The Washington herald., 1915-10-20
'COFFEY beaten
| BY FRANK MORAN
Blond Pittsburgh Battler
Hangs Punch on Dublin
Giants law in Third.
KAYOED ON HIS FEET
By DAMON RUNYoN.

New York. Oct. Ia-with a swinging
rtght-hand smash to the celebrated
glass" jaw. that followed fast on top
OF n left-hand jab TO an already badly
damaged eye. Frank Moran knocked Jim
Coffey. the Irish giaLt, srovelins on his
face in the rosin dust of the ring at
Madison Square Garden tonight.
About a minute and thirty-eighk sec
onds OF the third round had passed when
the blond Pittsbursher connected. He
had been craftily hddiing for some time
TO get that wallop across. He had taken
poke after poke In the face from Coffey's
left. but closing in and smothering Cof-
fey's right, and always watchfully wait
ins with that one big punch.
He got II through in the second round
and had Coffey drunk on the ropes. but
the Irishman recovered. In the third.
with 1000 people all apparently yelling
for Coaey, the Pittsburgh man again
connected. Down went Coffey on his
face. He staggered TO his feet as Referee
Brown counted three, and chung to the
ropes. Moran rushed upon him and
started a swing. but Brown pulled him
away and pushed the dazed Coffey to his
corner. The face of the Irishman was
bruised and discolored. His eyes were
heavy as with a great sleep. He was out,
standing up.
anu SlDoohs SoA-
fey's manager. rushed about the ring. de-
nouncing the action of the referee.
Who ever heard yof a man being de-
clared out when he is on his feet?''. he
Brown didn't give US a
count"
Another punch would surely have
knocked CofIey cold. There was no rea-
son for Brown permitting IL to be de-
livered. That crushing smash TO the jaw
ended the fight to all intents and pur-
poses. And Moran began working to-
ward the end in the second round. He
let Coffey fight himself out in that round.
giving way with head and body to the
every punch while the packed
galleries howled for the pride of Ros-
Then, in the next round. the
Pittsburgher began cutting down. his
man.
He knew too much for the big Irish
man. Veteran of many a long hard
battle. the Pennsylvania had no diff
Guilty in working Coffey around to just
where he wanted him. Moran does not
give any particular impression of grace
or effectiveness. at first. but he soon de-
veloped the latter When he cut Ioos.
with his right. COffey rocked from head
to foot.
Over in his corner. Gibson and old
oiaSh JOe JSdnnelle were yelllnB al
vice at him, but Jim's eyes were glaz-
ing and his legs were timber. He COW
cred weakly under the second round
assault. and came up apparently fresh
enough for the third round. but he
was soon webbing again. and Moran
pressed relentlessly forward with left
hand jabs and right-hand clouts.
They clinched once in the second,
with Moran grinning confidently over
Coffey's shoulder. They tussled to the
center of the ring. and after a little
more fiddling. during which Moran
ever swung that right at a ready"
The Pittsburgh man shot out his left.
The brittle jaw of Coffey went back.
wide open-then whang, Down went
the hope of Roscommon. The right
hand of Moran had lifted and dropped
forward like a hammer.
Gibson claims Coffey was not in dis
tress. He says If his corner had
so a towel would have gone
in. but to the spectators IL seemed
that the 1rishman was far enough
out" to Justify the action of Brown
Jim might have recovered-but not
night. He made a game fight
and he lost. That's all there is to II.