New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-30
.SHUCRUE HAS A SHADE
Defeats Leach Cross on Points
in Bout at Garden.
PHIL CROSS A WINNER
Has Better of Jimmy Cotfey,
Who Is Substituted for
Young Jack O'Brien.

Two whirlw ind bouts kept crowd OF
fully eight thousand people cheering WILD
~ AT Madison SQUARE Garden last night.
In tn" main attraction Young Shugrle'
of Jersey CITY. had a shade the better
of ten-round battle with Leach Cross,
tn, East Side dentist. while in the otner
ten-rounI contest Phil Cross proved too
s;rous Tor Jimmy Coffey.
The last named was substituted for
Young "phiiad.lphia Jack" . Brien. VINO
mad badly ,praiHcd right hand ana
could not so on. When it WAS announced
that O'Brien was unable T. 90 on. Inc
gallery gods set up a terrible bdwl. which
lasted for several minutes They got their
moneys worth. however. AZ Coffey fought
like tiger
When Leach Cross appeared ne looked
in fine condition He weighed 1919
pounds while Sh"sru. was exactly 3D.
The latt.r also appeared IN welniSn per
fect condition They began cautiously,
DOT SGugruc soon warmed TO Ms work.
and With rapIi I,fts and rights reached
the dentists lace. Shugruc also cut Leach
over ihe right eye. IT was ShLslue' S
.oUud
wien lightning Xix" SHIFT Shugrue
reached Cross face at the opening Of
the. next round. ami with hard richts over
the body appeared to nave. his man IN
distress. Leach MAS only dong his ia
mliar stating act and it did not deceive
the young jersey city hoy, vino cleveriy
tucked d a!maher that crafty Leach
suddenly whipped over
IN" third round was fairly even. but IA
the next Cross started 10 fGht in earnest
He sailed into Shugrue with vicious let's,
but stopped when Shuerue nailed him on
tn. body. cross stalled again. rcelins like
q drunken man. In a trice the dentist cut
loose and rained i fusillads OF blows at
ShuErur. Who VAS beaten back. Cross
then dropped his man with a short right
uprarcut to the chin. Before Shugrue
had tim. To- regain his feet the bell sound
cd tho enG Of the round
Shuyruc was none too strong when Ne
came ont OF his corner again. ard II" had
10 summit 10 severe laciuG throughout
the fourth. nth and sixth rounds cross
had tho most strength. and hc did not
seem - mind The others blows when
troy did lana.
Shugruc made 2 game stand i'm the sew
cn,h round and held his opponent TO an
even break. They fought desperately in
tho eighth. and Cross. ia his Efforts 10
bring the affair to a sudden end. let ny
Wildly with both hands. II was Cross's
round
They were pair OF tigers I'm tho ninth.
every second Of the round being full Of
action. Just when 4 looked rs IL Shugrue
vas getting into difficulties nc caught
TIach q clip on tho chin that sent the
dentist back on MS heels. Shuerue had
the round ny a shade.
Tho las. round had tic spectators on
their foot from hell 10 bell. Both boys
landed with rapid attacks and both were
bleeding At the cud Shuerue was doing
tn. better work ana ne had the round. ~
was his fight bv a shade
The Phil Cross-.Iimmy Cofey bout
proved a pleasant surprise. and IL was not
long before those who had hocn booing
were applauding like wild mon. Cross
weighed 20 pounds. four pounds more
than Corey. The rrst named was also at
least two inches taller.
When the boys put UP their hands some
one in the gallery shouted keep tho COT
Zoe boiling and Jimmy proceeded to do
so bv sailing into Phil in a manner that
nearly swept eros off his feet. Cross
worked a long left 20 Co0ey's face. but
the latter doubled Phil NJ with short body
blows and had Cross bleeding from the
nose NJ the bell. II was Cofey's round.
They swapped punches i'm the second
round. and the fast pace bad the crowd IN
an uproar Before tho end of the round
CnNev iarred Cross 10 the heels with
solid rights This was also Codcy's
round.
The unusually fast pace seemed TO bc
telling on Coffey. however. and starting
with tho third session tho tide turned.
Cross started 10 slug. and In = miX-up
caught his opponent with Wild right 10
tho Jaw but Concy only smiled. Cross
also puzzled tho other by suddenly SHIFT
ing his STYLE Of fighting. With right hand
extended he had Coffov on the defensive
a tho end 81 round four.
From that point on 10 the eighth Cross
carried tho light to mis- man and had COT
fev on the defensive. The conee's get
ting weak" shouted uaG. II looked
then as IL tho Substitute might not he
able To go the route but after taking
severe beating for several rounds Coffey
grew stronger i'm the eighth. and in the
final round fought back like a demon
cross had his man holding on, however
al the hual he'll. II was Crosss isht. hut
COFFEE vas chccred TO the echo as he left
tho rims