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SPORT PAGE• t •NOW YOUNG TOMMY GIBBONS' VICTORY STARTSARGUMENTBAT/nMOnitf. MiT, Unroll JO.— Wghi Tuns today nro ALffninj' about tli.il Knock-out Tommy Gihbon* la credited with- over Silent • Marlin. Thoro is no rjmotion About CJibboutt* superiority, but many think Dio Knock-on i punch was u foul blow, ’flic punch, it right hand upper cm, WAm low. but after making an examination tlu* club's phystclun mmounc-ed that Im could find no Injury.('.‘iptniu James ratrlck O'Donovan, the referee, xlartlt;xl to count us soon sis the mute hit thq floor and when claims of foul were made from Martin's corner, tho nrbilcr shook his liviul mid completed tho necessary ten to give (llhhoiis tho verdict.Ah in the belter man there was no donbi in anyone's mind.Gibbon* won every round by aucb it margin that Marlin really was nothing more than n punching bag. Tho clever Tom surely was given a fine opponent to show off Ills skill ami thiil he has nil the science required of u topnotohe.r, no ouo who a:nv him will deny.2To was us fast us n featherweight and hit from every angle with those snappy punches which do not bring: sleep but rniso a Jump.The real point at Issue Is whether or not the alleged foul blow wan sufficiently hard to incapacitate the loser. Many ringside fans thought not, saying tlio mute wum already m-nr collapse when tho last blow hmded.
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Sat, Mar 16, 1918
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