Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-10
GRADWELL PROVES
COyNE'S MASTER
Local Lightweight Soundly
Trounces Orange Contender
for State Title.
LEWIS TRIMS CARDELI

Jack Coyne's aspirations for the
| lightweight championship of the
State were given a severe Jolt at
Browns gymnasium, New York, last
night when he was badly beaten in a
ten-round bout by Young Gradwell,
one of the best lightweights ever
turned out in this city. Coyne en-
deavo1ed to fight Gradwell and this
was his big mistake. Gradwell, as a
fighter and lad who is clever, too,
forced his opponent to fall into a
straight left jab that had steam be-
hind it, In every round. Had Coyne
boxed, a style for which he is more
noted, he might have Jared better.
He was content, however, to take
wallop after wallop, but Gradwell,
try as he did, was unable to put him
away. This was probably due to the
fact that Gradwell could not use his
right hand, which he had injured in
training. r.
Gradwell's best wallop comes from
the right init. It was. surely an
artistic beating, in fact, the worse
that Coyne. has ever received. In
each round, Gradwell stepped in and
around the plupging Orangite, who
never fiinched in the face of a grilling
fire of jabs, hooks and counters, and
that might be said of Coyne is that
his courage never forsook him and no
end of hard punches could fell him,
although he knew the art of holding
on to perfection.
Weighing 1894 pounds, Gradwell
entered the ring a favortte. His
rangy-built opponent entered the ring
at 13455 pounds. The result, however,
was forcasted almost at the very
start. s go n
The bell sounded for the first round
and Gradwell began with a left to the
Jaw The boxers clinched often and
Referee Bill Brown admonished them
TO fight. Gradwell got over two light
jabs, while Coyne came back with a
lazy right that fell short few inches.
The second was an even round,
clinching being the rule. Coyne got in
nifty right to the jaw, but two
matters. At the start of the third
round Gradwell rushed his opponent
out of the ring. Gradweu greeted
| Coyne's return with a stiff left to the
| Jaw He followed it up with two lefts
to the same place and missed q
wicked right.
The third round was a tame affair,
with Coyne on the receiving end
Gradwell had the fifth round by a
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| formers left jab continually. A left
/ to the left eye presented Coyne with a
! slight bean at the bell. Coyne was
J content to hold in the sixth round
| although Gradwell got over several
! body blows in clinches.
| Coyne's face after the seventh ses-
| sion was a mark for his sturdy oppo-
! nent. and in this round Gradwell
| handed his opponent a terrific beat
| irr rThd airhfIa MOE (nof
| by some acrobatic stunts on the part
Of Coyne, who toppled out of the ring
/ twice. Gradwell, however, still con-
| tinued to beat his man. The ninth
and tenth rounds were easily in favor
Of Gradwell. while Coyne patiently
awaited the final gong. Jim Savage
/ seconded Coyne, while Johnny How
ard helped Gradwell.
! The second ten-round bout, between
Banty Lewis and Young Cardell both
of this city, furnished more interest
| than did the main affair. Lewis won
because he fought, while Cardell lost
| because he was too careful. Had the
| latter stood up and mixed 1t the YER
diet might have resulted differently.
The margin of victory for Banty,
however. was slight. He had to fight
all the way and 1t was only after mis-
clever work in the ninth round that
| the tide turned. Up to that session
Cardell had held his opponent even.
The boxers were pretty evenly
matched, Cardeli tipping the beam
| at 1231z pounds and Lewis 122K. The
best punch of the bout came about in
the eighth round. when Lewis caught
Cardell flush on the jaw with a right
hook. The punch rocked Cardell, but
the latter was game and fought back.
Cardell was leader in this round
until Lewis had administered that
blow.