden Gate pelted the
older and more experienced MinnesO-
Ia man almost at Will. He hit CAB
bons more times in those four rounds
than Mike has ever been hit before in
any ten rounds Of his career. They
were all light punches. however. for
clever as McAllister is, he cannot hit.
In the fifth Mike began 10 fight
with deadly effectiveness. He shook
off the eiderdOWn blows OF the Cali
fornian and marched in. battering Nc
Allister with wicked lefts and rights.
He had Bob very tired through the
sixth and raised a lump under the
Native Sons eye.
At the opening OF the seventh Glib
hons walked over to McAllister and as
Bob led with his unerring left the
Shadow pushed IT aside. seemed to
hold the glove an instant and measure
his man, then slammed a right to Nc
Allister's jaw. The slender legs OF
the Californian Sagged under him and
then Gibbons was all over him, rain
ing volley after volley Of blows on Nc
Allister's face and body. McAllister
was literally punched drunk and as he
reeled around there were cries from
all over the house for Referee Billy
job TO stop it.
Finally, after a minute and thirty
seconds had elapsed Gibbons ripped
through a right hand uppercut and
McAllister fell limp to the floor and
was carried TO his corner in a semi
conscious condition. 1t was several
minutes before he was able TO leave
the ring.
Mike Missed a Few.
During the early stages OF the Ilght
il looked as il McAllister had a cinch
TO win on points. He kept his left
hand continually in Gibbons face and
he had Mike missing with his right.
which is a rare occurrence for the
St Paul man.
Gibbons was outweighed nearly ten
pounds but this counted for nothing.
In the second round McAllister hit
Gibbons three times IN the nose as
Mike was sliding away with that Gu
riOuS Crablike movement characters
tic of his fighting. Time and again
the Californian repeated the trick but
Gibbons knew there was no force to
BOb's blows and he took dozens of
punches without a return while try
ing to land his right. In the opening
round McAllister hit him at least
twenty times before Gibbons even led.
In the fourth round McAllister
fought Mike through the ropes and ne
was leading on points by a cOnsidera-
BILE margin going into the fifth round.
But Mike was as fresh as il he were
Just entering the ring.
It is said Mike called the round in
which he would get his man after
weighing him up carefully, but until
that fifth il seemed almost impOssi-
BILE for him to set a solid glove on the
fast moving Californian.
1t was a great fight with a rather
tragic ending for a game yOungster.
McAllister's ineXperience undoubted-
" told against him but he was fight
ing the Gibbons that the New Workers
knew year ago and not the Gibbons
o. the McGOOrty fight.