New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-01
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By IGOE

Is Gunboat Smith through? Many an
admirer Of the hard-fsted sailor said
so Monday night when Jim Coffey
elipped him on the chin and stopped
him completely. There is just one e@-
cuse that the Gunner might offer; in
fact, Jim Buckley was ready with the
same one that the sailor was ready to
offer. The Gunner says he was over
confident and got too careless.
"I'm far from done" said Smith after
the fght. at comes TO every fighter
once in a while. He gets careless with
a man he feels sure he can whip, ana
he leaves his jaw unprotected. rake
CofFev. on the other hand lie fought
the most careful fight Of his life. FIRST,
because he had been cautioned 20 DO
so. and. secondly, because they drummeG
il into his head 70 look out Tor my
right hand. His extreme caution mace
me feel all the more confident. ] got TO
fddling for a chance 10 bring my right
over and he caught Inc mapping, that S
ali. IN stake every dollar / have IN
the world that ] can beat him.
1T was the third time in my life that
7 was unlucky enough 20 be KNOCKED
ont Jim Barry dropped me IN Cali
fornia when / was a mere kid at the
game. Sam Langford ioored me IN
return bout after I had whipped HIM
easily. was careless that night, too.
/ want another chance at him. DO you
think they'll give IL to me
Despite Smiths confidence IN himself
those who have watched him IN all his
Sights here seem 10 think that the Gun
uer has lost his punch, his greatest
asset True. he didn't land a real good
WALTON on Coffey's Jaw. He seemed
bent on wearing Jim down with body
punches. He never fought for any
mans body before, and the chances are
that this style of attack left him open
for the left and right that brought
defeat. The knockout came like bolt
out Of clear sky, and in justice 70
Smith long before he had actually got
started.
Johnny Dundee is not on the trail Of
that $4,000 that he expects TO roll up
before the New Year chimes split the
air. Tomorrow night Johnny begins
the last leg of the race for this healthy
bankrOll when he meets Phil Bloom at
the Pioneer Sporting Club. Johnny
. started lNe year NfkcIUlutu 10 earn
$4,000. lie has had more fights than
any boxer in the country. with the
possible exception Of Battling Levin
sky, but In order to round out the
sum that he has set his heart on he
must crowd a lot Of action into the
next few weeks.
After the Bloom fight Johnny hops to
New Haven, where he viii fight Matt
Wells twelve rounds TO decision.
Then the golden trail will be hit again.
He will fight at Toledo, Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Denver, Kansas City and st.
L,uis. This trip will carry him well
into February, but the $4,000 will have
bsen chalked up long before that time.
Way down in his heart Frank Moran
/ Is kicking himself forty-seven ways
/ for having let Gunboat Smith get by
him. Frank never doubted that he
could whip Smith, but he feels now
that he would have been as easy foc
him as Cofey was.
1T would have been pretty sweet %
have knocked out both of my rival con-
tenders" remarked Moran, after TIE
fight the other night 81 had counteG
on Smith 70 win over Coffey, sure.
figured that by beating Jim a bout be
tween Us would be q good drawing