Evening star., 1925-06-06

down for the count under SnaShlli
The crowd was stunned. In the
round before ii had booed the two
men for failure to put up the not
fight which had been expected, but
apparently Tunney alone was aware
that his foe, q veteran of 80 years
was willing under the Eruelling fire
at close quarters. After l minute
and 26 seconds Of the twelfth round
Tunney put out one Of the most
formidable heavyweight contenders
in the country.
A right which felled Gibbons in "A
neutral corner so daZed him that
he was unable to get his bearings
as he arose. Tunney landed another
wallop to the chin and this time Glib
bons was finished. The referee
Winner Is Consistent.
The winner whom Dempsey has
promised to meet, fought well
throughout, but Gibbons appeared
only a shell of the greater boxer who
stood off the champion at Shelby.
Only in the eighth did the st. Paul
man treat his audience to fireworks.
Here he halted his steady retreat un-
der Tunney's barraSe and lashed out
with two terrific rights which Jared
the New York man to the heels.
The rally was only flash in the
pan. however. In the next round
Gibbons returned TO the tactics which
had marked the previous rounds,
covering and retreating as Gene
pressed TO the attack with sharp
jab, battering hook to the body and
short right chops to the head.
The battle was fought under in
tense heat. Gibbons weighing 179 and
Tunney 1919.
Visible damage was done each In
the fourth and fifth rounds. Tunney
putting his foes left eye and latter
slightly cut Genes lip, but the flower
of claret was brief. except in the
case of Gibbons, who started to bleed
again in the tenth.
While Gibbons fought. his wife lay
i'll in a St Paul hospital. The fight
er's friends said that worry over her
condition undoubtedly had something
TO do with his defeat
Fights Two Battles.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June R-
Tommy Gibbons today still was the
pride of st. Paul" despite his defeat
in the ring by Gene Tunney at New
York last night.
lighting two battles last night-one
against Tunney and the other against
an opponent that struck down from
the inside-fear, not for Tunney. but
for the condition of Mrs Gibbons.
Mrs. Gibbons is seriously i'll at a
local hospital and has been for sew
eral weeks. Immediately after the
fight was over last night a Iong.dis,
tanCe call was received at the hospital
from Tommy in New York inquiring
as to Mrs. Gibbons condition.
Mrs. Gibbons was not informed of
the defeat of her husband, but Tommy
left word with her nurse that he
was 'all right" and don't worry for
minute
Gibbons is due home late Sunday
night. There was much speculation
here today as to whether he would
enter the ring again. Mrs. Gibbons
and the five little Gibbons children
are expected to have much to say
about that
When the ST. Paul light heavy
weight was knocked out last night it
was the first time in his IA years
ring career that he had been counted
out, or even knocked off his feet He
engaged in his first boxing bout as
an amateur in 1911, entering the pro-
fessional ranks in 1913, with a knock
out victory.
Gibbons had met and defeated most
of the fighters of his class. A. one
time he had a record of % cOnsecu.
tive knockouts.
One of Gibbons greatest claims 10
fame was the fact that he had STAYED
the limit of Is rounds with lack
Dempsey. world heavyweight cham
pion, at Shelby, Mont. two years ago,
without being knocked down.