New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03
BIG TREAT in
STORE FOR The
BOXING FANS
Clabby and Gibbons Will
Clash This Month in
Milwaukee.
HAVE MET IN RING
THREE TIMES BEFORE
Johnny Ertle. of st. Paul, on
Trail of kid" Williams
Black Seeks Bouts.

Jimmy Clabby, who lives at Ham
mond, Ind, and Mike Gibbons, OF 81.
Paul. will settle their standing ques-
ton Of supremacy in the roped arena
az Milwaukee on January p. The bout
will be for only ten rounds and no Of
fetal decision will be given, but no end
Of interest centres on the match.
These two men, with Eddie Me
Goorty who has already been matched
20 fight the winner in February JEFF
Smith. the Bayonne boy, and Mieky
King. Of Australia. the newest star in
the pugilstic armament, are reeoG-
rized the world over as the leaders ln
their class. Al Mccoy, although be
managed to slip a winning punch over
on George Chip, is not taken seriously
by many experts.
Gibbons and Clabby have met three
times before in the ring. The first
bout was fought at ST. Paul, on March
u. 1910, and Clabby won hands down.
Gibbons admits his defeat in this
match. They met again on September
I. 1911. and were rematched for Sep
tember % Of the same year. These
contests were held in Milwaukee and
Winnipeg. Canada. and were Of ten and
fifteen rounds duration, respectively.
There was some doubt as 10 the FlSsVt
in Milwaukee, many fayoring ClaoDS;
but il has been generally nam an
that Nike came OF trlumphahl b" wv
battle at Winnipeg. c,,.,.
chances i'm the coming battle, and inc
reasons for their choice carry some
weight. Clabby has been hghung tne
hest and biggest men M the class over
tho long distance route. I'm AustialiA
he cleaned I'D with all the native ooA-
ers. and then made life miserable lo'
the American middleweights VINO "eic
there. a.,
his most important victory m thia
crusade was that over Eddie McOooi'};
who fouled him after being su3leclsu
10 a terrific fire Of labs, Jolts ana moo
for eight rounds. Clabby, however ios1
10 Jeff Smith. Then be returned ~
America. lie fought draw WIN
Jimmy Murray and defeated "SoIso
Chip. lie has gone ahead 800.
This long distance hghung cahho.
holm being Of benefit 10 Clabby, tor u ls
~, Won, Of the ring that lighter
must train by actual fighting. me
,-,,rnasium work is all right m ltt
place. but il is the experience ma actual
conflict that carries a man through
when hard pressed.
Gibbons. on the other hand, has not
cone the distance. HIS longest oatl'ct
have been of only fifteen ROUNDS anu
,rlv three of these are ln ms record
He has remained in the East, hghung
mon whom he so far outclassed that the
otrairs could not be termed contests ih
the strict sense Of the word Aeetlhe
these inferior men may work agelhss
Gibbons when he faces the wizard from
Hammond. CHI
Clabby is at least the equal OF Glo-
hons as a defensive boxer, aho "lo
est Paul wrath" will not be aDle 70
sneak that darling left home az VIII.
There IS some doubt, however u jimmy
/. mite so effective on the attack;
While Gibbons Is hashy, oeaulll',
boxer who makes few false moves
he is chain lightning itself when "
comes TO Selling an opening. and when
so minded he can unleash KNOCKOUT
nunch from either hand. Clabby mas
polished off some good men, nut DO
l.
seems 10 be the consensus That ne mas
not the hitting ability Of Gibbons.
The two men started boxing witnin
two wears Of each other. Clabbys bow
was made in 1906, while Gibbons made
his beginning in 1908. They wero
welterweights az the time ana were
leading contenders for the crown ih
that division as they are now TOT tna
title of the next heavier division.
Their success is the reward OF merit,
for not even the most carping critic
who hearkens back 20 those good old
days" can deny the quality Of the mid
dleweights Of to-day.
Tommy Ryan, one Of the greatest
champions the class ever boosted, de-
clared once that Gibbons was the great
est fighter since the best days Of Rob
ert Fitzsimmons. II do not hesitate ia
saw he continued, that Nike Gibbons
could hold his own with any man the
world ever produced IN the middle
weight division I have seen him work,
and there is not an angle Of the game
that he does not know. He can Int,
and IN addition 10 his science knows
how and when TO fight. The last IS as
great a requisite TO success AS the hrst
two qualities"
One word more regarding this bout.
The promoters IN this city tired no VAIN
to match the men. Fabulous guaran-
tees we're offered, but TO no purpose.
Yet they agree 20 perform for a per
centage Of the receipts IN Milwaukee.
Can this mean that the boxing centre
has shifted from this city TO the middle
| West?
Let kid" Williams bewarel Out ig
/ Il Paul there is bsntamweight
I Johnny Ertle Is his ame-and 10 IS
said that he is good enough Tor the
best. He weighs ll2 pounds, but is
willing to bet $1,000 in real money
that he can whip Williams over the
twenty round bout.
"Kidv Black, New York boz. who
recently returned from Europe after a
successful tour. is looking for bouts.
/ Black is a featherweight, and a good
| one. He has beaten such men as
/ Frankie Fleming, Tommy Houck, whcn
/ the latter was az his best, and many
other high grade performers. An idea
I OF his proves may be CLEANED from
/ the fact that owen Moran refused
/ 81. 900 70 fight him at the National
+ Sporting Club Of London last sumner.
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