liliilllilliltllls IN
in ion taint
. Country Stirred by Meeting Between
editions and Clabby at Milwaukee
'l‘u'o star tiiiddiett'eiglits~—.iimmy
("abby and Mike Gibbons—will hold
spotlight tonight in Milwaukee.
'l’hcse middleweights are scheduled
t~ tight ten rounds sand it both men‘
ti'splay their best qualities the bout
would develop into one of the best
2 511'-
sutcc the t‘nernorablc battle between.
I to lamented Stanley Ketchel and
Billy l'apke. Tonight‘s bout has
brought back to the game fans who
gitve up their rooting privileges be
they believcd the day of the
lighters has passed. Reports‘
the tight' city say that special}
l .illbt‘
good
is out
.zains from cvcry burg. hamlet, city.
.- .td town Within a radius of 200 miles.
;.tvc. been chartered to convcy the
> toi't‘s followers to thc arena. i’rou
~ott-r ’l‘om Andrews, who took in*
some very few dollars less than 540...
mu tor that bout between Willie-
.lx'ttchic and Ad Wolgttst, says that he
will be surprised if that tignre is not
i eaten tonight.
Men who delve in statistics of the
ring have been summing up the dope
est Clubby and Gibbons in an effort]
in answer the foregoing questions:
Nude interesting facts were brought:
to light. One noteworthy feature is:
t» the effect that Gibbons is the must:
i insistent lighter in tho middleweight
invision today, this in spite of the
fact that (“lobby is the accepted
l .ittmpion.
Ui‘ the legitimate middleweights
mw bidding for public favor Gibbons
has the highest percentage of knock-
u it victories to his credit.
During his ring career Gibbons has
engaged in seventy three contests.
mid out ot this number he has scored
twenty-live knockouts. his percent-
:ntc llt‘lllg .34. Dillon's ratio is thirty-
cight knockouts out of 135 matches.
his average being .36 per cent.
The knockout average of Clabby
and Eddie McGoorty. who. with Gib—
" buns. comprise the trio in the mid-1
tiieweight division at present. is each
.50 per cent.. a mark considerably
under the record of Gibbons. To
date t‘lahby has engaged in 112 bouts
and has scored thirty-four knockouts,
uliilc McGoorty has iigured in
eighty—nine battles and has heard the
fatal 10 tolled oil over twenty-five
victims.
But hitting isn't the only thing to
be considered in the bout between,
two such masters of the fistic art.!
in that point. Clabby and Glbbonsl
are very evenly matched. except on
hitting, but to offset this the Clnbby
toilowers are pointing to a probable
tact. that Jimmy in the gamer of the‘
“two. The criticism on this point is
based on performances against both,
flabby and McGoorty. There is an
excuse for the "St. Paul Ghost" in‘
the Clabby fights. That is on 80-‘
count of his being but a novice at
me time Since he “38 meme“ PEEK ONE OF HIGHEST
into a seasoned boxer. As for the
)lcuooriy battle. sickness was the
excuse that time and it was a fact.
Mike” was more lit for a bed than a
i .ng.
Whether Clabby and Gibbons will
put up a sensational light only the
tatture will loll. However. all signs
point to a spirited ‘match. Each
realizes that tonight's battle is a'
vital one. Ciabby must beat Gibbons
decisively and then dispose of Dii-j
ion. it the latter will make weight
before Jimmy’s claim to the world’s
title will be seriously accepted Gib
tons. on the other hand. has two
things to inspire him. if he is whip
poll it) Clabby, he will its out of the
running for the championship. !
sron: BEATS NOT-ran ON
this numb
. “9‘
* Louisville was
Esuch a position.
focused to take the acting met"
BASEBAll Willis
Attorney lleene Addington, for the
Federals, Alleges ilttreasonahle
Tactics
t‘llit‘AGO. Jan. Zl.—’l‘he powers
that control organized baseball, or at
least are said to control it, were de‘
scribed as oppressors of minor leagues
and ball players by Keene Addington.
chit-t“ of counsel for the Federal Long-
in his opening address yesterday
in the anti-trust suit against the Na-
tional Commission. the American
league and the National league. Ad-
' dington cited features of the national
agreement. decisions of the National
I Commission and the general practices
of baseball authorities to-show that.
the game is governed by a group hav-
ing almost absolute power, with au~
titority. to make lows. judge of infrac-
i tlous of the laws and impose pcnsltlcs
i for infractions.
not finished his
when court
Addington had
opening argument
at large number of baseball followers,
and though the arguments involvingl
much legal matter had no thrills for;
lthetn. they were recompensed partly.
by close views of celebrities. Among
the latter were the presidents of both
big defendant
‘of the National Commission. the load-
ers of the Federals. and a score or,
1 more of magnates and players of note.
At the afternoon session. Addington,
devoted a
to an aim
rge portion of his address
not alone in the club-he serves. but
also inother clubs. His chance of
becoming a free agent is slight. ac-‘
cording to Addington. since it re-
quires action of tuany different eu-
litics. Addington charges
and then brought in the charge made
in air atlidsvit by Mordecai Brown
that when President
ville it was, with the agreement that
Brown never would be allowed agptn;
to join the majors.
licre Attorney George W. Miller for
the defendants called Addington‘s at-
itention to the fact that Brown later
played with the Cincinnati club, til it
major league. but Addington said the
agreement between Chicago and
what he wished to
show as was possible.
Leaders of organized ball expressed
‘ themselves not surprised at anything
the Federal Dengue presented today.
"We have nothing to fear from
what was brought up today." said
President Tener.‘ of the
League. arid others were of similar
opinion.
SALARIED lNFIELDEliS
next season. Peck demanded a sub
stantial increase in his pay and Bill
Donovan did not hesitate to come
across with the coin. PeckinpauEh is,
a high grade ball player. He demon;
strated that last season when he put
; up a. brilliant game for the Yankees.
Incidentally the young man
peeved because he was not continued;
as manager. for he realizes he lacks
experience. He admitted this in Cleve.
land the other day. saying: “I never
wanted to be manager. for i think i
am too inexperienced and young for
In fact. i had to be
att~.
journed last night and it was declarcd‘
i the case probably would last well into
next week. The first session attracted
leagues. the chairman 3
on the waiver and draft.
rule 5 and practices. “ He declared the:
totmcr vested control of the players
that tits‘
waiver method is used as a means 01‘
humiliating or disclplining‘n pluyet‘l
Murphy, of the
Chicago Nationals. sold him to Louis?
National 3
RogerPeckinpaugh. the former New.
. Havcner. will be one of the high sat»:
.aried flelders in the American League
is not '
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Dan Molietriclt. Who is Doing the
Talking. Says it Can Happen Any
Moment
"i don't want to pour cold water on
Jess \Viliard's championship aspira-
tions. but for Jess‘s own benefit and as
a little advice to men who will bet
their good iron dollars on the whita
f man. l'li say right now that Jack John-i
son will walk into the ring at Juarez?
with his golden smile bored to the sun;
and knock Willard out in any minute}
Dan Mc-i
01' any round he wants to,"
Ketrick talking.
“i think i know Johnson better—the
Johnson of todny~~better than any
man in America," went on Dan. "live
becn with him. traveled with him and
i know positively he hasn't touched a
drop of liquor of any kind for a year
or more. He is just as wonderful a
lighter us he ever was, crafty. clever'
and brainy. Why, in the Moran fight
he simply handled Frank as a mother
would a tltree-yenrold baby boy.
“Johnson was afraid that he was go-
ing to be tricked out of his title in
that tight. Coming out of a clinch tn.
the second round Johnson nearly tore
Frank's head of! with one ol‘ his amaz-
ing right hand uppercuts. Georges
Carpentier. the referee, took Johnson
by the two arms, backed him away:
irom Moran and said in broken Eng.
.llsh: ‘l)o zat again—you l -'I It
t’y.’
“Johnson immediately thought that
Corptntler might be in on a plan
ter how trivial.
led of the monotony of his methods
and hissed him roundly. Because of
the world ayer. that Johnson had
fought badly. a miserable result of a
gay life in Paris.
"Now don't be fooled.
mntcltlcss Jetlries. lie proved in the
his back.
ran bout through any little infraction
of the rules whatsoever. No than ever
lost a world‘s title because he tabbed;
the. other man silly, and that's what‘
' he did to Moran.
'Remember what i say: Johnson in
any minute of any round he himself
selects!
big ebony lists. 1’" stand on that."
Kid Williams is willing
ringside. As this would be the first
time that two world‘s champions met
under similar conditions it ought to be
a wonderful drawing card. Mr. Promo
ters, why scratch your heads and look
fitti'ther? The fans might be induced
= Ito sit through a fight like that The
Garden please copy. Philadelphia has
her hooks out for it.
l ‘ "i can knock George Chip out any
time we meet.” said At McCoy the otll~
‘ er day. ‘l'm sick and tired of thorn
saying that Chip will pulverise me it
we tight again. I walked right up to
him. hit him fairly and squarely on the
chin and knocked him cold. If he’s a
champion, then I know I'm one. Chip?
(‘eei A dollar a dozen tor fellows like
him."
l ' Jimmy Clabby's father will be on
hand at Milwaukee tonight. with $1.-
000 to bet on "the lad."
Clabby collected this amount in the
home town from friends who ware
‘ willing to pin their faith on the Clabby
clan.
to=
take his crown away on a foul. no mat-t
After that Johnson
simply stood on and iabbod. jabbel,i
jabbod. tabbed until the crowd wear.E
that. it become the general opinion.5
Johnson is as;
great as he ever was. as wonderful as;
he was at Reno against the onco‘
Moran bout that he can whip the bostf
man alive with one hand tied behind;
He simply \vns' suspicious‘
and took nochanccs of losing the M03
He is master of the world.
' with a pair of live ounce gloves on his:
1
to tight:
'Johnny Kiibane if Jay will make 122
Old man:
POINTS. s George [Am-once. who brought 00-:
Harry Stone outpointod FrankioNol- ship of the Yunkeel but September lid 3.“ “a a... gov” nan. hustle-
ter at the Federal A. C., New York. There‘s o whole lot of diflcttlt thing: W in matching McVoy with Saml
last night. :lo manage a big league club. and to “mm for ‘ twenty round bout tol
' .‘l it [I‘M mil!" MN experience ‘u. fl“ Ill c.“ 30"“?! u l
:thanlhavohad. Bill Donovan-tho,
right not: for the Job. i think. and i
.with hilt moon."
Jack Dunn-0y. that m pound hoyl
; from Portland. 0". who startled tho.
. fans at Bill Brown s by beating Frank- l -:- : : : ~
has been selected by Jimmy Johnston
to meet Tom Robinson in one of the
ring tvarmers for- White and Welsh. i
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BENJAMIN Wle AGAlN.
Billy Beninmin again showed that
is Wagner a few seeks ago, andTues-l
day night repeated by stopping thel
terrific hitting Italian in nine rounds;-
when he is in torm there isnt a man ~.-.- -.-1- H -.- - -'-"'-l' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
on the bill that has a chanCe with him.
by defeating Ed. Moriarty. the battling,
office boy. 110 to 49. at Oddo's poot
room. Moriarty never had a chance,
as the score shows. While‘llenittmin
missed a few, he. made some of the.
best shots so far in the tournament.
If llcnjamipiq; . its \iatt Howley [0-,
night he wlpf'i. .irst prize; then Howley
and \lorinruy play for second and
third prizes. \ioriarty is rated 75;'
Benjamin.- 110.
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