Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-14
TOMMY ADMITS
BLOW WASL0W;
WAS ACClDENT
Gibbons Had Advantage All
Through the Fight;
!, Cheered By Fans.

New York, Oct. 14.-Tommy Glib
bofs of St. Paul lost OF a fouhto Billy
Miske, his fellow townsman, in the
tenth round Of their scheduled Is
round bout Friday night. Gibbons had
been leading until the fight was stop
ped, when Miske claimed he had been
struck low and could not continue.
The crowd gathered around the
ring and some OF the spectators shout
ed to Miske to continue. Gibbons
walked to Miske's corner but the win
1ner appeared too weak to acknowledge
him. When the judges decision vas
announced the crowd roared its disap-
prevail and derided Miske Is he left
the ring. When Gibbons started to-
ward his dressing room there was a
round Of applause.
AS he strobe toward his dressing
room Gibbons told q reporter for The
Associated Press that the blow was
foul but that 1t was accidental. Il
don't think it was hard enough to
hurt him much but | couldn't avoid
1t, as he lurched when we came to-
gether," the loser said.
2 Gibbons Leading
Gibbons was in the lead on points
and had Miske missing when the foul
occurred. AS the tenth round started
both men advanced to the center Of
the ring and fell into a close exchange,
both playing for the stomach. Glib
bons turned backward to get greater
leverage with his right as he brought
the blow struck Bill in the groin. He
dropped helpless to the floor n Glib
bons stepped away.
For a few seconds both the audi
enee and referee, Kid" Mcfarland,
seemed amazed. Miske sat O N the
floor. his face writhing in evident
agony, but 1t was some time before
Mcfarland stepped over and grab
bling Miske by the shoulders lifted him
to his corner.
In the preceding nine rounds of
fighting, Gibbons emulated the noted
shift work of his brother, Mike, the
"St. Paul pnantom." He Tented in
and out, with amazing dexterity,
plunging back now and hen to drive
a left jab to the head or to hook both
fists into Miske's body. Gibbons had
landed often yet the latter was not
Weakened. "
Miske's weight was 1877 and Glib
Fight By Rounds = ~
Round One-They met in the center
change. Miske landed first, a short
right to the head. They kept at close
range. Miske landed a wide swing
and Gibbons sent a right hook to the
ribs. They kept exchanging evenly
at long range. Both were wild.
Round Two-They clinched. Glib
bons placed his left to Miske's head
and Billy. missed 2 return. Miske
caught Gibbons with a left hook to
the jaw. Both sem left jabs to the
head. The men were lively, but do
ing little damage.
Round Three-Gibbons jabbed O
hard left to the jaw. Miske rushed
him to his corner and, grabbing him,
tossed him along the ropes. Gibbons
was bleeding from a cut on his head,
Miske sent a smashing right to the
face; then missed q right hook. Glib
bons tented and caught Miske q hard
right to the jaw.
Round Four-Gibbons landed sew
eral hard blows to the head but Mis-
ke- missed. Gibbons REPEATED his at
tack, hooked several hand rights and
let's to the head and again made
Billy miss. Gibbons jabbed some more
and then had the better OF inighting.
Round Five-They were cautious
and danced around. Gibbons sent
"a short uppercut to the jaw then miss
gan to color and swell and Gibbons
pounded it twice with hard rights
Tom missed an uppercut.
Round SiX-They exchanged blows
then Gibbons started his shifting tao
tics and when Miske stepped into the
feints, Tom stung hard left jabs. Mis-
Ike began to miss often. Gibbons kept
shooting his left to the head.
Round Seven-Gibbons footwork
had Miske puzzled. After Miske had
missed widely, they both landed left
hooks to the head. Miske was MISSING
three out of four attempts to hit,
while Gibbons, although careful, land.
ed like a sharpshooter.
Round Eight-They danced around