El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16

M interest in % %idd 5a@ asnB Das1
ties again on the increase, as
a result Of the excellent contests be-
tween Jack Dillon and Young Abearn.
and Eddie McGoorty and Bfuv Murray
Ine coming bout between the champion.
Jimmy CIabby, and the contender Mike
GIBBONS, before the Cream CITY Ath-
ltlc club, IN the spacious Auditorium
-NIl"aukee, January q, is attracting
unusual attention. There. are proba bI-
no cIeverer boxers in the world todav
IMAM Gibbons and Clabby, and it looks
IKE the classiest contest on the bOOks
for the winter season.
Ihese stars have met in the roDed
arena before, but only when they were
Duddlng and breaking into the real
AmeIllSht They were afraid of one
another then, but now it is different
Clabby has a reputation to defend and
gibbons has ambition to become
world s champion in the middIeweighr
alvlslon. Both are pastmasters at the
boxing art, and both have developed
what is termed a knockout punch dur
ing the past two years, so that it will
not be case of clever work alone. il
should combine all the fine points and
also the ability to hit hard known
TO the boxing game. During CIabbv's
recent tour in Australia he scored
knockOuts which surprised his handlers
and he also demonstrated that he
could hit when he Jared the husky
middleweight, George Chip, in their 20
round battle at San Francisco, which
Jimmy won
Glbeons has been proving his ability
along those lines the past year by put
ting several middleWeights to sIeeu in
me east and recently putting the husky
Bob MOha to the mat twice with hard
right jOlts to the jaw. It takes some
strength to put Mona down, and Mike
surely proved his claim when he
turned the trick. That the match is
attracting attention throughout the
country is proved by the orders being
received for tickets from various parts.
Looks Like n Big Might.
Even Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles
promoter, who has Joined forces with
Dominick Tortorich at New Orleans,
has asked the latter to attend with a
party of southern enthusiasts and to
try and match the winner for a big
title match with Eddie McGoOrty or
Young Ahearn- Parties have also been
formed at Kansas City; by Gene Me-
lady at Omaha; Jack Tierney. at Terre
Haute Ind; Ray Bronson at Indian
apolis; Ed Hosking at St Paul; Charlie
Murray, of Buffalo, n. L.: Tom Ryan,
OF Oshkosh; Ed Fritz, of Erie, Pa; and
others, not forgetting the Chicago dele
cation, 1000 strong, and the Boosters
OF Hammond, Ind, to the extent of 500.
1t looks like another Richie Wolgast
house.
Rivers Great Money Garner.
For fighter who never held a
championship, Joe Rivers, the Los An
geles lightweight, whose correct name
IS Jose Ybarra, and who is of Spanish
descent and not Mexican as generally
believed, has earned as much, if not
more, than most any fighter of modern
times. 1t is doubtful whether Packey
Mcfarland. the Chicago pride can
claim hnffaT "a
Garner. A peculiar thing about Rivers's
career in the ring is that he never
boxed for a winners and losers end
OF the purse, although he has taken
part in two championship matches and
he has always received a guarantee
for his contests when away from
home That makes his manager. Joe /
Levy, a former Chicago boy look pref
~ good as q financier and manager.
Joe started as a money Garner in 1911
and in four years time he has taken in
1886, 400-not far from the half million
mark. His greatest gate" was when ,
he fought Ad Wolgast for the title,
drawing $4,000. He drew $50 600 when
lie fought Willie Richie for the cham
piOnShip. To go along and earn that I
amount OF money in so short a time
would indicate that Joe has delivered I
the goods in all his matches. which /
has always made him a good card for /
return bouts.
List OF Earnings.
A list of his biggest matches may be /
Of interest at this time. They are as 4
follows: With Ad Wolgast. lost 10 ;
rounds $4,000: Willie Richie, lost II 7
rounds, $50 1000; Joe Mandot. lost 20 4
rounds, 100000, x. q. Brown, won 10 I
rounds 100000; Joe Mandot, lost 20 /
rounds $4,000; Leach Cross, won 20
rounds, $4,000; Freddy Welsh, lost 20 .
rounds. $4,000; Leach Cross. no decis-
ion, $4,000, twice; Ad Wolgast, no de
7-sHr IL 1savr ]
rounds. $4,000; Johnny Kil1ane, lost
10 rounds, $4,000; Joe Coster, won is