Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-22
.O'DOWD SHADES :
MIKE GIBBONS
IN BLOODY FIGHT
St. Paul Phantom Unable to
Withstand Terrific Blows
Of MiddIeWeight
Champion.
By KID GRAVES.

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in the possession of Mike O'Dowd
and he now has the honor OF win
ming newspaper verdict ovel
"Phantom" Mike Gibbons, hereto.
fore said to be the greatest middle
weight in the world.
The champions aggressivenes.
and willingness to trade punche.
with the challenger won for him
Early in the third round O'Dowe
butted Gibbons under the left eye
and landed right uppercut to tn.
same place. Either the butt or the
punch opened Gibbons eye and h.
bled freely throughout the battle
the blood causing him to pass ur
frequent opportunities to land and
also preventing his blocking num-
Der OF blows he otherwise might
have stopped.
While O'Dowd is entitled to a
verdict his victory was by no large
margin. He won by a shade and ir
another bout Gibbons might re.
verse the decision. 1t was great
bout and the large audience was
we'll satisfied. Another bout be-
tween the two would probably draw
as big house as the first one.
The preliminaries were all good
and served to keep the huge as
semblage on edge and occupied
while waiting for the pain bout
Moving pictures were taken of the
championship bout.
Round One.
The men clinched and Gibbons
forced O'Dowd to the ropes
O'Dowd landed a right and left to
the body. Gibbons made no effort
to box the champion but stood toe
to-toe and slugged. Gibbons made
O'Dowd miss and landed several
Tight blows in return. A tame
hound.
O'Dowd drove two rights to the
jaw. Gibbons landed a light right
cross. O'Dowd was cautioned for
hitting in clinches. Gibbons began
to box the champion and O'Dowd
missed again and again. Gibbons
landed right and left to the jaw and
his speed puzzled the other. Mike.
Gibbons round. -
Round Three. -
Gibbons landed left to the jaw
and O'Dowd missed one. Gibbons
landed the first hard blow, right
T. the kidneys. O'Dowd began, to
break ground but Gibbons outboxed
him. O'Dowd landed right on
Gibbons EYE. Gibbons began to
bleed and O'Dowd drove rights and
lefts to the body. Gibbons landed
q hard right cross on O'Dowd's
chin. Round even.
Round Four.
Gibbons bored in and seemingly
made no effort to dodge O'Dowd':
swings, in an effort to get close tc
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 right upper cut to the jaw.
Gibbons round. .,-.-,...
Round Five.
Gibbons landed right and left to
the jaw. O'Dowd missed. O'Dowd
drove a terrific right to Gibbons
eye. which staggered the phantom.
O'Dowd landed a straight left to
the head and drove Gibbons to the
ropes. Gibbons was bleeding badly.
O'Dowd drove Gibbons into the lat
ter's corner. IO'Dowd was Outright
ing Gibbons. O'Dowd's round.
Round Six.
Both fighters took things easy
at the start. Gibbons landed right
upper cut 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 ap-
plauded for his clever foot work,
Gibbons round.
Round Seven.
O'Dowd began to rough it and
Gibbons kept away from his heavy
swings. Gibbons stopped tO'Dowd's
rush with left to the jaw. Glib
bons landed on O'Dowd's neck
O'Dowd landed a left to Gibbons
ear and Gibbons went to the ropes
They ciinched. Round about even
Round Eight.
Gibbons eye bothered him con-
siderably. Gibbons hooked right
to-tie Jaw. O'Dowd landed two
let's to the jaw. O'Dowd landed
two more light blows. O'Dowd sank
his left into Gibbons stomach. Glib
bons landed right squarely on the
jaw. O'Dowd battered Gibbons in
neutral corner. O'Dowd's round.
Round Nine.
Referee Ulrich's silk shirt was
spat.ered with Gibbons blood. Glib
bons began to force the fighting but
O'Dowd again opened Gibbons LET,
eye and sent him to the ropes
O'Dowd kept on top of Gibbons and
kept the phantom busy. O'Dowd
crashed 4 right to Gibbons jaw. Al
his stage of the battle O'Dowd had
slight lead. They traded wallops
O'Dowd landed two straight let's.
O'Dowd's round.
Round Ten.
They shook hands for the final
round. Gibbons soaked a left to the
jaw. Gibbons again beat O'Dowd
to the punch. O'Dowd spit blood
as he backed into Gibbons corner
O'Dowd missed two blows to the
body. Gibbons pummeled O'Dowd's
stomach. The men seemed tired
and ciinched. Gibbons landed left
to the jaw. The men were fighting
yiciously when the final bell rang.