Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-24
COFFEY'S WORK in EARLY
| ROUNDS WINS HIM DECISION
IN BATTLE WITH jim FLYNN
Dublin Giant, with Advantage of His Great
CleverneSs, JabS Fireman at Will
but Is Tired at the Finish.
BoER RoDEL MAKES MONKEY OF KEARNS

Coffey, firing, seemed unable for the
first time to avoid the vicious on
slaught of his foeman. He caught
Coffey on the jaw at the opening of
the round and he gave him pretty
fair roughing throughout the round.
But the Kid stood it, although some
said he wouldn't, and he came back
near the close of the round and more
than held his own.
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The eighth round was also Flynn's
and by a wide margin, but Coffey
more than held his man even in the
ninth round, which was evidence that
he has bottom. thing which it was
said he was lacking.
The tenth round belonged to Flynn
more because coffey Was so tired.
not because of anything that Flynn
did in the way of lighting. In fact,
throughout the entire contest, Flynn
did more damage with his roughinp
and his aggressive methods than he
did with his nsts. When 1t was all
over Coffey was well marked. bpt
Flynn was a sight. The giant was
plainly tired In the final round. hut ba
was strong enough to offset on
numerous occasions the wild rushss
OF Flynn, whose main method and
whose only asset is to hit in close ana
hit in the clinches.
Coffey, If he improves as he
nis last few fights, will be the maxi.
inss OF topnotcher. He has sor,a
distance to go. but he has the four,
dation to carry him along. He NOV
from Flynn, as the battle ehould ne
viewed. on what he actually did and
not what Flynn might have done #
the-pout had lasted longer. Later
on. Tomorrow maybe, when the ex-
perts get a chance to review the f1eht
more carefully and more intelligent
~ they WILL likely prove to them
selves that Coffey Is a pretty eood
man. Before the contest, my choice
was Flynn, but afterward to me the
winner seemed so apparent that I
couldn't even give a decision in nv
own favor.
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Rodel was rather a surprise To the
natives, in that he beat Kearns In
hollow fashion. The soldier had his
old wallop along, but he was also
Just about as thick as ever. He took
considerable beating and to make
sure Of good measure In the way of
punishment he pulled Rodel into him
with such jerk in the very first
round that the Beers head struck
! him in the mouth and the blood
| flowed freely. Later on, in the third
round. Kearns again clinched so un-
calmly that Rodel bumped his head
against Kearnss left eye. These two
head wallops, which did no little
damage, helped the Boer along won
derfully. For one thing, they took
considerable of the starch out of
Kearns and the punishment wrought
tended to give Rodel added conf
dence. In fact. with the soldier some-
what weakened in the eighth round
the Boer began to kid and Joke at
his expense to such an extent that
his manager, Jimmy Johnston, be-
came worried.
ATTEND to your own business and
quit that" Johnston said. Don't look
at me; watch your man."
All the time Johnston was fearful
lest Kearns would put over his
trusty right on the Beers jaw and
change the complexion of affairs. To
Johnston much credit must be given
for Rode's. excellent front. Jimmy
coached his man beautifully, and, in
cidentally, there is no better handler
In the business than the self-same
Jimmy Johnston.
c.
The show In It's entirety was one
Of Billy Gibson's best All the fights
were exceptionally good and ali last
ed the limit The Flynn-Coffey bout,
of course, was the real winner.
Everybody was asking coming ont Of
the garden .if they would put 1t on
again." Maybe" Manager Gibson
said