Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-22

Shaded Mike Gibbons
And Retained MiddleWeighf
. Championship of the World

|tioned for hitting in clinches. Gib-
bons began to box the champion and.
O'Dowd missed again and again. Glib,
bons landed right and left to the jaw
and his speed puzzled the other Mike.
Gibbons round
Round Three-Gibbons landed a left
to the jaw and O'Dowd missed one.
right to the kidneys. O'Dowd began
to break ground but Gibbons out
boxed him. O'Dowd landed a right
on Gibbons eye. Gibbons began to
bleed and O'Dowd drove rights and
1cfts to the body. Gibbons landed a
| hard right across on O'Dowd's chin,
Round even.
Round Four-Gibbons bored in and
seemingly made no effort to dodge
O'Dowd's swings. in an effort to get
close to his opponent. O'Dowd swung
a dozen times and landed twice. They
traded swings to the body. O'Dowd
again opened the cut over Gibbons
left eye O'Dowd landed a stiff right
to the jaw. Gibbons responded with
q right uppercut to the jaw. Gibbons
round.
Round Five-Gibbons landed right
and left to the jaw. O'Dowd misser.
.O'Dowd drove a terrific right to Glib
bons' eye. which staggered the phan-
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to the head and drove Gibbons to the
ropes. Gibbons was bleeding badly.
O'Dowd drove Gibbons into the latter's
corner O'Dowd was outfighting Glib
bons. O'Dowd's round.
Il Round Six.-Both fighters took
things easy at the start. Gibbons land
ed a right uppercut to the jaw and
they clinched. -O'Dowd began to miss
again. Gibbons began to outlook the
champion. For the first time during
the fight. Gibbons was a%pplauded for
his clever footwork. Gibbons round.
Round Seven-O'Dowd began to
rough it and Gibbons kept away from
his heavy swings. Gibbons stopped
Crowds rush with a left to the jaw.
Gibbons landed on O'Dowd's neck.
O'Dowd landed a left to Gibbons ear
and Gibbons went. to the ropes. They
%clinched. Round about even.
ed him considerably. Gibbons hooked
a right to the jaw. O'Dowd landed two
lefts to the jaw. fO'Dowd landed two
more light blows. O'Dowd sank his
left into Gibbons stomach. Gibbons
landed a right squarely ON the jaw:
O'Dowd battered Gibbons in a neutral
corner. O'Dowd's round.
Round Nine-Referee Ulrich's silk
shirt was !spattered with Gibbons
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Fighting but o'Dowd again opened
Gibbons left eye and sent Gibbons to
the ropes. O'Dowd kept on top Of
Gibbons and kept the phantom busy.
O'Dowd crashed a right to Gibbons
jaw. At this stage of the battle,
lO'Dowd had a slight lead. They traded
wallops. O'Dowd landed two straight
lefts. O'Dowd's round.
Round Ten-They shook hands for
the final round. Gibbons hooked a
left to the paw. Gibbons again beat
fO'Dowd to the punch. O,Dowd spat
blood as he backed into Gibbons cor-
O'Dowd missed two blows to the
body. Gibbons pummeled O'Dowd's
stomach. The men seemed tired and
cltnched. Gibbons landed eft to the
jaw. The men were fighting viciously
when the final bell rang.
Middleweight Champion Mike
O'Dowd today discussing the outcome
Of his ten round bout last night with
Mike Gibbons, declared he thought he
won "all the way" and that he was
ready to fight Gibbons again at any
! time.
Gibbons had arranged to start to.
day on a hunting trip, but he de.
cided to consult his physician regard
ing his injured hand before leaving
the city. Gibbons did not comment
upon reports that he was intending
to announce his retirement from the
ring. 1t is considered quite certain
however, that the Phantom will mot
attempt to come back for two or three
months at least.