The Washington times., 1922-10-14

The sudden ending Of the fight
proved unsatisfactory to crowd
Of moro than 1900 who jammed
the garden. Miske was roundly
booed when he left the ring, but
Gibbons, who appeared stunned at
his disqualification, came In for
wild cheers. . r.
The boxing commission ordered
the purses Of both Gibbons and
Miske held up pending an investiga.
tion of the bout. -..-t
Following the contest. McGovern.
who decided on the foul blow. de-
clared:
"There is no doubt that it was a
foul punch. but It was not low
enough to completely incapacitate
The weights were announced a.
Gibbons. 176; Miske, 1877. There was
not q vacant seat to be seen In the
garden as the men awaited the
opening gong. Kid Mcfarland was
the referee.
|, ROUND ONE. Both men came
out fast and met In the center of
the ring. Each placed light lefts to
the body and head. Then Gibbons
sent q right uppercut to Biily's face.
and Miske came back with q stiff
right to the head. He brought his
right back fast to the top OF
Tommy's head and blocked Gibbons
left. Tommy spared q moment and
hooked lefts and rights to Miske's
face. At the bell Miske was brushing
claret from under his nose.
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ing furiously at once. Gibbons
tabbed lightly with his left. then
let go two hard lefts.. which Miske
ducked. As Gibbons put a right in
Billy's face and peppered him three
Miske attempted to sink a heavy
right to the stomach. but Gibbons
was away nimbly. He uppercut
with his right to Miske's jaw. but
was repaid by solid lefts to the
face. Gibbons was hooking with
both hands to the head at the bell
ROUND THREE. They. were
busily at It. Gibbons left found
Miske's face several times. but
Billy kept boring in and got ever
hard right which cut Gibbons
forehead. Both then exchanged
rapid lefts and rights to the head
and face and slamming away at, the
bell.
ROUND FOUR. They hooked
away at each other for q few mo-
ments, both hands going. Tommy
suddenly drove . heavy left in
Miske's midriff, and swung .
hard right to the face. Miske
missed two rights In succession.
and Tommy uppercut him rs the
blows went by. Gibbons kept out
Of the way Of MisLe's right sew.
ernl times, but caught hard
lefts on the face. Tommy was
hammerinE Miske's body rs the
ROUND FIVE. They were eau.
tious as they came out and sparred
for several seconds. Each then
shot in wicked lefts to the face
and clinched. Coming out Of It,
Gibbons let 20 q fierce left. cutting
Q cash over Miske's left eye.
Tommy sent q right uppercut to
the jaw and swung his left to
the body. As Miske jabbed with
his left Tom put in two more body
blows landing with each hand.
Miske missed a right and CAUGHT q
solid left on the face.
ROUND SIX. Billy let go q
right but Tommy was away In
time. Gibbons then jabbed lefts
to the nose. Miske's right was
wild. landing on Tommy's shoulder
Tommy kept poking to the head
with his left, and Miske missed
repeatedly with his right. Tommy
put over a solid right to the
stomach and dodged a left. Near
the bell Gibbons landed several
times with rights and left to the
face.
ROUND SEVEN. Tommy SPARED
smartiy and made Miske look
badly as he missed rights and
lefts. Gibbons hooked with y left
but was nailed with a right and
left to the head. Gibbons sent a
right to the stomach. Gibbons
Lpded more blows than Miske at
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