The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-26

Now that Jim Coffey has been
pretty effectively eliminated az
championship possibility in the ring
nght fans are talking or nothing
else but chances for Frank Moran
IN a bout against Jess willard Tor
the heavywe ght championship, what
can Moran do against willard? That
is the question Hgit0ting sporting cir
Cles. As far M Moran aud COffey are
compared II is the opinion OF an eN-
pert who has seen both of them III
action often, and has also seen many
ot the other good ones, that II cor
FEY ever gets into the ring win
Moran again no will be just az easy
u mark for the blond haired fltts-
burgh fighter Billy Gibsons com
plant that Coffey should have beeh
allowed to continue is unreasonable.
lie might have been killed by ran
10 the floor II Moran had ever LANDED
another blow on him. Much creult
should be given to BIZ Brown re"
other referees around these ph's
would have stopped the fight when ne
did. Most OF them would have let lhe
slaughter 90 on.
IAkc Palhcr-W Wells Fight
The bout between the two contend.
ers was about ~ near duplicate o!
the Pal2cr-" Bomhardier' Wells hsht
as one pea In ike another IN pou'
Wells. the mHgufCently huilI tht
fine boxer. the good hitter Knocked
palzcr. the huge chestcd, heavy lh"eu
thick thcwed athlete, almost sun III
the first round. Hut It was the same
tale Tho glass jaw could not Hl"nu
the hcfty punch of the more SLOWLY
thinking opponent and IL was "
knockout under almost the Hahr
spectacular circumstance corey ana
Wells are much alike Each hnH the
making Of champion in him, ana
either one of them looks more rugged
than Corbett did In his palmy days
still each has that fatal little weak
ness II his make up. Corbct may nave
had II, too. for all We know. bui ne
was "A good enough boxer to protc'
his Jaw.
Now. how will Moran stand mp
against willard II ne gets ohHncc a,
the championship? There are lu'
of persons who say that wizard
size would prove sucn Ing handi'
cap To Moran that he would not rig
urc. Possibly that rs true. lt'c'l
however Gus Rubin, Big Ed Dunk
horst and Herr plackC whom the
littlc EId Mccoy Knocked sun TheS
were all big enough. and oi the three
Ruhln was a regular Fighter In ms
dnvs when there were some Bout
ones. sun none Of them won
championship They all took h'
count. Then why not Willard? JUS
because he beat Johnson is no reh
son TO assume that he Is one pt th'
greatest men that ever stepped Ihl'
the ring Any fa.r-mlndcd man mus
admit that the negro was sliding fas
tn oblivion when hc took ON Inc
hig ruwbuy lie was the lucky one u
grt him at the right time. MoraI
might have done the same thing IN
long bout 40 might COREY.
Willard Not Wonder
MANY good Judges who have seoi
Willard right do not consider mn
wonder. In the days Of Fitzslm
mons Jcffrles. Ruhlin SharNey an'
Inrhctt he would probably have liVe'
iip 10 the famous saving OF FitzHlm
mons. The bigger they are the arde
they fall"
willard is simply the bcs' ot poo
lot. purely because uf his size. II NJ
meets Moran. though, the latter u
willing to play the same waiting game
thni n, did against IuffcN, 'hr fluS
burgb man Is likcly to wear th'
cowboy down. Moran Is certainly 90
the rugged build that Sou0 hrllE
weights are made out ut Nh'n WI