New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-07
Both Ready to Fight Their
Hardest for Chance
of a Battle with
Jess Willard.
By IGOE.

This is The night Hang on TO your
seats. men. for ON this Draw BRIGHT
MOONLIGHT nicnt James Joseph Cofey
meets Francis Charles Moran al Madi-
son Square Garden for KEEPS. II
means everything 10 both men, the
winning of this night, and the man who
HIT, the resin patch might just con
slider himself eliminated from all
chance 20 meet jess Willard IN q whiri
for the title.
Cofcy lost lot of ground when
Moran stopped him 10 three shor.
rounds. Instead Of brooding over the
defeat he hied himself 20 the noun
tair- aud began % long period of care
ful training go he could come back and
start all over again. lie met Gunboat
Smith and knocked him out in Is dra-
matte manner O., Moran had finished
him. There was a marked Improvement
in both his appearance and fighting. lie
took his time with Smith. placing his
blows instead OF WinRing away IN the
blind fashion that characterized his
WORK against Moran.
Had Cofey not tried 20 crowd ten
rounds of lighting into that first round
with Moran the result might have been
different There isn't any question
but that he had Moran In distress. II
did not seem that well placed right
hand punch would have dropped the
big blond. Another thing. Moran WAS
fat. Willie Lewis. his trainer, admits
IT, Willie SAYS that he had 20 take
Moran into corner after that fight
and tell MIN that he was not III the
best of condition and that Cofey was
always too dangerous a man 10 take
chances with.
Moran read what I had 20 say in
The Tribune about his condition in the
first fight. and the whole camp suffered
for IT," said Lewis yesterday as he
watched Moran putting IN his final
licks.
Fought like an old woman, eh 90
broke in Moran Fat. eh Almost
knocked out, eh2 Thought you were
going 20 lose the thin dime you bet
on me. en-. Lewis" added Moran. as he
bowled into Bill McKinnon. Moran
was fighting a real fight now just 70
show Lewis that there really was a
change in his condition. Poor Me
Kinon was knocked from one wall 20
another a. the big Pittsburgher
pumped away with both hands.
II his left hand was sore IN the first
i now Lewis. however held his hands
over his eyes a. If 10 shut out the sight
OF an impending calamity. Not that
Mons. Weelce was worrying about the
hapless NcKinnon Not At all. He was
drcading q break iu either Of Moran 5
weapons of war. Willie sighed with re
lief when time was finally called.
What OF the Old fat apple woman
now" asked Moran. as he swung a
onc-two AZ the man tha, made that par
ticular punch famous.
Pm satisfied" said Lewis. "Oh, I'm
perfectly satisfied" he continued. as
he ducked 10 safety behind the eucalyp-
tus bath tanks. "I'm glad the boxing Is
over with ] dreaded every punch that
YOU let ifs ~ those fellows for fear
that you would 90 into the ring with
your hands in the condition they were
when YOU fought Coffey the first time,
walled Lewis "lf he will come TO you
this time like h, i'd the last time he
won't 20 two rounds
0ofTey has been up a. Croton Lake
under the wa.chful eye Of George Engle.
Frgle is the man who brought about
"a wonderful change iu Coifey's fighting
m the bout with Gunboat Smith. lie
has harped continually ON Cofey's
fault Of burning up his energy in the
first part Of the bout. Engie tried TO
hold him back IN the first contest with
Moran, and the big lrishman promised
70 take 1t easy. But the moment the
hell rang Jim set sail after Moran on
"high." There was no stopping him.
especially when he landed a few good
wsllops on the Pittsburgher's jaw.
The gallery slded and soetted IN this,