Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-14
Gibbons Loses
to Miske on Foul
[CrOWd Dissatisfied

round bout tonight. Gibbons had
been leading until the fight was
stopped, when Miske claimed he had
been struck low and could not con-
tinue.
The crowd gathered around the
ring and some of the spectators
shouted to Miske to continue. Glib
bons walked to Miske's corner but
the winner appeared too weak to ac-
knowledge him. When the judges
decision was announced, the crowd
roared its disapproval and derided
AIiske as he left the ring. When Glib
bons started toward his dressing
room, there was a round of applause.
AS he strobe toward his dressing
room, Gibbons told a reporter for
the A. P. that the blow was foul. but
it was accidental. Il don't think 1t
was hard enough to hurt him much
and / couldn't avoid it as he lurched
when we came together" the loser
said.
Before a crowd that filled Madi-
son Square Garden, Billy Miske and
tom Gibbons. the st. Paul heavy
weights met in a 15-round bout to-
night. Miske's weight was 1S7 and
Gibbons 176.
Gibbons was far in the lead on
points and had Miske appearing
amateurish when the foul occurred.
AS the tenth round started. both men
advanced to the center of the ring
and fell into close exchange. both
playing for the stomach. Gibbons
turned backward to get greater lev
GRACE with his right and as he
brought it down, Miske stepped for
ward and the blow struck bill in the
groin. He dropped helpless to the
floor and Gibbons stepped away.
For a few seconds both the audi
cnce and referee, Kid Mcfarland
seemed amazed Miske sat on the
floor. his face writing in evident
agony, but it was some time before
Mcfarland stepped over and grab
hing Miske by the shoulders lifted
him to his cornen
In the 18th round, semi final, Tom
my Robson of Maiden, Mass, won the
judges decision over Jimmy Darcy
1913 pounds.
INouliu OIlC- lHtN met III tlP center
OF the ring and fell into a sharp ex-
change. Miske landed first. a short
right to the head. They kept at close
range. Miske missed a wide swing
and Gibbons sent right hook to the
ribs They kept exchanging evenly
ut long range.
Both We're wild.
Round two-They clnched Glib
bons placed his left to Miske's head
and Bill missed a return. Miske
caught Gibbons with lfct hook to
the jaw. Both sent left jabs to the
head. The men were lively but do
ing little damage.
Round three-Gibbons iabbed a
hard left to the jaw. Miske rushed
him to his corner and grabbing him
tossed him along the ropes. Glib
hons was bleeding from a cut on his
| head. Miske sent smashing right
to the face then missed a right hook
Gibbons tented and caught Miske
a hard right to the jaw.
} Round four--Gibbons landed sew
cral hard blows to the head but
Miske missed. He repeated his at
tack, hooked several hard rights and
lcfts to the head and again made
Billy miss. Gibbons jabbed some
more and then had the better of in
fighting.
Round five-Thcy were cautious
and danced around. Gibbons sent
short uppercut to the jaw, then miss
ed a left cross. Miskes left eye be-
gan to color and swell. and, Gibbons
pounded it twice with hard rights.
Tom missed an uppercut.
Round siX-Thcy exchanged body
blows. Then Gibbons started his
shifting tactics and when Miske step
ped into the feints, Tom stung hard
left iabs. Miske began to miss often.
Gibbons kept shooting his left to the
head.
Round seven-Gibbons' footwork
had Hiske puzzled. After Miske had
missed widely. they both landed left
ing three out of four attempts to hit,
while Gibbons. while careful, landed
like a sharpshooter
Round eight-Thcy danced around,
landing lightly and the crowd howled.
Miske led but Gibbons ducked half
; Il dozen blows and then sent in a
volley, one OF which Miske claimed
was low The referee demurred,
Gibbons raincd rights and lcfts to the
body and slammed several teeth out
Of Mskcs mouth. Gibbons rocked
Miske with rights and lcfts to the
head. They were exchanging blows
when the bell rang.
Round nine-Gibbons carefully
iabbcd for the head then backed to
the ropes and fell into light clnch.
Nske sent both hands to the body.
! then a right to the head. Gibbons
plunged his right into Miske's stom-
ach. They exchanged lightly until
suddenly Misl<e shot away with both
hands and backed Gibbons to the
ropes.
, Round tcn-Thev fell into a clinch
a., and began to exchange at close range.
Miske dropped to the floor, claiming
a foul He sat there several mo-
, mcnts until Kid Mcfarland, the ref
t cree. picked him up and carried him
| 20 his chair.
Gibbons Father Dies
St Paul, Mimi, Oct 13-Thomas
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