New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-06
CoHey Knocks Out
Reich in the Third
|. .,,o Giant Crumples Up
Is Rival with Rain OF
managing Blows
Lcoowp JAMS GARDEN
'T m SEE THE BATTLE
.sorsI Bout Comes TO Quick
? .,c When Coffey Hooks a
vtIous Punch TO Body.

Il c,s,v. Of Ireland. known IN the
> yins 4. the Dublin Giant
9, -, OF, Al Reich, Of this city
49, o, ten-round bout at
-. Square Garden last night
vith all the suPerhum.aln,
r'c n. body Of the lrisaman'
,zc(n!. nnponent grovellins on tae
sgi ~ . op feet from his own corner.
~ %. ...so'.seord count that Billy
ns W. "a over the fallen Teuton
hN,' . .S, No man IN the WorIu
pr Yt,ye risen after RECEIVING ina
- Indeed, it was full I'VE m MI w., Des
/ ~ U.s., Al could muster up strength SUI SUI,
-. ~ leave the ring, ana theh oH'S
eF., :, ,ssis,ance OF his seconds.
!; J i'm Cofey hit the trail for jess
az az Ie,t hook TO the stomach
~ - an ending one OF the most
..s, and sensational bouts ever seen
1 s;, city. Just once oId the reIe5 ie,
/ II. ,eecssary 70 90 between or orue eL
-" :. ~ break from a clineh. 1t was
hammer. hammer, as toe 70
49, ,ss end they fought. Every
4 ,ysyy singing jab, every crash.
r. go brouybt forth the cheers or
80 everv man Of them stirred
I !. 5en-hs with the battle !uSr !.
- said that not for an instant
~ brazen voice OF : he gong
,be rivals for Wizards crown
-, brief. tempestuous journey ana
.'..,;,,rc cease, and when Relch
Zee no more the crowd rose as
~ inst bowled and roared for
H. Eve minutes.
Fighting Spirit Counts.
triumph Of the real fighting
I..,-s spirit bred deep IN the O4oou
4 ,ghting forefathers from time iN'
| 80 ,o,tered on the verge Of the
sbvss that later ergulfed his OPP
-, hui when badly hurt as the
..s.S -ornd began, he stood up ana
- "a doH his hat to the grim
~ defeat. There was q mo-
4 A., /, hat second round when a well
i ..,5 buneh would have raised Relch
Il, bsights he never now may tread
H., he besitated and his one chance
csssv won with perhaps half the
;. 4 round over. Reich, saved by the
I'M 4, the end Of the second round,
~, Cofey sent him TO the floor with
rgbt hand hook 10 the jaw, had not
n cleared bis head Cofey, who mao
survived a drubbing IN that second
rsrd hat had Slapped deeply. OF MS
Vitality, was also q bit uncertain.
The Story of the End.
Bs, Il Jim were distressed he gave
10 sin 70 his opponent. He worked
o, NE left side Of his opponent, taxing
position where he was out Of range
flint dangerous left which had Jared
u several times, and where, too, he
. Gn keep watch on that sledgeham-
b. nght which almost caused MS
futill
Hs wsded in, and without ceremony
-ishsd a left 10 the head. 1t was q
brine blow, straight from the shout
b. that clipped Re!ch's chin. An
Asr, and yet another crashed home,
sasng at the futile guard thrown up
he punished man before HIM, ana
,psd only fee before an attack the
<..y 0! which he had never known be-
straight right TO the Jaw made
lli,h vabble on his feet, and he stag
r,Fsd to the ropes. He covered up as
sssy showered a volley Of hooks on
Is guard and tried TO run. ) I'M
s.Ished over one more right that
7lgght his man high on the head, and
asi, shifting like a cat. sent home
/ n hand hook to the stomach. Vet
an followers Of the game declared
Harvard they never saw more ter
z punch delivered.
I caught Reich flush on the solar
,iHI, and. as is the case when body
NI are delivered, Al just scuffied TO
= rat He was not unconscious, but
sashlarilv he was paralyzed. de
" nme. this fallen warrior, and he
~ 70 get his breath and rise. but he
y incapable Of motion. and there,
''aed on his hands and knees, hear
al and seeing all, he could only
I'VE and accept defeat.
Reich Missed His Chance.
vpporiunity opened both her arms
Aseh in the opening minute of the
~shd round. After a disastrous first
az Al tore out Of his corner and,
asilhE three left hooks and a left
home found the opening for his
t,' hat he sought from the start.
Hash he crashed it over, and
~ On MS heels the Dublin Giant tot
~ lie binked and he Gazed, but
t,sp, his guard up.
Is.a, cool and calm. landed, but he
49, 700 much time, and Coffey recov-
~ Then Jim started his march to
Sa' he smashed away. throwing
~ ~ crushing counters of his man,
~ ASily assumed the offensive for
d., Just before the bell he foored
80 With q right hand pupch IN the