El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

4 A iLWAUkEE, Wis, June 12-Mike
M Gibbons. the st. Paul boxer, in
tends to retire from the game
In about two years at the outside, but
MS ambition is to win undisputed claim
10 the middleweight championship be-
lore he lays aside the padded mitts
Nike intends. TO right either Jimmy
Clabby or the best man In the middle
weight division, besides himself be-
lore me club run by Domnick Torto-
zen az new orleans some time during
ne ne spIA1g OF 1915, probably in Feb
Euary- IN talk with the st. Paul
boxer here the other day Mike said:
mere are many boxers or fighters
as the fans like to call them who
lever knew when to quit the ring.
LAey 80 along even aeler they must
know themselves they are has-beens,
with the evident hope that something
may turn up to help them win back
tEelr 4aureis but it is only dream with
tAeln- Boxers, once they start TO 20
oackWards, seldom get to the front
again do not pretend to be q great
exception 10 the rule or out Of the or
I g5Ia[y : run but l 90 think 7 know
Hnen an Soing backwards. When I
GET that knowledge into nv noodle il
VIII be the background for Michael.
1igure now that I will have abou.
tWo more good years in the ring and
VII tnen be willing to step aside and
let some OF the younger men take the
laurels-
Has saved Money.
have not been Of the spendthrift
klna, put have saved my money and
when the day comes that I have to lay
tne gloves aside why I viii have
enough 70 keep myself and family
" oQlc Ake TO get a clear title to the
M !eWelght Championship, however,
s s9lG7- Lor JnaI reason have signed ar
ticles with AR Tortorich of New Or
leans TO take part in the big cham
plonshlp tournament which he intends
10 hold during February or March of
1910 II does not matter 10 me who
SLet SET as long as the match will be
~ rounds and for the title. I named
! Immy Claoby for at the time of sign
ing II looked as if Jimmy was the
best man in the country besides my
sen since then big claims have been
made for Jeff Smith, who was recently I
disqualified in Australia: Jack III
Ion, Eddie McGoorty and young
Ahearn7 also Mick King and Les Darcy !
OF Australia However, il does not !
matter TO me who my opponent may be !
as long as it is for the title.
i see by some Of the papers that I
soldier Bartfield. whom I met in 4
BROOKLYN last week, had the shade on /
me. Well. most OF the paDers saw I
gave me the verdict, and others a (.
draw, but Il was my own fault that I 4
did not defeat him in a decisive man 4
ner.
IN my match with Leo Houck I 1
sprained my side, which has been pre-
vlousiy hurt in training, but I did not 4
realize that il was so severe. I did
not want to put the club in the hole 4
the last moment, for Johnny Weis-
nantel, the promoter, is a fine fellow, Z
and I decided TO take a chance. soon Z
lOuud the side bothered me more than Z
had bargained for, but [ could 90
nothing but go ahead and take my Z
Medicine. Bartfield IS a young man /
acking in science, and hard to beat
It that I was sorry that 1 was com
1elled 10 hold back at times on ac-
count Of the fans, for have always
-ried my BEST TO give them everything
have in the way Of boxing. but in
his case I simply had 10 protect my
self and that, no doubt, enabled Bart
leld TO make much beher showing
han he otherwise would have done.
intend TO make up a few weeks at nv
lone and If the side bothers me still
will concel all matches until the fall
'easOn opens up"
To Form Boxing Association.
John J. Mccain ana Mish Murray,
directors Of the Boston Athletic as
ISOLATION, are interested in the move
nent TO establish an organization for !
he control Of boxing in the United /
states the same as in Europe and Aus /
ralia- Mr.. Mccain has Joined in with {
Dominick TOrtOFich, OF New Orleans;
Charles Murray, Of Buffalo; the Den
er A c.; Milwaukee and other clubs, ]
and wants meeting called some time
n July or August TO formulate plans. |
tic. 10 start the ball rolling. They |
III agree that such an organization