Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-27

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 26.
j. y. Norton,
Sporting Editor Evening Star,
Newark, y. J.
J beat Coffey good all the way.
CHARLEY WEINERT.
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Charley Weinert, the Butcher
Boy made most favorable i'm
preston in his bout with Jim Coffey.
the Irish Giant" at Philadelphia
last night. He beat Coffey from the
drop of tho hat in every round but
the third, which was about even.
Weinert was at his best last night
and he displayed rare skill and su-
perior Judgment. He made Coffey
look like a novice at times and he
surely won his way into the hearts
of the Philadelphia tight fans, who
cheered him to the echo after the
bout was over. Weinert is gettins
better every time he shows and he
is the best-looking heavyweight
prospect in the business. He may
be the champion some day if he
doesn't spoil his career by the com
pany he keeps. I have said all along
that Weinert was the coming man
and the making of a champion, and
he made good in great style last
night Those who went to see the
fight expected that coffey would
annihilate Weinert, for he had
eighteen pounds in weight and years
in experience on his side. Yet after
the bout was round old, the
Philadelphia fans turned over to
Weinerts side of the house and they
were with him to a man at the end.
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The newspaper experts of Philadel-
phia give Weinert unstinted praise
for his showing. They confess they
were terribly surprised and they ad-
nit that Weinert is the best prospect
in the game today. The Jersey boy
fairly amazed the fans with his skill
and his cleverness, and the news
papers are heaping high praises on
his head It is to be hoped, though,
that Weinert doesn't lose his head
entirely, for his future seems to point
to a bright one.
c.
1t will be interesting, / know, TO
Newark fans, to read what the Phila-
delphla fight experts think of Wei
merit, and the various opinions are
herewith presented:
The Press has the following conf
ment to make:
Young Charley Weinert, of New
ark. won. Jim Coffey, the Dublin
Giant. was his victim. Weinert,
though outweighed twenty pounds,
gave his big opponent a bad beating
In the six-round wind-up at the Olym-
pia A. A. before a crowded house last |
night Weinert was never in danger |
and the slow footed Coffey was tar |
get for the left jabs and uppercuts de- I
livered by Weinert. The Newark 1
battler lost no time in getting to his I
husky antagonist and before the first i
round was over Coffey's face was
badly cut. Weinert had his blows
well timed and rarely swung wildly.
Coffey would lunge across the ring.
swing, and hit space, his lighter and /
shiftier antagonist always Keeping out
of reach. Coffey made his best show
ing In the third and last rounds. |
Weinert used good judgment, sending !
home a hard uppercut In the clinches, |
or meeting Coffey's rushes with stiff !
lab. Weinert made an excellent inn
preston and was very clever for a
heavyweight
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The North American has some nice |
things about the Butcher Boy" 1t
says:
young Charlie WeineTt made his I
debut to Philadelphia crowd, and |
it is one that will long be remembered. /
by Jim Coffey. the Dublin Giant. The |
Newarker handed the big Irishman an |
artistic trimming. Coffey at no time |
had a show with the Jerseyman, who |
hooked, jabbed and uppercutted at
will. From the first minute of fight |
ing Weinert had the better of the !
milling. His singing left jabs had |
the big Irishmans nose bleeding and |
swollen. while he had a cut on his
right cheek and his mouth was bleed |
ing. Charleys mar was haruly |
unused. He waded in and snapped
punches with Coffey whenever the
Dublin fighter cared to mix up.
He scored a Touchdown in the fifth
round, when he shot over q left half
circle swing that landed on Jim's jaw. !
After his wonderful showing Welnert
was given a rousing cheer by fully
5, 900 persons, who had taxed the
arena, expecting to see Coffey score
another Victory, but they were as
surprised as the defeated Irish cham
pionship chaser"
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Here is what the Ledger has to
say about the great showing made
by Weinert:
Boxing with the skill of a Jim
Corbett, Charley Weinert, aged
nineteen, weighing 17SM pounds,
made Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant.
weight 1868, look like a novice.
| Weinert had a tantalizing left and
| o vicious right-hand uppercut. Wei
merit was seemingly able to hit Cof-
fey with either hand from any
| angle. Weinert emerged from the
bout without mark. while Coffey
| was bleeding from the nose and
| mouth, and had a cut over his right
| cheekbone. Weinert was the sensa-
1 ton of the present boxing season