El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-12
Jim Corbett Says

,ossrb1o carly changes in the posses
sSi0n Of me worlds championship.
Then. too, there is the posslDlIlLy nc
Packev Mcfarland, ChlcaSo WLLalu'
may come back for ShtWelgnL hoiioIs
and upset the plans of the AMBITIOUS
on fbe whole the prospects are ex-
ceedingIv bright for an lnteresllns
winter ahead for local patrons OF the
sport.
Gunboat Smith says he IS not at an
d~iecorrag ed because of the beating
Langford administered to MIN; Inc
Gunner says-there never was a tighter
vet who couldn't dig up an aADl-tla
he wasn't in the best OF shape u
the negro, that ms hanus WEI ~ rnma
cradle shape and that he hopes at SUM
later date to reverse the verdict. IRON
what those who saw the bout nave 10
saw if will be considerably later, II ever.
The nIain truth of the matter Is thaI
smith does not class with Langtord-
COffey Relies on Right.
Coffev and Smith should put up an
interesting battle. II corey hau d
capable Instructor he might deVe1oP
into a first class fighting man. jim
has one of the incest left hands in the
business but, like many other hushy
Youngsters, forgets that that memDer
is a very useful asset, and relies al
most entirely on his right L IeGdL4
the night Coffey met Battling
[ was seated near the ringside, watch-
ing the men closely and discovered the
secret of the latter's success against
the big men of the ring. In this IN
stance it rested in his ability to time
and avoid the clumsy right haho
punches his opponent was swinging al
him throughout the contest. Seeing
this I spoke to Billy Gibson, Coffeys
nag and urged him TO ADVISE
Coffey to use a left jab. Jim acted up
on this advice and for a few minutes
in the next round had LeVlnsky De
wildered. But encouraged by MS sue
cess. he waded in, trying to put MS
man away, swinging wildly, which gave
Levinsky the opportunity he was wait
ing for to sting his man with let's 10
the face-for Coffey's swings were al
ways t~elegraphed in ana II
was an easy matter to avoid them
Had Coffey kept up his jabbing with
the left 1 believe he would have e
ened the Battler until his superior size
and weight would have made it a com
paratively easy matter to win with a
knockout.
Afraid COffey VIII Lose Head.
II Coffev does not trade rights with
Smith he should win the fight. But !
am afraid that he is one of those nc
headed fellows who fOrgets what little
he knows of the game every time he
happens to be stung a little, and there
is small chance of one of that type
ever making much Roadway IN the
game. on the other and Smith only
knows one system, and that is to de-
pend on round arm punches. He is
a mark for a man with a good left, and
Coffey, with his natural advantages
ought to beat him to the punch every
time. If he gets to mixing it with the
hard hitting Gunner the bout is likely
to end early.
Says willard Comes First.
Jack Curley is authority for the
statement that Jack Johnson VIII not
meet McVey, Langford or any other
fighter before he boxes Jess Willard
some time next March. Billy Gibson
the local fight manager, claims thai
Johnson and McVey viii have it out
in Havana first. From the documents
! CurIey has shown to the newspaper
men he appears to have Johnson tiec
> up so far as that individuals signature