The Washington herald., 1918-07-07
GEORGE CHIP
OF Lion HEART
Newcastle Battles with Big
Punch and Short Arms
Fears None of En-.

Chicago. July 6.-It isn't quantity
but quality that counts. when you
get right down to II, whether you're
talking cigars or fighters. A short
smoke. II it's a good one. beats
long smoke, II it's a poor one and
short arm, IL it's got the punch, can
take its owner to victory over the
longest arm in Christendom. pro-
vided that arm doesn't know how to
hlndle itself.
That Is the philosophy-though he
Doesn't call 1t that-of George Chip.
Who sticks close to his name. both
ways, for he's only a chip in size.
and he Tets George do It," and
George generally does. George was
a former miner of Newcastle. Pa.
who got tired OF swinging the pick;
SO he quit, and has been swinging
the mitts ever since. He is considered
by some the ideal fighting man"
though, II George were saying IL him
self. he would spell the ''r' with n
capital, and the deal would be
word in itself, referring to his blows.
He's got that much quality that he
just naturally has forgotten to con-
slider the merits Of his opponents,
provided he's within a few pounds of
the weight of the man he's going
up against He Just figures that he
can get away with It, and that goes a
long way toward making him do II.
There's no doubt about it-there's
class to Chip. He isn't afraid Of any
OF them.
Fight Dempsey?" he said, when
the question was put to him-and his
tone was as casual as II he had been
asking the time of daylight Demp-
sey-and why not? Sure, it's picking
out a bird. and I'm only a little fellow.
too, but
That's it-but-
But now that II has been put up
to me, why shouldn't / fight Demp-
sey. as big as he is, and as tough as
they tell me he can be?" he came
back.
Writing this way incognito, as IL
were. we must confess that there is
no reason why he shouldn't, so long
as they two may last. And 1t ought
not to be a one-sided fight at that,
for Chips pluck is as good as his
logic. and here that is to Judge for
yourself.
"They say he would make $50 pounds
for me. That's very good" he said.
"I would come in at about 165, and be
III at
pounds-unless it's sugar-isn't such
much. according to my figuring.
Naturally 1 would want to see some
money for such a match. but GER
tainly would agree to sign, and would
go through with 1t, too.
Frank Klaus took a chance with
Georges Carpenter, the famous
Frenchman. didn't he-and beat him
on a foul in nineteen rounds. Well, 1
knocked Klaus out right after that,
which shows that I might have done
pretty well with Georges. IL had been
lucky enough to get a crack at him.
Look at what Jack Dillon did with
some of the leading heavy-weights.
They never were terrible when he got
busy with them, and / consider myself
as good as Dillon ever was. I've got
a punch as well as any Of them. but 1
guess it's because I'm small that they
don't take me seriously.
Perhaps that's just as well. too
for II they don't ] can get into it
with a heart. and the knowledge that
they think I'm easy. Then, with the
punch and the determination, 1 can
make 'em change their mind, with a
little luck
Chip certainly is in the pink of con-
| dition. Never very far out of condi-
ton. George manages things in such
! a manner that little work puts him
| on the feather edge.