The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-22

''' INV Wv u bla''s 'oS
championship aspirations received q
serious setback Tuesday night when
he was knocked out IN the third round
by Frank Moran at Madison Square
Garden, is not ready as vet to join the
down and out club. Coffev liz anxious
Tor a return match with his late con
queror and appears in a very fair way
OF being accommodated.
II am not opposed to giving CoTey
satisfaction" said Moran yesterday. 81
have m fear OF the outcome, and II the
public is not satisfied with the finish
of the other evening then I stand ready
To convince the fans more FUZZY OF my
superiority.
However. Coffey first must show tina
he Is really serious In his contention
that he was not defeated fairly. lie
must 20 out and fight a few Of the
heavies hanging around to r~eestablish
his reputation. If he proves conclu.
sively that he * entitled to another
chance, certainly | shall not stand In
his way. | am out after Willard'a
championship. I shall sid.stcp nobody
In my effort TO acquire this end"
james j. Johnston, manager OF the
Garden A C.. said yesterday that he
was trying TO rematch Moran and COT
ley FOR some date in December. John
ston believes public interest ~justifes
such a move. He iutiinatcd, however,
that Coffcy should take Oh a few Of
his heavyweight contemporaries mean
while,
Joe Jeanette, the colored heavyweight
who was Coftcy's chief second Tuesday
night, Is one member of the Gibson
camp who admits that big Jim was
knocked out fairly and squarely by
Moran.
"I,eferce Brown did the only sane
thing under Ia" circumstances said
jeanette yesterday. 1T would have
been criminal to let Moran hit Cuncy
after Il. had got To hiS feet
"'olf-y was dead ON his feet He
didn't realize what had happened lie
was practically UNCONSCIOUS. When
Cuifcy came back TO his corner I looked
for a bottle OF smelling salts th,t had
disappeared. II was fully two minute
before the big fellow came out Of his
coma. What happened, Joe?' h. in
quired then.
MORAN beat Coney fairly and
squarcly. There is TO denying that fact
Yet | do not believe lr is the better
man. ! am sur Dublin Jim will re
verse the verdict II these men ever
meet again. toNoy got what was COM
ing 10 him under the circumstances. bur
II should do Inn far more good than all
his experience up to that time.
Il schooled Cuffey IN Mornn's STYLE
fought against him In the gymnasium
exactly as Moran fought at the Garden.
holding the left out straight and rgid
ana LAYING back with III. right. which
| would swing around in a scyri.circic
"toffey remembered my Instructions
only in the first round. and throughout
that period he looked "A sure winner
In the second round he made the mlS
TAXI ct over confidence. Instead Of con-
tiuuiug to jab aud fciut aud make Moran
miss l." stood up aud attempted to swap
punches.
"a tur,y had fought as lice ram ngU;
ana Is he had been Sc, uulcti tu fgUt.
Jttuurt;" continued Il ua,, uu iulh.i
no NuJlt hav" hti Moran 81, updl, can
and battered AZ ma" ,ri or five luuuda
that he could have Won exactly a, he
pleVsc1
81 think Cufr.y WI redeem I.msrl.
Cuffey j. the better boxer lie ulS Got
a g'lsS jaw as popularity believed An,
one viii 80 down when Int ilIr,, un tu.
poiu, of IN" chin I have como down
enough times tp real 70 that fact BODY
rul,.hrS did not bother bis Jim Como,
IL not a bit Discouraged. lie fTaig,s
t'I' he fought altogether wrongly After
10" hrs' Ituud Nt'l / could NOT dii'
I'm w.th All his gymnasium school
/ tuluk sc ht. ietrurd, rrNct aplln
10 forget. from ~" unexpected k|u,rNuur
AZ M1rln's hands