New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
COFFEY IS VICTOR
OVER jim FLYNN
IN FAST BATTLE
Jack Curley Throws Up
Sponge in Ninth Round
to Save Fireman.
A CLOSE CALL FOR
WINNER IN SECOND
Loser Breaks Hand In Third
Round, but Keeps Fighting
with Rare Courage.

Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, won
over Jim Flynn, OF Pueblo, after nine
rounds of hurricane fighting 1T Brigh-
ton Beach last night. Jack Curley, the
beaten mans manager, threw up the
sponge to save his man from unneces-
sary punishment after / minute and -
seconds Of the ninth round had been
fought.
Cofey won the fight and what little
credit may so with it, but lost much
prestige in the eyes OF the crowd.
Flynn broke his hand in two places
in the middle OF the third round. but
with that rare degree ~ courage
which has made him famous in all his
battles he kept tearing in to continue
a hopeless fight. Flynn, a veteran OF
twenty years, had withstood the savage
attack Of the man most highly rated
by critics, and the crowd could only
wonder what Coffey would have done
had he been confronted by a man who
is his physical equal.
When the fight was over Flynn came
to the ringside and with tears stream
ing down his battered face asked for
another chance. 81 know ! can beat
him if | get the chance. ! had him
licked in the third round when hurt
my hand
In the second round Flynn drove
Coffey back, staggering and Keeling
and in dire distress. He fairly rained
punches, but they ratified of Cohey's
arms and shoulders, his elbows and
gloves. Finally Coffey cleared his
head, and was never again In such
predicament.
Many weary miles separate Corey
from the championship. Again he
punch, and he showed glariag lack OF
judgment at other times. In the hrst
round, for instance, he had things All
his own way, and clinched repeatedly
instead of ripping In to fight.
IL was the battle OF youth and age.
Coffey had every advantage, but ne
simply could not do the work
After the fight, Billy Gibson said
that Coffey had injured both his hands,
and that this prevented him from win
ming by a knockout.
Coffey will never be nearer having
the fatal decimal tolled over him than
he was in the second round. lie
started we'll enough, but Flynn caught
him in Flynn's own corner and smashed
left on the chin which made the
Irishman totter. and like streak the
fireman went at him. A veritable cy-
clone of punches drove Cofey back,
and he was staggering weak and
groggy. At last, however, his head
cleared and he fought himself free.
The tide swung back TO its normal
channels during the third and fourth
periods. Flynn, the game little glut-
ton for punishment, tore IN, taking
whatever came his way. and certain II
is enough came. When the Pueblo man
landed Coffey staggered The latter
however, was too strong and in too
perfect condition to down. Flynn did
we'll in the fifth and earned at least
an even break. Coffey il was who did
the holding.
Flynn had apparently injured his left
hand by the time the sixth round rolled
by. He had been favoring it for a
couple of rounds, and even IN the
c!inches he made little effort to hold.
Il was pitiable 10 see him try TO night
a one-handed battle, but he stayed up
and did his best Before the seventh
round he admitted that his hand had
been broken in the fourth round, but
he scorned the proposition of his man
ager to call halt. "Pll get him." he
kept saying, but this, Of course, was
impossible. -.
A little thing like a broken hand
didn't stop the fireman from tearing
right in and at intervals he scored
heavily, but not often enough. The
unmarked Coffey stood of and beat
merciless tattoo on his smaller. Grip
Piled opponent. It was magnificent
display of courage, but futile indeed.
At last came the end. Flynn could
not hope to win, and after one min
ute and thirty-four seconds Of boxing
in the ninth round, Jack Curley threw
up the sponge.