The evening world., 1915-12-08
II Moran Refuses Big Purse to
Meet Coffey It viii Be Proof
He's Afraid Of Another Match

III
managers are to meet 20 talk
over possible terms. Billy Gibson.
acting for Corey. has offered 70
guarantee Moran $1,000 Ms his end
Of the purse In a return battle.
Moran thinks u isn't enough
money. His representative. Ike Dor
gan. coyly ST ;gcsts $4,000 as about
the worth OF the sorrel-topped fight
ere services for ten three-minute
rounds with the man he knocked out
so easily 'ew week. ago. He inti-
mates. however, that should Gibson
be unwilling TO put up $4,000 for
Moran. he might be induced TO think
over an offer OF $4,000. Ten thousand,
OF course, is n mere bagatelle for
Moran-hardly worth wasting a per-
fectly good evening on. But he might
consider a $4,000 guarantee--with the
privilege OF taking about 40 per cent.
OF the gate--slmply through his kind
~ desire 20 do n favor for Gibson.
II Moran is able TO resist an offer
OF several thousand dollars for an
other fight with Coffey It win be
fairly good proof that he doesn't feel
entirely sure OF the result Of Sec
ond meeting. Nothing but fear of
being knocked out could separate him
from that $1,000 offered by the Bronx
promoter. II Coffey managed TO
knock out Moran che tall lad from
Roscchmon would get that chance
against Willard-if Willard intends
ever to defend his title" Moran
sampled few OF Coffey's punches In
their fight. In fact he was well
shaken before he sent over the two
terrific drives that slowed Coffey
away. He sat at the ringside and saw
Corey polish on Gunboat Smith.
Hence. no doubt. the idea that II
would take about $4,000 to induce
hime to fight Coffey again.
AZ the same time there's room for
the thought that II would be n rather
amusing thing II Coffey's manager
found $1,000 10 pay Moran Just for the
privilege of seeing his big fellow
whipped again. And no matter how
well coffey is fighting Moran is q
very tough proposition. quite able to
rhsorb an immense amount OF pun
ishment and still put over one whale
OF wallop when given an opening.
TN the night with Johnson In Paris
Frank Moran did very well until
Johnson nearly blinded him with n
deliberate foul blow. The rules called
for clean breaks. Exaggerated by
Moran's resistance. johnson struck
hin a furious blow In a breakaway,
after Moran had dropped his hands
mt Referee Carpenters order. He
broke Moran's nose badly and nearly
closed his eyes. johnson should have
been disqualified right there. But he
wasn't and. handicapped by his in
jury. Moran lost a good part OF his
effectiveness. At the end Of the
twenty rounds Johnson was 30 weary
that the referee had to lift Johnson's
arm when he declared him victor.
Johnson couldn't raise It himself.
ct. PAUL boxing fans who saw
- Young Ahearn pose for hghting
pictures shortly after his arrival
IN mat town stated that they could
ten he was a fighter" by the way he
moved when In front Of the camera.
They ought 10 see Manager Dan
Mcketrick In front Of camera. Illus
trating the blows Ahearn uses in
knocking 'em out.
A l. REICH, the heavyweight.
IA starts again next week. Reich
says that he would have been
hghting right along IL he hadn't rash
iy hit Jim Savage on the head. The
blow crumpled Reich's hand. and was
entirely wasted. as Savage didn't hap.
pen 70 notice IL.
n knocks could kill. the Federal
League would belong in a class with
the dodo. which Is said to be no dead
that it's most recent remains wer,
petrifed when Capt. Noah ran tn,
ark aground on the top OF Noun
Ararat.
Joe Wright has signed n contract n
coach OF the Penn. oarsmen. He drew
his own contract. which provides tina
he Ia 10 receive no salary for one yeaI
and that II after that he likes IN 10
u new contract shall be drawn
Wright is an amateur and isn't sur
That he wants TO become PRO"
DEWPIE ERTLE is now knock
N ing 'em dead" In seventeen sec
onds. At the same time, VIII
Jams Is fighting a twenty-round dra
with Frankie Burns "for the chan
pionship" that he lost to Ertle ON
fou..
II Ertle and Williams were to me
again {. would settle all discussion
and ineifontsl'y would furnish ga
receipts enough TO suit any one.