The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-11
It's All Here
CORBETT'S BOXING TALK
Looks Like Cinch For Champion W lllie Ritchie To Beat Tom
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mount A c. in the Bronx, where he has great following. In fact, Billy Gibson is some big man, not only in a business way but politically as well, the minute he crosses the Harlem river and sets foot in the Borough of the Bronx. The Fairmount A. c. has been the scene of many a. great mill, particularly when the days of the "al1 members of this club method was in fashion. Since the F'rawley law has been enforced, however, the Fair mount has not attempted to compete with the larger down town clubs, all though at that Billy generally man aged to supply his regular patrons with corking good shows at modest rate of admission.
 Local sports are to be congratulated on Gibson's decision to stay in the game-because he will figure quite as prominently in the future as he has the past few years at Madison Square Garden. The St. Nicholas rink is roony structure and while not in the same class in the matter of size as the Garden can easily seat over 4,0O0 peo- spIe-and what is better is centrally located.
 The Stadium will have at least one star performer it can bank on. 7Packey Mcfarland and Gibson are great little pals and the Chicago boxer is sure to give Billy first call on his servicecs. I will not be. greatly surprised if Man ager Gibson announces that he has landed that smuch talked about Gfb- bons- Mcfarland match for his new club house<in the near future.
 It may have been lucky" punch, but it certainly was a hard one, that laid low George Chip, late claimant of the rniddleweight championship, last Tuesday evening"
 Those critics who devoted columns trying to convince the public that Chip was the Legitimate champion by virtue of his defeat of Frank Klaus now have a new monarch to kow-tow to. ssz..s s4t
 It was not even a fight. Chip went after Mccoy from the tap of the bell, and Mccoy beat retreat This was kept up for a minute and Chip thought he was up against a. real soft thing. Getting his man near the ropes he pulled back his right and in doing so left himself wide open as a barn door. Mccoy, give him credit, was sharp eno1gh to see the chance, and up came his Ieft-a half swing-h31f up- per cut-a11d if landed right on Chips jaw George fell flat his back and it was all over. Mccoy was even more surprised than Chip-wnen the latter came to and made the usual inquiries of what happened.
 The battle was altogether too brief to be diagnosed intelIigentIy- How ever the little Chip showed was scarcely impressive. He is sturdily built and his physical resemblance to Tommy West that great midd1eweight of by-gone days, was commented up on by oId-timers present His style is similar to that of Billy Bapke, and is based on aggressiveness and Wltnout a. thought as to defense. Evidently he Gan hit hard, but Mccoy can punch too, as the result in dfcates. When two birds of this species get together it is a gamble as to which will get the kick over first.
 Chips victories over Klaus never did make me think him good enough to be rated champion. Klaus never was a boxer-just a fighter who won a majority of his battles because he
 was rougher and stronger than his l opponents. If made to observe the | rules as they are written fighters of
 the Klaus and Chip types would never get high enough to be hSured contend CTS for a tit1e-
 Mike Gibbons boxed Mccoy several 1 months ago, and the battle was so one- l sided that he was charged with easing
 ito allow Al to stay the limit From that my readers ought to be able to get a fair idea of McCoy's real rating If the men were re-matched- mean 1 Chip and, McCoy-the chances are
 Chip would be favorite in the betting But if there is anything in that olo Indian Sign" Mccoy would probably repeat
 Ej What would modern Tommy RyaT 1 do to this bunch of alleged fighters 1 Mike. Gibbons comes closer to the i standard set by Ryan than any other l 1niddIeweig11t of recent years. Bu' l Mike lacks something-possfbly cour age, or maybe should say, confidence i With his boxing skill, ring general | ship and al1-around fighting ability hs ought to have a much easier time 1 cleaning up than Ryan had in his day There were more real fighters to make | the task a hard one in the sos thar there are now.
 what a chance for Gibbons to ac
 o1,ire a title. and what probably means a. great deal more to hirrl-xnoney.