The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-08
Milwaukee unknown
For Clabby and White

Milwaukee is a jinx town for Jimmy
Clabby and Charlie White.
These two distinguished opponents o.
the gentle art OF swings and swats have
tabled the Cream City as the graveyard
Of their ring prestige.
Any time either one appears In battle
at Milwaukee his reputation suffers.
In any other city each fights like q
champion
In Boston White Is regarded as the
greatest knocker-out that has developed
in the lightweight class since the days
OF Joe Cans. New York has applauded
his wonderful fighting skill Philadelphia
fans jam the doors when he appears
Buffalo pays him homage.
Everywhere - except Milwaukee - the
militant Hebrew is a tiger in action.
But in the Cream City White is a fat
footed. lazy fighter. without a punch.
Likewise is Jimmy Clabby.
In other boxing centers they call the
Hammond middle-weight a lithe-limber
sprite. fast as lightning in action. I'M
errinS in aim. and with singing, cut
ting wallop that wears down even
though it does not stop an opponent
suddenly.
But Cream City fans look upon Clabby
as a grand stand. dancing. smirking
boxer. He has never fought good
fight here yet.
Why is Milwaukee a Jonah town for
these great boxers? 1t is one of the
strange, unexplaInable mysteries of the
ring. Each has often tried to make good
and failed.
II is the jinx, they say.
Clabby's last fight in Milwaukee was
against Mike Gibbons. At that time
the Hammond boxer had the prestige
OF victories over Eddie McGoorty,
George Chip. and lesser lights. and
was conceded by many to be the legi-
innate worlds champion.
But Clabby's title pretentions were
rudely jolted by Gibbons. The battle
was not a good one to look upon. and
the fault was on the Clabby side. That
bout marked the finish of Clabby as
an attraction in the Cream City.
that of Clabby's.
Since the first OF the present year
the Chicago lightweight had sent
seven men a kicking and his success
made ring critics admit that he looked
the most dangerous challenger for the
worlds championship that Freddie
Welsh had to face
Then Milwaukee promoters matched
White with Matt Wells. England.
Every one thought White would lit
orally murder the shaggy boxer from
the tight little isle. But the dope did
not run true to form That famous
left hook. with which White has been
hanging dream punches on the chins Of
was conspicuous by its
/ bsence. He tried II a few times, but
The shifty Briton was always under or
inside OF the swing. The bout was a
,heesy affair. so far as real fighting
goes.
Whites ring prestige was dimmed.
lust as II was when he fought Freddie
Welsh in the Cream City a few months
before. The bout demonstrated de-
,isively that White had absolutely no
,hance against a fast clever man. who
Is on his toes continually and moving
With his punches
White. through his manager. Nat
Lewis, is still harping on a twenty
-ound championship contest with
Welsh. They want to forget 1t. If
hey can weigh Welsh down and force
lin to stand still and trade punches.
White would have "a chance. other
wise. Welsh would make a monkey OF
he Chicagoan just as he has done on
everal occasions.
Nate Lewis pulled an awful boner by
White with Wells. The bout
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