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PHANTOM: LIKE UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY GIBBONS EASILY DEFEATS COFFEY St. Paul Lad Gives (as video Boxing Exhibi- tion and Frequently During Bout Has His Much Heavier Opponent Nearly Out. Copyright, 191, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World). 8 of St Paul gave an exhibition of boxing last night) IKE GIBBOD M that fairly dazzled the spectators at the Fafrmont A.C. The fact that he beat Walter Coffey was quite incidental, for Gibbons wa: the whole shov: Every eye in the house followed him from start to fin’ and when it was all over the ring- siders drew a deop breath and sald to each other in the idiom of the sporting fraternity: “Well, there's SOME CLASS to that boy!” Class! Why, Gibbons is an im- proved Jem Driscoll, a polished Packey McFarland, a more persistent Battling Nelson, a rougher Dal Hawkins, a more clever Clabby, a trickier McCoy. He has everything; @ perfect defense, a sliding, slippery, fm and out and in again attack, a snappy, jarring, dazing punch, and ability to take instant advantage of every opening. As tor Coffey, he fought by far the best fight he has shown in New York, yet he couldn't get that deadly ight over on the emiling willo’-the-wisp even once. His right arm might @@ well have been anchored to his side. of the time, but he couldn't do it. He tried and tried every second And all the while Gibbons was ripping and tearing at him, and ducking under his left and coming to close quar- tere, and hitting from every side and angle, and sidestepping and playing néd fooling, and then smashing in again most unexpectedly. ‘When the fight began the Fairmont fae packed even unto the outer doors. inoh of sitting and standing yas taken, for it’s like that in ork clubs when people know that class will be shown in the ring. were several good preliminar- which Johnny McLean, a @ iittle the best of Tiger Young, m4 another in which Packey MoFar- Jan's old sparring partner, Eddie Mc- ahem. slambanged the beef trust in ooprtid Jerry Ost. Pia eter that, when Mess one eer aap somewhat satan aad nifftsterial mn appearance, : Attell, chewing gum, and « small *qrwy of minor celebrities. ‘Gibbons was seconded by “Reddy,” nla enanager, ascioted by a regiment of There were enough seconds hard. He was said to M4 pounds and Gibbons ‘was round-limbed, with a shoulders and muscular Gibbons was slighter {m build, with thin legs, thin, wiry arms muscular back, ‘world like that of Bob Fits- Aa the two fighters stood up each other at the bell @zemed almost a shame to match fo eighter man against the big-boned ft it i i I @oon as they came within yy, beautifully polved, de- and watchful, jabbed lightly held bis right ready. Gibbons, let Coffey's blows graze his if to encourage the bigger man @gaw him on. Gibbons had a thoughtful look. (He was gently rub- ‘bing hte nose with his right hand, @ud- dently he jabbed with his left Coffey's head flew back us if he had walked into @ bathroom door in the dark. That fret round was all pretty spar- 14 Gibbons showing light, swift foot- ‘nd an opcasional jab, Coffey lees to do anything rash, but wait- with poised right for the opening it “never came. pnt 1 7 t MW the second came the first flash of @ibbons's fighting cleverness. Coffey feached out a long left and tried to - @Mt Mike's head up to make it a good @arset for that deadly right. jqtead of becoming a target Gibbons @pun around on the detaining hand and fhpoked « flerce left against Coffey’s @hin, Coffey staggered a step back, In- gently Gibbons was after him with Mghtning Jefts and rights that drove im tottering against the ropes. But ‘Coffey must have a good jaw, He re- ed in @ few seconds and rushed @ mixup, driving his right out fale rally and, walking in, Bebded his head under two well-meant @mashes, like a torpedo-boat slipping @ongside « battleship below the range @ her fre. Be the third Gibbons began « new ut- nek, driving a sti™ left into Coffey's @tomach, bringing his guard down, and fmmediately shooting the left up to his ohim. He varied this by hitting high Geet and then dropping to the body. Bey a he would, Coffey couldn't block OF epoape the blows. r the end of round he Coffey with a hook, ru: and slammed away ith both hands Coffey 1s his glove and » It looked few lefts, welers, Wan with extremely werpumed tne tint the force of the etter would But ine | surely be knocked out, but nd fought his way to mid ring, w! the bell found him wobbling about and trading slam for slam. bo ise HROUGH the next round Gibbons contented himself with scientif- cally jarring his man. It was one aided. He landed when and where he Dleased, and Coffey seldom managed to return a punch. In the fifth Coffey Was staggering again, but always ral- lying and fighting hard. In the aba Coffey put a stinging left on chin and forced the fighting. He hed aor Waites ack ee en ee yelled, advising him to “look Out for the right.” lo “keep away." ‘Mike only smiled: a obbed his head under the blows and came up again in BEST SPORTING P WHAT THE SPORTING COLUMNS TELL US @ READY FOR THE MEETING MORE TAILORS! CHARLES W MURPHY GETTING LEAGUE Joseph D. O’Brien Chosen by Brush as Secretary of Giants ‘inihiatipiobiall Former President of American Association Starts for This City To-Day. (Spectal to The Bresing World.) iwaukee, Dec. 6. OSHIPIT Th the American Association, has been selected by John T. Brush, owner of close and trading at short range. At)the New York National Baseball Club, the end Coffey was much battered. In| to act the next round he had a alight taste, of revenge by marking Gibbons's left eye. He kept poising his right usclessly for he couldn't find « chance to hit any- thing with #. Gibbons danced around and around him in the most tantalising way, just out of range and yet ‘near enough t land whenever he pleased himself. In the last three rounds Gibbons seemed satisfied with his big lead. He didn't staggor Coffey again, and the Galifornian, who had been Profiting by ‘tis boxing lesson, found @ way to slap aside Gibbo: damaging left. In the tenth round Mike's seconds yelled warn- ingly, “Don’t mix it." He didn't mix, exactly, but he was as busy as the needle in a sewing machine, in and out and jabbing. In Coffey's corner Dal Hawkins elipped on his hat and over- Coat and retired without waiting for the end. Coffey's terrible right was still bottled up, end it wi prom thy ‘as all over but the, BY JOHN POLLOCK. TKD GIBBONS, the sensationat fighter of St. Paul, and at pres- ent the holder of the welter- weight championship title, 19 $980.10 richer by reason of his bout with Walter potter, of California at the Fairmont ‘This represen rocelpt w Coffey drew down $816.75, which The % per cent. of the house. te got five per cent., $163, while the club re $1,906.80, out of which the preliminary fighters and the referee had to be paid. Just before Gibbons lett his dresain tumed to his manager and said wt muro defen! Gaffes. Hare you bet any. money “The only bat 1 was one of $80 to | Paid Reddy, Bat” ua wit ieorge | ‘ecdon, manager’ of Coffey, fo confident were ‘8 admirers that he tae “tne started in of. secretary and general man- ager of thé club. O’Brien will leave for New York to-day and make his debut in big league circles at a meeting of the National Commission on Monda} O'Brien, aince his retirement as-Pres!- Gent of the A. A., has been identified with a big Milwaukee life insurance company. He has been in baseball only six years and has hed a meteoric career. In 196, while serving ase clerk of the Wisconsin State Senate, he was put up as a candidate for the presi- dency of the American Association by Charles Havenor of the Milwaukee Baseball Club, who had discovered the excellent executive ability of the young politician, There were two factions in the A. A. at the time, and though they were both ‘at ewords’ points Havenor’s candidate was aelected for the year. ‘The league prospered, an of the searon O'Brien w: unanimous vote for enother year. following winter he was elected for « term of three years. At the time the club owners wanted to make it five, but O'Brien refused to accept more than a three-year contract, Late in the fall of 198 O'Brien was mentioned as a candidate for the presi- dency of the National League, and there 4s but Iittle doubt that he would have been elected had the directors promised to give ay a term longer thi Had he known how thin, BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. At the Long Acre A. C.—Young Fitesimmons vs. Ty Cobb, ten rounds, At @harkey A, C.—Young Rellly va. K. O. Eger, ten rounds. At Houston A, C.—Kid Zatrs of England vs. Mart Brown, ten rounds, Matches Arranged. Joe Jeannette and Jewey Smith will meet for ten rounds at the Fordon A. C. to-morrow night. Johnny Lore and Young Diamond will meet for ten rounds at the Brown Gymnasium A. A, on Satur- day night. Abe Attell and “One Round’ Hoj will meet at the Madison A, C, Dee, 18, for ten rounds n on to him before the men left their o nim ont for the first. round, Walter, of them were 1 can Une on his style ‘of fight: 0 he en of the round” Attell’ whispered be returbed the” Win Hola Meroe In one's ar "Uae nen came 0 zona hig wes badly “stung, as Tt bet Ty ‘over do hia jaw." At the wd of that i, tet hen gave instructions (0 Goffey, “Don't try and One of, the, Jarvest crowd that one attended a | 40 In orl ing with him and et fly both hand Fairmont A. ay igt | for “hie as ny 80 the al wae ey, eave indeed ‘aD otdoch ofa bend Ofand standing atid Utbbons arrived at the clubhouse at 9.80 in tog limousine car, Sepompaniat by Car) Morr ¥ Be toate, iy ft we) and Jimmy pas disor, Santer Sat a ee at ast we a : fi Dut @ bet on me to Sdlass ang. atte tr Matched fo fignt StinecHind Hopes ni for ten rovnds.”” Some one, in Dleschere ‘then yelled “out, “Goud-by Abe Attell, a panels thy, | To the third round after Gibbons had landed Fy | freequently with atiff jabs and right ewings in Colfey's face a young fellow tn the rear of th clubhouse shouted out te wanted on the teleplior itty, that orem Cotier's full certainly tutors. ever thought BP ould ite, me, the aid, fe th walte (bbona wach in the world and | the ever fought, 1 wish him the best of In. Gibbon’ Resldy, his © larte. ero) back bome to spend the oliday Hlleg, We hare received 10 many te back that we have decided to Brooklyn Baseball Club's 1912 Training Schedule March 16 and 17, at Memphis; Maroh 18, open; March 19, 20 and 2, at Nashville, Tenn.; March 2, open; March B, %, 25 and 36, at danapolie; at Terre Haute horit ft and 2, at ‘ements OF Apri at Remiee P ©.; Apri 6, open; April 6 and 7, at Wheeling, W. Va; April ¢ and %, at Dayton (eecond team); April 8 and 9, at Washington; April 10, at Baltimore: Apel ll open: Apri 1% at Newark; April in Brooklyn; april it, dt Newark: April 18, Newark in Brooklyn. e@eated and Chivington re-elected. ince then O'Brien has been men- tioned prominently at various times for the presidency, but hie failure to be- come @ candidate has probably been a lucky freak of fortune, for his new po- sition ts one of the best in baseball, pounds; Yeokee Rogers, American, Negotiations between Brush and O'Brien| pounds; John Lehner, German, hay been going on for # time. |pounds; Charles Delavank, Austri: That O'Brien will prove c: ble of |209 pounds; George Sandale, Greek, handling the immense hold! of the Peul Schmidt, German, New York club there is little doubt. ‘WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1911. AGE IN NEW YORK LORENZ AND SALDOW, THE GERMAN TEAM HAVE ARRIVED FROM EUROPE. "LL LICK ANN GUY THAT TOUCHES THIS KID! EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN KNOCKOUT BROWN WOULD Like TO PROTECT THE TITHE WHILE WOLGAST 18 SICK. CAMP’S ALL-AMERICANS. Walter Camp, recogn! as one of the @reatest football authorities in America, has selected the following All-American football team for 19! POSITION, PLAYER. COLLEGE. Princeton Fullback. Camp does not pick ern player for his All-American. Princeton, the Eastern champion, fets three places, Harvard two, Yale three and Carlisle, West Point and Annapolis one each. g cca na ae merry WILL TRY TO THROW SIX. Giovanni Ralcevich, the champion Itallan wrestler, will make his bow in this country at Madison Square Gar- den to-night. He will have a hard task on his hands, as he is to. meet six giants, one after the other, without a dertake to put them down within two hours’ time. Those selected to meet the Italian are iritz Mohl, Hollander, Ward Wouldn t Accept Presidency If Offered It Former Candidate Doesn’t Think National‘League Head Has Enough Authority BY BOZEMAN BUIGER. F the matter ts left in the hands et John Montgomery Ward the present head of the National League, Thomas Lynch, will be re-elected with- out opposition. “Tam not @ candidate for the office in any way whatever,” said Mr. Ward to-day. ‘Moreover, I do not want the office and woukt not’ accept it if It were Offered, to me. I have not spoken to any one concerning the matter and no one has even suggested to me that 1 become a candidate, “Another thing I want to say,” con- tinued Mr. Ward, “and that 1s I would not have consented to become a candi- date:two years ago had I thought there would be opposition. I was asked to al- low the use of my name after I had been assured that there was no chance for the glection of John Heydler, who was my" friend, I was under the tm- pression that I was not to be opposed. I did not want to go into an open fight because I djd not want the office that badty, WARD CONSENTED TO CANDI- DACY. “Having been a@ ball player, @ captain, @ manager and later a lawyer, It was suggested to me that my qualifications would fit the office, Naturally, I appre- chated the honor and, thinking that I might add one more link to my con- nection with the game whioh I had helped to build up, I consented to be- come @ candidate. ‘The bitterness thet was engendered at that time has been forgotten by me, but I want it definite- ly understood that I am not @ candidate and do not want the office.” In addition to the aaorificing that he would make in temporarily dropping his law practice, Mr, Ward indicated that there are reasons why he would not want the job of National League that job," room | President. “Any man who explained Mr, Ward, * his shoulers. He has to of responsibility up by asolute auth arry @ of a league, especially the Nationa: League, 1s continually in doubt con to pursue, beca certain that him to the last ditch, @ lot on lot which ix not backed The president i will agree with his view por! at Johnson of the American nom le fortified by solid backing from the club presidents, whether he} be right or wrong, and, feeling plang that will carry. “I think Mr. Lynch has done remark- | ably well in his position,” continued | hould be re- | oe ts Reo pe if he eles Would be @ fitting tribute t his administrative ability.” ‘ . Mr. Ward did not care to discuss the National League situation at length for | fear that he would be misunderstood. “As you know,” he explained, "I have always had a tender spot in my heart for the National League, because it Is the old organization. Though I was one of the organizers of the Brother- hood, we conducted out fight against the old league on an honorable basis and not one of our men ever broke a contract. When we lost out I did not lose my regard for the National League, and I still have the warmest friendsiilp for that old organization. po GREAT ARRAY OF BOXERS AT XMAS FUND BENEFIT. fund benefit to be staged at his club- house on Friday evenini no reason why the hous filled to tts ca, without doubt, offered in New York. the country will be on hand and several will be on the job. matches and monologues by Jim Corbett and Jimmy Britt are on the schedule, 100, ae One of My Suits is as good as two of most makes, but you get two of mine for the price of one at some places, Moe Levy (My Only Store) 559-125 Walker St., moment's rest between bouts, and un-! | 10, that) security, he is in a position to map ont Billy Gibson; the popular president of the Fairmont Athletic Club, predicts a record-breaking house at the Christmas And there {s shouldn't be Every boxer of note in this part of side attractions will be offered. Kauf- man, Kennedy, Palzer, Brown, Hogan, Gibbons, Coffey, Attell, Jimmy Britt, Fitzsimmons, Jim Corbett, Young Co bett, Terry MoGovern, Cross, Bedell, Moore, Wager, Burns and fifty others Several wrestling New York | \Plenty of Work Cut Out for ( Cornell at Basketball Ithacans Won't Be Non’t Be Able to Be- gin Their Hockey Schedule as Arranged. (Special to The Evening World.) Ithaca, N. x., Dec. 6. HE Cornell sasketball schedule for I the season of 1911-12, as ratified by the athlete Council, was an- nounced officially to-day. The schedule isn't extensive and contains very few games, with the exception of the In- tercollegiate League contests, but ihe games are alt hard ones, and the Ithaca five will have thelr work cut ort for them. It fs possible that a few more games will be added to the schedule, and probably a short Christmas trip will be taken, Coach Sternberg has taken charge of the team again, and althoug’ there are only two veterans in the Hne up he expects to develop a strong quine tet. The complete schedule follows: Dec. 9, Niagara University, at Ithaca; Dec. 2, Princeton, at Ithaca; Jan. Columbia, at Ithaca; Jan. mouth, at Ithaca; Jan. 1, Yale, at Haven; Jan, 20, Columbia, at York; Jan. %, Colgate, at Ithac , at Ithaca; Feb. 16, Princeton, at Princeton; Feb, 17, Pennsy, at Phil- adelphia; Feb, 2%, Pennsy, at Ithaca; March 2, Dartmouth, at Hanover. The Cornell hockey team will not be able to begin {ts schedule as it ts ar- ranged, on account of the fact that the new rink at Syracuse is not yet com- plete. The varsity was due to play — AN este j SEW voRK's fee dOrh st, Ejesat Bi. Wonk chro ALL past AC 1 BARRO GRAM, Ethel Barrymore _ GARRICK 3555 th ae Wm. H. Crane Ht GATETY 4x8 HENRY B. HARRIS presents SIE FERGUSON THE FIRST LADY IN THE LAND BE SURE TO. Be SURE TO COLLIER ADVICE” FULTON THEATRE 46 St. Just W. sore WKS ne nat y, Rey tad Circle. The Quaker Girl “RG HUDSON (ih pea Bp, “One of the best plays ever Wrritten, HELEN ian Bal HARRIS ¥ 20, ROSE STAHL aMiuehatee , Knickerbocker “iitiatiaitiany DONALD BRIAN!2,"": CRITERION? eon 6. i “The Pa Bi A ASSER: 'S- =BY New a ‘A os Kluw eee heal Ny) THE PINK Piney Tine 3 DUSTIN ond WiLL FArh FARNUM ™ THE LITTLEST | rae NEW YORK® 8%, ‘at a he Kittie Gordon tile Enchantress alumni there Dec. % but the game has beon postponed as no sultable place can be found for the team to meet. is hoped that the rink will be ready for the Amherst game scheduled for Dec. 16, and the alumni seven will be met at some later date. Hockey practice 1s progressing well, ch Talbot Hunter believes the be @ strong one, even if it fast as the aggregation that won the champlonship fer Cornell year. The close of the football sei brought out E. W. Butler, ‘13, and A. Hill, ‘M4, both of whom ‘are valuable additions to the squad, The team has not yet left the armory, but {t is expected that the ice on t Beebe Lake will be strong enough In a few days for the men to begin thelr out- door practice. The schedule follows: Dee. 9, Alumni, . Amherst, at Boston; Jan. Syracuse; Jan. cuse; Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Yale, a! vard, at Boston; Spe. 17, Da ill at Syracuse. Canole of Fall River won on 'a foul from Tommy ‘urey of Attleboro in the third round of a bo scheduled “Yor twelve. rounds, Furey’ Naa ‘it alt His cw way. up to. the time the foul waa ‘con ed, of the openness of the violation of rirg impression that the contest Monte Attell Only Shades Creely. PITTSBURGH, Dec, 6.—Monte Attell, former bantamweight champion of the world, ‘lad to travel some to shade Johnny Creely of ‘Brook}: The battle was fast, all, the distance, both tittle fellows rorking es hard “<3 ‘hep ‘could “to ain AMUSEMENTS. f ay, Add-dacy, Dally mia. 2 Beat sents $1, E78 of Barth Embr AROUND THE ‘WORLD. Winter Garden oe Vera Violeta ee ahha CASI No * TOMORROW Eve Ree PEGGY iti DALY'S Ff ai MARGARES ILLINGTON vali i, hi PLAYHOUSE EE Sea tee mae aR BOUGHT AND PAID FOR. ‘diet st, Tos mn i 2.10, Y PULS THE STRINGS ane re ari ae “Porees Wor, “THE | ‘MILLION. bore,’ > OP He Manhattan ‘Mati Viennese Operetta WEST END "30: 5;3 La Sf SNe Heue E x cu € Sa a SE ME LYRIC Fetes iar Seer 2.15, SAVAGE OFFERS 'LASSIC, i BOY BLUE Flenty ot of, Son ont Lr ere ares for | Dg, Far wigan 10, 20 & 30 ath wt, or, Bway. BELASCO dt DAVID WARFIELD of 72.2" ELD oF sabi th cs S ohle nou KEADEMY ?: It} THE Kiss. Watrz uit attracted a Irish Americi feated by Cc, The cleaner pun After insting the ing away. and in the t 4 pout at the the easiest tit a GEO COHAN'S COHAN ru is Season, Unique Progra op.Prices, Mu! eat ei Ave, wth mi HURTIG & seamon’s|B° ‘The preliminary bouta in the joint wrestling and boxing tournament at the Irish-American A, C. boxing champton, [dered an extra round of two minutes fot the decision, of bouts many of the contests in both sports ha dto be pu toff until to-morrow night, Jack Devning, better of Ben Douglass of Newark in the wind-up of ten rounds at the Brown Gymnssum A, A, Deuning was too scientific for Douglass, whom he Jim Smith, the Wentechester ial Br beavrwelat. np a, a tartar tn al ee by flooring him in wing on the Jaw and twice ia. the seusad found by similar punches, Brown's! whe an unizied him so, bad was entitied to ted honors at the final Pal Moore of Poitadgtohia won another bat defeating W and = Hammerstein’ 8 ry HIPPODROME. SOUSA i? BAND PINEMAC a cru ie 1s Wonders, Resuming Toor” TO-NIGHT 8h 7.455, METROPOLITAN OPERA HOt Pts oe large crowd, Joe Hopkina of the au A, C., the 115-pound Metropelitan had a close call from being Fadie Kolthe of the St, Bartholomew judges disagreed and the referee or wtuiough” Wolthe landed” tbe ches, | Owing to the large programme the local fighter, hed all the him. at will, ten rounds by covering wp ‘end fimith, thee, got eats rookiya In) the dof a time in winning om Potats, ant Bowling Al Bist cay pe ater Ite Ele} Parlor. _ AMUSEMENTS, ‘Bt. To-Iay & Sat, 3: ARLISS 1s DISRA\ 50-15-61, Day Mortons, ‘Joho Mat. sis eo 4 Next ——— ok Concert Here 7 a roe itn 4% i