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335 0 — 3G»Tom Supplant* Miko Gibbon*Kf» York. April S.—Tom Gibbom the neglected mirtdlewenht or lighter* v*-weight the country know* to-day, r,. lipped overrif)• into th* aho«* of h more illustrious hfothfr, Mike to far 4 the middleweight championship u concernedTie sporting editor of the United Pre** ha* a* hand * letter from Eddie Kane, t'--na;er of Tom. in which Eddie u« Mike ha« gone into the bunnrst of train-ng young men for the war. and that it i\ very doubtful if he ever encage* in a ir,' fight again And Mike ha* turned over hia laurels to Tom to defend Keep mg i! in the family i* Mike’* idea, and hr is positive Tom will prove a better defender ol what belong* to the fighting Gibbon»e* than Mike did.Tom Gibbon* ha* been fighting longer and with more result* ilian many boner* of less ability who are getting more praue lor their effcrti Perhapi the secret liea in the fact that Tom ha* ab*otbed a limelight killing *tunt of hi* brother'*— letting hit -ipponent* tiay. lor the mott tar* vithouf bothering hi* head to try for a knockoutAnyhow. Tom h*» Mike * »hoe» and i* wearing them Whether he will Be un-ccremonioutly yanked out of them tome of these fine day* by one of the many middleweight* and promising light heavie* remain* to be teen Fact i* though, that none of the light heavie* nor middle* ha* (wen able to separate Tom from a victory in many and many a dayMike t devotion to the army through hi* connection with it a* a boa mg instructor ai Camp flodge Iowa, amount* to almost « mania Always thorough when h? was learning to bo* and all through I career a* a *tar of hia weight. Mike ha* gone in for thi* bayonet *tu3 with both hand*—and feet He i* rated far above most bayonet espert*I believe M-ke will end up with high honor* i- ihe army.' Kane deelaie* in the lener whi •• beat* the new* of Mike* retirementMike hi* med hard and long to ge* the public to *cirp; Tommy Gibbon* aa an honaat'iii-goodne** fighter of the old Gibbon* type, but inmrhow the publicity that always attended everything Mike did, •imply woultfn t attach itself to Tom for Mike that Mike has ducked thething and turned Tom looae on the world there may be a different itory to tell, lor their are many »ta«» of the middle and light-heavy divi*ion who can kick up ■uHkirni interest for Tom to get credit Mike O D wd and Harry Greb are two of the huik.r* that Tom will have to down I before he can tit up and howl like that
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Sydney Arrow
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Fri, May 10, 1918
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