The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-08
COFFEY UNABLE TO
TOPPLE Big MORRIS
Sapulpa Giant Takes a Cruel
Beating With Brave Show
Of Rare Gamcncss.
BOTH MARKED At FINISH

Jim Coffey knows now how II means
70 meet the earnest man in the world
and watch him take right handler after
right handler on the jaw for ten rounds
without going down. Coffey gave Nor
ris a cruel beating at the St Nicholas
Rink last night for the fun limit In u
fight that was the best seen here be-
tween big men in many a moon. Morris
stood up under a battering that would
have finished a dozen ordinary heavy
weights and shook of right hand
punches to Tho Jaw as II they had been
whisks from a feather duster.
Coffey himself was astounded at the
Sapulpa mans ability to take the
smashes. At times Jim got 30 weary
from punching Morris that his arms
dropped and he gasped for breath.
Morris inflicted a deal of punishment
at close range His best punches were
upper cuts TO the body while Coffey was
trying to get a respite AS he held on.
Coffey fought the best bout OF his career.
Morris ran out and nailed Cofey
on the chin at the first bell almost before
lin got his hands up. There was no
nandshaking Morris was chewing gum
and went about his task with as much
concern as IA maid Smelling green peas.
Coffey landed clean and hard on Carts
chin. but the Sapulpa Giant only fell into
mix. In the second Coffey landed
blows to Morris's chin that would have
ioored any other man In the world
Morris amazed all by remaining on his
feet.
Coffey brought flow from Carrs nose
and mouth with terrific punches In the
third. The Dublin man tried with every
ounce of force at his command. but
Morris would not down. 1t was a
matchless show of courage. rhe fourth
was the same from post to post. Coffey
battered the brave Morris, but Carl kept
erect. He was a CORY sight, but he
never took a back step and took his
beating without batting an eye. Coffey
also was pretty well damaged. His left
eye was moused and ready TO close.
Coffey began to tire in the fifth. His
punches had lost their sting and Morris
scented victory. Carl walked out in
the sixth and stood over Coffey's chair
before the bell rang. Roche had to
shove Morris away to allow Coffey to
arise. 1t became clinching bee now,
as both were tired.
In the seventh round Coffey was dog
tired. His friends yelled for him ~
stand Off and box. He wanted to hang
on and in this he used bad judgment,
for Morris punched him with short blow S
to the middle and head. In the eighth
Morris's forehead was cut deeply over
the right lid. The flow of claret blinded
him and he tried TO wipe II away with
one gloved hand as he headed Coffey on
with the other. Coffey belted like a
demon. but could not drop the game
Norris.
In the ninth round the red flow was
started again and Morris had hard
time finding his way toward the end Of
the round Coffey caught Carl with a
hard right and Morris staggered. Cof-
fey rained blow after blow on the chr.
but Morris wiggled around and managed
to stave off Touchdown. Once he
reeled against the ropes and they kept
him from the floor. He was ready to
drop when the bell rang. The Irish lad
:rjed hard 10 finish Morris In the tenth
FOUND. but the Sapulpa man would not
be toppled over.