Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-08
MORAN HANDS OUT LAC|NG
DUBLIN JIM COFFEY GETS
ANOTHER AWFUL BEATING
fittsburShcr Lands Technical Kuock-
our. FLOORING Giant Three rimcs
Ia Ninth Round or Fight

NEW YORK. January 1-Dncc twice
! three times. and finally Il fourth time.
Frank Moran Knocked Jim ,.oney ~.
IRISH giant. TO the floor Of the ring in
the ninth round Of their bout 1T Madi-
son Square Garden Tonight I,hcn
i'illy Gibson, manager OF tho Irishman
tossed In Il sponge and ended the light
EamclH. coff"y had staggered to his
rect after each fall. and had moved
rccltnS around trying to get his hands
up before his face. while each time
the big blonde fellow IN front or him
pniscd his right and drove for the
irishfhan's jaw with furious force In
concy's corner. Gibson aud the other
seconds Were crouch"d AZ the edge or
! tue ring, screaming advice to thoir
man with each successive drop and M
IN the galleries ami out on the main
/ moor of the big garden. Illuminated
/ "hiy by the huge caiciums above tho
fih@. 1000" people. who had t.iycn
5000" to sec the n@ht. yelled In on
thnsiasm for Moran or groancd In sym
pathy for Con.y.
y was that same driving. stnpefyinE
i':ht OF Moran's that iioorcd Conrv
, ~ IN" garden f"w weeks ~" which
again found IT. way to the jaw Of tho
giant Tonight. lie fought tonight
with tho spell az that right cvidcntlv
hanging over him at all tiIucs. but ho
had managed To take i, and shake or
its effects until u iniuut" and = half Or
~" ninth round had passed
Then Moran rushed upon him ,lo
. bun. brushed aside comcy's roarhy
left. and whaw' Down wont .ho Irish
man IN a neutral corner. lie rested
ur"n ono knee, shaking MS head
duiuhly aud trying 10 cl"ar his ,.lru,icd
BRAN. while i."f"rcc Brown coi,uic,i
nine. toncr got ~, sta--crinr and
tried to guard his face, but again tho
riIht "f til" Pi,,abur-hcr crashed
Through !" tho jaw. and down Ven,
tof"S again,
Gibson "as halfway int" the riu7.
Yelling and mo,,oniur for ,'omoy -
take his time rac Irish l.i waited
until l:rown said seven. aud tntn
lftcd his body upon = p.ir ar vcrv
uncertain logs. - lie rcolcd over to-
ward his corner Gibson tried TO throw
water Oh lim 10 revive him
SUCCESSIVE Ei.onHI>G DoE>
\oi rII cit>T orr
Moran fairly swarmcd ov"r Concy.
pounding away with both hands, but
finally s'eadyims himself ana riing IA
tie right. Concys big frame cruiuplod
up, but he was not yet out.
Fighting instinct and species or
Sam"n"sa brought him ~ after q long
count ,hat went all or nine seconds
lie MAS helpless now. Ills guard Wa
down. Ills cycs were glazed
There wcr" yc!!s from tho crowd 10
stop the affair.
Mora" went ~ again. bun Ike and
furious and Corcy was swept OH Ills
Meet, lie arose, blindly. ana 81!
against tn" ropes, his Knees heiit under
htm, his mouth open, and breathing
WITH difficulty.
Gibson tossed IN = nttlc sponge. hu,
II was 50 small II went unuottctG Mo.
, ran MAS whaiiug a"ny ut C3ney.s TN.
protected face.
Another solid blow anl comsy would
have hc.n knocked on, 81 tho rin@ on
top OF tho press bench
Gibson threw IN i biz sponge. aud
then yrawlcd INTO rho ring hinisc!!
Bro" u saw the last sponge and caught
MoraHs arm As II Mas raised for i
swing. Iomey was sun on his feet,
bu, II was technically a Knockout.
The band PLAYED The Rocky Road
10 dublin rs they led tho bruised aud
beaten man away, while tho crowd
chccrcd the victor.
Concy showed some Improvement
ever his previous tight. but he "as
his long left fccltu: into Morau's face
and placed an npp"rcut vigorously.
hut Moran Was always Flooding, 3loi
ding. ploddin.. waiting 70 got tho
night hand in.
one puncl, is nllcd with stupor for
the other fellow. At that. however.
the coaching III Wilhc Lewis ST owed
IN Morau's work Tonight. for he boNcd
better than before. though - wasted
several opportunities TO end tho BATH"
before he did.
Tho winner ~ this fGh, is supposed
to T." tho logical opponou, for Iess
willard In contest for ,h. hetIy.
weight titlc. hut aside from that. II
sustained ono tradition Of tho ring and
ruined another.
They don't como back. hut youth IL
not always served. for Coney ia TWEEN
tN-iiv", and Moran around thirty years
Of age.