New-York tribune., 1915-11-29

Jim CofYey has to do or die tonight
at Madison Square Garden. This Will
/ be no ordinary demise should the Gun
ner subdue Coffey. Jim knows that.
/ II he Is whipped this night II means
/ his puglstic obsequies. No doubt OF
/ that. Since the night big Frank Moran
| spun him on his ear in three rounds
/ al Madison Square Garden Billy Gibson
and Jim himself have been roaring like
a pair of Bengal tigers. The substance
of their yowling has been that they
were robbed Of a chance to continue
by little bit of overcaution by Bill
Brown, that Bill stopped the fight while
the big lrishman was on his feet and
ready TO continLe.
That Is a little unjust 20 far as
Brown is concerned. A lucky thing for
Coffey, Gibson and boxing in general
that an iceberg like Brown was doing
the thinking for that mad mob that
night. He saved Coffey from possible
injury by walking him to his corner
when the Celt didn't know whether he
was afoot or in a jaunting car. He
walked to his corner like big lamb.
He had been thoroughly separated
from his thoughts by Moran's killing
punches and to say that he had a
chance to continue is the silliest sort
of rot.
He practically starts all over again
tonight He is facing q man who got
the popular decision over him. The
Irishman received the vote of only one
chronicler Smith won from here 20
there and back egain. To o-nighrs the
night, II ever there was one IN Jim COT
fey's life. SO buck up, Jim. You've
still got chance 20 meet Willard.
And remember, jim, jay Johnston
promises to give 81 900 to the man who
wins this fight with a x. o. Remem-
Der, that, jim. Johnston PROMISES.
And speaking Of Johnston. He seems
10 have taken an awful shrine to that
Ted Lewis boy. Here 1t is as he ratified
it over the phone last night; What
did tell your Didn't | say that Char
lev White would run out on the Eng
lishman and HASN'T he? Certainly.
He was to have fought Ted there on
next Tuesday night and the first thing
! know I get q telegram from the club
stating that White had chiiblains and
would not meet my Englishman. Ho,
hol Then they wired me and wanted
to know II I'd take Mike Glover on.
Certainly. And, mind you, Nike IS a
left over steveadore these days. Big
as house.
"a hate to talk about that English
man. but he is a wonder He's q dash
! ing. crashing, smashing athlete. he is.
lust 10 show what confidence he has IN
himself, let me unfold this one. He was
talking about the fight TO a group in
the hotel before the bout. Suddenly
up rallops a fellow who said: I'll bet
YOU 6 10 that you don't knock him
out Mind you, he had just been tell
J ing them that Duffy was due for a
sleep. And he dug up 500 and Gov
cred the $500 | told him he was daily
when he let me in on the secret.
"I1l Knock him out, and I'll knock
him out quick was all he said, and he
did. II was the first time that Duffy
had ever lost q fight, the first time that
he had ever ! leen hoored, even.
couldn't believe my eyes when | saw
Duffy sprawling among the daisies.
Honest. Ted hadn't knocked anybody
since Pancake Tuesday, which Is day
in England set aside by Charlie Dick
ems, the bookmaker. And here's funny
thing about Lewis.
'Tf he we're human he would be q
,,-cator fighter. If his feet didn't weigh
thirty-fve pounds apiece he could hghs
as bantam. Did you ever see those
vans Of his7 Why, hes got bunions on
them that tip the beam at five pounds
per bunion. But he's the greatest night
er in the world. Don't forget that.
Boston Is crazy about him"
Ike Dorgan drops in with more or
J less Of a crouch. Begins Ike: I'm
sick and tired Of this talk about Moran
tossing away opportunities. They say
now that we have turned down an offer
OF $1,000 for a meeting with Fred Full
ton the fight 70 precede the one be-
tween Willard and Fulton. Now, as a
matter of cold fact, Willard has never
been offered a match down there with
/ ANYBODY. It's all the bunk. Moran
+ hasn't received an offer from them
| either.
v,o ,yould want TO fight Fulton. We are
waiting on them now for an answer.
| Tbs only out and out offer that Moran
has received Is the one of $1,000 from
lack Curley. He will give Frank that
rouch AZ he will consent to meet the
cbamn,on. We will take that II they
Lii Give us a percentage besides. Mo
20, deserves IL, doesn't he2 They'd bet
,er oct that big fellow TO fighting pretty
soon hadn't they? After while peo-
ple will begin 70 wonder who Jess VII
lard is. Talk about the delegates for
Fords Peace Ship. Why. don't they
send Willard over on il? He's been the
most peaceful champion we ever mad.
Soldier Bartfeld bought big, high
powered car the other day and now nc
wants 70 get rid Of il. Dan MeKetriek
snitchos on the Soldier: JAKE thoougnt
lsst nj
that the ear just naturally ran Vy user
,ybcn no bought il. He didn't know
obet made il 20, and when he found
o1t he set up n fearful din. He had 10
idea gasolone propelled the thing Jake
,baysbt they fed it hot milk or some
thing lie heard the other day tha'
some one had invented a gasoiene @ ,, a. o.
let~one Of those pellets that you pu,
~ n barrel Of water and you draw on
gallons Of gasOlsns for iitney' JAKE