New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
WILL CROWN KIIES
OF MIDDLEWElc1n
Next New Years Wen &.
Champion in STANLEY
Ketchell's Shoes. =
CHIP, CLABBY AND
GIBBONS RATED H,on
Jack Dillon and Bob Mot, A..
Considered Contenders for
the Vacant Title.

Unless the plans Of the box,n.
motors Of this country carry FAR ,ox.,
ward new middIeweight champion :,
be crowned within the next ve,r =.
the purpose OF the more proniu.,, -.
owners operating where tpen,v.r.,
bouts TO decision are permitted ,, 80.
an elimination tournament. the u,,-.-
to meet until the victor In the anal -.
will be acknowledged best in mis- cl,..
the rightful successor 10 the lons a..
throne Of the mighty Stanley Keteh.n
The middleweight situation has 49,,
itself out In the last year Where a,..
were once a dozen men high in IN. 49,
nation OF the enthusiasts, there ar, ~,
haps half that number who ara -
ready to style themselves champion A. -.
world and defend the title they has.
taken unto themselves The most p,,,.
nent Of these are George Chin a "a,
caster; Nike Gibbons. OF St Paul. H.
Clsbby OF Hammondsport. Ind: Iss,
Dillon. OF indianapolis, and Bob MOI,
Of Milwaukee, while there are a..
lesser lights who are demanding reco,,.
ton, but are not seriously REGARDED
or the aforementioned boxers. cA,.
Clabby and Gibbons are rated most s,rs.
ly. The last named IS claiming no ~.
as yet, but he has announced. thr,v,,
his manager. Eddy Reddy that h. (,
more than anxious 10 enter any tour,,.
ment or meet any man who believe. !.
is the real champion OF the dlyisioa.
Chip, by virtue OF his two decisive VI.
tories over Frank Klaus, has claimed a.
middlweight championship OF the worx
and has announced his intention Of 4.
Tending the title which he insists v,
fairly won. Chip bases his conten,io, q
the fact that Klaus whipped the chan,
pions Of Europe and was generally r,
sarded as the best mlddleweigh, 10 u,
United States. His second victory ogs
the Pittsburgh fighter added strength
his contention, and in view Of his G..
cess in subsequent battles the critics
formidable men in his class
But while the Eastern men are laua.u
chip. the fans on the Pacific Coss; sssy
allegiance to Jimmy Clabby. Clabby he's
boxed in practically every country In ns
world where boxing holds its own Al.
has met many OF the cleverest men N IL
division. with remarkable success. H
has been defeated a few times, but Bssc
decisively. Dave Smith. the husky nd
dleweight boxer OF Australia, won a bar.
line decision over Clabby when the srg
was a welterweisht, but in Later n
counter Clabby, still giving sway 60
or nine pounds. earned dras.
One of the brightest spots in the W.
liant record OF Clabby is twelye-roSs
victory over Eddie McGoorty. the oa
kosh whale" at Butte, Mont. on jsr
lS, 1912. In that match he stood the hat
hitting McGoorty on his head win Is
speed and held his own with MIN IN N
rugged fighting. Clabby has also woa
referees decision over Mike Gibbons q
though he was slightly wOrsted By "a
ST. Paul boy in two subsequent. meeahn
The fans in New York are read
crown Gibbons king OF the mddlewass
to-day. and there are few among ,ftF
cal enthusiasts who admit OF another ~
being his superior. Much has been vi
ten of the mastery St. Paul man. ~
more said, and his victories have '"'
clearly won in actual battle. lie ks
the speed, the science and ell other sn~
locations that go to make a chan'~
and IL IS the consensus that II -
matter of time until he is crowned kst
In the Middle West the fans ave W.
TO Jack Dillon and Bob Mona. Bo'h "
sturdy fighters. game and hard ave-,
but in the opinion OF many do not nes'~
up to the standard OF the first namesu w
At the present time Dillon ana '"Pv
| matched TO box at Indianapolis o"
o. and the winner OF this match v"
sent against Jimmy Clabby. Inc VIZ
In this second match will Dc assss
meet Mike Gibbons. and the surv'"
be styled champion.