Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-17
COFFEY GETS HIS CHANCE
MOtOrman-Pug Meets Frank Moran
Tuesday for the Right to Chal-
lenge Jess Willard.
JIMMY JOHNSTON GETS NOISY
nv uINGsTDE.

ny HINGsIDE.
NEW YORK. oct 16.-Jim Coffey, the
Roscommon mAst6don herder. VIII get
the chance OF his short and turbulent
ring career when he matches punch and
skill with Frank Moran. the blond Pitts
bursher. IN the historic sport amphi-
thester. Madison Square garden. next
Tuesday evening. Beyond a peradvent-
ura the winner will be Jesse Wizards
first opponsnt upon the champions re-
turn to the ring. whenever that may be.
coffoy has been going through a unique
process In preparing for this battle. He
has combined Pullman travelling with
knocking out third-rate fighters, 80 as
TO be properly conditioned for the most
important bout Of his young life. 1t was
no uncommon thing to read every other
few days that James Coffey OF Ireland
ana the Bronx had knocked out some
unknown In a few rounds. In one state,
and then some ether equally unknown
IN another state. Sometimes II hap
pened in Canada Billy Gibson certainly
kept Big Jim busy knocking them down
and out
This battle with Moran will virtually
be the turning point In Coffey's ring
career. II he defeats Moran decisiveiy
he will be in line for first crack At
willard II he is thrsshed he viii have
to 60 back 10 tho pieasurable but un-
prOfnable BUSINESS Of knocking out
hand-selected dubs.
Big Frank Moran has taken this bout
on chiefly to demonstrate his right TO
be the first to engage Willard In com
bat In defense OF his newly acquired
championship. Moran has had the ex-
perlence Of fighting the worlds cham
pion heavyweight. This came TO pass
In July Of 1914. when he went twenty
rounds with Jack johnson, then the boss
OF the heavies.
johnson Pulls for Moran.
II johnson Il to DO believed Frank
Moran will be the next heavyweight
King. Black Jack says there Is only
one man In the universe that can de-
throne willard at the present time-and
that man. according to the ex-champion.
il Frank Moran. johnson has fought
both willard and Moran. 30 his state
ment should carry a little weight.
johnson also endeavors 70 bolster his
statement by adding some facts. the
BID maduro says Moran is big enough
not 10 be overawed by the bulk OF VIII
lard, and he places Moran Just DIT
ahead OF willard a. a boxer.
johnson is Of tho opinion that Moran
put NJ a better fight against him Tor
twenty rounds that did Willard In the
first twenty rounds OF the Havana bat
tie. But Jack evidently oyerlooks me
fact that willard did not dare 70 20 at
the speed OF Moran those first twenty
rounds. whereas Moran ana johnson
mflled only twenty Moran thus eouia
afford 20 fight at top speed the entire
distance and therefore the twenty ROUNDS
we're indeed hard for Johnson
But back 10 Coffey and Moran. Jamesy
"A confidently predicting knockout VIC
tory. which Is the identical thing Fran
cola "a doing. Both realize that knock
out victory win mean fortune to tho
winner. as It win enhance the drawing
powers Of a meeting with willard.
Al Reich, the statuesuue East side
heavyweight, is the greatest fighter OF
his weight--ln a gymnasium. Wnich
means simply that Al Reich will not 90
a. contender for the title. And TO think
that we spoke so well OF this young
Adonisl
Reich Poor Excuse.
ReIch Is the poorest excuse for fighter
The lower section OF this city has ever
turned out; and--it has turned out some
moor ones. In his recent fiasco with Gun
boat smith, IEeich showed that he lacked
a sightlng heart. the main ingredient OF a
snocessful pugilist. Reich covered and re-
treated for ten full rounds. The only rea-
son he lasted the limit was that Smith
was little better than his faint-heartcd
opponent.
Yes. even Gunboat Smith can no longer
be considered AZ likely foe Of jess
willard The 0unners twenty-round de-
cislon over willard has been entirely for
gotten AZ a result Of his rapid deteriora-
tlon. The one-time super-dreadnousht OF
the heavyweights Is now looked upon as
Chinese junk. which is saying q good
deal for smith, Gone are the DAYS, etc,
Jimmy da Johnston is still emitting loud
blasts about his greatest fighter OF all
time" Ted Lewis, the Englishman. John
ston does not hesitate moment In pro
claiming Lewis ''the greatest lightweight.
woiterweisht and middleweight the world
has ever seem And IL hasn't been "a
warm In New York lately.
Way. little. ioquacious Jimmy even
thinks that Lewis can defeat Younl
welnert. who tips tho beam at only Ia
pounds. And Lewis scales la pounds
when he Is top heavy. Nothing at all tbs
matter with Jimmy. except that he has q
telescope TO his eye every time Lewis
walks into Johnston's palatial quarters
In the Knickerbocker building.
Beware. Jess Willard Lewis some dal
may weigh lis pounds. and then Johnston
will be after you with challenge In be-
half OF Kid Lewis. the greatest bantam
weight. featherweiEht. lightweight. wei
terweight. uiddleweight. cruiserweigh
ana heavyweight the woild has eve
seen"
Haven't you overlooked one or tw,
classes, Jimmyf