The Washington times., 1919-11-20

rounds at Paterson, n. j., and repeat
ed four days ago against Dutch Hagen
at Detroit. These bouts were staged
az preliminaries to tomorrow's con-
test with Gibbons. Now the cham
pion is in perfect condition and his
friends believe he will surely defeat
Gibbons.
Gibbons Is veteran. beginning in
1908. He is now thirty-one years old,
and, as a result of great activity and
shrewd business sense, he is comfort
ably fixed for the remainder of his
days. But despite a reputation for
skill with his fists, Gibbons has never
before had real shot at the middle
weight title.
Dedged stanley KetcheL q,
In 1909 and 1910 Mike Gibbons had
already won a reputation for clever
ness, but he carefully refrained from
seeking a match with the champion,
Stanley ketchel. He contented him
self with facing George Brown, Roy
Moore. Art Godfrey, Jimmy Potts,
and Jimmy Clabby. He lost a decision
IN ten rounds with Clabby.
Gibbons was busy lad from Ketch-
els death, in 1910, right down to the
war. He became an army boxing in
structor. which was proper enough in
and was exempt from military service
He piled up considerable money and
has IL well invested, mostly in real
estate in St. Paul
When Frank Klaus was striding
forward toward the title vacated by
the untimely death of Stanley Ketch-
Ell, Mike Gibbons never met him. Klaus
disposed Of all the available middle
weights on this side OF the water
and then knocked out Billy Papke and
defeated Georges Carpenter in Eu-
rope, winning the title.
Gibbons was a sort OF uncrowned
king of the middIeweights during the
reigns of Klaus. George Chip and All
Mccoy. Now that he is approaching
the end OF his career, he is entering
the ring for the first time with a
chance to win the title.
Mike Gibbons was always a frost
in the East, though in other parts of
the country he was a wonder. In
deed, II was said back in 1911 that
Mike had a slight saffron streaK
somewhere in his makeup.
Gibbons made Willie Lewis look
like busher in New York and was
Immediately matched with Young
Erne in Philadelphia. Gibbons got a
eaulihower ear and twisted nose in
that tout. in addition to a fine lick
ing.
In 1872 Tommy Iafoney, a struggling
welter. gave GIBBONS a beating in
New York, though the St Paul man
won on Do nts. But that bout saw
the first possible evidences of that
streak, for Maloney was much lighter
and yet his lighting heart had Glib
bons bluffed
Eddie McGoorty showed him up
again, chasing him around the ring
at Madison Square Garden for nine
rounds and easily winning on points
soldier Bartfield and Ted Lewis fur
ther injured his reputation, but II
was not until he faced Packey Nc
fariand that he ruined himself for
All time around New York. Tha,
ten-round fzzie ended the career of
the stockyards boy and cut short
1iooons activities in the East. Nc
fariand was shown done as a boyer
ano Glboons TO lack the heart neces-
sary TO a CHAMPION.
III Siorons Is still lacking a fight
ing heart he will be in for bunche-
OF trouble when he tackles O'Dowd
Gibbons - admittedly a fne boxer
but the champion is no sIouch. Fur
thermore. O'Dowd likes to force tho
milling, which always botbers man
without a fighting heart Navha
that's why Jack BrItton and Charlie
White are banking on O'Dowd TO win
Tomorrow night at St Paul.