The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-21

! and he is good for 8 couple Of col urnnsif his sporting editor will stand for it. Any way was misquoted Tn regard to Coffey. What really d1d best left hand hook that I've seen m Esosne time, and that if it was p-or- erly cultivated it would make him a hard man to. beat after he has had a bit more fexperience-
 Coffey, like all the rest of the big white men of to-day. doesn't know what to do when he gets good punch l in the body or head. And the same thing applies when he lands an effec- | tive blow on his opponent Alter l watching CoTey,s work in the I-eyins- ky match for aScouple of rounds I ad- Isvised Gibson to tell him to use his left hook oftener. Billy told Coffroth to do it, and that the blow was not relished by fLevinsky was evident from the way he grabbed and hung E on to the big fellow every time it landed But when CoTey would hurt Levinsky with the punch he would try to sail in and finish the job with rights. Now everyone with expert ence in the ring knows that a fighter who has been badly stung will be OH Line watch for a right hand punch. and if he can't protect himself from any other blow will instinctfvely try te guard against a right to the jaw. Sew eraI times Coffey landed his left hook on Leyinsky's jaw. jarring him con siderably, and every time he wocId spoil it all by rushing in with wild right ,swip gswhich was just what the Battler anticipated and was pre- pared for.
 l haven't seen any of the biz fellows Of recent developrnent who know any lthing worth while of defenaive work Judging rom their actions in the ring they must devote pretty much all their tstfne in training trying to learn how | to hit, giving no attention at all to the defensive part of the science Such
 D thing as foot-work among the biB lfellows is an unknown quantity. They meet every charge head-on. and seem Ito forget that there is plenty of room I within the ropes to step around and Iaxoid an occasional rush from an opp lponenf.
 Physical specimen. and apparently in Thorough earnest in the quest for ring honorss for he is willing to listen and kearn and gladly accepted my effer to box with him later on in the season when my theatrical engagements are over. CoGey entertains no false no ltfons about himself, and realizes that I he has considerable to learn before l the public will take his cham pionship D IEspirations Seriously. did not see him in the previous match with Le- yinskyz but those who witnessed both
 bouts say that Coney,s showing in the
 match last week was a big improve
 T rnent over the first atternp f-when l Levinsky won the unanimous verdict
 of local scribes.
 I would like to box with Coffey for
 i 8 few weeks. and will do it a little
 I5later on. If he is as apt pupil a
 his willingness to be taught suggests
 there is no doubt that he can be de I veIoped into a. good heavyweight. IIe
 is altogether too green now to tall,
 about pointing him for the caarnpior-
 fships but there's no telling what time
 IswiH do and few months of the righi
 sort of training, with plenty of boxins s practice. may work wonders in thu
 lsbig fellow
 i sincerely hope so at any rate foi
 Coffey is a clean living young fellow
 and Billy Gibson, his manager, is oni I of the finest in the game.