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Gibbon Has Chance, a * NEW' YORK.—If ever there was ?- j the slightest doubt parading: the* ) pugilistic high road regarding the *' j status of “Mike” Gibbons, of St. ' j Paul, siuce he came into the open, n ^ and declared himself a middleweight it has had the sklda put under it and has slid out of existence. There is no good reason why the crown, vacant since the untimely death of Stanley Ketchel, should not be slipped upon the pompadoured brow of j Gibbons.| Gibbons has proved beyond ques-» tion that he is the clas3 of mlddle-I weights. A glance through the list | of contenders disclosed none that has a chance with the “Minnesota' Zephyr” over the short route at any • rate. It is true that Gibbons hasI never ventured into the unknown land risky twenty-round business. He ! has contented himself with rakin.4• fI “Jeff” Smith. Compare these men | individually with Gibbons, and whatis the answer? Of the outfit there are but two who are within severalkilometers of being as clover as Gibbons—Ahearn and Clabby. Of these twoAhearn would probably have the better chance of outpointing Gibbons if such a chance existed.j 1 in the golden shekels while giving ^ ten-round boxing lessons, but is there r (any who will declare—and believe what he says—that Gibbons cannot ramble through 20 rounds and not 1 hold his own?Certainly circumstantial evidence is all in favor of Gibbons being able to .turn the trick without losing any of the j prowess that has made him one of ! the most popular boxers in the game today.Glance through the layout of mid-dleweights who are conceded to have a chancer “Young” Ahearn. “Mick” [ H King of Australia. I^eo Houck, “Eddie” McOooriy, “Jimmy” Clabby, j ]] George Chip. “Dave” Smith of Australia. Jack Dillon, Frank Klaus and— rP
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Fairbanks Alaska Citizen
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Mon, Jul 12, 1915
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