The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13
Jimmy Clabby, the Hoosier Middleweight,
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Although a Hoosder by adoption, and the most distinguished citizen of Hammond, Ind.s Jimmy Clabby is a native Of the Wooden Nutmeg state. The famous rniddIeweight boxer will pass the quarter-century mark tomor- row, having been born in Norwich, Conn, July 14s 1890. Jimmy started this year as one of the recognized claimants of the middIeweight title, but his stock has fallen off a bit in the last few months. Fast and clever as he is, Jimmy met a, faster and cIeverer man when he took on Mike Gibbons in Milwaukee last January. The Hoosier and the St Paul Phan- tom put up one Of the most remark able exhibitions ever staged in the Wisconsin metropolis, but the elusive Ghost evaded most of JimmTs punches, and proved himself the master of the Hammond pride. In Philadelphia last March Jimmy found another hard nut to crack in Young Ahearn. The Dancing Master proved himself another Kid Mccoy by beat ing Jimmy all over the ring in five oR the six chapters. Despite these untoward happenings Jimmy is far from being discouraged, and not long ago he challenged Jim Coffey, the big Hbernian heavyweight
 Clabby won the 'middIeweIght cham pionsE1ip of the world at Sydney g little more than a. year ago, when he was awarded the victory over Ed dte McGoorty, of Oshkosh, on a, foul Upon returning to America he found his s4titIes' quoted much below par, but by whipping George Chip in San Francisco last November Jimmy achieved another title, Jim Croffoth awarding him belt e11blenatic of tz1e middIeweiEht championship of the world Since then C1abby has also defeabed Al Mccoy, Brooklynss udd- d1ewelght cham pfon, 2 who claims Inc honor after his lucky knockout of George Chip, Whatever>his claims to a- worlds title, Jimmy is the und1s- puted naiddIeweignt, Ig1at-heavy and heavyweight champion Of Australia
 Clabby belongs to the modern school of boxers to whom fighting is a busin ess as well as a sport He likes the game for it's own sake, but that has not caused him to overlook it's financial aspects. He is said to be the posssssor of a bank account of
 more than $60,000s and he owns property probably worth that amount or moro in Hammond, Ind. Aside from boxing. JiEnny's favor1te pas time is tennis, and he is staunch advocate of that sport as a means Of keep1ng in good physical trim
 Ins playing tennis says CIabby "a boxer gets just the sort Of exercise he needs It is good mental as well as physical exercise. It makes the brain and eye and the hand and foot work together, and every muscle in the body is developed but not hardened. The back and shoulder muscles are given greater driving power, the wind is developed the legs are given a spring and stride that make for good footworlx and the eyes are trued even better than by bag-punching. Tennis has added considerably to my speed and punching power
 Jimmy Is now under sentence to live an exemplary and model life, inn posed by a Los Angeles court in March, 1914. C1abby was convicted of having beaten up Charles Iaurance an Angeltown policeman, in a, quarrel over taxicab fare. and was sen fenced to jail for three years and to pay a. fine of $500. The sentence was suspended, however, when Clabby agreed to pay the officer he had nuss- ed ID a thousand dollars damages and to refrain from drinking, engaging in controversy, or visiting any place where he might be exposed to tempta- ton for 8 period of three years. It was also stipulated that Jimmy was not to stay out all night.