The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-18
Gibbons Almost Lost Chance.

chances OF victory would be much
brighter,
Gibbons Almost Lost Chance.
1t is worth recording at this time
that Mike Gibbons came near missing
his chance TO knock out Bob McAllis-
ter. In Chicago a few days before the
fight | had talk with Eddie Rcddy,
manager of Mike. and tho former was
bit uneasy regarding the match. Ed
die said that if he had not made the
match some time ahead he felt doubtful
whether he would go through with it,,
as he thought the California boy big
chance at 100 pounds. II he could have
done SO without being criticised there
is no doubt that he would have
liked to call it off. Now he is very
likely pleased the bout went through as
IT did, for it certainly gave Mike the
required standing as mlddlcweight
that he was anxious to get.
Promising Youngsters.
rwo youngsters have been developed
from the preliminary bouts in Milwau-
stars later on Pcanutsf Schieberl in
the featherweight class. and Ritchie
Mitchell in the bantam division. These
boys have been doing remarkably good
work all season and rolling up victories
at regular intervals. Schieberl has
been boosted by johnny Coulon. the
bautamweight champion, who thinks
that he is rpc now TO go against any
teatherweight in the country. Johnny
Is usually pretty good Judge of a
Fighter, and his opinion carries some
weight. Peanuts has beaten
* Young Sinnett. who is touted as
world beater, and If he can 90 along at
the same speed he will soon be ready
for big game.
Mitchell is fast developing into a
featherweight, although at present he
scales just III pounds in condition. He
is tail and reminds one very much of
that clever bantam, Harry Harris, when
he was fighting around Chicago and
later in New York. He has a snappy
left hand like Harris, and he stings,
too, when he lands. Mitchell was sent
against Dick Lodiman Of Pittsburg, the
boy who recently gave ''Kid' - Williams
ten-round argument, and during the
eight rounds tho boys mixed, Dick did
not land half dozen clean blows on
the beer city youth
Wolgast and Rivers.
AID Wolgast, the ex-champion light
weight, and Jose Rivers will mix for ten
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are old rivals, and Ad holds win over
his husky opponent, but Rivers has al
ways said that it was chance victory
and should never have been allowed.
They will meet in Milwaukee before
the National Athletic club, and from
the interest shown the place will be
packed. 1t is about All even money bet
and you tane your choice, with Wolgast
probably having the greater number of
- =,
when they clash, and from the looks of
the Spanish boy, Mr.. Wolgast is going
to have his hands full.
Bouts in Australia.
Our British cousins cannot boast of
many high-class fighters Just now, and
therefore it is all the moro surprising
that championship bout between two
of their stars should be held in for
eign country, or at least n far.away
colonial possession. Johnny Summers
was the recognized .weltegweight cham
pion of Great Britain. and Tom McCor-
mick was deemed best of the challeng-
ers for the title. They had been dick
ering in England about the match, but
finally Johnny went to Australia under
contract TO "Snowy" Baker for a
series of matches, and later Mccormick
followed him to the land of the kan
garoo. They were matched for the title
at the famous stadium in SYDNEY. and
Mccormick won after twenty rounds of
hard fighting. Johnny is getting into
the veteral class, and Mccormick. who
is conceded to be n clever fighter. had
the advantage with youth and strength
on his side.
Had Ray Bronson defeated the Dan
ish champion. Waldemar HoIberg. there
would have been n chance for real
y,,{o ~ val a nd
be before Bronson returns home, as he
is after return bout with the Dane,
and expects to reverse the decision
against him. However, they will find
another Yankee hard after them for
the weIterweight crown. and that per
son is "Kid" Graves the Philadelphia
boy. and formerly of Brooklyn and
Cleveland. Graves has been putting up
Sonic great battles, and has issued
challenge to either Mcfarland or Mike
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