The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-25
MISKE'S DEFEAT ROBS
DEMPSEY OF OPPONENT

NEW YORK, Oct 25.-Hope that
Billy Miske, the st. Paul Heavyweight
had come back" to the point where
he had become a logical opponent for
Jack Dempsey in little contest, was
exploded by Miske's showing against
Tommy Gibsons, his fellow townsmen.
Miske took such beating and was
so clearly outpointed that the decis-
ion which gave him victory on a
questionable foul meant not thing to
his credit.
When he met Dempsey several years
ago. Miske was not a we'll man. He
was just recovering from long illness
and he was in no condition to take
the punching that Dempsey gave him.
He took things easy for long time
before getting back into the ring and
when he did resume active operation
again he came so fast and looked so
good that he was picked as a choice
over Brennan and the other Dempsey
victims for chance at the title.
Ever since Dempsey knocked out
Carpenter, it has been agreed that
Harry Wills, the huge colored fighter,
was the only one in the class who de-
served a chance for the title. The
more the other eontenders mix around
among themselves, the stronger that
conviction becomes.
Tommy Gibbons is first class light
heavyweight, perhaps the best in the
American class, but he does not size
up as fit opponent for Dempsey. He
is too small and the handicap of over
coming 90 pounds of the hardest hit
ting fighter in the ring is too much to
ask of him.
Dempsey-WiIIs Match
Little more than month ago talk
of the Dempsey-Wills battle was the
chief topic of conversation, but it has
lapsed now to the point where it is
seldom mentioned.
This cannot be taken as loss of in
terest in the prospective meeting of
the two leaders of the heavyweight
division. 1t is the result of informa-
ton from responsible sources that the
fight cannot be held until next summer
and that increased agitation would
throw impediments in the way
Joe Beckett, England's Count of
Ten" got back into the good graces
of the British fight fans when he
stopped Frank Moran. the ancient
Mary Ann. Regardless of the fact that
Moran is considered about a sixth ra.
ter in the United States, the British
ringworms regard him as an American
fighter and 10 Beckett they give all the
palms for beating an American.
Battling Sikh Hits Hard
Beckett's next big fight will be with
Battling Sikh. the heavyweight cham
pion of Europe and the conqueror OF
Georges Carpenter. Even though Sikh
is rated in this country as an accident
Beckett will not be cinch bet to win
from the Senegalese fighter. Sikh can
hit and Joe doesn't like to be hit
Should Beckett get away from the
orthodox method of hitting for the Jaw
followed by. all European boxers, he
ought to win from Sikh Carpenter
tried TO knock out the Battler with
straight rights and left to the jaw and
al The got for his trouble was two
broken hands. Two good licks down
stairs" might have won the fight for
him..
Reports from the other side quote
Sikh as having turned new leaf upon
which absinthe and wine are not en-.
tered. If he would get down to Sc
rious training and have some good in.
structor take hold of him, he might
turn out to be a fair fighter.
Unless Dempsey should happen to
lose his mind. however, talk of Six
having a chance with the champion is
silly.