Evening star., 1915-12-28
BY T. s. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MILWAUKEE,, December 27.-Some
of the impressions given out after
the postponement of the Mike Gio-
bons-Young Ahearn match at st. Pau
to the effect that Mike was feignine
illness can be put down as bunk. Mike
Gibbons was sick and absolutely in nc
condition to enter into a battle of that
kind at the time. The writer had a
talk with Mike in st. Paul rev Gays
ago: in fact, it was about the nrst
time that Gibbons had ventured out
since being laid up in bed and he GER
tainly had the appearance OF man
having been ILL., His lips and mouth
were still covered with fever. blisters
and his appearance indicated PLAINLY
that he had been laid up. His voice.
too, was husky and 1t did not require
the observing eye of a physician u
see that he really was in bad shape.
Danny McKetrick. manager OF
Ahearn, probably was trying TO se'
INV goat" said Mike, when he gave
out the reports about my being anx-
ions to get out of the fight and all
that kind of rot. but you can take IL
from me that when we do meet MT
Ahearn will have a different story
to tell from what he has been told
to give out and Danny also will change
his tune, I don't mind being made the
fall guy for some things. but there
are times when even fighter Will
balk on being made the scapegoat to
boost a contest or anything else along
r don't call it very good boosting. but
at that Danny is tne littie IeIiow
and 1 really don't mind much what ne
saws. He likes to hand 1t out and PROB
ably 1 can stand it better than ne can !,
"F'rom what the doctor toid me,
continued Mike, 1.-The fever and bron-
chial trouble has been coming on me
for some time; in fact. he said 1t was
the effects of my training for the NC
Farland fight, when l tried TO reouce
to a weight that took all the pep ano
strength out Of me; 1t may nay. net late soun daV
but 1t is the truth just the same, as
I have contended from the start: the
doctor told me, too. that Will reel
all the better when l get. tnis OUT o.
my system After the Mcfarland bout
1 tried to build up again. but 1t seemed
to be of no avail I went to the woods
hunting and fishing and lived out OF
doors, but nothing seemed TO pring
me around to my former sell ana
guess the doctor is right in saying
that the sickness was nound TO come
l am feeling much better now and ex-
pect to start light work this week for
the match with Ahearn about the MID
die or latter part of January
The talk that Mike intended to re-
tire from the game soon is not quite
right. The Phantom, when taken ill.
was discouraged and said he was ready
to, Quit the game, but now that he Is
feeling better he thinks differently.
He will engage In several big nights
If nothing happens to turn the tioe
keeping his brother Tommy in the
limelight After his match with Ahearn
he will be ready to meet Les Darcy,
the Australian champion, who is com
ing over to tackle the Yankees In his
will defeat Ahearn and he says he will
be ready for the Australian then.
It seems strange that a fighter like
Eddie McGoorty should try to beilttIe
the ability of Les Darcy. as some OF
the reports going the rodnds claim
If Darcy is not a good fighter. how did
he come to defeat McGoorty SO de-
cisively? II McGoorty could have
beaten Darcy, as some reports aIege
was Eddie acting right to permit the
Australian to win over him? Wouldn't
it sound much better for McGrooty to
praise the man. instead Of belittlfng
him? OF course. reports credited to
MCGOOrty may not De correct. one
thing is certain-if Darcy is a dub
then Smith, Clabby, McGoorty and 9TH
er middleweights must haYe gone back
at an alarming rate of speed. Ameri-
can followers of the game will await
with interest the first appearance OF
Darcy in this country and it is hoped
that it will be against q real fighter, SO
that a correct line may be had on the
young champion.
Now that the world heavyweight
championship match between Fred
Fulton. the Minneapolis giant. and Jess
Willard, the titleholder. has been set
for March next at New Orleans. In
terest is on the increase. There is no
doubt that large crowd will witness
the battle, for orders began pouring In
to the promoters for reserved seats
imme ediately after the announcement in
Chicago that articles had been signed.
Fulton has a big following in Minne-
sofa. for nearly 200 reservations have
been made from that state alone. This
certainly speaks we'll for the friends
of the Minnesota giant. and there is no
doubt that they will back him to the
limit. His manager, Mike Collins. has
arranged to take Fred south at least
a month before the contest and give
him the very best of training to be
had. He also will be surrounded by a
coterie of trainers and sparring part.
ners who know the game. Willard
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