New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
BOXES
TWO MEN AT
A TIME, TOO
Takes Up New Training
Stunt of Gibbons at
His Camp.
aORKING HARD FOR
BOUT WITH WELSH
,,leee 10 Confer with Governor
Whitman on Revision of
Boxing Code.

yt, Gibbons. who defeated Jimmy
,Ahy ir Milwaukee after a senss
- battle on Thursday night, started
r,., training fad which bids fair to
- rorular among boxers. Mike
80 Two mon 81 the same time fol-
80 rounds every day in order "a
.sss his ,ueed and now every
-. dom i.' Charley White, the
Er Chicago BOXER. who will face
s-,ssie Welsh 40 Madison Square Gar
=. IN Tuesday night. has taken II up
ssid that he was In favor Of IL anC
80 include DO in his daily workouts
Wbite engaged Harry Thomas. the
s.,ish fcsthcrwCight. and Young
/ S,l.r for two fast rounds yesterday
.s,r-oon. while crowd that filed
49, Coopc~'s gymnasium watched in
| 's~i-stior. n IS not 70 be expected
-. White was able 20 beat both men
| =. handled himself cleverly under the
i ..9bi, fire and kept them fairly busy
| :, all make practice OF Il from now
,-tG the day Of the bout.
Vben thai stunt was finished White
...s or Harry Thomas in q three-rounC
-, Once the gonG rang the onset al
1,-Sship ceased. The boys tore into
- other for keeps. and there was no
.,Iing o. punches. Thomas. who is 9
,,i,v. clever youngster, boxed like 6
MI, champion and landed many q
,ssrnc wailop. he got q little better
s,s he sent, however. for White is not
J. ~
t.- spsrring partner.
Battling Nelson, who has qualified as
critic and author. IN addition 70 his
ri known histrionic ability, sat in
alignment The one-time Durable Dane
al that White showed everything that
,,,s 70 make ND q champion. Nelson
"a With On air Of conviction that al
nrers should work with men who
rtuld rough them up and make them
sgtt resl battle. So saying, Nelson
81 the gymnasium.
The rumor that the State Athletic
Commission is % be disb8nded by Gov
rror Whitman and q new body Of COM
-issioners, or one commissioner. ap-
vinted grows Edward F. Gillece. OF
eyed 20 be held in high favor by the
governor and is regarded as the man
cost likely 20 be appointed as commits
roner. Mr. Gillece rs well known in
,svspsper and athletic circles. and his
isvs on the boxing situation and varl-
gs reforms which he has urged are
Tsr thought Of by Governor Whitman.
". Gillece viii 90 TO the Capitol
ext week 20 confer with Lieutenant
Governor EDWARD Schoeneck and Speak
o. T. &. Sweet on the revision Of the
b,Yirg code. lie believes that many
abuses have crept I'm and that they
should and must be corrected if boxing
Is 20 survive.
Poor old George Rodeli One Of the
nost popular psstiues IN the heavy
TgCht ser Is TO pick on the big Boer
and knock him out Carl Morris IS the
atest 70 pick out this form of amuse-
1ent He polished Rodel off in three
rounds AZ Joplin, Mo, on Thursday
hight Some one declared that the
battle VS. the fastest ever seen be
tween lesvyweichts In Joplin. And
hats some tip-of on that little city.
Young Ahesrn has been Wsiling and
weeping and crashing mis- teeth because
zone OF the high grade middleweights
vii meet him Well, ne may have his
GRANGE for action If he really be eager
.or 4. Eddie NcGOorty has challenged
hin 20 q ten-round battle IN Madison
Square Garden next month. McGoorty
a evidently intent upon meeting every
niddeveight in the country, for he has
tslf dozen matches on his hands now
Jack Curley has arrived in FL Paso
and is now all ready to complete the
arrangements for the Johnson Willard
match. The bout will be bully. said
Curisy. The watchword of the enthu-
s'ssts is now: "On 70 the bull ring!
II. State Athletic Commission will
- ialed into court on Monday TO show
cause why 3 license should not be
r1,ei 20 the Manhattan Athletic
I's5 Judge Lehman granted d writ OF
rr'ndsmus % the Manhattan Athletic
Iieo which is returnsble on Monday
before Judge Cohalan
jack Britton. Of Chicago. one OF the
osl men IN the lightweight division
VII face Kid Graves IN a ten-round
oout az the Broadway Sporting Club
o. Brooklyn, on January 80.
The preliminary round OF the inter,
guy amateur boxing tournsment VII
% neld IN the gymnasium OF the Ne"
iork Athletic Club tonight. Hall
oolen champions will be seen IN &C
Nor, and the funs bids fair 10 be fas'
and furious.
Tommy NcCarty, the Montana heavy
weight, and Terry Kellsr. Of Cali.
'ernis, will meet in the main bout OF
zen rounds al the Broadway Sporting
Club, Of Brooklyn, tonight.
Larry McGrath. the hard hitting
Aghtveight from Long Acre Square
VIII face Willie Schaeffer in the star
bout Of ten rounds At Browns Gym
lsHum tonight McGrath. who was
Aho~n several years ago as the sec
ono Kid Mccoy" has been out OF the
mig for some little time. but IS back
sgsin, and going nicely. He expects 70
osest SchaefFcr hsndily and then 80
'''er bigger game.
Billy Grupp. the time honored 81
louis middleweight, will face Al Nc,
10Y IN ten-round bout 81 the Federal
a {. Mccoy is wrought up over what
ae Is pleased 20 call derogatory com
n,snt and says he will punish Grupr
sll over TIE ring.
Kid" Black will meet Walter Hen.
ssessy in the star bout at the Fairmon'
a Z. tonight. and at the QueensborC
a I. Mickey Dunn and Young kusse'
Wi have 70 out.
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