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VETERANFANPREDICTEDRESULTTWOWEEKSAGO0Bert Scribner, Who Has Seen Every ChampionshipMen a Lot of MoneyThey Were Inclined to BetGibbons Would NotAnswer Bell in Seventh Round. He Told Them TommWould Be There at Finish, But Could Not WinWhen all the professional prophetsfell down and many of the newspapercritics “pulled the wrong dope” onTommy Gibbons’ chance with Jack Dempsey, there is one man who, two weeks before the big scrap at Shelby, hit the nail on the head and predicted almost round for round and blow for blow the progress of the battle as it actually took place on July 4 in the sun-baked Hoole county arena.This man is Bert Scribner, oil capitalist of Dallas, Texas, and Tampico.Mexico, tight fan extraordinary and amateur sportsman of many parts and talents. Himself a boxer of no poor ability, Mr, Scribner has followed thein matters of fighting lore, they determined to take his advice. The Mudro boys and Patsy Sullivan and Tom Walker did not bet their good old simoleons that Gibbons would not be ready at the bell for the seventh and thereby saved themselves a lot of kale.“Dempsey Is not the Dempsey who whipped Willard,” said Mr. Scribner yesterday, “He has not been active enough to keep fast. He needs a fight every three months to keep hint in top shape. Still there isn’t a man on the horizon today who can take his measure. I give Firpo and Willard one or two rounds with him, and Wills twonr thrno rnnnris nnr) fhnt's nil. Gib*FirstHoBy theMay the rt and lt;the Aing I! Clegame,
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Sun, Jul 08, 1923
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