Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
MIKE GIBBONS AWARDED
M|DDLEWE|CHT TITLE
Nesterner Has Fought His Way to
Apex OF Ladder In
His Glass.
OTHER CLAIMANTS sHAD,
Clabby, Mccoy and McGoorty Have
Been Bested by Michael-Young
ahern and Jack Dillon Are Now in
Light Heavyweight Glass.

Hall fight fans, the new middle
weight champion OF the world-Mich-
ael Gibbons. OF ST. Paul, MINI. Glib
bons is hereby awarded by acclamation
the title which has been in allowance
ever since dashing Stanley Ketchel
met his untimely end at the hands of
an assassin.
There have been claimants and coun-
ter claimants OF the much abused mid
dleweight championship, but none has
the rivet hold on tho dladem that Mich
ael Gibbons possesses. Without the aid
of voluble manager, Gibbons has
managed to fight his way to the apex O,
the middleweigh, ladder: and now he
is the solitary occupant OF tho topmost
rung.
Despite protes:ations from Al ,Ru-
dolphl Mccoy. or his ioqnac,ous mana
ger, Dan Morgan. Is herewith awprd"d
me bnim Of Gibbons; and 1t will take
an elastic imagination to show oouse
WY Einhons should not he proclaimed
King OF the miGdicIvcight Tho 1ivi
sion has been IN muddle since Ketch-
els demise. and for the first tina a
clear, unobstructed path is yisibio&
with Mike Gibbons alone promenndinr
down that path.
several months ago there were ou,te
a number OF Young rnan eiip,b,op ~ e."
the l5S-pound championship, nlthourh
even at that time Gibbons nnpearcd 70
nave slnccurc on that honor Jip1nt,
Tin6ny' E@..e MG.Goor1y. Jack Dillon
poor misguided Al Mccoy were lonh
In their denuNciation OF those VINO
dared locke upon Miks Gibbons % IN.
peer OF middloweights.
Gibbons Has Edge
ev eow Pre- to nnrgvel tho skein of
undisputed hold on the t!tln A'
First eliminate Al Mccny r,o 49,.
su, OF 81 automa,!cally put himself
his 1 cradle sre rnnh.ng, although he has 10
George Chip Figh, fans H Waec ,,.r Of
enough ,inn TO uphold Mccoy IN his con lte.s
mo legitimate champion but No.,
gave ms adheronts no support or bas,s
enoa ure Ii,neit. ne he was unwilling 10
.,on past performances, nsidc f-o- -
nn.p ,inoide1t Mccoy has no claim I n
InG Tor ton rounds n. tho 49, 80, lac
N Mihe 9iobons. who could have mn NJ
CGS al any moment had h" been 80 de-
ci' T 80 exit, Mr.. Mccoy.
JACK DillGn ana Yourrr Ah.,,
next be cons.dered. ana th"T nsn n'uss
hh; a,.n IN few slmplc words no,b
Mound acn W The middIewelrhi
thus end their prcter'sions T." ara
IL aouhtul II either ro,,i1 ,i."
Inc tima seas a. en'Ner at l5S rounds at anv
fight championship
True, Dillon ana Ahern were GO
r,housiy eS con middlewe,cSt
was few rnoi, 1hSs'Ih, aiE j. nut that
EVACUATED s1as Into The light heavyweiir,.ihft
That leaves chip. c7,hby 49,.
Gooriy. and Gihhons. W ,tIon an. an. Nc Nc;
was ielt onen Ia This forridoIin .e!a
Bouts be G nrrsmgs ga, Ei9pd ro6!n Of
70 he adtudged TIE champion %t,hn me-,
time TIL. movement was in ,ns ~ ,me
pation stage Clabby was be,invnI' -,
have the best claim 20 ne ; ;Ssm 70
crown crown. SO {. battle was clincbaS he
, Easily ncnt Clnhh,.
RnR lore tells us az; <.n,
took" Clahhy over tho ' ten nlpnons
wii.o'-thc-wisp Jimmy gasn We ,a,
breath. Gibbons hoId ro,ti,,', l"i
serve. and trounccd ClRLby en- ~ r.
that there was nc discussion ovcr lg
Eddie McGoorty was noy -,
onstac,e in Gibbons. headlong rush ot tny
Senr me mere iiHYai a5 EoaI Bos,dSs
match OF The eiiminaiiion 10 Nc flnal
S was en- arch zen tnemy 20 the tbantonH
defeat by McGoor1y ri hFs; be q2ssTi;spsper
York ,rankled in Mfko's minG. { IN m Ny Se,
his Gotham meeting: ana h. y" y ,Ins %, Of
long.awaited opportunity 10 rrn". Is
hckie populace thar he was tellinr
SUFFICE 1t 70 say that MIC v!rd,cs,ed
himself in manner that LEFT no dom,
IN the minds OF even tho ekcDtics. un
frailed the Oshkosh Whale i'm evorv
one or ths ten rounds they hat;led az
n nns on, VIZ, forlnigh, ago Not
claim draw for McGoorty-so CON-
plete was Mikes revenge
Now, gentle reader. can you suppes,
any ore else Gibbons must dcfe;t Ia
order TO have clear. undisputcd rirbt
stc the middlsweight championships OF
,fhe worldY We trust this cNplici; q,
plapation settler the middlcwciyh,
pr0bleln that has been perturbing fistic
follower Cor these many years