New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
BOXING TREAT
TONIGHT FOR
MILWAUKEE FANS
Gibbons and Clabby Will
Battle for Supremacy in
Ten-Round Bout.
BETTING ON RESULT
AT EVEN MONEY
Scotty Monteith Has Arranged
Several Matches for Dundee
Smith Changes His Mind.

The question Of middleveight su-
premscy may be decided in Milwaukee
tonight, when Mike Gibbons, perhap.
the cleverest boxer in the world to-
cay, called by the critics the "St Paul
Wrath" and Jimmy Clabby, the Ham
mond middleweight. cross gloves in
their much heralded ten-round bout.
No decision will be made by the ref
cree, but II Is thought that one man
or the other will prove his superiority
in most impressive manner. The
winner, il one be chosen by the news-
paper men, will be matched 70 box
Eddie McGoorty within the next month.
There is no doubt that one of these
three men is the best in the world at
the weight. md this elimination series
should decide the matter.
To the student o. boxing this match
should be g rare treat. To those who
prefer battle OF longshoremen 1t may
not be so attractive. Gibbons. combln-
ing with his science the ability TO hit
and the knsck of fighting az the right
times. o master OF defensive tactics,
yet forceful in his attack, will be op-
posed BY one OF the greatest defensive
lighters in the ring. When Clabby
elects to lie back and protect himself
it is almost an impossibility to land eff
fectively on him Yet Jimmy has shown
the ability and the spirit to fight like
fend. His victories over Eddie Nc
Goorty in eight rounds and over George
Chip il. twenty have proved that
The men will enter the ring even
choices with those who are not ad
verse 20 risking some small wager on
q sporting proposition. In the early
betting Clabby was a popular favorite
at odds Of 5 10 3. and the followers
OF Gibbons we're content 10 accept the
short end. II was not long before the
odds dropped TO 10 TO 9, and, according
10 the last sdvices received from Nil
waukee, the betting was even.
This will be the fourth time that
Gibbons and Clabby have met. The
first match was fought four years ago
in 81. Paul. and Clabby won hands
down. The second was in Milwaukee,
also OF ten rounds. and this time opin-
ion was varied. The last was in Win
won. il was said. At that time the
men were welterweights.
Scotty Monteith. the Draw, brecht
laddle who manages the affairs OF
johnny Dundee. arrived in this city
from Milwaukee last night Scotty an
nounced that for the next few months
Dundee would be a busy boxer. Among
other matches arranged are those with
Eddie Wallace. of Brooklyn, AZ the
Broadway Sporting Club, Of Brooklyn,
on January 30: Young Shugrue, at Mil
waukee. on February 3, and George
CLANCY. the Knockout King" in Gin
cinnati. on February 10. The bout with
Shugrue was arranged when AID VOL
CAST announced that he would be un-
able TO meet Dundee because Of his IN
jured forearm.
Tom Gibbons. brother of Mike. will
face Fighting" Billy Murray in a ten
round bout AZ the Hudson A. c. v
Milwaukee on February 2. Murray re
Gently gave Eddie McGoorty terrific
battle for ten rounds.
Eddie McGoorty will keep his hand
in BY boxing George "KnockoutD
Brown ten rounds at Kenoshs on Feb
ruary 5.
Larry McGrath, the clever light
weight from Long Acre Square. is
rounding into perfect condition for his
match with Willie Schaeffer. at Browns
Gymnasium on Saturday night. Larry
is going like house on FIRE. and is pol
ishing of his sparring partners in won
derful style He stopped one of his
partners. a electromagnetic. in three
rounds yesterday, bringing him down
with a left hand hook to the stomach.
Frank Mantell. the Pawtucket mid
oleweight. is in town looking for
matches. He said Yesterday that he
was ready to face the best in the bust
ness.
Tom Kennedy is now managing
Danny Ridge. the East Side light
weight, and is grooming him for sew
eral matches.