El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

( match-one that may furnish some in
! tereSJlng battling-is in sight. the
/ Ions and the bulk Of the purse until
J the public is weary and loses all in
/ terest IN such a meeting Frank Mo
I rams reluctance to meet Jack Dillon
I IS notable example
Then again. there is a great demand
LOT new faces. The old boys are fast
loslnS their grip on fight adherents,
J anu new material is slow in develop
For a time it seemed that Ever Ham
! mer, Who has been termed the Blond
ilger, would grow into a great draw
ING card after his defeat of Freddie
Welsh. II Hammer had been content
10 rest on his laurels gained in this
1 Dout, he would have been in a position
70 demand big money on the Atlantic
SSdDOard- Reports Of his clash with
Welsh gave the impression that Ham
mer was the logical successor to
Welsh's throne.
The "Set-Ups Failed.
But a week or so later Hammer
went out and spoiled all his chances
or ever becoming an attraction in the
east Ihey induced a virtual novice,
sitter Root Kid by name to fight
Hammer, and the latter required All of
seven rounds TO defeat the Kid In all
that period Hammer could not drop
his unschOOIed foe II was a set mn
I pure and simple. and even then Ham
! mer Jailed TO impress All Of which
/ gives a fair line of Freddie Welsh's
ability at this advanced stage in his
/ ring career.
/ Another recent incident distastefuI
I to supporters Of boxing was the action
I OF the Wisconsin Boxing commission
| IN suspendlng Freddie Welsh, and the
refusal OF the New Y ork State Athletic
/ commission to enforce the suspension
: in this state after it had practically
/ been agreed between the two bodies
to work on mutual basis, It not
! being to the advantage of the local
/ Solons. they have steadfaStlv refused
Z TO uphold the Wisconsin ruling al
/ though, if requested, a New York ruI-
! ing would hold good in Wisconsin.
! Naturally, relations have been severed,
I and a fighter who disappOints the pub
! lie can suffer only in one section at
| one time. whereas if all commissions
1 recognized suspensions as mutual the
I offender would be cured after being
] sentenced TO lay off work for about
! three or four months
II the game is to thrive. the various
+ commissions must get together. and
establish universal rules. And all
must pull in the same direction. for
nothing will disOrganize any body Of
! lawmakers as readily as dissension.
Gibbons Is Incensed.
Michael Gibbons is peeved at Gotham
boxing scribes for their criticisms Of
him after his poor showing against
Ted-Kid Lewis several weeks ago. He
even threatens never to fight here
again Good
Gibbons has inflicted himself on the
New 1Ork PUBIC long enough Ever
since attaining the front rank in pugi-
lism. Mike has done nothing but dis
appoint Manhattan fight goers. Be
fore gaining prominence Michael
fought like 2 champion here. But
since then he has been a failure. insO-
far as his ring performances in New
York are concerned
Recall his affair with Eddie Nc
GoOrty at the Garden2 Nike did not
land three good blows all through the
ten rounds. Then came his disappOint-
ing showing with Soldier Bartfield. 4
welterweight. Last year, he permitted
Packey Mcfarland to 20 ten slow
rounds with him Recently he showed
absolutely nothing worth while against
Lewis. who fairly rushed Gibbons off
his feet in the closing round. although
Mike outweighed him nearly ten
pounds.
Here are four poor fights Gibbons
has put up here; yet he resents criti-
cism. New York is ever ready to give
a man his due. If his endeavors war
rant it Nike will have to make good
once more in and around New York
before Nanhattanites viii think kindly
OF him