The Washington times., 1925-06-06

conqueror of Tom Gibbons
VIII Begin Campaigning
for Title Contest
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

DIV LA v 1O 0s w <AA1A%AAS
anternational News Service Sports Editor.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Gene
Tunney, pride Of Greenwich Vii
iafe, stands today on the thresh-
old Of a battle for the champion
ship of the world. In stopping
Tom Gibbons in twelve rounds at
the Polo Grounds he achieved
something even Jack Dempsey
could not do at Shelby, Mont,
Though some captious critters may
seek an argument in this. But
Tnnney looked in his victory over
khe famous family man OF st.
PauI the most formidable chal-
ienper Dempsey can have. he
lad size. skill, speed and lunch, 9
nnfnhinafion most valuable 70 those
aeolrinr fortune with their fists.
81 am ready now to challenge
Demnsey." smiled Tunney today.
III the public doubted my ABILITY
hafore, it should know better now.
Nv manager will begin active cam
usiRning soon looking to 9 con-
test with the champion before ne
decides to retire"
Gene Tunney entered upon the
realm last night where the knuckIe
A. king an Tom Gibbons ie1t py
fha rear entrance for all the WorIe
like male conderelia VINO nAl
overstayed the time limit ana sue.
denly found that his SKIN nao
anrlng a leak In the seat OK It's
sronsers. Il was like the exit on
enc Of those pay-as-youIeaVe tEoi-
ley cars.
Tom Gibbons paid the penalty OF
6ra ana the heat by taking right
f11li on the jaw and suffering tne
iwnorniny of q Knockout, the 1ifst
snd probably the last of his career.
after minute and % seconds OF
the twelfth round.
(Sibbons was simply too weary
n get his hands mp to stop the
nnnch or move his chin out OF
Is path and this same WeaElness
merely permitted him 70 es -
his feet at the count oI yen
instead Of nine, as ne lntenoeu'
srh,s was the end Of Tom Glib
Rons of last night, not the Gid
nnna who stepped fifteen rounds
W-ith Dempsey at Shelby. HIS age
rna1Ia him more susceptible than
4h1 youthful Tunney to one OF
sne he,stest nights New York mas
rnown. His vitality was gone; g
waa his punch and the speed tnaI
hsA been the admiration OF all VINO
.-~nufIect before the throne ana
ScknovIedge the knuckle az king.
The Gibbons who had his neao
atahbed off by straight let's ana
his torso outraged by body puncnef
for nearly twelve rounds was yuse
= naIa innuendo Of the man OF otner
and better days. -
Neither did Tunney at All re-
nennbel the fnnocuous citizen VINO
used TO maui around with AALIy ~
Greb and kindred specimens. ne
80 = 100 pcr cent better man
than the writer ever thought he
could be-a beautiful boxer, nit
tar whose punches Travelled less
than eight inches and seldom missed
and 4 fighter whose mind held one
thought and one only: To win as
quickly as possible.
Gibbons did . deal Of smiling
NJ one time and another, and IN
6leated his willingness to shake
hands when he thought Tunney
m him low once or twice: Tun'
ney would have none OF lt. ne
RIared at his man with the eye
81 a fanatic and fairly ran aInuck
when Gibbons hit him on the Jaw
twice near the end OF the eighth
round.
This proved to be an empty ges.
%,,ra flash of speed and skill
for ten seconds where the pro-
gram called for fifteen rounds.
The writer was unable to coneede
Gibbons even one of the eleven and
one.third rounds fought.
Tunney's new attitude was strtk.
ingly emphasized when the end
came. 1t came suddenly and a
Wild animal about to score XIII
could have looked no more blood.
thirsty that did this studious young
man Of the usually calm and
courteous manner. Without the
slightest warning, he had Gibbons
on the floor with a left and right
TO the jaw. Tom never had been
there before and although not
hadIy hurt, his unfamiliarity with
the posture caused him to delay
arising until the count of seven.
Il was his legs that were gone'
not his head.
Tunney charged from his corner
with eyes agIare and before Gibbons
could protect himself, hooked a left
10 the Jaw aud crossed with right.
slowly, painfully. Gibbons sat down.
He rolled over and clutched the
ropes. Then the writer saw his
eyes. They were glazed; almost
sightless.
Get up, Tom," was shouted 1t
him by Eddie Kane at the count
Of eight, and Tom di6-tOO late.
It was the inevitable end. forecast
almost from the first round. ALI OF
them, in fact with the exception oc
that isolated flash at the end Of the
eighth, were much the same. Glib
bons being buffeted about as though
Tunney were working on sand bag
in the gymnasium. 1t became so
monotonous at times that the citi.
Eens, about 10000 in number. pro.
tested.
But they had no fau:t TO find with
Tunney They were looking at a
young man whose Improvement was
30 great that the white race need
look no further for q title contend
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