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BOXING SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BASEBALL There isn't much doubt now that Mike Gibbons is the best middle weight in this country when he wants to be. If hesets out to fight a real battle he has "yet to meet a man who can furnish him sufficient opposition to cause worry among the followers of the St. Paul phantom. Mike's one-round knockout vic tory over Young Ahern in St Paul last night was as good a bit of fight ing as he has ever done in his life. The Englishman never had the ghost of a show with the northerner and went down before a right hook in 1 minute and 30 seconds. Ahearn had landed one light blow. He was com pletely bewildered by Gibbons' speed. This decisive victory should serve to eradicate the memory of the poor f e;ht Mike made against Pacjcey Mc Farland in New York. Mike's alibi for that fight Is that he was forced to make too low a weight to allow him to be strong. Gibbons now has a chance to go to Australia and meet Les Darcy, the pride of the Antipodes, who has cleaned Eddie McGoorty handily. Darcy is not alkvwed to come to this country during the war by order of the Australian government He is the only man between Gibbons and undisputed right to the middleweight crown. Even more sudden was the victory Charlie White scored over Joe Aze vedo in Boston. The Portuguese bat tler stood before the Chicago light weight one minute and IS seconds, then succumbing to the power of i White's deadly left hook. He went into the ring apparently afraid of the Chlcagoan, and had good reason to feel sp. White opened with alight right and drew a tap in return. Then he feint ed and drove home his left Azevedo staggered and White quickly whip ped over his left again. Down went his opponent The referee counted nine, but Azevedo's brother leaped into the ring and stopped the battle. Joe was knocked out. White was immediately matched to fight Matt Wells in Boston, Feb. 1. Recently in the Hub Wells gained a shade over the Chicagoan. Packey McFarland says he is through with the fight game and in the future will devote his time to promoting. He will start in the new line with a six-day bicycle race at the Coliseum, Feb. 2, and if success ful in that venture may handle some ring bouts. Then Packey will find how a promoter feels when a boxer asks for all the money at the gate. The national com'n has decided that the Cubs and Browns, combina tions of Federal and organized teams, must ask waivers before disposing of players to minor leagues. In dispos ing of Federal league men the two clubs must give the teams to which the athletes belonged before jump ing first chance at their services. It Is not presumed this ruling will have any effect on the players al ready disposed of. Tinker, however, should have little difficulty securing waivers- on any man he desires to send to the bushes, as several men on his payroll have outlived their usefulness in the big show. Jimmy Callahan is a bidder for one Cub outfielder, desiring to add him to the Pirates. Wilbur Good or Cy Williams" are being sought by Cal, and he can either if he is willing to pay real cash, WilliamB would be a good man for Pittsburgh, and should improve during the coming season. Western and Central league man agers are trailing Tinker in an effort to land some of his Burplus. Joe looks with favor on the requests of the little fellows, figuring favors done them now will redound to his benefit later, when he wishes to se cure young material for his team. Final papers in the transfer of the j Cubs to Charley Weeghman are be-'