South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-17
REFEREE SPOILED
GOFFEY'S CHANCE
WITH CHAMP ION
Manager Claims Decision Was
TASTY as Inns Brain Would
Have Been Cleared in
a Few Minutes.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA squint
down the long winding lane OF pugil-
ism convinces one that. after all.
there may be a lot Of Justification for
the wall that Billy Gibson let loose
after his prOtege, Jim CDffey, was de-
clared out while still on his feet in
the third round Of that recent bout
with Frank Moran, the red-headed
heavyweight.
When Referee Brown stopped that
fight I'll admit that CoLey was
groggy." said Gibson. but tie groggi-
ness was temporary only. In another
minute OF two his brain would have
cleared and he surely would have re-
cuperated. given Moran battle all
along-and won out in the end.
4 think Browns ruling was a hasty
one-and I'll always think that way.
His ruling puts a black mark on COf-
fey's record and for the time being
has killed Coffey's chances of meet
ing Willard.
Those who have followed the ring
game for many years know that there
are hundreds Of incidents where a
fighter grOggy and seemingly on the
point Of dropping to the mat has re-
cuperated and won out"
That Ryan-Smith Bout.
Gibson ponies TO the Tommy Ryan
Mysterious" Billy Smith bout, staged
in Coney island years ago, as one in
stance to support hts claim that a
groggy almost helpless fighter can
"cOme back" and win.
Ryan was hanging onto the ropes, a
pitiful looking object" said Gibson
"Smith rushed in and shot a blow at
Ryan's head. He intended it to De a
fnisher. but instead that blow cleared
Ryan's brain and ne came around in
stantly, fought like a wild mainland
won"
The Bombardier Wells-A Palzer
fight, fought in New York few years
ago, is a more recent instance" con-
tinued Gibson. Wells gave Palzer a
terrific beating in tho first round and
in the second Palzer was in such shape
that the crowd begged the referee to
stop the bout and prevent murder. In
the third--well. in that third round
Palzer came out of his daze, shot a
terrific wallOp TO Wells stomach
and Wells went down for the complete
count.
Years ago Kid Mccoy and Tom
Sharkey mot The Kid started off by
landing a punch on Sharkey that was
so terrific that the big Irishman went
down like an OK. Sharkey couldn't
get up but the bell at the end Of the
round saved him. Throughout the
early rounds. Mccoy cut Sharkey to
ribbons but Sharkey recuperated-
and won.
other Come Backs.
Joe WOlcOtt made a ChOpping
block out Of Kid Lavigne in the early
rounds Of their wonderful fight. The
crowd mistakenly pleaded with the
referee to stop the slaughter of the
white man. But he didn't-and the
Kid came back and won.
Peter Maher knocked Bob Fitz-
simmons flat--but Bob won out in the
end. Maher Won from ChOynski
after the wonderful Jew had made a
punching bag OF him in the early
fighting. Terry McGovern was in an
almost helpless condition during one
stage OF his fight with Oscar Gard
ner-yet Terry won the fight.
Battling Nelson never won an i'm
pOrtant fight until after his foes had
battered him almost 20 a pulp.
when COffey fought \. Reich he
was grOggy in the first round, but he
won by a knockout. Jim Flynn Ar
thur Pelky and Jack C'Twin') Sulli-
van had COGey dazed and seemingly
helpless but Coffey came back and
beat each OF them-and with a
knockout punch.
I know that Brown did what he
though was fair and honorable. but
always will feel that If the night had
continued Cofeys Erogginess would
have disappeared and that he would
have beaten Moran decisiveIy."