New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-10
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY IGOE

After Billy Gibson had tossed IN a
-Opgy sponge. siguifying that Jim Cot
fcy mad gone "a far a. human endur-
ance would allow. al Madison square
Garden the other night. Frank Moran
walked over TO rhe Irish boys corner
and TOOK his big right hand and said:
you're too young FOR ne. Jim. Cot
fc, looked mp 90 dazcd way and re-
piled iu his rich koscOmmon brogue;
"Yur q good mon yursilf NORE-an.
In the dressing room afterward Cot
fey was anything but downhearted. lie
took h., second defeat al the hands OF
the big pittsburgher IN matter OF
fac, way. over m a corner saS a big
mo,ormau chum Of Jim crying like =
child His great shoulders shook as
nc ,obbed over the downfall of his idol.
Sure. Duuny. don't take on !olSe
that" called CofTey. Pm young yIt.
! did the best that va, IN me. and what
more can they ash Of inny mon; sure,
sfuop yur milling. Jim CoiFey viii VT
land ON top. This is only a b0omp on
the way. | got licked, know, but I'll
sight him again. I'm not discouraged.
Willie Lewis was the happiest MAJ
in Madison square Garden after the
fight. TO show YOU how cool Moran
was and how well he lad the fight lu
hand he said in the dressing room.
Moran did not have a sponge put on
him. did not take one drink from the
bottle or nave his face wiped once dur
ing the entire nine rounds Three
slices OF orange were the only thiu-
that be asked for Did You ever see %
man who va, more confident, Tie
knew he bad toflcy. and figured 10 was
ttrf 90. ,f haFnYa n.. land
eel Lis r.ght. | gave him ono plan of
battle 90 .0ilow, and he agreed With
me and tuck TO b.. lie didn't WAIVER
once
drag your right foot after YOU
Frank. and time him. said. Don't
forget. Drag your right foot after you
and TINE every punch Well. he did
that. didn't he? Cohey seemed 70 be
livelier. didn't he?
We'll that was because he was lab
bing and going away while Frank was
following our JOINT plan of dragging
that right foot after him. so that he
was always set for right-hand punch
10 head or body. Those cracks under
the heart that Coifey got were doubly
hard because Mran'- right foot was
back and all his power went into the
blow. II was "a del berate way 20 go
about winning. but DC was the only way
against Il dangerous man like Cotrey. !
doubt II any man ~ that building ever
saw a better right-hand punch 20 the
body. never saw Peter Jackson's. but
wonder if il was as good as Franks,
after all?'
"Cofey is game man" said Moran
after the bout. DO you know when he
started on the down road? Many
didn't know IL. but IT all happened near
the end of the eighth round. was
waiting for the chance 20 nail him with
solid right. / must confess that Jim
had way OF rolling inside OF my right
hand punch that made 1t merely Craze
his Jaw dozens of times II was then
that would nave 10 slow him up. with
thumps 20 the heart. Gradually be
weakened under them. and when ! saw
ni, leg, wabbing knew | had him.
Just before the bell az the eni Of
the eighth round shot "A short right
10 the button That was the beginning
! knew he'd come OUT weak after thar.
for the punch on the button almost
dropped him a. II was. Tie was
whipped a. he walked TO the centre boz
the ninth. Another right, and ii Mas
practically over. don't see why the,
made The poor fe l0w take as many
auockdown- "a, they did, ] hesita'ed
before the last down and looked 20 Glib.
son 10 see ~ hc wouldn't th -ow iu tine .
sponge. When | saw no motion n La4I