The evening world., 1914-02-21
When BUY Gibson Retirss a.
Matchmaker Of the Garden
C. the Sport Loses It's Main
support.

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THERE has been a lot Of talk
about Billy Gibson's proposed
retirement from boxing.
n Gibson does retire TN be the
hardest knock the much abused sport
hAs had In many . long year. When
Aay one has referred TO the character
q the people who sometimes run
boxing clubs. we've always been able
- point with pride" to Billy Gibson
eAd his record.
Gibson never took Q dollar for a
sA0w that didn't come OF - adver-
t1ssd.
0ib0on never stood for taking or
aAy sort Of double dealing by either
caoA or boxer.
GIBSON never failed TO pay any
bexsr what was promised him. II 10
. wsll.known fact that very often he
~ paid moro than the promised
a0eunt when . boxers efforts pleased
IN.
An boxers trust Gibson and try 10
deliver tho goods when they're en-
OAssd By him.
- November the time Kaufman ana
IAngford were matched. That bout
Was prsvsnted at the last moment.
0obsou ran the rest Of the show and
'thse announced that he would return
eveey cent paid In at the box once.
. ~ had not bssn able 70 deliver
- main bout Many people told
~ that they were satisfied TO pay
~ tAs show they had sssn. He ~.
enDe1 b accept . dollar. and ~ In
tAeoe ear the Fairmont was run on
~ membership plan and . record
!. ~ hspt q Ill seats sold. he sent his
gAaa1. rsturning the payment In full.
= evsry man who failed 10 request
~ return Of his money.
One pto9ineut society man who
~ paid eloo for . bog returned
0111y0 check. writing that he was
Qu11o willing 10 pay the hundred for
- preliminary bouts. Gibson sent
baek Ne chsch again. explaining that
- must insist upon IT. being &C.
eoDtao anA cashed. - Il vas against
~ bosiaess principles 70 accept pay.
-, .Ao0t for goods not delivered.
HE arst time Packsy NcFar.
land fought for 0ibson he had
men on the doors. counting the
seu)lsts. Aftsr the show oibaon said;
Nov. l'aoksy. you don't want to b
: eosSyiAS al this money around with
- tonight. Suppose sivs you q
: eAeek Dor your end" Packsy looked
= 0lhson Q moment and accepted the
eheck.
II thought I. was Grassy TO DO H.
- teld me aftssward. Next morning
! hustled TO the banx and found tn,
dAeeh was good. There aren't man,
Deeostsrs IA like to take such I
eAance o." .
Ths second time Mcfarland boxet
( IT 0ibson he didn't have . singh
snAn On The door. and after the nigh
- Weot 70 hts hotel without waitinl
- ct his money. And next day h
. 01boon asking him to deposi
Paakoy's money In some bank In hi
Whea the boxers themselves hav
| Goeh confidence In . man It's ptett
0oo3 indication that hes all right.
e tha Garden loses Billy Gibson
Ne going 10 lose one OF the cleanes
Do0 that ever handled Q boxing clut
A. boxln6 IN this state will b
weese OF 1pr the change.
WITHIN Jim Coffey was maAche
w 70 Asht Tony Ross couple q
niSht0 aCo the affair va
tall.sd q - - hard tryout" for Cot
a.. and sope even went 20 far q
. remark that Ross was ''toushes
- tAs hopes"
ColRey beat Ross. Of courss. Nc
boAy ever expected any other endin
g ~ bout But can any one explai
Wy Ross should be called "toughc,
g che nopoT'f Ross vas whippe
INT - easily BY Jim Savage a 70
nights ago It Browns. He WASH
tsegh for Savage. which puts hi
80 Of the hops" class entirely. Sa,
aSe isn't . hope. II might be Q goc
i6ea now 10 match Coffey with ga,
Soss vas ''toush" once. He h,
boea eat against the hard hitts
unlA all the touShness has been han
0eFed out OF him.
TT 10 said the suspension Of q nun
i'll bsr Of FIRST class New York swim
nsrs merely because they con
peted against the middies at AnnaI
= sl1A who are not Registered am,
teurs" under A. A U. control, m,
led to the organization OF q swim
e utnS association. This, II success
III would take the sport out OF Il
~ naA1s OF the \. A. u. Many peop
elink this Would be 4 good thin
- a. 4. u. was originally design,
3 - cover track and field athletics.
q - gradually extended its power
!. 1poollog ~ smaller branches
Gayt 4 NV have succsssfuiiy r
- - - svalloyed. And they Z
z III o411DY eoteog - than they wei
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