The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-09
MIKE GIBBONS TO
MEET CARP SOON
Phantom to Beat Brother
Tom to Match With
the Frenchman
BY EDWARD COCHRANE

ing worlds champions Of pugilism
are merely angling for engagements
and have nothing closed definitely.
Interests In the padded circle shifts
this week To London the scene of
the Ted Lcwis-Johnuy Hasham con
test, which Is merely the beginning
OF a series uf battles there that will
attract fistiC followers this season.
This bout win bc followed by one
between the WINNER and Mikc Glib
bCns and that. I'm turn, viii be- fol-
lowed by battle between Mike Glib
hons and Georges Carpenter for the
ht-heavywciEh championship of
The world, II the plans OF London
rstic promoters are carried out
Strange as II may seem. Mike In
liable 20 beat his brother Tommy.
TO battle with the celebrated
FrpuchWuu, who lost 10 Jack
Dempsey last july at Jersey city.
Some time ago Mike Collins man
ager for Mike Gibbons. accepted
terms OF promoters In London for
two tights, one with Lewis and the
other with Carpenter. Collins was
offered "A bout with Boy McCor-
mick hut he could not take that
one because ho had booked the
most important battle In the career
of his fighter at Wichita, Kan. Oc-
tober IS, when Gibbons meets MIKE
O'Dowd I'm contest that will result
In one Of the two being declared by
boxing experts the middlcwcight
champion OF the world. since
Johnny Wilson virtually has been
eliminated because OF his poor
showing against Bryan Downcy at
Jersey city Labor day.
Anxfpng IN IgnN farnanTisr
Gibbons jumped at the chance to
meet Lewis and Carpenter on the
other side OF the water Lewis has
beaten Basham before Basham was
welterwoiFht champion ~ Gr"at
Britain, titlo Lewis relieved him
d some time ago and he IS now get
ting the chance TO regain Il. al
though II is the opinion Of those
who know both fighters that Lrwis
Is sure to repeat the victory. Glib
bons will sail for London shortly
after his battle with O'Dowd and
win box Lewis November II. I'm.
mediately utter that bout Carpenter
will be booked, Mike Is sure to
| beat Lewis
Some possibly figure that Glib
bCns Is making a mistake in giving
away so much weight to Carpenter,
] but Mike doesn't think so. He will
/ enter the ring Weighing around 1872.
Carpenter should not be more than
4 thirteen pounds heavier. That isn't
I a great difference. Gibbons always
! has entertained an idea that he can
/ take the measure Of the French
man in long fight. Right now
| Mike Is boxing at his best. His
/ come back has been complete
success. Battling Ortcga won "a de-
| clsion over Johnny Wilson, but was
no match for Gibbons refereed
their fight in Colorado Springs re-
/ Gently and Gibbons outclassed Or
tega, finishing him In seven rounds
Walker Meets Tommy.
Mike believes that his punching
| power, coupled with probably the
! best defense in the boxing game
and cleverness that is is second ia
none, viii enable him TO beat Car
| penticr He knows the Frenchman
/ is clever and shifty. but he thinks
/ he can beat anyone VINO cannot lick
/ Dempsey especially since the
/ Frcnchman Ia so near his own
! weight, II Mike gets the battle
/ with Carpenter and wins he will
| upset the plans Of Tex RiCkayd To
| put the Frenchman against Tommy
| Gibbons for the lightweight cham
| pionship some time during the win
| ter.
Despite the fact that there is u
deal OF interest right now in Glib
/ bons' trip TO London because he Is
/ the leading middlcweight OF the
/ world. there are some bouts in this
I country this week that are attract
/ ing attention One OF these will
J bring together Tommy Gibbons and
I Hugh Walker al Boston. This Is
/ their third meeting Gibbons has
| finished In front each time. but
/ Walker took all the celebrated St
| Paul slugger had to offer. No doubt
| Hugh viii finish second this time
| but he gives Gibbons plenty Of argu-
ment and Is there at the finish.
Gibbons is fighting all the tough
ones he can now to prepare him
self for the most notable clash OF
/ his meteoric CHrcer--that with
/ Carpenter IF the Frenchman
finally agrees to return o this coun.
try. This is not settled. despite re
ports from New York TO the con-
trary
Jock Malone and Panama 10,
| Cans are 10 meet for twelve round.
on the same bill Malone Is q
clever fighter and good punch
er He is on his way to the mid
dlowoight champion.