The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-12-13
TOMMY GIBBONS
BATTERS NORFOLK
INTO SUBMISSION

New York, Dec. 9.-Tommy Glib
bons, pride of the middle west and
leading contender for Jack Demp-
sey's crown, battered Kid Norfolk,
rugged negro light heavyweight in
to submission tonight in Madison
Square Garden. Gibbons scored a
technical Knockout over his dusky
opponent when the referee stopped
the fight in the sixth round of their
Is round match to save Norfolk
further punishment.
Flashing a dazzling exhibition of
foot work and punching skill. the St.
Paul fighter outclassed Norfolk be-
fore a crowd of 1900 that filled the
Garden to capacity and paid total
of $107,599 to make up the gate"
for the Christmas fund raised by a
New York newspaper.
Gibbons Cuts Kid to Pieces
Gibbons cut the Negro to pieces
with relentless, driving attack and
beat down Norfolk's rugged defense
in short order. The Kid was on the
verge of a knockout in the fourth
round, was saved from a final count
"A the fifth when a terrific right to
the jaw sent him down for the count
of two and lasted only fifty-five
seconds of the sixth and last round.
Norfolk was dropped for a count
of six in the last round with another
smashing right to the jaw. He reel
ed backward as he got to his feet,
staggered across the ring and fell to
his back before Gibbons could land
another blow. Norfolk was unable to
continue and Referee Sheridan STEP
ped between the fighters, waving
Gibbons to his corner.
Gibbons quick victory was a spec
tacular climax to the charity show
which kept the crowd in an uproar
from start to finish. The st. Paul
mans triumph caused little less SEN
sation than the knockout of Johnny
Wilson, former worlds middleweight
champion, at the hands of Tiger
Flowers, Atlanta negro, in the third
round of a ten round match.
Flowers Batters Wilson
Flowers swarming over Wilson
with a two listed, tireless assault,
quickly weakened Wilson with a
steady drive to head and body and
the referee stopped the encounter.
giving the Negro technical knock
out, while Wilson, beaten into cor
ner of the ring, was obviously help
less to go on. Wilson apparently in
poor condition, did not take a count
but was literally "out on his feet"
Gibbons, in superb condition,
quickly demonstrated his mastery
over Norfolk, the Negro mixed will
ingly but he was unable to block
Gibbons shifty attack or penetrate
the st. Paul mans defense with any
effectiveness.
Gibbons cut Norfolk about the eyes
and nose with rattling fire of jabs
and hooks in the second round and
started fresh flow of blood from
Norfolk's mouth in the third.
Norfolk's finish seemed imminent
in the fourth when he was staggered
by a solid left to the jaw and rocked
a moment later by a swing to the
head. He weathered this gale, how
ever, although visibly groggy and
rallied in the fifth round, forcing the
fighting and starting blood from Glib
bons' nose until terrific right smash
to the head sent him to the floor.
Up at the count of two, Norfolk
swayed toward Gibbons but the bell
saved him from further punishment,
but he had only brief respite before
the finish in the sixth.
Promoters announced that profit
for the Christmas fund amounted to
approximately $46,000 after the de-
duction from gross receipts of state
tax of $5,379.95 and $52,665.71 to
pay the boxers, of this Gibbons re-
ceived 80 per cent of the gross re-
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