Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-23
BROTHERS IN Ring ANNALS
Fame that Came to More Than One
Member Of Family as
Box Fighter.
SOME HAD As MANY AS THREE

doIphla the city Of Brotherly Love But
the author or authors. Of this tender
nhrnse evidently had never heard Of s.
Paul. MINI n Is really the latter city
which should bear the affectionnio title
The reaaons are herewith appended
ST Paul. MINI. harbora two pairs N
hfothcra who have made their mars
ruailiem one Of eaeh pair Is generally
arc edited with b ms the champion "a
hs respective division. while The other
brother Of each Is close 10 the top IN tho
pame class And here Is whore brothery
love eomea IN The near-chnmpon IN
each Instance wishes Il 10 b. universally
known that ne brother Is hla superior
the 0lbbonaos~ Nike and Tom and tho
isftlef Johnny and Mike-nre Tho lads
vie have reference 10. Mike Gibbons "
II close 20 the md6ie8etRhi champion
shin az one can be without being The
actual champion But Michael insists
ma Brother Tom ~ q better man than
he il.
ttom ghey Love Each Oihcr.
f1o cnae N Do Critics IL slnilar.
JOHNNY nicknnned "Kewpie" u co.
holder Of the worlds bantamwolght tltio
hv virtue of victory on q foul over
lid Williams. who beohmo the legitimate
champion by knocking out Johnny Cou-
lon Bui Johnny "Kowpie' would have
Il undefHtood that Brother Mike could
flenn up Inc bantamweiaht class with
irsH difficulty Than Johnny hnsef could
And Mike Eglo IL only fiywelgbt he
Il tophoayy NJ ios pounds.
such Is broihorly affection, one would
sacrifice hia ring career 20 the other
may succeed. However, all four are we'll
established IN The ring game, and their
earning capacities ara IN no wise NJ.
feeted because " their relationship.
Mike Gibbons and Johnny Brittle are NJ
present engaged % exploiting tbe prowess
III Tom Gibbons and Mike Eftlo respec.
lively. Mike Gibbons has assumed tho
nanagemhip Of Brother Tom. while
Johnny Ertle has undertaken 70 guide
Hroihor Mike into the championship Of
which be u Joint holder
tneu brothers aud others.
Ring history contains The names Of
fnany bIothcrs who have earned q liyeli-
hood by Singing the padded plttens, on
flo old timers the name of Attoi stands
uat prominently Abe Attel was
fenlherwelfht champion, while Brothers
Monte and Caesar took down occasional
purses By their ability with the gloves
All three we're foatherwolghta.
Jim Jefffiog wlion he 9as heavyweight
champion Of the world, had brother
Jaah. who nspired 70 puglliqtio fame
A. u4fs ~
wns When ho fought Jaei Johnson ana
was Knocked out
Jack and Mike Twin sullivan wers
heagyweisble Of note IN their time. They
wore eaflly identified By their baldncsl
Ilut they could fight. and were before
ihe public for mnuy years.
George and Jimmy Gardner were broth
err and we're clheped among the leading
welterweights Jimmy, NJ one time held
iha championship IN that division
Another prominent pair Of brothers IN
the wclirrweight class we're Mike and
billy clover Tho latter is SIN doing
some good work in the rlnR while Mike
IL proprietor Of a gymnasium
Jimmy Britt, when he WAS rated among
the topuolch iightweghtHi had battling
brother. willua. Tho latter. however
never fought professionally, but ho
allowed great promise In The amateur
fnnhs
Terrific MeG0yern Trio.
Terry MeGovefn. once feaiherwcight
champion had two brothers who pcrpet.
united the name when Terry went on
the retired lat lIughey and Phil Nc
Govern possessed the vieloua Aggressive
ness Of their elder brother. but they alb.
aoiufely refused 70 train and passed out
Of the game without attaining any prom
inenco aside from the fact that they were
brothers Of the once Terrible Terry.
~ the present crop Of fighters, aside
from the Gibhonaes and lsftes, the name
Of Leonard IL most impfesslng Benny
Leonard BY his great victory over Freddy
Welsh. Is looked upon as the next light.
weight champion. Hennyfss brother Char
Icy Joined the professional elan only re-
eently md quickly gained a reputation as
knockout
Tho Moore family Of Philadelphia has
no less than five fighting boys Pal,
Tommy Reddy" Willie and Joe In the
Gross elan Of this city there are Leach,
phii pnve and Marty All have earned
foma money Ia the rims. 1oe Chip and
Geprae CHIP ARE both middlcwolghta
Geopao having held tbs championship
few sears ago
ia Philadelphia there Is Young Jack
opuen, brother Of lhe original Phil
adsinhia iacs the first iEht heavy
wcishi champion in iho game Tho elder
dafh retired noarl, five yeara ago About
thfee Aeats agp Big presented hts Soung
brother about sixteen years younger 10
tne boxing pnhlir THE had started prom
isinslt hid WAS rushed alpne roo fast
ana received many severe Dealings NE
atoHrsa eut 81 ms sans fnf a year and
naa he s fghims ia hia cid form asaln
lmahn Markemnn ON