The New York herald., 1922-10-09
MISKE AND GIBBONS
IN NEXT Big MATCH
These Heavyweights to Meet
in Combat at Garden Next
Friday Night.
BY CHARLES #. MATHIsoN.

The boxers are prepared to put in a
busy week and the bouts offered by the
promoters are apparently designed TO
afford interesting contests Chief on
the list of events is the match between
Billy Miske and Tom Gibbons. both of
ST. Paul. which is set for Friday night
at Madison Square Garden. Miske is
fighting better al the present time than
ever before in his career. and there is
no doubt he will give Gibbons a lively
sixty minutes Miske has changed his
style Of fighting since he first appeared
in the East and is now an aggressive,
hard hitting chap
Although Gibbons did not appear 10
very good advantage against Greb, yet
the Pittsburgher is apt TO make any
man in the country look foolish. Gene
Tunney will testify TO that fact. Miske
would seem to be the master Of Gibbons.
but as both are clean boxers and hard
hitters there should be plenty of excit-
ing incidents during their tilt
The Republic A. A.. which has a lease
of the Polo Grounds. will stage its open
ing entertainment next Thursday after
noon. and the list Of events presages
splendid entertainment for the specta-
tors. When the fans have watched ten
rounds each between Johnny Curtin and
Terry Martin. frankie Jerome and
Danny Lee and Andy Thomas and Joe
Tiplitz, the onlookers will be unani-
mousy Of the opinion that they have
seen as much spirited fighting as could
conveniently be crowded into one after
noon
The amateur boxers will also become
active this week and will hold the center
of the stage in Madison Square Garden
tonight and tomorrow night One hum
dred entries have been received of
youngsters who will struggle for the
honor of competing in an international
tourney at Toronto October 19 and 20
The very best men in the Metropolitan
Association will take part in the trial
bouts and the results promise to be en-
tertaining.
Jack Dempsey has gone away on
theatrical tour, but before he left he
conferred with Tex Rickard regarding
match with heavyweight to be selected.
The plan is to put the champion and his
opponent in the Gadren during the win
ter. The opposing boxer has not been
selected.
Martin Kililea, manager of Johnnk
Wilson. arrived in New York last Friday
evening too late to stave off the contin-
uance of the suspension of the Boston
southpaw The Boxing Commission had
given Wilson until noon last Friday to
sign for a match with Greb for the light
heavyweight title, and as he did not
appear the commission issued its ruling
reinstating Greb and continuing the sus-
pension Of Wilson Rickard holds the
opinion that Wilson may yet sign the
papers and chairman Muldoon is willing
to give the Bostonian a chance.
Charley Izzo. a hyweight OF Coney Is
land. who stopped jack Feldman in two
rounds at the Rink S. c. last Thursday
night has the earmarks of dangerous
ringster. He is very aggressive and hits
hard and stra ght with both hands.
frankie Genaro was disappointing in
his bout with Indian Russell. who Is a
third rater. Genaro seems to be lacking
in punching power and Is extremely eau
tious Buff finished Russell in five
rounds. A fifteen round bout between
villa and Genaro should be arranged.
The proposed Mason-Vllla bout does not
appeal to the patrons of boxing, as Mason
has been fighting for twelve years and
is on the down grade.
In defense of Kid Norfolk as pros
pective opponent for Battling sikh. if the
Senegalese comes to America, the mana
ger of the former declares that Greb is
not the light heavyweight champion for
the reason that Levinsky had lost on a
foul to Boy Mccormick two years before
Tunney defeated the Battler. 1t is true
that Levinsky lost on a foul TO McCor-
mick. but that does not vitiate Levinsky' s
title. Mccormick. a native Of England
was here on visit and never had any