El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-28

y RILWAUkEE. Wis. Dec Is
MI Some of the impressions given
= 4 out after the postpOnment of
the Mike Gibbons Young Ahearn match
at st Paul to the effect that Mike
was feigning Illness can be put down
as bunk Nike Gibbons was sick and
absolutely IN no condition TO enter into
battle Of that kind at the time. The
writer had a talk with Mike in ST.
faul Few days ago, in fact. II was
about the first time that Gibbons had
Nentured out since being laid up in
bed and he certainly had the appear
ance OF a man having been i'll His
lips and mouth were still covered with
fever blisters and his appearance in
dicated plainly that he had been laid
up lbs voice, too. was husky and il
did not require the observing eye Of a
physician TO see that he really was in
Danny AIcKetriek. manager of
Ahearn, was probably trying 10 get
my goat said Mike. when he gave
out the reports about my being anxious
to get out of the fight and all that
Kind of rot, but you can take il from
me that when We do meet Mr.. Ahearn
will have different story to tell
Too Much Mcfarland Training.
Prom what the doctor told me-"
continued Mike, the fever and bron-
chial trouble had been coming on me
for some time; in fact he said il was
the effect Of my training for the Nc
to a weight that took all the pep and
strength out Of me
After the Mcfarland bout tried to
build up again. but il seemed to be Of
no avail 1 went to the woods hunt
ing and fishing and lived out of doors,
but nothing seemed to bring me around
to my former self and I guess the
doctor is right in saying that the
sickness was bound TO come I am
feeling much better now and expect
to start light work this week for the
match with Ahearn about the middle
or latter part Of January"
He Won't Retire.
The talk that Mike intended to re-
tire from the game soon is not quite
right The Phantom. when taken i'll,
was discouraged and said he was
ready to quit the game, but now that
he is feeling better he thinks different
".
Wants Try at Darcy.
He viii engage in several big fights
# nothing happens to turn the tide in
the meantime and he also intends
keeping his brother Tommy in the
Ahearn he viii be ready to meet Les
Darcy, the Australian champion who
IS coming over to tackle the Yankees
IN his class Mike is very confident
that he will defeat Ahearn and he says
he viii be ready for the Australian
then.
It seems strange that a fighter like
Eddie McGoorty should try to belittle
reports going the rounds. claim. II
Darcy is not good fighter, how did
he come to defeat McGoOrty so decis-
ively2 If McGoorty could have beaten
Darcy, as some reports allege, was
Eddie acting right to permit the Aus
tralian to win over him2 Wouldn't it
sound much better for McGOorty to
praise the man instead Of belittling
him.
Promoters Are Hard hit.
Boxing promoters about the country
seem to be getting it from all sides
this season. what with being held up
for big percentages, guarantees. etc,
and having shows shot to pieces by
boxers losing just before their adver-
tised appearance, etc. The Capitol
City A. c. of st. Paul, got a severe
bump when the GibbOns-Ahearn match
had to be postponed the loss to the
promoters being placed at $4,000. This
money viii not be made up, even
though the men meet later on. as the
club is not allowed one penny by
either fighter for the expense it has
been put to.
The same thing happened to the
Cream City A. C., of Milwaukee. Richie