New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-19
.,,ouers of Coffey and
woran Will Storm the
Garden Tonight.
M A FAVORITE
N BETTING CIRCLES
I'D, of Pittsburgh Boxer,
1oveyer, Indicates a Hard
Struggle for Supremacy.

1 LIN
Struggle for Supremacy.
/ nI CoHey. Of Dublin, Ireland,
r,,,s Moran. who halls Pittsburgh
4 :, home. but whose forefathers
i :. tor the freedom Of the Emerald
] dong with the Cofeys and the
/ .,r will meet for ten rounds in the
.r arena at Madison Square Gar
tonight The winner will be
,.,.,3 TO box Jess Willard ten rounds
:, tine in November.
svd CoHey manage 20 win over the
{-,l.,opped warrior, collective Ire
1 - vii begin saving It's shillings and
-, 70 wager on lis idol against
4 ,.,npion. But II Jim loses a fright
4 v.l will rise from the sons Of
h.
i yr re last week or more the New
l., Athletic Association has been
10 BY an army Of Celts who
,.,g ian their way in and pack the
\ =. 70 ,uHocaton. He was poor in
4 - Who couldn't claim a drop O. n
~ ror talk with a bit o. tn brogue.
n. co.sy trained al the little Harlem
1 Tor this match, and his country
., we're on hand 20 offer advice and
:, ,l the encouragement possible
! ,e.,d.y crowd Of fifteen hundred
H. o. hand to watch his final work
Il No emperor was ever more roy
! received.
i m ,be,s men, and all their rela-
-, al the clans from the Dugans 20
.. y,Avoys, will oe at the Garden
,h, ior tradition has it that wAen
-. ld,bmen enter the ring to fight
,,,.l. well worth Witnessing will be
I p, Nor will the Irish monopolize
!. ,,ce. for CofIeys meteoric career
/ d Won him prominent place with
The boxing enthusiasts, while
IN sturdy veteran, has met the
u n the world. and. though not al
/, successful. has fought hard and
/ is,y Is strong favorite, and will
IA,s'y enter the ring with the odds
\ ,y-g from S 20 > % 6 70 3. This,
.ssvsr is due more 90 his popularity
N his real ability. Cold, calm Judg-
H., demands that Moran be rated an
1er ,soiee. at the worst. And there
N -ry keen critics who insist that
1sgssld be the favoritc.
r.i1r has been stopped only once IN
arssr, II memory and the record
9e serve. That setback came from
Savage. The bout took place at
l Olympic Athletic Club OF Harlem
~ Savage was a. his best and Moran
-J beginner. After seven rounds
I srd fighting the referee called a
IL bu, Moran. with eyes closed tight
y ineessant jabs and dripping blood
~ half dozen wounds. was fighting
gsme man should fght in the face
iisat Cofey was knocked out by
Ger Delaney in one Of his early
IS IN less than fifty seconds.
I'D Cofey has been in danger OF
M, crushing defeat in several OF his
-A He apparently is handicapped
That is known In the ring A.
AZ Jaw Ii Moran manages TO land
elective wallop on the chin to-
y, Cofey and MS championship
* may crash inert and helpless 10
losiasd mat, And Moran j. a dan
90, two-handed. straight punching
g
FEY fights with greater speed, but
Z .sy less judgment than Moran.
! happy, apparently, so long as he
limming punches az a man. lie
40 fast that 10 is impossible f-r
4 70 tine his blows. and therefore
asrot get the same force into them
nan who is more deliberate IN
n''emen;s. His training as short
ace lighter rs responsible for this,
'TsF the dashes one has 70 pile
~ points, regardless OF the after
Atn has gone along in the even
Ia o. his way, fighting long distance
80 against men who are ranked
p'i IN the scale Of ring efficiency
ne Dublin man. His most recent
splshment was knockout over
-h'cieT Wells He proved his clev-
m % that match, for il must be
@ nat Wells. when al his best, is
shy nan 20 handle.
- Iso proved his stamina a
.Ytoune tight with Jack johnson.
nsh' while beaten. ne made a grea.
@g Johnson had the Pittsburgh
sH and bleeding, but could no
IN Moran is cold. calculating
~, WITH two good hands and \
y. ags OF tactics gained through
- " hard fighting. lie bids far
= Ssagrue, the Jersey City light
- mas eranched out in a new line
.'a'or. He is a full-Aedged song
hc the first product of his pen
ready Tor publication in a few
zoe calls his effort. ~ | Owned
80 Lamp I'd Wish for Perfec.
- Joe wrote IL While confined -
rha hospital after undergoing =
operation on his eyes For sew
Suns he lived In total darkness.
re was a grave doubt IL he would
"'oTer his sight.
.~'e Athletic Commission took
kG rs regular meeting yesterdsy
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