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JyMIKE GIBBONS IS IN A CLASS ALL BY HIMSELFro*C'ofje-tltII |!WWIGUMlwiwipalo,inKWialkrtiltobuR]orBy Untied Pi ess.NBW VOItK. July 25-Mlhc Gibbous; middleweight. Jias| rearhcd vlr-iually llie 8fUa eiagc of operations where Johnny Kilbaue stands.These two masters of their m l me practically out of gome one to fj-ht. l*or a lack of featherweights of cla^-s, Kittane 1? being forced on the light' weights.',Gibbons, out of olnssv mitl* dlcwelghts; ts forced to just sit mound, fyr there really me few light heavies who look nUrnetlve when cciu-pared to' Mike.Mike's inicilon, however, Is fur rrotu platting to llic ffetlc public. Ah tho recognizing the fact that Gibbons stands out over the many would-be rivals, the fans would like to tee the St. L’aul Ghost take on more fling at the* top.notchcrs. Jimmy CUb1y is still far from being classed among the hasbccns and Jeff Smith insists ho can and always could whip Mike.However, tl^e most insistent cries for attention from Gibbons arc coming just how from Soldier Hiictfield, Ted Lewis and Mike Down.A Few Left.Lewis, a welterweight,- has given Gibbons one tough Argument,, and ttarlfiehl holds a newspapers decision over the man generally recognized as the king of .the middle weights. O'Dowd Is a graduate of the Gibbous schuul ami is recognized ns one of the best men the welterweight division has seen in many days:Any one .of this trio of-welters would give Mike an argument—a hoi one. And then, If lie could induce A1 McCoy to get Into n. ring with tint there would be anqiher bout of more or less possibilities. AI Is not a champion and never has been, but ho manages to hang on to what Hllle claim he has to the ililc. Until he' la soundly thrashed by Gibbons- or same one else he will lay claims to the championship and some folks will be-Hev'e him. ' \Revival nr Intere.it.A revival of Interest In the middle-weights is needed. In the days of Stanley Ketcbel tills was the most popular of weights. It has b?gun to run down onlj; since Gibbons whipped the hest men in the division and began to spend his time clipping coupons.Mike spent most or last winter In New York trying to drive Les Darcy Into a match.. The Australian was absolutely nmmprcs'ablc on the subject. It meant a clear title to a world's chumpionshjp for either lie or Gibbons, but Darcy blocked every move.
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Wed, Jul 25, 1917
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