Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-05
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, June Willie
Richie is fortunate individual The
California boy who holds the lightweight
championship, came within an ace Of be-
ing put to sleep in the first round of his
fight with Charlie White of Chicago be-
fore the Queensbury A. G. in the palatial
Auditorium OF Milwaukee Tuesday night.
and he can thank his stars that he did
not go down to defeat. Charlie White no
doubt considers himself an unfortunate
boy, inaslnuch as he had the chance of a
lifetime and missed it. However. Charlie
can lie back on the laurels he gained, for
he certainly made a name for himself
one that he could not have gained any
other way and he will no Doubt reap the
profits. Richie had been doing the lead
ing in the first minute Of the round with
White backing away, when all of d sud
den out shot Charles left and it coIlided
flush on Willie's jaw. There was good
kick back Of it and Willie wobbled for an
instant. Before he could regain his bal
ance Charlie crossed over with his right
to the jaw and this put the champion in
bad way. Only his generalship saved
him now and the fact that White was
and thereby lost his chance. The blow to
the jaw must have been a terrific one
for it Certainly jolted the champion from
head to foot. White. too. appeared to be
afraid to take any unnecessary chances.
which was very good way of sizing up
the situation. for he was meeting a
champion and preferred to play safe
After the first round White fought a
careful and deliberate battle using
splendid Judgment all through. He had
a hot nf r-ySy
in the fourth, had Willie wobbly
Richie was the aggressor throughout,
despite the fact that he had both eyes
badly puffed and his nose severely cut.
1t was a big handicap to overcome, but
the champion showed his class and also
gameness by lighting a grand uphill bat
tie. There Is no doubt about White hav-
ing the best of the contest points.
and he deserves all the credit possible.
He surely is entitled to a chance at the
route. Whether White will be able to
travel the marathon route in a similar
manner is another question, but for ten
rounds he surely has the speed and hit
ting power. 1t was a wonderful battle.
and the big crowd went mad with en-
thusiasm The fighters got the coin, the
promoters the experience, and the fans
| a splendid show. The receipts We're
$14.6O", OF which Richie received $4,000
| and expenses: White over SS.3CO and the
| club the loss of nearly $1,000.
! George Chip made real comeback
! this week at Los Angeles. when he put
Ed (sailor> Fetroskey to sleep in the
1 round bout. Petroskey recently fought
. two twenty-round bouts with Jimmy
/ Clabby, so that Chips knockout makes
the Pittsburgher look good once more.
defeat at the hands of All Mccoy he
| will lie in line for championship honors
again.
| 1t is seldom that two brothers in one
f, family make great fighters. but 1t APP
| pears that in the Gibbons family of st.
/ Paul there are two really hish-class bat
| tiers. Mike Gibbons has gained a Won
| derful reputation as clever boxer the
past two or three years, but when his
| brother Tommy was mentioned as being
| anywhere near the equal of Mike the
fans laughed at the remark. However,
| Tommy has been making good with a
| vengeance. He is a full-fedged middle
weight. thereby having a slight advantage
over Mike. and he has gradually worked
himself toward the front rank Of 1885,
Founders. During the past year he has
defeated such middleweights as Jack
| Denning, Knockout Brennan, Knockout
| Brown, Billy Miskie and last but not
i least. Buck Grouse of Pittsburgh, whom
lie knocked out in four rounds. Grouse
Il has been considered a first-class middle
/ weight in the east and his det.at cy
/ Gibbons IS a great boost for Tommy. The
Il latter IS also under the management of
Eddie Reilly. so that Eddie can claim a
record II having two brothers Who are
considered contenders for, the middle
weight championship.
Al Mccoy, the Brooklyn middleweight
who scored such a sensational victory
over George Chip not long ago. did not
II benefit greatly as result of his unex-
II pected knockout of the Pittsburgh man.
Mccoy, through his manager. Jack
II Dougherty, was boosted along as the mid
dleweight champion. but in reality he
was. only one of half dozen contenders
for the title. However. Manager Dough.
erty had all the confidence in the world
that Mccoy possessed real ability to be-
come worlds champion. and he did MOI
hesitate to match him with Billy Murray
the California boy, Who recently fought
a draw with Jimmy Clabby. He did MOI
prove a good match for Murray. as prac
tically all the New York papers gave thu
verdict to the California middleweight
It. will be necessary now for Mr.. McCo,
, to start all over again.
The commission plan of handling thu
, boxing game Is making Il big hit in man!
cities throughout the United States
, Wherever 1t has been tried success ha!
. crowned the effort and now Toledo hai
been added to the list. It has been q loni
u