The evening world., 1912-01-30
McGoorty. Cofey Fight Tonight
Should Be Great While II
Lasts.
Cor,rsht. 1912. BY The Pre-. Ipbiishins 60.
iTh~ N.v Nuk Wordb.

THE bout between Mcuoorty and
walter Corey at the Fairmoni to-
night should he productive 81
class. The men are well matched IN
Size ana strength and fighting ability
Although Mike Gibbons did beat COT.
fey. and boat him handny. ! have q
very FOOD opinion Of tho big blond TEL
lows prospects lie ls silil almost a
novice. but he has been coming along
fast. He knocked out Dcnning quickly
and with ease. and the fighting tina,
Dsunins has been doing since that niglt
proves that he wasn't a lemon or en-
easy mark. Corey did a nne place 81
work In that bout. While he dido I
know anything in the world about bos.
ms he showed a crushing punch. lie
showed that In later lights. Gibbons
he'd him measured. aud he manosuvred
% that Coney never had = chance 70
use the deadly right At all.
watched hat nght with Interest. Al
tho beginning Gibbons could hit Coney
With the left whenever he wanted 10.
But Coney showed himself a student
OF the game. Badly hammered as he
Was he kept cool. and he actually
studied Gibbons and his attack through
every round. Toward the end of the
ten rounds he had worked out a trek
h . Offset Gibbons's left and 10 IL
harmless. lie simply cuned 1, aside be-
fore II could land. This was a favoritc
trick OF Bob Fit.simmons when against
. good left handed man.
CofYey 10 an exceptionally cool fellow
IN the ring. lie never loses his head
no matter how hard the punches come
over. And he 10 always ready 10 drop
one over himself Dan sullivan, who
was much battsesd by Concy. told me
that Consy's left hand 10 "worpe than
his right" Tha, 10. Il wal worse
from suliivan's view. for he hit Dan
lone awful cracks with the left. doing
NEST Of the damage with that hand.
expect to see Cofsy learn q lot
moro about boxing. because he has a
head. And whsn he does learn more
hs'e going TO b. a. dangerous against
. clever boxer M he II against "a man
who'll stand ahd slug with him.
Tonight he's up against one OF the
hardest propositions IN tho country.
Mc00orty came out OF the IVES, with a
reputation that travelled on ahead, by
wire. Hs was heraldcd as a wonderfully
clever fellow who combined clcverness
with hitting ability. In fact. he was
said TO be as clever as Packey McFar.
land. n that's going ON lie surely
has the hitting part OF II. for during
the past zee Of training no has broken
elk punching BAGS at his quar,ers. This
wasn't the old stage trick OF breaking
The string. lie punched the bags ~ hard
mat he broke the rubber bladder In
sias To do that takes "A very snappy
punch. n the snappy punch is the one
That knocks a man out. McGoorty maj
be too clever for Coney noN. or CoIey
may drop one over But however n
goes I'm be q great fight while II lasts.
!. A BE ATTELL liz still nursing nj,
bruised thumb" Abe may be
looking for sympathy.
To-MoRRow night st the Eairmon,
A. e. there Will be IA benent FOL
Joe Medium. an old sporting mar
end writer OF sports who has faller
apon hard days. lie Is now In n hospita
ana MS unnecessary 10 add that any.
Thin his irieHds can do to help hin
out will be welcome. Billy Gibson #
hanullhs the dement, himself, and any
hin that lie takes hold OF IL sure /,
be = success. At least In as far as M
spectacular features are concerned. Ch
Son announces that he has secured IN,
services OF all the best boxers aroun,
Now York. ana that hen put on
number OF genuine bouts thu, can
,ften be seen In one ring ON a slngl
night.
TACK CuRLEY, who handled the re-
cen Observation-Disclosures anal
and pulled GU, a fortune. Is lookln,
around the country for a place TO hay
Johnson and Flynn fight. II. is 4
Salt Lake at present. but hasn't receive
much announcement Jack thinks Ne,
Mexico may do, unless the New Mex
leans can get together In time TO sll
A boxing law over.