Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-12
GIBBONS WINS
FROM H0OSIER
Indiana Man Loses to st. Paul
Pugilist in 90 at the
SANITY City.
PLENTY or ACTION IN IT

Auditorium, y. Paul, MINI, NOV.
ll.Mike Gibbons OF St. Paul out
pointed Jack Dillon Of Indianapolis in
a ten-round no-decision contest here
last night. Gibbons led in six rounds.
Three sessions went to Dillon and the
other was even.
Newspaper men at the rirgside uni
formly gave the bout to Gibbons. some
giving him every round.
Gibbons wonderful footwork and
his left jabs we're chief factors in his
win. Dillon's rounds were the fifth,
sixth and tenth, and he battled like a
tiger In those. In the final round he
ad Gibbons in neutral corner and
Mike was forced to cover UP closely
% save himself some punishment.
Footwork His Forte. .
But most OF the time the "phantom
lived up to his name and reputation.
By the breadth of hair he won i'm
1nunity from damage when Jacks
arms would swing like fails. Quick
footwork was his main forte.
Dillon apparently hoped to wear
iown his somewhat lighter rival at
first, but Mike refused to be cornered,
and slid out Of every tight place. He
Sas the aggressor nearly all the time
and landed perhaps four good blows
to Dillon's one. r.
In the semi vindup Joseph Espin of
Rochester, Mimi, knocked out Ray
rond Carciofine OF Minneapolis in the
seventh round OF their scheduled. ten
round bout. The men are light heavy
weights.
Fight By Rounds.
Round 1.-The men, went Into clinch. Dill
lon forced Gibbons to the ropes, the latter
shot two sharp lefts to the jaw. Dillon
came in again and In a brisk fighting Glib
bons had a shade; Dillon showed some in
clination to stand up against the ct. Paul
fighter, but Mikes effective lefts gave the
latter the round. Gibbons round.
Round 2--Both men proved ready mixers
In the second period, but again Gibbons Of
feotiYe left made pilloh's efforts virtually
fruitless. The 81, Paul fighter stepped out
of Dillon's drives and turned them Into
wild swings. Gibbons footwofk and left
iahs favored him in the end. Gibbons
round.
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iaa pulled away with left and right swings
to the jaw. The Hoosiet came back strong
however, and kept Gibbons moving all the
time Just before tho bell the men went
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Gibbons came back with his NATION dfiys
left, keeping the Indianauolis man awsv
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