The evening world. Newspaper, February 26, 1912, Page 8

Joke for Mike Gibbons to Claim Welterweight Title, but He Looks to Be the Best of the Middieweights. Ooprright, 1912, by The Pree Prblishing Co, (The "New York World). TKE GIBBONS te the greatest middleweight fighter in the country, without a possible Geoubt. Mike ought to be fighting mid- Geweights all the time, for he entirely eetclasces smaller men, ‘What @ joke his claim to the weiter- weight championship is was shown by the official weighing on Friday night, when he fought Willie Lewis, outclassed him about a» far es Jack Johnnon would outclass a year old baby, and @ropyed him for the K. O.after one Minute and sixteen seconds of fighting f@ the second round. Gibbons scaled 161 pounds before entering the ring. Rught here let me break in long @meough to congratulate the Boxing Commiasion on the most sensible rul it has turned out The notion of hav- ing every boxer weigh in at ringside, and of publicly announcing the weights, wes & masterpiece It haa already punctured many weight claims and hes fixed the standing of muny would-be claimants of titles. To go back to Gibbons, He weighs 161 pounds, stripped, and et that weight he is all skin and bone and under any possible ciroumstances, He has not done any Gghting at that weight lim, and his claim upon the Welter title is merely @ personal claim. Anybody can claim a title The next thing 1s to go eut and prove that you deserve it. Mike Gibbons can claim the middle- weight title, and uniesstl am @ poor Judge of fighters be can hold it against Klaus, Crouse and all the other claim- ants just as easily as Bob Fitasim- mons in his time could held his title against any middleweight who cared to investigate Bob's fighting qualities, Gibbons ts enother Bob Fitasimmons, He doesn't fight in Fitssimmons etyle, but one of his own that te fully ae effective. Hoe is the fret man I've sen UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY naan: cit EVENING WORLD, Se cesreie ncn rman: LE RTI, na CB MONDAY, FEBRKVUAKY 46, 10132. BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK EDITED BY ROBERT EDGRE “How I Fought My Way to the Cham pionship,” Johnny Kilbane’s Own Story of His Success in Rin 1912, by Tho Press Publishing Co. ry Now York World). NEW CHAMPION OF “FEATHERS” SAYS: in years with @ true Fitssimmons) Punch—one of those that can be let Bo for @ knockout whenever he secs his opening. Let Mike Gtbbene claim the middie- weight title and we'll all think of him as @ modest man, But ae for “welterweight” bluft—¢orget Mike. Tou can't afford to cut off @ leg. Vietory in the ring of late hee been 60 popular as thet by Johnny Kibdane over Ade Attell. It champton's ugly enough all over the country peo- Bde eeom glad that Attell has at last ” BY JGHNNY KILBANE, New Feath (Written Eepecially tor The Iivening World.) ROM obscurity as a clerk !n the employ of the Pennsylvania Rallroad F in my home city, Cleveland, to the featherweight championship of the world, and this feat in just four years’ time, is @ record of which I am justly proud, Copyright, Four years ago | was a clerk em- ployed in Cleveland by the Pennsyl- vania Railroad. | had no idea of tak-| ing up pugilism then, but | liked to read all about it and see the bouts. When | did decide to try my hand at the game | determined to live a clean life and to get proper instruc- tion in boxing. Jimmy Dunn, my manager now, taught me everything | know, and to, him | owe a lot of my success, My first victory gave me what | most needed—confidence in myself— and the rest was comparatively easy, | advise all boxers to get married. It will cure them of a tendency to lead a fast life. erweight Champion, Los Angeles, Feb. 26. | creased responatbilttt jo me, rather it made me more determined to climb to the top. After visiting my family in Cleveland Tcume back here and whipped Frankie Conley and Patsy Kline, then fought @ jreturn fight with Rivers and knocked him oug. WAS CONFIDENT HE COULD DE- FEAT ATTELL. Then came the battle for the cham- Dionship, which is now @ matter of his- tory. But I it to say that I took it Tegardiess of the division of the purse, as I was sure I could beat him, which meant plenty of money in the long run. I had met Attell before in a ten-round bout at Kansas City, and although this ‘was also a case of being given the worst of it on the deciaion, I knew I was just as clever, speedy and as good a general. Jimmy Dunn, Tommy Kilbane and myself had all met Attell in the ring and knew all he had, and in training | Driscol we rehearsed all his favorite blows and worked out a few new ones pecatronhrsey I was so confident that I would Attell that when we faced each of I aid not hesitate to exchange with 1 After the fifth round I was careful not to hurt my hands and jogged along, gradually increasing points, knowing I was his master. I am sure if we meet again I will knock him out. T got married about two years ago and advise all other boxers to do like wise. Influence of h ife and in- oof inestim- able value in helping to cure one of the tendency to lead @ fast life and jeopard- ise the health, which is ehsolutely necessary for a boxer to possess. All \the spare time I have I spend at home with my wife and baby. T think I will rest until the fall, gath- ering !n the easy money that is to be picked up by playing vaudeville dates, In the early part of September I will be ready to meet all comers, and if Abe Attell wants another chance I will give him the firet match. Californian and Dentist Fighter to Weigh in at 133 Pounds at 6 P. M. BY JOHN POLLOCK. ed up for another fight to-day, being matched by bis manager, Gil Boag, to meet Leach Cross, the dentist fighter, in a ten-round bout at @ local club on the night of March 15. They wi battle at 138 pounds, weigh in at 6 P. M. Hogan's go with Cross will be the eecond important contest that he will take part in in the short period of ten Rape eht will frat take on Pack for ten rounds at 135 Pounds at 8 P, M. before @ club in the ened ct Hogiend abe Blaceat the ‘Ne | ring cl sang, Ge present a Satin ine t ity -FON at Evening World’s Headpin Tourney Up to to-day 875 teams have bowled, In- quirles are coming as to the receiving of applications. They will be received up to March 5, when entries will close. ‘The tournament will finish on Friday, March 15, ‘The fst prize, The Evening One Round Hogen Will Meet Leach Cross Here March 15 BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. At Olymplo A, C.—Leach Cross vs. NE ROUND HOGAN, the clever | California lightweight, wae sign- | Wille Beecher, ten rounds, rounds. At Irving A C, Knockout ten rounds, At Brooklyn Beach A. rounds, g At Fordon A. C.—Billy Lewis of Newark vs. Young Cashman, ‘ten Brooklyn— Brown vs. Joe Coster, ., Brook- lyn—Young Otto va, See Hirst, ten Giants and Athletics Unique Contest Whi When Young:| 2 sters of Two Cluvs Meet at San Antonio in Two . Weeks, BY BOZEMAN BULGER. Marlin Tex., Feb. 26. T 1 practically certain that the I State of Texas will have the un- precedented privilege in the nex, two weeks of seeing an exbi- bition game for the junior cham- Pionship of the world played be tween the youngsters of the Phila- delphia Athletics and the Giants. None of these players has evor par- ticipated in a World's championship game, and the exhibition promises to be the most unique affair of its kind ever held in baseball. It is to be known as the “World's Series Jr," and will be staged at Gan An- tonio, Manager McGraw and a party of oor- Tespondents went over to San Antonio yesterday to epend the day and talk the matter over with Connie Mack. The Suggestion wag first made by Mr. Block, owner of the San Antonio club, and the novelty of tt immediately impressed McGraw. He called on Owner John T. Brush, who ie wintering in the Alamo City for his health, and they both prac- tically agreed that the exhibition game would be a good thing. The only thing in the way is a desire on the part of the fans to see Matty and “Homerun” Baker in action But they will not appear. Connie Mack said last night that the Glants had put the proposition to him and that he had it under ad- visement. None of the interested own: ers would give a definite announcement, but the intimation was very plain that Jem and Eddie McMahon, the} such a series would be played. Tao Aid Olvmrle AC Mwired dokay McGraw evidently 18 proyaring for the come Fast to Don socke Bees tet eit (21 event, for he notified his youngsters this st, ud. | Jimmy Duna, “manager of Ki morning that he was going to put them Cline offer COINS Anawer: “Bory bave to de'| through @ hard drill. He has a slight with @ theatrical show.” ba advantage over Connie Mack, a2 the pai weather in San Antonio has made it doe Jeanette win throw his pune ther | impossible for the Athletics to get Te’ saree Boston, i aaah started. They had thelr firet workout ne Sppcosat, tay brine coheduled tg bettie for yesterday afternoon, We all went out Heres, ‘em, Oo and took a look at the coming stars. for the bout at i ie Bd with rong jack’ Des’ | Manager Mack has fifteen new pitchers fet Gta, atta aye Rh tebe te same tase on the stot doh areaheet, ture, ped Fiske hand uppercut to the jaw, bad one for Sherman, for Stein posisbed rea, HELD SATURDAY ) SATURDAY NIGHT. Bily Gherman, the east aide welterweight, Door match for Joe Stein at the Fairies Fairmost "A, being knocked out in the third round by « ‘Sherman never bad @ chance after the first minute of the battle {Stein Noored him by & wallop om the jaw and tired and bleeding from the nose and meets the bell, The second round was another and every one of them is big and rangy. He said that both he Leeol MoGraw were in need of twirlers their aim to develop The meeting between the two famous managers waa very cordial and a score of photographers were on the job it would be for aD- ping them at every turn. McGraw did not get an opportunity to see the Ath- letics work, as he had to spend an hour em | A New In Another Fight for World’ 3 Championship or two with owner Brush. At that con+ ‘ence they talked over the propos Plan of starting the game earlier ac New York. It sems that Mr. Brush is “I would like to get opinion from the papers, or ra the fans. Probably the best p be to have the fans vote on ti after they get Inside the P on the opening day, That would ue it sure that only those who atten dail games would v: The 4 Colock etarting hour ts ion in New York and it is rather portant question,” At the park we had a good chante to observe the difference in Lb Connie Mack and John Mo- the ground was too wet and sossy for Work on the diamond. Manager MoGraw takes his a aters the very first day and sends them SRroues 8 syst matic ay CT @ ball and running the bases, Graw talks to them all the time amd points out their weak Mack doesn't say a word to and apparently he has no regular tem of starting them at thelr He stands on the side lines and allows the youngsters to bat < ‘7 iow = jown files in any way th: uring the afternoon eto Practically nothing to say. In fac! were several of the youngsters ao didn't know. Mack says, however, Graw discovered the right idea wwhes bo originated the plan of taking the pitchers to the training camp two ahead of the regulars. The At ‘have adopted that plan, and Meck eage it is worl out nicely. The ant; mark made to @ player by the At manager during the practice wae rected at @ young piteher named I was talking with Connie at the This young felow had been at the ball for fully fifteen minstes, “Say, young man," he eaid, “if don't. mind you will bat eo much ll get your hands too sore oh Since I manufacture the clothes I sell, there’s no one to share the you and me, Moe Levy (My Only Btore) 119-125 Walker St., New York City. Clothier to*Men & Boys Profits but iitard Parlors Rise ‘se, <n & Waite, and 8 others, bys, Blais Wed. (Bow. x Set, Beate to ich. 80, oun al wettpenety fs av ae Bt. pHi CHAI RMONI Adan, fer Mickey's. Circus, Splwel Bros, & Ci oa iia ah corns Halt BANSMT, Conductor. ish ELENA GERHARDYT ae SCA = World headpin championship trophy, | ceverely with straight jeft-hand jabs to SELASCO % mm an lest @ champtonaidp fight, Abe has no I got the champtonship idea while working for the rallroad. 1 don't rill go, to the team with the highest | tal teat: The tied rind hi tary Di ARFIELD Sy Hh ome ¢o.blame but himself for this. If t when Siein got in the wallop that pus aad DAVID W: OF Biteit he bad been less “foxy” and had alwaye| know exactly what put it into my head to enter the ring; 1 guess it must n y nocKou score, The peor Regier Celis! down and out, 7 AMUSEMENT! PUBLIC cry Bl . receive @ free entry to the National \. F fought to win and to show the best| have been the following of the doings of tho fighters in the sporting pages ament held at Paterson, while the | ,At the Brown Gymouslum A. A. Charley Young [NeW Yorucs LeApino THEATRES. | oat 1,480 pepular t] enry | tr arent of Harte D. thet was in him he'd have been as] of the newapapers. Up to this timo I had never boxed any, In’ tact, 1/ y SRONTY [rer maividual scorer ‘will be given, a| ot Hate outpolted (found Hate of dare iy EMPIRE 2y2z 4,00: 3. Bre, 815. Wren te did uch brilliant work in the) MAAN much of an idea what a boxing glove looked Iike—at any rate, I free entry to the N. B. A. Tournament, | better of eight rounds of tha eta, as he was the || TO-NIOHT as Wis Fi uy OKO. “Cohan herr ‘4 ream ring. didn't know what one felt Ike—and before my gaining the championship| ‘The finale of the amateur boxing tour. 1s Bet the"ecpadrotnd lath ered Young: fr_he FISKE © COHAN iter ite Mid tiow. Attell has fought hundreds of ring| of the foatherwelght ranks here on Washington's Birthday T had oceasion| Mament at the City Club attracted Weenie: Benpgile. Gount of ning, ut he managed to last the round PATRICIA GRAND OLEts HOUSE, 22 8h ox patties, He has loot very few. But hel 1. te61 the impact of the padded mitt on various martivcr ial large crowd of members and the! nau, , Pu TODAT. Xa. 1 and good blocking, LYCEUM Gay, Ee BBs, to $1, Mat 3 nas had oe ee quan eee Y anatomy | ¢riends. All the bouts were Sitterly oon- eines (@), Imp, Isp * fsiperia et Bulliven, the Fighting Irahmea,”* bed | I ro. 3, Thurs, and HELEN WARE iit } that he coul a tested from start to finish. There was ick Howard of ‘Canade in euch @ bad way in cle Holt, thee: ify Bp, aT | ot © ise oppanent tar retusa ranieh. True Upon getting atagostruck I became a| stares, and here Tam toxtay receiving | Only one Knockout during the evening, shit A. (2), Diamond, ts ir bout et the Sharkey A, 6, eats Carnegie Welly ep a7 Tat 8. Bars great fan, No bouts were put on in the} More attention and mo, J. Fitshenry of the Avonta A. C,, knock- seemed "cake YV |X tow herd ey be = pened atubs in my home town but which I|the papers than 1 over nape tit ee tng out John O'Connor, unattached, in , Wake ‘oolte “ Tima at Tabane tae sodgment ‘wed ty the aay 4 Aah ie Te ONNE VILLE Being a gamblewe: Abie never saved| attended. I always got as close to tho] Wildest dreams—and I've had wome wing | tho third round of the final bout in the ( _, Orr — 2B Nit Teta mach money. In FAM only a short tine |ring ae T could and watched every dreams when it comoy (0 buliding Dugh | H&-POuN class. The summaries: Broad ay rady 2), Central B. By of 3. 24 | mee Bt ipsa eat sie iter, whe | I in ‘ght Mil trent ‘iy gore ee i t Was "'D) aid | Mastic castle a7 4 vl ap ve Ok me tba be was “busied, movement _fhat the men made, 1 di ‘ featlon In the ats py rete Cine &, eae ate’ went Lé tan orien & Ease idle Riad © a] OF LIFE | 98 tna W Sure ie i a a AVE THEA. Mat. Dally, pe gaming of all sorts and try to save @ ; 7 } ar vattentia Fact | edith gene Hicaaiand, "New Weet, Shae’ c. viene a a A with a heavy | F oreceded 1a, QOUsiN a Viet Br bnne. Ot thstetike dent that some day I, too, would be a ‘9 mt ee Nees wit ‘i eM SY ts Sin Stead tie calee,t ‘tah (©. quarters put Over ‘the ‘punch that "ose ase icke: or ere 1 ae es Lanial champion. 1 realized that this would| lle was face and ranger than I and Moats f thins Bl, Corona, 1. "1, aad Ka 0 Ski in a one advantage that the| be a real Mg task tn a great country | Mien I entered the ring T was hat ‘eee ta Ree New ie ent ee Bide , %:, 4S |G Fri elena Ri Man Be tis ner’ at NEW YORK * Young Corbet nd others of that sort! like this, in which so many youngsters |*ared to death. felt Uke ruphing | Uhrqe rounds, Judges’ Pa men Meehan One ornare ot that sort ‘ e coveted | back to my dressing room, 125-Pound seal olass: ae HE DURBAk tabs Sea Sound oat pha | azarae th name coveted | Comte | gt ee i, MBSR, Qe Fe Bs nals cls cally may not be at his best. aur dike Twas in f ane nd ‘could Rot continue” | (aaah eg hock nigtesbocker, HARR! 423 St. Eve. at He's pretty good and he can go along| FOUR REASONS WHY KILBANE |i. ier musterod « iteant atten Biotin unattached, defend, | Bott, “Parke” G toat "Hous, "Ruswin, IF YOU Lovee qhure, i AL at KINEMACOLORRS: oa winning a lot of Awhts. Abe is any- REACHED THE TOP. “i eee 5 ar. Weat Sida A, C., © Bites rounds: | Pohnalise. your wirt—see THE T, € Cs welf that I had thing but a physical bankrupt. And! mnere ure four reasons why I realized | bed and would have to le ne mate BY wt36-Pound Cl Robb OF HONOR: HUDSO! pear Bway. Cc a nent gvery SEH OD) my ambition to reach the top of the lst] KNOCKED OUT Nie ake Jee Round Claet High Team Scores, WEDNESDAY ie, OLYMPIC BARS Lion Te ae. ‘s merits, He'll have to, reel cape weal laid Mealy fe S OPPONENT] , SamiFingl- Heng Braun, New Polo A. A..| ae oA te Bway B0eh, 5 OLYMPIC fdr Lg ¥ Samm a IN NINE ROUND: defeated Weer jolinenes City A. C., tx ates | 4. Bute har iron tis || MME. SIMONE ‘3,7! AMATEUR NIGHT EVERY THUCROUC TROLL may a fresh etart ye) trek: Bite ee es $8 a ee nia haw teak te hay ai are a be a, Peinant Ay Soy High individual Scor E TRU TH WAGON PARK Bis Fray, ate toe, RO! RF SVR BY iasbon A beating Tommy Murphy. It tan’t| £0! y_ he 4 mos portant of} | $8 48 only a child | Pinal epi Wrayn, Nor 2 Gt tbls ed Oh fatinees: ‘and Sa LES, Ukely. for Murphy to a tough) sll, 2m my case, proper Instructions | To NAret with my adversary, but whem | defecate .Ue"™ het eamiotemene A 4, Sameer, Hudsons. it The Quaker Girl LANCO 01 twenty round fight. Btin| J¥mmy Dunn, who comes from my) bred . pocked my op. | % bia TK a5 Siar was. a TRE, sige mln oe sare | rd home town, and who ts one of the first |! ands I was hailed | gong.Final: Lg ll ine Tithe Goes With This Game, || tous CI ARR ies yy Ws n "te | men I ever read about in the sporting | & natural bern fighter | trom Sent Pay levers. City A. On by ‘The most nt game of the soveral ‘left Lol Wr Bee oe ee Ae ae eo cans ia as Bua to Whom 1 owe wat the sauared cine waa a good | ete oes. slated, cefent te ean Groat Ae, ee ct ae] SERTIRE BALCONY. 8108," Wage tea HURTIG & SEAMON’S { $ c h loner ® for me to stay, a St. Nicholas Kink of, uve old college song: By entire oucoees, | At wee. ble patience |For tay eats sue ‘ce | RRR no 5, Fiabe, Aronia afi ieee idence tied Friday night, iw AMSTE tha de veccke HE The Trocadero Burlesquers ‘And wuga You're dows, yer're. downi| eanbiea mo w sucsted, If It hadn't been dence tn myself that I nested. Z never (HRI ee | gh ¥ OLIVER T Twist ao = But when you're in the méddle, | ¢or Dunn I probably would never have | 4 felt quite sure of myself before, | “ y You're neither up nor down,” been heard of, except possibly in jand had the result boon agatnat me I | ae - di nar ae oe YOU WILL FIND | anmargpene is Gnd uniews he bee the luck to ‘be the| 1 quit the railroad offices and st : - on ny ae sittia | EVERYWO AN’ ea aching second champion to “come back” and{in to work as er and ass! ear isan ne eed in | S. we oF aihnadway aE | | Sticking Berter aria suns bees. aa tort “Work Se rubber Aud assistant vena t| the stecks of S. Morris, 349-353 Fifth Ave., Playhouse BPA PORE \ 3 sho alos age G0 to the middle-class fighter, regarded one of the best featherwelghts wand Twas| and L, L. Schwartz & Co., 198 Broadway, come BoUai AND Pan ath Reis Y Wed” Z read in the land, He twught me to box and for’ the | ; eee : xi ci i ve. 8.15, OOKLYN _AMUSEM Riis: ROSE, (07 Saturday, put the) when I began to siow some promise rwolghit hon ike was doing | prising last Spring and Summer materials, the “BUNTY ey , TSDDIE" FOY jul —8ROO! MENTS. oan . ot ‘ aaican in pel Rae AN & SUCCEBKOr to Abo Atte y — 1 » 8 A OlrmBle, Club ‘competition | he snemreges me We try far Fin Nee %e Atte at! finest money can buy. Suits to measure, OLONIAL 2 PERS aN eaten tack [STAR 297 & Eu Mat. Daily im Ban Francisco, At the same meet » a o bs 1 Del " | ey ¥ ee ‘babe onite Forpest, Smithwon natives hia “tomes | sn a that he renounced sown ca oiKiiane wenty | alpaca ned, $25.00, overcoats silk lined $25.00, Nal, wii dear, Arebur Detgoos o1i"e " by equalling the world's record) in the Lit and get away gwme in order | | tor the Big R ie own world’s record, It shows that amen As still our chief hope for the Olympic championship. A couple of years ago Ralph began to grow #0 tremendously fat that it was thought yard hurdle race, Gaz8 were over for al} sime,| my Matches, He dhl it al, a é ° ‘8 shot put 1s second only to! | to devote his entire attention to I can't give Dunn too much cre what he has done, Since the threw my hat in the ring, as Col. velt would say, Du as been structor and trainer, and has m: offer came from me. ter Ut for tine I Roose | tor Attell na fight for the tile my 1) | T took on Joe Rivers, the crack Mexi+ 41) "oan fighter, and got the worst end of easy bad decision, Lowever, thie didn't dis | EWES GR RA TREAT i: Their lowest price was $75.00. floor, ends Saturday. Sale on second Broadway & ARNHEIM, Ninh 3 Sp etiiee eenatneae inet NE = Festival of F of Feasininite a fi!" All Women Stars ye ati v eh 4 INSON'S ‘on OF. socmiity PEALA ti arts PENG hl