The evening world., 1914-12-16
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The Last Round Of Garden
Fight Was Smiths by a Mar.
Din That About Balanced Coz.
fey's Early Lead.

kept big Jim Coffcy from defeat
y ing the former mariner at the
Garden last night They fought ten
rounds. and the most favorable thing
that can be said OF tho performance
II that they meant IT,"
In the whole ten rounds tbero was
lees boxing skill ana real nghting
ability shown than In any one round
Of the semi ANAL. In which those on
thusiastic entertainers. Bobby Moore
.aaA Gene Moriarity. slammed cacn
otber TO = tare-se-wciI.
Z But even though Junboat Smith
showed little trace of the hghung
ootlity Of gear ago anyone could
- that Coffey WIS under the spell
% bis dread reputation. Never for
. moment did the Dublin Giant for
get that Smith knocks EN- dead"
Every time Smith poised glove
e the men Smith has knocked out.
OnA BE- very evidently ad no inten-
eloa Of allowing Jim Corey" to be
tucked to the end Oft. A. a result
- clinched and chung and Rugged
a11 held at every opportunity. Ito
Vao 20 nervously ANXIOUS to dodge
omith'n Wild swings that he duckcd
Dosns that would have missed him
A.yard u he'd stood still In his tracks.
H blocked well Ind showed some
Improvement In defense. but on the
o1SoP nghts. He jabbed lightly In
11oaA OF driving his punches home.
"A the instant his single enort
o0Aod he paved out for . chance to
ollnch and hold on.
@OFFEv weighed l@ pounds. ac.
cording TO the ofs,cial announce.
msnt. Also according to the Of
-ne6al announcement Smith weighed
~ pounds. Hut ~ q matter Of fact
- announcement. In spit~ Of the
e>oeu mandate Of that dear Boxing
ooumission which 10 30 anxious TO
nrotect the public, WAS slightly mac
0arAta. smith weighed III pounds.
"a just before the weight ANNOUNCE
nooS no called tho announcer over
and said: ''Oive my weight at iS0.> be.
p0aDo II you toll them LIT they'll
think I'm . dead man"
While At III Gunboat didn't exactly
eoosmbie . defunct party. he was In
that condition known In the profess
lea - "hide bound" HiS skin was
drawn tight. showing every little
$780, between ths sharp lined
White. He looked like "A man stale
~ ovortrained and lacking In vital
~. He was as unconcerned aH ever.
Ut when he stood face To face with
.Co6oy. who was red necked and
vm1hed OF face. and big ind brawny
- any piano mover In the trade. he
hookod up Against II.
A1d - soon AZ the night began one
oeuId SEQ with half a glance that
ehosO was something lacking In
lwlth. His blows were not forcefui.
OOoo even his widest swings were
nvo Inspiring; now not even those
Nat landed brought n gasp from the
GDoctators. Once he swung at Bonn
Sor6ier Welis-and mlssed-and that
OUeahinG swing took Bombardier's
0orve and left him fear palsied for
~ knockout. He swung on the top
ct Jim Flynn's head. and Flynn
ogumpled down In a heap. He cracked
tho Boer on top Of his thick skull.
80 the Boer fell m II he'd been hit
With . hammer. He hit Stewart and
Col4ey. and Coffey only looked scared
And after three or four rounds, when
~ found that there wasn't muct
Otlng In 0unboat's punches, Cone,
Mt back. hard, and might have don,
DnmethinE worth while n he hadn',
yceloWed every punch with a clinci
~ . long. long hug.
~ the third round 0unboat, WI,
vas Wild a. a ten-centimetre Ru,
3 shooting at an aeroplans In n fog
jslooed q wide left swing and ducket
right into an uppercut that made hi
1eos shake for a moment. Corey. VIII,
y quick to take advantage. rushe,
end fought hard for a second. lande,
couple Of lefts-and iiinched. Jus
% that moment Smith might hav
had reason to clinch; Coffey didn't
0ound after round they fioundere
until In the NTH Smith showed
lash Of his old form, landing a 70,
hard rights and lefts that made Cot
{ fey back up. There was much miss
lng after that. Cofey landed Ugh
bIows, and followed each with
Was trying to hit. but his long swing
twore Wild or too slow. and he lande
fOW Of them. He tried an uppercu
4 Of two while forcing Coffey to breal
and was hooted by Coffeys follower
!, 1 u the tenth round Smith fougi
hafd-Another nash Of tho old foru
Co6ey was anxiousiy turning hts hea
tnward his corner for instruction
And his second yelled. Don't look
Z ne, Jim" Smith sunk In body blow
and brought overhead swings crasi
Ing home. and Coffey. battered abou
1sld. His legs were shaking after
bard left swing on the chin. Il
4 Jpahsd out weak tabs to keep Smi,
4 tWay, and Smith shattered the smol
\ Wrsaths drifting over the ring viii
Wild swings that missed or hit
Y erased. as luck had II. Tho Ia
\ Sound was Smiths by a margin tn,
+ about balanced Coffey's early lea
1bero was nothing shown In the rir
n that would justify calling either ms
: = ssAaWpion." n willard can't (
hottoH. HAT Johneoa nGht wont
Oepglng ~ stseet - 80.
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