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Show TO FIGHT LES DARCY Kike Gibbons Would Be Man to Face Australian Crack. Recent Victory of St. Paul Fighter Stamps Him as Best of Middle-weights Middle-weights and Light-Heavyweights in United States. The recent victory of Mike Gibbons 3ver Jack Dillon in St. I'aul proves chat Hike is the best of the Ameri-:an Ameri-:an middleweights and light-heavy-iveights without a doubt. Dillon is ao easy prey for any fighter in the business, big or small, ' but Gibbons Save Hoosier Jack a boxing lesson. In only one of the ten chapters was Dillon able to gain the lead and that was in the tenth session, after Mike had slowed down a trifle after setting a whirlwind pace for nearly a half hour. Dillon's strong finish will be used to his favor in the arguments as to svhat would happen in a longer fight. Mike went in to win and win he did. He showered Jack's face with that -1 I 1 I -11 Les Darcy. tantalizing left of his and he kept shooting across a right hook and up-percut, up-percut, and only for the fact that Dillon Dil-lon kept his chin well covered something some-thing sensational might have happened. hap-pened. Gibbons' victory proves the St. Paul boxer is America's best bet in the hope of competition with any foreign fighter and according to the declarations declara-tions of Gibbons and his manager, he will fight Les Darcy as soon as the Australian can get over to America. s Mrs v&r- V is hi-a . Mike Gibbons. There is also a plan on foot to get Mike to go to Australia and box the sensational Darcy there, but so far the proper inducements have not been offered of-fered and Mike is waiting for something some-thing to happen. If the right kind of offer is made, insuring Mike of a goodly good-ly sum, and that he will have no trouble trou-ble getting away after the fight, he will go to Australia and fight Darcy. |