New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-18
ST. Paul Phantom Returns
to Gotham to Tangle
with Britisher.
GEORGE CHIPS ASKS
CHANCE AT WINNER
Newcastle Terror Declares He
Is Great, but Unlucky-
Other Fistic News.
By FRANK O'NEILL.

Ted kid Lewis, Of England. Jimmie
Johnston's dashing, slashing, smashing
India rubber man, who is open to fight
the world at any old weight at all, and
Mike Gibbons, the one and only phan-
tom from st. Paul, will settle their lit
tie question Of pugilistic supremacy IN
a ten-round bout at Madison Square
Garden tonight. Lewis Is going lar
out of his class TO meet the Phantom,
and, like Cesar, may pay the penalty OF
ambition. But Ted has sneaking idea
he'll do no such thing.
The thought of disaster, in fact, has
never entered the head of Johnston's
boxer. He was in town yesterday, and
told in detail Just how he intended 10
20 after Mr.. Gibbons from start 70
finish. To be sure, the Crashing one
does not expect 20 cause the doletul
count to be told off over the pros
trate form of the st. Paul ghost-but ne
does expect TO win, and win handy
So does his manager.
"You behold in me-" chirped Jimmie,
"the only boy bandit who has never YET
been in captivity. When made TINS
match the boys came to feel OF my
head. One and all they agreed that my
dome of thought was still in the forme-
tive stage. | have been told that Glib
bons will stop my dauntless overseas
lad, but | have my doubts.
"A glance into the records viii! prove
nv contention that Gibbons is not
slowing the boys away TO any alarming
extent. | guess the supply Of summer
shoes for the boy bandit Will not be
affected by the result.
Gibbons, | think, is not the man ne
was a couple of years ago. lie IS
clever and all that, but the hand OF
! Time begins to press upon his should
ers. He has been troubled by fighter
with a good left hand whenever ne met
one. In addition to fast left Lewis
has a faster and more effective right
Yes, the crashing, dashing, slashlng one
! has an excellent chance 10 WIN
The fight fans hold an entirely an
/ ferent opinion on the coming scrap:
| Despite the Indifferent performance OF
/ Gibbons against Packey Mcfarland on
| his last appearance IN TINS CITY, IhS
/ fact remains that Nike IS considered
/ the cleverest man in the roped arena
to-day. Fighting at his natural weight,
as he will tonight, ne is oelieVeq 70 DC
/ Against Mcfarland the Phantom
fought al a weight which Slapped his
speed. strength and vitality; yet ne
made n heroic resistance, and, IN the
opinion of many capable judges, won
the fight.
Mike took little vacation yesterday
to give his opinion on the traeas.
"Win % said he. "Well, ! should say
I will Lewis has been called CRASH
ing. dashing and slashlng boxer. IL
tell you this: the only crashing nell 90
is through the planks! His dashinr,g{
will be away from me, and ne VIII
confne his slashing 10 cutting down
the ropes 70 make his escape the cas-
Ter. I'm going out to show few guys
that Mike Gibbons Is the master OF
the world"
We asked Ted Lewis what he thought
Of the match, and this is what he
said:
"The big moment Of my career is at
hand! Jimmie Johnston has sent me
in against Gibbons at the right time
think | have better chance TO WIN
now than | ever had before. I'm ready
for hard fight, and intend to make
every round winning one.'
While the discussion of the Lewis
/ Gibbons fight was at its height George
I Chin. the Newcastle middleweight,
breezed into the picture. He was the
last word in sartorial art, from his
broad-brimmed sombrero 70 his tan
shoes. In addition to other things he
wore a deep cut under his right eye,
a little souvenir of his argument with
Sailor Grande, whom he defeated in a
few rounds at Bridgeport the other
night.
"Ha, George" said James Johnston,
rising and bowling to the floor, thee
didst forget to duck a lusty one, per
ceive? Well, at times / have disre-
membered 70 duck them myself. Now,
when | fought Danny Dougherty
all the world knows that story
YES" cut in Chip, 81 have forgot
| ten 20 duck many a punch. I'm the
/ hard-luck fighter of the modern ring.
The good fighters are easy, but the
guys that I knock out are the ones
who cut me up. stopped Johnny
Howard once, but he cut deep cash
over my left eye when he was Keeling
and groggy. got careless and he
swung one from the floor. It's Just
my bum luck.
"Say, Jimmie" he continued, 81 want
TO fight Mike Gibbons! I've never seen
the Phantom go as yet, but / want to
meet him. I'd love TO fight him TWEEN
~ rounds or more, for / feel sure /