The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19

seasOh AT Madison square oafoen To-
night. These heavyweights will furnish
the main attraction Of the evening. .
windup scheduled for ten rounds.
The bout may not go ten rounds.
There is no chance that Il will II the
prophecies Of the spokesman Of the rival
camps are half fulfilled. Moran 10 to
knock out Coffey In the first round the
Dublin giant Is to lay h Smoky City
hurricane low with the first punch. All
this a. usual in face Of ring precedents
Of double knockouts and real action in
10 decision milling and mauling.
To-night's meeting between Moran and
Coffey nevertheless Is bound to be quite
the classic Of the indoor season. for In
these days Of ring tansoes the all gener-
Gus public a little but the measu OF
sentiment with which To aug the excel
lence Of any bout. And public interest
there is-far more. perhaps. than the
~sladiatoria records of the respective
combatants might Justify.
An infallible barometer Of the sporting
atmosphere Ia that element which makes
the dead line look like an army corps In
single file. The demand for Annie Oak
leys against this evening has been so
weishty that tho promoters are transact
Ing their Office business by long distance
telephone. The crush OF the legitimate
trade q been no less gratifying.
Managenent's Statement.
Messrs. johnson and Gibson. who
share the management OF this mill de-
clared last night that the reserved seats
Ma A>A- A.nN.- A.A NnA
A visit to the front of the house earlier
in the afternoon showed conditions that
might ~substantiate the veracity OF the
dual monarchy. Several scores OF men
and messenger boys were in line. await
ing their turns at the reserved section
booth. Their numbers were augmented
steadily before the front patrons could
be accommodated. AT this time. shortly
after noon. the sellers v~ouchsafed the In
formation that all h best seats were
zone. A box reservation was out Of the
question they must 20 to the back rowA.
The special policemen guarding the line
plucked many q would-be repeater from
Its midst.
A~nte-bellum interest there IL and no
mistaking il. Little but the approach
ing fight In being discussed In any Of the
many sporting centres. Jim Coffey has
a wonderful following In New York per
haps as great a following as had Leach
Cross when the fighting dentist was At
the zenith Of his career. The sons OF
Erin to a man are with the Dublin giant.
for they see In him a possible worlds
championship for tho Emerald Isle.
In Moran this idol Of the Irish faces
the most serious obstacle in his busy
fight toward fame and fortune. Not
that Moran stands as any Goliath among
the heavies. But he won a reputation
for himself more than a year ~ by
staying twenty rounds with tho negro.
Johnson. when Jack was supposed
to b invincible. That was before tho
big black met willard and his Waterloo.
Bombardier weIls's Fight.
Since then Moran has fought a number
Of times. but always. as with johnson.
in Europe. His opponents are more or
less unknown here. True, he knocked out
Bombardier Wells. the ~Englishman. In
a hurry. Bombardier Is known in New
York 80 that that achievement Of Moran
may be censored. The Bombardier was
a mark for some our second rate heavies
Compared to Moran the Dublin giant
Is a novice. Frank has been fighting
eight years or more. Jim was q verit-
able greenhorn ono short year ago. Like
most cubs he has shown startling form
reversals. He knocked out Al Reich In
one sensational fight after Reich failed
to follow up a punch that left big Jim
almost dead upon his feet. But against
Jim Flynn. the old trial horse than "a
scarce dodder about these days. he made
a very unsatisfactory showing. F1ynn's
handlers threw In a towel to save the
unnecessary punishment. Yet
Coffey failed to put his much smaller
adversary away. round after round.
he had him practically helpless.
Moran has a decided advantage IN ex-
perience, therefore. unless Coffey has
learned q lot since ne fought Flynn at
Brighton Beach asst summer Coffey
may have learned a lot since then. He
has had the benefit of coaching at the
hands OF Joe Jeanette. one OF the very
few good fighters who Is an apt teacher
as we'll as pupil. The best experience
is difficult to acquire from gymnasium
Instruction.
Opinion of visitors.
In the opinion of those who have
visited the men in their training quar-
ters-Coffey at the New Polo A. c. and
physically ft for ten hard, fast rounds.
Both have shown that they can fight
and that they are rugged enough to
weather many a hard punch. Frank
Moran is of the rushing type, who glories
in milling at close quarters. Coffey il
the more scientific. He Is doubtless the
better boxer and the cleaner hitter. He
shoots his punches straight and with
great effect from short distances. Cof-
fey, however. whether justly or unjustly,
has acquired the reputation Of possess
sing a glass Jaw. Moran carries a
punch that will fracture any glass Jaw.
But he must protect himself In going
after the brittle n vulnerable point,