New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-04
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY IGOE

Willie Lewis says that a righthand
uppercut will end the oncoming rush OF
Jim Coffey on next Friday night when
Jim meets Frank Moran at the Madison
Square Garden.
moran is a natural righthand hit
ter, and I've been trying to impress
upon him the Importance Of single
punch victory. He stands more like
Peter Jackson than any man that /
ever seen put up a hand Frank isn't
a star performer with the left hand.
There were few great righthand hit
tiers who could do much with their
lefts. To hit hard and timely with
the left is a knack that the right hand
thumpers know little of. II you've ever
seen Moran in action you must have
noticed the way he walks in with his
right hand poised at his hip almost.
at has always been Frankies object
to whip that right up TO a mans jaw.
He put il over in the first Cotfey fight,
but I've been trying to show him how
much easier it would be TO drive that
same fist from the same position
straight at a mans middle. Frank is
an easy man TO teach, and he admitted
that il was a far shorter distance 10
mans ribs than it is TO his jaw. He
has been using the punch on Bill Nc
Kinnon and BARLEY Madden, and they
are not so strong for 1t, so far as spar
ring partners are concerned. Frank has
polished up the punch until IT Is
deadly shot to mans body. | know
that Coffey will never be able 10 get
away from it. Run? Well. TO be can
did, | think that Jim will run.
You know when a man hits you on
the chin for a count of ten. and Is al
ways able TO repeat the dose, the Eel
low who is doing the opposite fighting
isn't everything that spells confidence.
Coffey will never forget those two
cracks on the ribs, TO say nothing Of
the punch on the jowls that fioored
him on his ear. ! look for runaway
fight. Gibson and Coffey will do every
thing in the world TO grab that de-
cision. I'm betting rather on the speed
Of Franks right hand than ! am on
Jims dckey legs
The Hon. Charles Weinert, Of New
ark, and the equally honorable James
Savage, of Orange, New Jay, were or
dered TO prance for the cdifcation of
the customers of the Pioneer Sporting
Club before they dare please the pa
irons of any rival organization yester-
day. The State Boxing Commission
voted such a sentence. What is more,
they tackled on a little fine of $3.50 for
each man because Scotty Monteith
showed the commissioners that the men
had failed on two occasions TO toe the
mark. When the bouts were called off
IL h.+ Iat
ill-very, very i'll. This was found TO
be merely a subterfuge, and a. fur
Their plea for mercy was not fOrthcom-
ing, the commissioners three allowed
that the boys were dealing for the bot
tom of the deck and the fine was pinned
TO them.
In order that the whole transaction
might come under the head of law and
regulations, the commissioners have
invited Messrs. Savage and Weinert 20
drop in on the august body and tell
them Just how sick they were and why
the fine should not be plastered. This
fine of $3.50 each will be deducted from
the money earned by both men when
they do meet before the Pioneer CLUB.
Italian Joe Cans was given the privi-
lege of looking up new man 70 handle
his fighting dates. Shorty Raymond has
been acting in that capacity for the
dusky warrior, but the commissioners
have already put Shorty on the cold.
cold ground for six months for a lapse
OF memory, which consisted in neglect
ing the payment of 1925 TO Zulu Kid
for sampling the wallops of Jake
Ahearn at the Clermont Rink on Christ
mas Day. Raymond is a hard working
little chap. according 70 Cans. For in
stance, he got $500 for allowing Cans
20 fight Soldier Bartfeld at New Haven.
Cans informed the commissioners that
Brother Raymonds idea of equality
were so warped that he got $50 and
Raymond pocketed $3.50 as a retainer
Again, he met Terry Martin, and Bro.
Raymond gathered in $3.50. In mo-
ment of unchecked enthusiasm Ray
mond paid his charge S25 out Of the
purse.
Chairman Wenck confessed 20 his
crapulous confreres that he was far, far
from being a Patrick Henry or a Del
mas, but he DID think that he could
win over a number Of Directing minis
ters who had set the. clerical feet