The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-12-01
Ahearn and Gibbons to
Stage Championship
Bout This Week

They are figuring on having real
championship battle up St. Paul way
this month. Further. they are talk
ing about pressing the rules a trihe
In order that decision may he
given at the finish II both men are
on their feet at the end.
Mike Gibbons is coming back
again for this battle. and he's going
TO tackle q man who has been nag
ging at him for long time for a
scrap-Young Ahearn Of New York.
, the made-over lightweight They've
agreed TO box 10 rounds, and
Ahearn and Gibbons have placed
themselves on record as favoring a
referees decision II capable official
can be secured.
Now the claim Is made. and with
sumo Justice. too. that this might be
classified az a championship contest
with Just as much merit as dozens
OF the other ten-round contests that
are staged during the course Of a
season all over the country.
Here's the point: Ahearn is mid
dleW eight champion of Europe. He
won the title by whipping every
thing there was on the other side
during a campaign OF considerable
vigor that he waged while abroad
As a matter OF fact, Ahearn is only
only about a year old as a fighter OF
the top class. That is to say. it was
only during the last > months that
he has amounted 20 much as scrap.
per
When he was a lightweight he had
a rather stormy time Of It. Packey
Mcfarland bea: him. and so did
Mike Gibbons but both OF them
were we'll over his poundage at the
time. Ahearn, a good game fell
low. found that he outclassed the
Ilightweights OF the east so far that
he was compelled TO step out OF his
class I'm order 10 get matches. That's
now he came TO take on Nike Glib
bons He made a mistake In doing
it. because Mike beat him in four
rounds.
But Just previous 10 his meeting
with the crafty Mike OF St Paul
Ahearn made 1876 pounds at the
ringside for Jack Britton and Is
credited with win over the Chi
cagoan. So you can see from this
that sF~t took some courage on
Ahearns part 10 20 against Gibbons,
whose very lowest CURE at the time
must have been $50 pounds at least
Ahearn's right name is Jacob
Woodward. and he is English born,
coming from Preston That's why
he vas such a wonderful hit abroad
when he started winning streak
that landed him on top. He beat
Adrienne Hogan for the middle
weight championship Of Europe in
II rounds at Paris. The contest was
recognized championship AFFAIR, be
ing held under the rules OF the ,
French Federation and the National
Sporting Club OF London.
AT the time Ahearn credited, q
wonderful impression on Lord Ions
dale. donor OF the English champion
shin belts. and other English au-
thoritles. including Gene CORR. fam
GUS refeee: Charley Mitchell, old
time champion. and Peggy Bettin- /
son. matchmaker OF the National !
Sporting club.
So strong was the talk about
Ahearn managed, with the Efforts |
of Dan McKetrick, TO get himself
matched with Georges Carpenter for
a purse of $4,000. The affair was
all signed UP. and the men were in |
training. Two weeks before the I
date set for the match the big con- /
fict broke out in all It's fury and (
Carpenter dashed away to join the
colors.
That left Ahearn fat on his spine,
but the promoters decided 10 throw .
Gunboat Smith into the beach. He
signed up but two days before the
date set for that scrap Gunboat de-
cided America needed him, and he
sailed away. leaving everybody fiat.
Then Ahearn returned TO America
and started 10 wade through some
Of the middleweights-all OF them
hat would stand for his game
Among other things that the young
claims is q cleancut vic
tory over Jack Dillon in six rounds
in Philadelphia. Dtllon may say
different about this, but
Ahearn quotes the Philly papers in
~ hia argtfmput
This will serve TO show the class
Of Young Ahearn. sometimes known
IA John Bulls boy" Evidently he
is capable OF making Mike travel
lively clip. All indications point
that way.