The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-15
DECISION WAS
A HASTY ONE
Gibson Declares that Cofey
Would Have Beaten Moran
but for Browns Ruling.
SHOWS PAST INSTANCES

New York, Nov. IA squint down the
long, winding lane of pugilism convfnces
one that. after all, there may be lot
Of justification for the wall that Billy
Gibson let loose when his protege. Jim
Coffey was declared out while still on
his feet in the third round of that re-
cent bout with Frank Moran, the red
headed heavyweight.
"when Referee Brown stopped that
fight I'll admit that Coffey was groggy"
said Gibson but the grogginess was
temporary only. In another minute or
two, his brain would have cleared and
ne surely would have recuperated, given
Moran q battle all along-and won out
in the end.
II think Browns ruling was a hasty
one-and I'll always think that way. His
ruling puts a black mark on Coffey's
record and for the time being has killed
Coffays chances of meeting Willard.
Those VINO have followed the ring
game for many years know that there
are hundreds of incidents where a fighter.
EroEgy and seemingly on the point OF
dropping TO the mat has recuperated and
won out"
That Tommy Rynn-BiIIy smith Bout.
Gibson 3ointed out to the Tommy Ryan
MYSTERIOUS" Billy Smith bout, staged
IN Concv Island years ago, as one in
stance to support his claim that a grosgy
Utmost helpless fighter can come back
and WIN.
Ryan was hanging onto the ropes.
.,itiful looking object" said, Gibson.
''SmiIh rushed in and shot blow to
Hymns head. He Intended it to be a finish
er. but instead that blow cleared Ryans
brain and nc came aronud instantly
fought like 4 Wild man-and won.
"The BOmhardier Wells-A Palzer
light. fought in New York few years
ago. is a more recent instance" con-
tinued Gibson. Wells gave Palzer
terrific beating in the first round and
in the second Palzer was in such shape
that the crowd begged the referee to
stop the bout and prevent murder
In the third-well. in that third round
PalZer came out of his daze, shot a ter
rife wallop to Wells stomach, and
Wells went down for the complete count
Years ago Kid Mccoy and Tom
Sharkey met. The Kid started or by
landing a punch on Sharkey that was so
terrific that the big Irishman went down
like an OK. Shari"y couldn't get up.
but the bell at the end of the round
saved him. Throughout the early rounds
Mccoy cut Sharkey to ribbons, but
Sharkey recupterated and won.
Other Instances of Come-backinE.
Joe Wolcott made chopping block
out of Kid Lavigne in the early rounds
of their wonderful fight. The crowd in
sistently pleaded with the referee TO stop
the slaughter of the white man. But
he didn't-and the Kid came back and
won.
Peter Maher knocked Bob Fitzsim-
mons flat-but Bob won out in the emo.
Maher won from Choynski after the
wonderful Jew had made a punching bag
of him in the early fighting. Terry
McGovern was in an almost helpless
condition during one stage of his fight
with Oscar Gardner, yet Terry won the
fight.
Battling Nelson never won an impor-
tant fight until after his foes had bat
tered him almost 10 a pulp.
When Coffey fought Al Reich he was
groggy in the first round. but he won
by a KNOCKOUT. Jim Flynn. Arthur
Pelkey and Jack ('Twin'D Sullivan had
Coffey dazed and seemingly helpless but
Coffey came back and beat each of them
and with a Knockout punch.
Il know that Brown did what he
thought was fair and honorable. but I
always will feel that If the fight had
continued COffeys grogginess would
have disappeared and that he would
have beaten Moran decisively."