The mirror., 1923-06-14
THE DOPE BUCKET
By Mr.. X. L. NJ.

Within month all roadS VIII lead 10 onelDy,
Montana, where the next fight for the heavyweight ~
championship of the world is to be staged There
is no spectacle that will larger crowd than
championship ALPHABETICALLY when the gadators
big
Now the newspapers are full of news of the coming
match. Sporting writers exploring the "morgue"
for dope Dempsey, the champion and Gibbons the
challenger Both have their adherents loyal hackers
who prepared wager their last dime their idol
Naturally Dempsey is the favorte which is it should
be he has demonstrated that he is real champion
1t said that several eastern shapshooters back
ing Gibbons win, among them Jack Brton and
Jimmy Bronson, manager of Bobby Garcia Britton is
"a conservative spender and if he is really putting coin
of the realm on the ST. Paul he feels that he has
better than an even bet However, money
champion is always good bet, despite the two upsets
within the last week. Dempsey has the advantage in
weight, but bear in mind that Bob Fitzsimmons
weighed within fifteen pounds of Tom Gibbons fighting
weight
There can be basis of comparison between Carpen-
tier and Gibbons Gibbons is the Frenchmans super
ior in every department. of the game. haye them
both that is not hearsay, Carpenter, when he
tered the ring at Boyles Thirty Acres was the most
overrated fighter that cawed through the ropes
Carpenter was, he called, dancing master
and take it from me, Tommy Gibbons can give him
lessons in the light fantastic.
1t may that favor Gibbons. Frankly, 1 do,
but tells that he can't beat Dempsey
By that mean that while would like to the
another head, believe that Dempsey able retain
it, Billy Miske and Willie Meehan are among the few
heavyweights who have both Dempsey and Gibbons.
Dempsey knocked Mske out in three rounds Benton
Harbor and Gibbons outpointed him St. Paul after
losing match to him at The Garden The Frisco Fat
Boy is credited with win Dempsey, before the
LATTER tired the ADy Uho hoc the
roly-poly clown of the ring in action understand
why he might burlesque his way to decision. Tom
Gibbons put Meehan away in round which does
anything.
Gibbons has longer list of k o's than any heavy
weight fighting. But among his twenty-five
secutve victories the morphia there but
of them who have any claim to recogni-
ton fighters. The Hugh Walker, the X. C.
Iron Man and AL Reich. And AL should never have
deserted his bar Covingon for the uncertainties of
ring career At time the critics hailed the hand
purveyor of Tom and ferries as the coming cham
pion. The critics devoted columns what the
Highlanders going to do to the Giants last fall.
Gibbons has never been knocked out Dempsey has,
by Jim Flynn in round. That back in 1917.
The best Gibbons could get with old BARLEY Madden,
who shaving regularly before the Chicago conAa-
grafton a draw Since Dempsey inherited the
he has defended it against all comers-except
Harry Wills, Luis Frpo and few more any one of :
when will give him trouble in one round than
Georges did in four.
1t is fooshness back Gibbons knock the champion
OUT and it is very unlikely that he outpoint him.
Gibbons is faster than the Manassas mauer but his
speed will be of little avail if he take few on
the whiskers. understand that the Montana Boxing
Regulations call for eighteen twenty foot ring.
That lessons Gibbons chances of staying away from
Dempsey
A great deal depends upon the way that Gibbons
elects fight. If he stands toe-tooe (Page 4-Col y