Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-22
MIKE GIBBONS GETS THE
DECISION OVER CLABBY
Ring With His Reputation as
Boxer Shot to Pieces.
These, With Ripping Right Cross,
Causes the Hammond Boxer
Trouble After the Fourth Round.
Jinrmie Misses Many Openings.

MILWAUKEE. January c1.-Nrke
Gibbons's phantom tactics and stiff.
clean punching with both hands
brought him home a winner over jim
my Ciahhy. tho champion middle
weight belt holder in ten rounds of
merry milling tonight.
The Hammond man left the ring with
his championship reputation shot fun
of holes. lie still has the belt. but
Gibbons has the credit OF taking him
to a licking In impressive fashion.
He was the master Of the pair in all
except the final period, when a hliz-
Zardy finish by Clabby earned him
slight shade.
The first three rounds were fairly.
even though ii could be seen that Glib
bons soon was going to assert himself
tts the superior miller. Starting with
the fourth round Mike went better
than James for six solid lighting
spells. ON two or three occa Sions
stunning right crosses made Clabby
sag at the knees and forced him TO
rush for cover; At one stage it looked
as II game Jim surely would topple
over. but his stout Irish heart pulled
him through the crisis and spurred him
on to make a finish that won for him
the admiration of those present.
GihhonsS showing was wonderful.
Not since boxing was revived in Wis
lighting class. showed his boxing goods
in - Milwaukee ring. He has every
thing in the way Of skilfull glove play
Keeps Clnbby Missing.
One will not see in II life time 4
Clahby missing most of the time. Yet
Gibbons did ii tonight. He had
Jim bafflcd ut every stage. The Ham
mond man was only able to land with
little hooks.
Occasionally he got over n left hook
when they were At long range. but the
when they connected. His left worked
fairly we'll to the body ut times. also,
but none of the punches appeared To
have stung enough TO bother the fleet
Mike.
Mike used Il left hook ana n ripping
right cross with crushing effect after
Of his solid punches did not travel over
Il foot and Il half, hut they had tho
power behind them TO dazc ana jar his
pcppery foe. The Phantom raised a
bump under Jim's right eye. had him
bleeding at the mouth most of the way
ana otherwise maltrcatcd him with
Hooks Left to the Eye.
Clabby during his squirt in the final
spasm hooked u left to the right eye
that opened Il cut over that optic. That
size of Mikes face was crimsoned at
the last gong. Otherwise there was not
u sign of punishment on the auatonomy
o: the blond irishman.
The sixth was Gibbons's best round
III that speel he made life miserable
FOR for, danes \ terrific right upperGnt
rushed in and held OH for dear life
When Referee Stout split them out
Mike rocked inns head with Il success
sion of left hooks, right crosses and
right uppcrcuts. Clabby laughed ut
Mike TO stall him over, but Gibbons
knew his condition and kept pcGrinG
away. Hammond fans brcathcd a sigh
OF relief ut the bell
Again in the eighth Mike had Jim
" iShing he was some where else. Again |
il WAS q right uppcrcut that started
the trouble Jim came through nicely, !
however. and fought back savagcly.