The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-09-14
Mcfarland Gibbons Bout Was
Not q -Fake"-Mke Was
Trying for Knockout All the
Tina.

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N SEE thst several people IN this
u town oaii tn McFariAnd- Gibbons |
boot q fake There are soms
- unfortunately constituted mat |
10y look upon everything win a
avnicai eye. They can't ses q boring
esntast without blood. Uniess there
- q fec broken noses. canlnover
sars and BUCKETS Of gore In evidenos
me fighters aren't trying"
An ] Jaw the Mcfarland -oibbons
e0ot Milo wns trying 10 wtn with q
AnocAout. and he couldn't DO II. There
were two OF three good reasons wby
- couldn't First bs was drawn 90 |
ene m making itT pounds that aus
tnAned effort was beyond him. When
~ went after Packey he struck two
osows or three. Then. WHISTLER he
mtsssd. landed or had bis blows
blocked. he stopped and began IA
anng around again In an effort 10
tseck Packey into leaving an opening
Usually Mike hits two OF three times
men Instantly follows with another
brnce OF blows. and then two or three
more In one attack. His only chance
20 got 10 McFariand was 20 Keep
after ham until Packey became fiur-
no couldn't do IT, One reason why he
eouidnt do a. was that Packey was
Stroneer than hiks. Raokeyis greatest
defense Is n trick Of whirling his on
ponont on balance When ruua,~d too
hard he pulled Gibbons around ovt a
position. whsrs he couldn't hit Of
fectiveiy.
gibbons isndsd many blows TIA.
shook Mcyariand. EvSry time this
happened Packsy stspped in quickly
and used his strength 10 shove Niks
Of another effective punch. Morar-
land has the neck end head OF n
heavywsight. He's NJ strong ~ q
little q. He has never taken nun
iehment In tho ring. He has ali Of
~ natural resisting power, ana isn't
sasily soaifen o. dassd By q blow.
ncFarAnd wasn't trying TO win
with . knockout. He was satigied
% Outlook Gibbons. He has won nsar.
y all OF hil nshts by outpointlns
nis men without doing much damage.
hand extended straight, Iandins with
NE END OF the slove or the second
knuckies instead Of with his closed
nst. This gives him three or four
inches moro reach. which makes A
easier for him 70 escape a oountsr
eaow. He boxed Gibbons In this way.
satisfied to land Eight blows and MAKO
. showing without taking the rish
e running into Mikes right cross.
Nnlch y known 20 be deadly.
Inc nsht was q night between two
speed and . perfect syutem q, a.
TENSE. 1t couldn't be A slu~einr
match unlsss each forgot his instinc.
i've knack Of avoiding punish ment.
Etner would have made q far better
showing against q rough fighter. A
match between two extremely clevar
boxers seldom satisfies the onlookers
because pure skill In defense isn't M,
pfeciated. II IL easier TO defend Than
70 attack. because the Defensive
movomsnts are shorter and can be
maue more quickly than the Attac kins
movements IL two men are equally
nunui IN both attack and defense
either. ~
THE Greeks held boxing cham
" pionships at the Olympic Games
for twelve hundred years. They
must have developed thousands OF
mArveilously clever boxers. They wore
the csstus instead of boxing gloves
The cestus was q band OF rawhids
studded with brass or strips OF lead
and covering the knuclles. A blow
on the temple, behind the ear or or
the throat with the csstus was likely
TO be fatal. A blow with tho oestui
on the elbow or forearm might easily
break bones.
M.oy 80 en-. .A.t..
lasted for several hours before one
OF the boxers was able 70 land a Dc.
cisive blow. There 10 a record Of q
championship night between two o.
the most famous boxers. one from
Athens and the other from Croton
which lasted from noon 20 sunset
According 10 the ancient account
both men were so swift and skilfu
that neither allowed the other to lane
a single damaging blow In all tina
time. Tho Athenian had killed man,
men In tho ring. and his blow was no
garded as sure death. The man from
croton wore on each hand a cestu.
with bronze shields covering his I'm
gers. ending in sharp points. In hi
evaporation he at last struck at hi
opponents body with fingers OK
tended, driving the sharp points int
his vitals ana killing him. TIL
judges declared the blow foul, pro
nounced q decree OF banishmen
against the Crotonian and declare,
the dead man winner OF the bout an,
rs championship oc CTcScs foT tas
Oiympiad.
HE Gibbons Mcfarland bou,
being too much OF q cieve
boxing match and too little o
real night. win make matches o
that kind unpopular hare for som
time. The best ring spectacles ar
the matches between clever boxer
and sluggers. There Is always tn
|. question. then. whether the cleve
1 man can offset the slugger's ra'
fiEnting ability. or the slugger over
4 como the others skill with a Puncl