The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-21

nrxer Of the world and one OF the
most popular and aggressive boxers
IN he game. Gilmore numbers among
ais many friends, many OF tho noted
'resent day champion pugilists and
as-beens." They are more 10 him
shan mere professional acqgaintanees,
hqy are persona, friends.
Gilmore spent great deal of his
frc in Chicago. and was continually
cultured b. the metropolitan sport
writer's. In New York and other large
cities through ,he country he Jared
litewisc.
Gilmore was considered by some OF
ihe leading scrbes Of the country,
during his fighting days, os the. hVl-
ser of 4 technical claim On the worlds
heavyweight championship. One Of the
stories which one writer attributes
as the reason for this was an incident
which occurred some years ago. Al
nat time Joe Cox. vino claims that
no once made Jess Willard quit,
walked into the gymnasium Of Gill
mores father al Chicago and asked
for a tryout. The elder Gilmore look
cd around and pointed TO Freddie.
ihcn lightweight. and told Cox that
the boy" would attend TO him.
But" said Cox, Il want TO be tried
out by a man
That's al! right, said Gilmore. Sr.,
If you are too much for tne kid,
wen get you a man
Cox and Fred then squared away,
and in q couple o. minutes Cox was
OH the canvas with five
teeth missing from his mouth
Cox always tells how he made VIII
lard quit. But ne never tells what
Freddie Gilmore, a lightweight, did
10 fiim,
As & lightweight boxer Fred Gill
more was regarded as most worthy
. spirant for the championship crown.
lie has defeated the best Of them and
in 4 decisive manner He loves the
sport OF boxing. He has often en-
gagged in bouts FOR the mere pleasure
nc derived from it. Benefit perform
ances were his hobby. At one time
re visited the JoNet prison post, 4:
Joliet H., mot as an inmate. but
rs a eaceful yisircr) wncre he en-
gagged in boxing bout ,or the bcne-
fit of The inmates. After his de-
,lriurc. he received letter Of thanks
from the prisoners. in which they
cNpressod their appreciation for his
cndcavors TO entertain them. The
amusing part OF the incident is the
ending of ,ae letter. which reads.
Won and your friends will always
finds royal welcome here" or course
the letter was written in a sincere
vein of Friendship and the writer's did
not for, minute imply what might
I've implied from such words ia q let
tor from prison camp.
At 81. Charles. I'll. Gilmore fought q
heavyweight, Fred Bauer, In the sec
oni round of frat bout, he floored
Bauer fot the count of six. 'nhen the
police officials at the ringsde asked
Tred TO allow his opppnent TO stay
the limit, mot wishing to stir up OPP
position 10 boxing here by having 4
knockout registered"
Hero is the manner in which q
noted Chicago sport scribe once wrote
of F'rei: Fl. there is a. vthing in the
category OF boxing blows which Gil
more failed 10 show. il wls by over
sight. Fred started with - simple left
iab and worked from there ap, not
anything on the way. He
recognized blows and taen threw in a
couple OF trick punches, the loop the
loop ard back hand slap for guod
measure. As living advertisement
Tor his fathers fistatorical parlors ne
was 4 bowling success. He looked ev-
cry inch a champion and IL there is
any man in the ring who has wider
range o. punches at his command he
has not shJwr around the Chicago
Tho above was written after Gil
more mad engaged in contest wit'i
Willie Schafer. who was at the time
considered n champion. In further ex-
PLANTATION let 1t be known that Frrd's
father, Harry Gilmore. was during
his youth champ" in fEstic circles,
and later condlcted . gymnasium in
Chicago. which was visited by prac-
tcally every professional fighter and
athlete in the United states.
Az ono time Mike Gibbons. the 81.
Paul Phantom refused 10 box Fred.
Gilmore always wanted 10 fight vim
rers. One Chicago paper wrote Q. him
rs follows: During the last few
months Gilmore has been doing his
.ryout stunts with prospective white
iopes. and the way these alleged con-
lrcTrs OF one Jack Johnson have hit
ie floor after receiving a left hook
rom Gilmore, argues strongly that
Fred IL on his way 70 the weltcr-
sclght utle. There have been ten am
'.uous bstHers, all topping the beam
'ver Two hundred pounds. who have
7ced Gilmore and have lasted a
'ourd. One man took home broken
10 FER his trcnble and pains Each
hc boxing game after meeting Fred"
Gilmore lyryht his last bout or
December 10. 1916. when ne dcfeaiar
lohnny KID Alberts in New York.
10 made a tour OF Australia several
ears ago and while there defeated
Knockout" o'Connor, who was at the
inc the champion n Australia. For
his notable feat. Frvd received neat
= engraved solid gold miniature box-
re NIT vhich he wears ON hls watch
'haln
Gilmore resigned from tho ring
Itlct Les Darcy. vino was al one
ne champion OF Australia, and one
Il. the wafne<t friends Ffod hnd
.yer known, Died with Fred at his
,' dside. IL was said that Darcy died
). broken heart because he lsbored
mdor the impression that his good
lamc had been rnsllrncd. Fred felt 10
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