The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
CORBETT THINKS CHIP IS
 BETTER MAN THAN M'C0Y
Ritchie And Welsh Likely To Meet in
 New York Soon

correspondent regarding Murray championship claims. The San Fran cisco papers banned Referee Jim Griffin for calling the ClabbysMurray rightfully was Clabby's. However, I was not there and can not say wheth- CT Griffin was right or wrong-ac- cording to my way of figuring points in a boxing match But know 0rif- fin very we'll and have respect for his Judgment, and the chances are the battle must have been a pretty even thing when he called 1t a draw.
 But my corresp pondentl errs in say ing that [ have no use for Califor- nia" I still have fondness for the place of my birth and boyhood days and make it a point to visit the coast at least every year or two. At the same time my Sacramento friend must remember that have lived in the East for nearly a. quarter of a century, and have a few friends in this section also. However. have always prtded myself on my impar- tiality in the matter of expressing my opinion of boxers and their skill It makes no difference where a boxer halls from. If he has the goods, I am always only to happy to give him the credit due. Naturally it pleases me to learn that California boy has made good in the prize ring. I would be less than human if it didn't, but at the same time T win never allow prejudice to make me unfair in my criticism Of his opponents at any time.
 Be fair. old pal. even if it Hurts young fighter. Time will prove whether he is all what you claim for him And I will root for him to make good just as hard as you will, take it from me.
 I,< of whom have had occasion to speak fRvorably several times, knock ed out Jim Flynn in four rounds at the Stadium A. c. last week Cohey had every advantage over his adver- sary and would probably have won the fight under any conditions, but he resorted to unfair tactics several times, which did not make him any new friends or admirers Several To- cal critics have censured Coffey for his rough work, but 1t seems to me the referee was the one who should have been put on the grill. It was his duty to see that the men lived up to the rules, or if not to disqualify the offender.
 Billy Gibson is Coffey's manager and has arranged a match Tor his lighter with Bombardfer Wells to take place in England next month. If it were not for the fact that Wells has proved in several bouts in this country he is physically unable to take any great amount of punishment I would surely pick him as the win ner over Comey, who as yet is hardly out of the novice class, although youth of considerable natural ability
 Wells Is far and away the cleverest big man in the ring, bar no color or creed. He is one of the big myster- es of the game. In the gymnasium he looks. world beater, but in the ring he crunb1es under slight punish ment- In that respect he reminds me somewhat of Steve O'Donnell, a sparring partner of mine years ago. In bout that meant nothing O'Don- nell was bear, but the moment he entered the ring to fight he seemed to forget all he knew about boxing Wells must be afflicted in a similar manner That's the only way one can explain his many quick defeats at the hand of men much less skilled than himself.