New-York tribune., 1915-11-30
Finish of Bout Almost Du-
plicate of Jim's Defeat
by Moran.
HONORS NEARLY EVEN
WHEN END COMES
Left to Body and Then Right
to Jaw Cuts Short Contest
in the Garden.
By IGOE.

Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, knocked
Cunboat Smith out in the fourth round
mt Madison Square Garden last night
with a pile-driving righthand smash 10
the law. Smith was on his feet, but
absolutely helpless, when Billy Kocne
walked him 70 his corner. :.
The end was almost an exact dupll-
cate of Coffey's finish at the hands OF
Frank Moran. A left TO the body start
ed the Gunner on the down road; 1t
was a vicious poke in the ribs that
made Smiths eyes pop out. lie dou-
bled up, and those at the rlngslde
could hear him grunt when the blow
landed. His hands were down low, and
IN a flash the big Irishman sent over a
right smash 70 the jaw that toppled
Smith to the rosin.
The Gunner spread out on the moor
Of the ring like crawfish. de got
half way up, after turning completely
around. and then Topped down again
near the ropes. He reached out for the
ropes and slowly drew himself erect.
He was as game as a pebble, but the
punch to the body and the jaw had
taken every bit of fighting action out
OF him. For a second he swayed as he
held himself afoot, and he looked out
over the audience, just as Corey had
done in the Moran fight.
Smiths eyes were CLASSY, and II
would have been folly TO have allowed
him 10 continue. For once in his career
Jim CofFey showed that he could be
cool. When Smith hit the floor after
that right hand crack on the jaw. Cof-
few stepped back and calmly watched
Smiths efforts to get on his pins again
Jim fought a heady fight, too. He
didn't burn himself out in the first
round, as he usually does. His left
hand was fast and effective and al
ways had Smith at a disadvantage,
though the Gunner always evened the
score when he belted Jim on the ribs
with hard rights. ,
When the end came there was little
advantage either way.
As usual. the gallery insisted on
"Coffey first" when Joe Humphries be-
gan the announcing. Joe teased Cof-
fey's friends a bit by naming Smith
first. Such a din went up from the
gallery that Joe blushingly switched
and presented the big Irish boy. Cof-
fey had the better of the weights over
Smith by 21ls pounds.
Coffey walked out cautiously in the
first round As he did so some one in
the gallery yelled "Rememb.r that
glass jaw, Jim!"
He led at Smith with wicked left
hooks. Smith worked from a crouch
ing position, and was constantly rip
ping up right hooks for Jim's ribs.
Every time they came together Smith
tried for a knockout. He seemed bent
on ending the affair early.
In the second Jim was more aggres-
sive. He lashed with swinging lefts
that got through Smiths guard at times
a. before Smith played for the body.
He was a bit wild, but when his body
punches did land he hurt Jim. The
Celt's ribs were red this cary from the
effects of the Gunner's hard thumps.
Smith was the cooler of the two, meas
uring Jim for every try.
The third began with spirited gam
BILE of lefts and rights between both
men. They slugged fiercely, while the
crowi shrieked its approval Smith
went down TO his knees when he missed
a short tight for the body. Coffey
seemed uncertain about that fall. He
wasn't sure but that he had knocked
the husky Gunner down, and he was
anxious to ge' back at Smith, and
wouldn't have let him up had not Ref
cree Ro~he showed him away. Smith
got one right in this round that made
the crowd gasp.