The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-13
NJ 'ALL|STER FLOORED
BY MIKE GIBBONS
Clean Knockout Comes in
Seventh Round of Slash
ing Battle.
BLOWS WERE HEAVY
Californian Earned Points in
Early Stages, but Lacked
Endurance.
BLOWS WERE HEAVY
By Tad
BY International News Service.

international news service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12--Mike Gibbons.
well named the St Paul shadow, knocked
out game young Bob McAllister, the Cali
fornia ex-arnateur. In the seventh round
OF a slashing battle at Madison Square
garden tonight. For four OF the seven
rounds the boy from the Golden Cate
pelted the older and more experienced
Minnesota man almost at will. He hit
Gibbons more times III those four rounds
any ten rounds OF his career. They were
all light punches, however, for clever aS
MGAllister is; he cannot hit hard.
In the fifth, Mike began to fight with
eiderdown blows of the Californian and
marched IN. battering McAllister with
wicked lefts and rights. lie had Bob
very tired through the sixth and raised
lump under the native sons eye.
At the opening of the seventh Gibbons
walked over TO McAlllster and as Bob
led with his unerrlns left. the shadow
pushed IL aside, seemed 10 hold the glove
an instant and measure his man, then
slammed a right to McAllister's jaw, The
slender legs of the Californian sagged
under him and then Gibbons was all over
him, raining voley after voiley OF blows
Oh McAlllster's face and body. McAllis-
ter was literally punch drunk and as he
reeled around there were cries from all
over the house for Referee Joh to stop Il.
Finally, after a minute and thirty see
onds had elapsed. Gibbons ripped through
right-hsnd uppercut and McAllisteI
fell limp to the floor, and was carried 10
his corner in a sen1i-conscious condition.
II was several minutes before ne was able
to leave the ring.
During the early stages Of the fight
IT, looked as II WcAllister had a cincb 10
win on points. He kept his left hand con-
tnually In Gibbonss face and he had
Mike missing with his right. which is a
rare occurrence for tho st. Paul man
Gibbons was outweighed nearly ten
pounds. but this counted nothing. IN
the second round McAllister hit Gibbons
three times In the nose as Mike was
sliding away with that curious crab-nke
movement characteristic OF his fighting.
Time and asain 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 trying
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 he was lead
ing on points by a conslderab BILE margin
going into the fifth round. But Mike was
as fresh as II 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 filth H.
seemed almost impossible for him to set
a solid glove or the fast moving Calfor
n!an.
II was great fight with rather tragic
ending for q. game youngster. McAllis-
ter's inexperience undoubtedly told against
him, but he was fighting tho Gibbons
that tho New Workers knew a year ago,
and not the Gibbons OF the McGoorty
fight.