Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
GIBBONS EARNS A
CLAIM TO TITLE
0utpoin;s Jimmy Clabby in the
Greatest Fight Ever Seen
At Milwaukee.
WINNER PROVES CLEVER
hsrser P0neher % tne T~o and Has
70 en- Itis Adversary IN Va
rioss Other Ways

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Gibbons oatpo4ntsd Jimmy CiahbT %
Hammond. Izf. JAst night before one
% the Creates crowds that ever saw
a ring battle a. Milwaukee u vas
the most wonde-t'H exhlbttion % Gsht-
Ing ever seen IN thla section % the
country and "a defsating Clab5T tie
-Phantou~ showed himself master ~
svsrythiuE that goes % make a chan
piou N pu<iiism-
From Tho nrst ciauE o. the gong 90
the hn&i tap there vas acton ID which
brilliant fsiutiuE. 1aOcklnE. and head
slipping played a part. and which
drew chessa from the assembled fans
Aside from Gtbbous. wolderful
clsVsrrsas. be demonstrated that be
was 49, harder runchsr % the tao and
that hs pos4eassd greater strength
thaf his H0osfsr rival There vas no
one az the rinEs.tc that viii not give
Clshby credit To- cieverusss. bat be.
was opposed BY a man Wlo had other
advantages which Jimmy could not
successfully combat
Cabby. uEe - phantom toe.
drew appls1s~ from bis host -
friends in the Big crowd WhatesEr
line % ATTACK be- may have mapped
out f1r himself before be- entered the
ring "a n matter that Jimmy alone
knows. but be concentrated his efforts .
20 punching Gibbons on the body. Gle
evidently Wrought b. could weaken,
Mike By that method. ald be- did sue .
ceed IN landing many atiuEus val .
tops. but Gibbons wa able 10 ass.mi- F.
late the punishment without showing .
the least sign Cf distress
In the FINAL round OF the battle
C1ata1y. tearing loose 40 top speed U .
an gffort 20 make up for the ground
he had lost shot his left with full
force trine below the ST. Paul fight
er's belt Gibbons face for a second
took on look 90 AGONY. but he made
no effort 20 protect lie stalled co-
a good part % the remainder 81 the
round which gave Clabby an even
break FOR the session.
Gibbons Pounds Rivals FACE.
Unlike his rival. Gibbons used
uabby's head as the target for his al
tack and when Clabbv left the ring
his face was pulled and he carried a
cut upper lip which showed the ~Phau-i
toms" shots had reached the spot 10
which they were aimed.
Gibbons did not leave tle ring with .
out mark Tor cut was opened over o
his right rye vhcu his head clIiidcd
with Clahby's in the ninth round.
There was nothing tina. resembied o. !
but the solid walIops hy I
failed 20 bring him knock
iOvu victory only because % Ciab- =
1y's cievcrncss
4 careful review - the fight b.
-ourds shows there was only one IN ?
which tire Indiana miller had the adj v
'autaEe. That was the FIRST. and his e
margin wa only slight The second 81
essiou was even and the third be-
ouEsd 20 Gibbous The fourth was "
mother even break while the hftI ,,
vent 20 Gibb9ns by q co0d margin ..
-hCAixth vas n draw. but 70 the sew q
nth. eight and ninth Etbbous earned M
boz houors. The tenth and final ses- u
ton was even
There vas one thing tina; ought not a'
b be overlooked and that Concerned h'
be- condition % The bat;Iers. Dc had p
cen uOlssd around chicago that ie
iabby had .soue stale from overtraln- o'
X. and he certainly looked g. He u'
Ia not have his usual Force behind ~
Is punchcs ~ times 30 seemel 10
mn1y Lost his head re repeatedly 90
SEX out hss Jaw and Mike vas AF
Iick 20 take advantage % these 0p-
,rtuuifies whipping over singing tr'
q and right handers- 90
On the Other hand Gibbons was 20
.ycd up for n ten round contest. lie III
~ on edge. and g. showed MS s1
.iendsd condition every step - the io'
~. BE was By far the fresher man ca
ien the huat gong FOUNDED OF
Weights Almost Even
The rivals weighed In az O'Clock II,
NorEcuroth's gymnasium. where a ~
OK OF eager fans watched the pro
cdinE Ciabby. first 20 step on the
.LIes. ROCKED the beam At 1884, 4
uuds with his socks on. which Hi
tch was nearly five pounds less cor
IN that agreed upon when the match Chi
= made. Gibbons weighed 153 yea
lnds- his
for