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Will Brother Meet Brother For Middleweight Title?ST. PAru Mi mv. Sept. r.—(S|*l:— Alike Gibbon* mi.'ht lu/e llie middle-weight tide hut the cli:imsuonsh:i» may rcmatr. in i*u* family.Tluifs because Mike’s brother, Tommy, may haw it clulni on It. andit looks as it :lie destined scrap hr-tween Hie broihers is not fat* off.Tommy is i!S mu\ Mike is JO. but recently Tommy lias been Coming so fust, he may nave his eye on his brother's crown. He prove*] hl.s *u-perioilty over :fcitilliig I-evirsky, going over Llie middleweight limit to meet him At the las: Si. Paul Ha hi card Tommy ran L'Jiigs around George Chip and iie.it him as easily as his brother Mike had done.A year ago n*i fight fan would have picked Tommy against Mike. Today it is easy :o find ring followers who behew Tommy could glee lb other Mike a large rs'Cnliig’j work. And n tvJltiLc bunch nf ’em are sure Tommy n vein- hence couhl hand Mike a good lacing.Will they nicer.'That's a •nic.-iion. Mike siys, i Xu. Tommy says. .No.” Mike ’ insists lie will retire from tlie rius first. Tommy says hell go on taking light heavies rather chan battle with toother Mike.Put a good si/c.l po: of gold may change their minds.It would he hard 10 find binlhers who paiyillcl lt;,aoh other more uniformly.Doth can make I he l.iS poundage easily enough. Tommy is fightmg lt;it lkO: Mike at 15$ these days.Tomy's height is 0 fcci 9l.j inches: Mike stretches up to 5 feet 3 inches.And their records parallel, too.Tom hear l.evinsky: f.evinsky defeated Dillon: Mike whipped Dillon.Both have defeated Chip. GeorgeWill They Come to Des Moines to MixK. i). Drown. Vic Hansen.Mike beat Hus Christie.Mike, in liis. fight- with Dillon, I-tlxir Day. lutd all the best of the argument from start to finish, get-liiiS the decision easily, and Tommy, in his la-round go with Gus Christie, win so fast life opponent didn’t know whether lie si as coming or going.Bn*h have the same ring style, and :ire die same past masters of theart of not being there when the other felluw’s fisl arrives.Patrick Gibbous, father or the battling hr others, says he couldn't toll for the life of him which of Ins .sc*ivs Is the hotter fighter.I gties I would pull for Tommy. Dad Gibbons said, when asked which lie would favor if they should meet In the ring, mid then he explained: Tommy h the baby of the family.
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Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Wed, Sep 05, 1917
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