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mmp.mmmMEET?. mte oSEDTa *05tFTOrO’TU'ER. FEUUOVNTRieiD To SUP- ON.W jpweR oust TmM' lflfc MMAtift WAS BtfALAl«? lt;3ibcows’Righting T=Ace.'iIfytfle ‘ O Oow *lt;SCN^At.W RECCXSWaSb *\«HUSW©6WV CHAMPtoR!£ a sturdy, Husmna fiwas so poor a specimen of a champion that the public ceased to recognize him as anything1 but a joke. Then along came Mike O’Dowd.In the sixth round, although apparently not suffering from anything more serious than lack of breath induced by carrying around a great roll of fat at the waist line,- McCoy gracefully spread himself on the floor and '‘took ten/’ hopping up deftly at about 1014 and nimbly dodging several pop bottles presented by former admirers, who had been fondly betting on him,From O’Dowd’s surprise when McCoy flopped, ifc -was quite, evident O’Dowd wasn’t in -op the joke put over on McCoy’s hotting followers*The public, sick of seeing Al McCoy stall along as “champion,” gladly recognized O’Dowd, whether his claim was clear or .pot. At any rate O’Dowd was a lighter. He always did something with his fists when he stepped into a ring.k 8eiNQ«5tRoM(Ef 4}) ASf WELL A5 flWT,O'povitk wujflJCTlt;aWB *TVfc5 CT l*ML lt;3Ao?TA Lor ofIRcwmj'Both Were at Camp DodgeIn the war, Mike Gibbons wag boxing instructor at Camp Dodge, Mike O’Dowd went to Camp Dodge, and then overseas, where he did a lot of boxing and cleaned up some of the English champs in the J.nter-AIlied contests.With a lot of army boxing and experience in foreign contests, O’Dowd became a? much-improved fighter. He boxes fairly well, and is even more aggressive than In the old days.Mike O’Dowd began fighting when he was 18, Gibbons when he fas 21. When Gibbons came to Now York, in 1911, he became a sensation at once by knocking out several fairly good men in short bouts. Next year he knocked out Willie Lewis, several others, and fought ten even rounds with Eddie McGoorty, then famous as a quick knockout artist.In *13 he knocked out Young Ah earn, a very fast boxer, in four rounds, and flattened several others. Next year Mike fought a lot of heavyweights, the list including K, O. Brennan, who is now spoken of as Jack Dempsey’s best rival. He knocked out Bob McAllister, a tali, clever youngster who had just beaten Battling Bevinsky. Gibbons was at the top of his form here, McAllister didn’t have a chance.Next year he fought no-decision battles with Jimmy Clabby, Eddie McGoorty, Soldier Bartfleld, Deo Houck and Packy McFarland. Then in *16Gibbons know out“The fast eo*s*‘s,UKE ANbAHEAfcA, VNCpV-EASE *rate dub, McCoy fought Georgo Chip, who had Just knocked out Frank Klaus, who had beaten Papke, who claimed the title because he once lost it to the lamented Stanley Ketohel, who had departed from this earth without losing it to any one else.be 1 winnotweaPut One Over on ChipEven the McCoy - Chip affair wasn’t j middle- strictly on the up and up. The night ts on his Chip boxed McCoy the McCoy clan asked 1917, It’s George, as a special favor and to avoid 2oy “laid ruining a bright career to allow McCoy c^ions^in to Btay three or four rounds. In the first ie “fight” round, Chip generously proceeding with-ny other out -any undue roughness, McCoy Kid” Me- slammed one from his heels and knocked lly, even Chip for a goal. That, however, was a Mr Me* mere detail and Chip's own fault for dn’t give taking a fooltsh risk.'1 himself The interesting thing is that afterwardMcCoy failed to defend the “title,” A second {dodged all decision bouts offered andin 3Headv join brie one met Pla: mal he a Ir.4 ! at Atlanta, all the interest is not cen- l iAiAr/i VMS AAi naVint.fkrv In nrnPPKRinnal +cinrrvGrw*vy4-
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Boston Evening Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sat, Nov 15, 1919
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