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KTHE NEWS—DES MOINES, IOWA, JULY 26, 192I* MEDALLIST PLAYTimes Do Change And Mike Gibbons Finds Brother Tom Can Best Himtty Henry L. FarrellUnited Press Staff Correspondent.NEW YORK, July 26.—Big brother*; who used to lord it over tho kid of the family, cun sympathize with Mike Gibbons.Mike used to be the big boss of hU brother Tom, but things arc all changed now.Topi's chief claim to fame used to rest in being the brother of the fanions Mike. Now Miko i3 known as the brother of the famous Tom.Mike, the “old phantom” is hero training l'or a rather inferior bout with Augie Ratncr. Tom is getting ready for a crack at the light-heavy weight championship and higher against Georges Carpentier.“Before we knew anything about the gloves 5 used to lmve it all over Tom,” Mike said hero today, He was just a little fellow and I would cuff him around whenever I wan led—whenever father wasn’t looking.'Then I started boxing and as Tom took on size he thought the gloves gave him a chance to get c-ven and ho started to learn the game. But ho didn't get along very fsBt. He learned how to box, but ho didn't develop enough punch to hurt me. I could easily avoid anything lie tried to give me.But Tom grew bigger, ho became a bettor boxer and he learned to hit. He has me with the gloves now. I don't want to atop anything that he doesn't pull.”Despite I ho reversal nf conditions Mike is getting a lot of pride out of the rise of his brother and he boasts: “I told you ko.m“Several years back when [ was going good, I told the sport writers that Tommy was going to get there some day and he did.“Of course, I think Tommy will beat Car-pentier and there isn’t nothing personal in my judgment. I know he is going to win because he is a better boxer and a harder hitter than the Frenchman.” _
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Tue, Jul 26, 1921
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