The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19
MORE CLEVER
THAN MIKE GIBBONS
st. Paul Phantom Is Beaten
ut His Own Game In
Garden.
ENHLISH MAN BONES WELL

Mike Gibbons did not knock out Ted
Kid Lewis Last night. Both were OH
their feet AZ the end of their ten rounds
In Madison square Garden. but that fact
was no fault of I.cwis's. With might and
main he sailed into his more famous
adversary from tho start. ever shooting
forth his left or right with everything
he had behind 1t.
Gibbons fought an entirely different
style OF battle. If battle 1t can he called.
from his standpoint. His noted right
hand served him rs a useful threat
to distract the Englishman's attention.
hut not once did lie land clearly with
1t. Lewis connected five times to once
for Mike. whose useful left was active
but did not do much damage.
Some In the crowd preferred the many
light blows 10 the fewer firm ones.
others thought II "A stsndon on that
score. with the greater Willingness Of
L.eais carrying the day. and they seemed
10 be in the majority. Mikes right hand
reminded football followers Of Eddie
Mahan. the great Harvard fullback.
Harvard used him as much for "a threat
as for an actual moving asset. OFTEN
another runner would carry the ball for
a gain. while tho opposition watched
Mahan. The chief difference between
the two 10 that Mahan some times car
ried the bail. whereas not once did Glib
hons uncork his right in the manner
he fired 1t at Bob McAllister. Young
Ahearn and others.
Many times Lewis seemed wide open
and Gibbons set for a right swing to
the jaw. but the swing did not ma
tcrialize.
Lewis was chcered at the end cf the
bout. Gibbons left the ring mid q sort
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mean various things. by his sheer will
iuguess Lewis won the crowd at the
start. Gibbons had been the popular
idol when the. we're introduced and the
weights announced as Gibbons. 1924
and Lewis. 1i3. The Kid opened with
a flock of LETT iabs while he danced on
his toes. When they fell into n clinch
Mikes superior strength was apparent.
Gibbons grazed Ted's nose with a left
that drew "A bit Of blood and enabled
him to even the session.
In the second II was plain that the
wizard Of the ring. as Joe Humphrey
called him, was saving the right. maybe
for use later on. Mikes left stabbed
Lewis when the latter's long range shots
missed. lie connected with enough OF
these to give him a II ght margin on
the round. Lewis was at his hes, In
the third and shot home ten let's tc
one for Gibbons. The I.uglishmar
Slipped to his knees during a clinch. but
got up unhurt and was entitled to q
bare margin.
The fourth round was uneventful anC
even. Where's that right asked Z
gallery god, as Gibbons seemed TO keel
IL pinned to his side. Even without III,
,av artillery Mike managed to draw
blood from Lewis's nose. In the sixth
the crowd called for more action, am
Referee Bill Brown Joined the clamo
with the words Hustle, boys" Still
Gibbons threatened with his right an
landed lightly with his left enough I,
take the round Thu seventh opcne,
~talncly and continued so until near tn,
end. when Lewis uncorked II volley con
.isting OF perhaps twenty rights ant
lefts.
The eighth was the same thing. excep
that Lewis Co' enough power In one ran
dom right swing 10 open a cut on Glib
hons left Checkhonc. Gibbons was IF
fcctive with his left IN the ninth, and a
Us end there was n great cal for tn.
old right again. But the tenth vas tn
same sort 81 action as IN the prcccdir,
rounds all mixed together