South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
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Famous CoIored Fighter EX-
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NEW YORK. oct lS. - Oh. Joe
Jeanette. the coffee colored patri-
carh OF the padded pen. who has been
working with Jim Coffey, has made
very important discovery about
James. OF Joe has discovered that
James prognatheous jaw is not glass.
after all despite the diagnosis and
ANALYSIS OF the experts.
OF Joe has a naive explanation for
the manner in which the Irish giant
rocks and reels. and generally gyrates
whenever he gets q smack on the TIP
of the chin: and which has given rise
10 the theory that the lower portion
Of James mush. or face. is construct
ed OF some brittle substance.
tits his laigs." says or Joe. mean
ing legs. Hes topheavy. His laigs
90 wObbIin' around under him when
he gifts unsettled up above and while
his haid stays clear and he isn't hurt
people git the idea that he has soft
Jaw. Another thing: Jim's stummick
amt nevah bin none too good. He
put les most anything in it, and didn't
know what TO eat, or how TO eat, or
nothing and that weakened his STUN
mick. But o'cOse his stummick weak
ness nevah got into his jaw like his
laigs"
So then. OF Joe has been spending
a lot Of time showing jim how TO keep
his topheaviness under control and
10 buniding him a good stomach, and
Joe thinks jim viii knock Frank Mo
ran practically insensible IN the ear
IS stages OF the fight st Madison
Square Garden Tuesday night
That seems 10 be the opinion that
prevails generally among the local
followers OF the fistic pastime Moran
has been away from here so long that
the recollection OF whatever ability he
displayed i'm his New York perform
ances has faded. while Coffey's clout
remains comparatively fresh in the
memory.
Met Top Notchcrs.
Coffev has never met man OF
real championship class, while Moran
has boxed at least one top notcher.
Maybe Johnson had gone away back
when Moran met him in Paris, but
the fact remains that subsequently II
took the present heavy weight cham
pion-the man pronounced by the eN-
perts as invincible-20 rounds TO beat
him.
Arguing along the line that Johnson
could not knock out Moran in 20
rounds and that Willard took %
rounds 10 the job of besting Johnson
a Knockout by Coffey inside of 10
rounds Tuesday night ought to make
Jim look pretty good
As for Moran. II he wins. the cry
Will so up that Coffey was overrated
and anyway and there YOU are. The
best poor Frank stands to get is the
worst Of H.
Coffey fell into mighty good hands
when Billy Gibson secured Joe jean
nette TO look after the Irishman. OF
Joe is one OF the few fighters who can
impart some Of his own knowledge
of the game 10 another fellow and Joe
certainly knew enOugh about fight
ing when he was i'm his palmy days TO
make him an authority on the sub
ject
Now rated as a hast been Jeanette
Is probably good enough today 10 beat
most OF the men in the heavy weight
division including the two who meet
tomorrow night. But he Will proba-
bly, never again be seen against a
white man Of any note. at least around
New Ork. However. if COffey should
ever become champion he will owe
much OF his success to the teachings
OF the old HOboken Greyhound
Jeannette's success as teacher lies
In the fact that ne does not try TO
make a green hand do the things he
himself used 90 do in the ring. which
is the invariable mistake of the av-
erage fighter who is trying TO teach a
pupil. Jeanette studies a man care
fully. notes his natural resources and
ais strongest points and develops him
naturally.
He has no. tried 20 make Coffey
light the way Jeanette used 90 fight.
Se has merely tried 10 develop and
bring out Coffev's natural ability.
Here and there are traces of the old
Jeanette style Ina Coffoy's work east
~ recognized by Joe's admirers. but
IN the whole the Trishman fights I'm a
manner peculiar TO himself