El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18

BY TAD.
fought the best that ever stepped into

fought the best that ever stepped into
SIR. BartfieId Speaks.
Soldier Bartfield can tell you why
he didn't win from Benny Leonard
He told Dan Mcketrick last night
Here's the way he figures It out:
You know in the army I was a
champ bayonet fighter. ] could spear
a gomez with my bayonet because he
didn't hop around like a grasshop-
per all the time. With Leonard
could land a knockout. too, IL he'd
stand still. but he won't. He keeps
moving and that makes me miss him,
don't YOU see2 I'm hard puncher. 1
have those muscles like iron. but what
is the good Of muscle when that gon-
nef Leonard won't stop still for me
10 hit him2'
Choynskf Hurt Sharkey.
Jim Coffroth blew down to Sleeps
head Bay the other day for breath
Of salt air and bumped into that Jolly
old tar Tom Sharkey They helloed
one another and Coffroth got down
to the old fight gags.
who hit YOU the hardest punch
you ever received2' Jim asked the tar.
Sharkey thought a moment and
zoe Choynski. he socked me harder
than anyone that ever fought"
We'll" chirped Coffroth. Bob
Fitzsimmons hit you so hard that he
knocked you out. didn't he. Tom?"
Sharkey pulled down the peak OF his
can and bawled- Yes, he did. but
didn't feel that one"
The following letter is from Jim
Coffroth. His choice is Jack Demp-
sey. Coffroth had more champions
fight at his club than any other pro-
moter that ever lived. so the chances
are that his pick is pretty good
Coffroth Writes.
who was the greatest fighter I
ever saw Kind Of hard. that one.
when YOU limit US to one. and Two Of
the bert ever are now in the ring
HEAVYWEIGHT Dempsey and light
weight Leonard. They would both
have licked all that went before them
But as only one must be discussed We
viii take Jack. as he is the bigger Of
the two
every worlds champion from
SuIliran's time who lost HIS title
would have lost IL in JIG tire to
this new star. He would have
taizen John Us measure in two.
where Corhett Consumed II
rOundss licked COrbett in six.
where Fitz rounded out Il accom-
fishing that. Fitzsimmons would
have heen tOppled in one or two
AMI Jeffries in about eight
rounds. You know Jeff was
hear for punishment
Then comes a rather hard one-the
big darkev. Johnson. Latter was the
WORLDS greatest QeIenSlNe rlgnter ana
would have stood the Eaff for 16 or
more rounds. Willard. we know. was
bowled over in one round. hut incom-
Detent timing and refereeinE forced
il 70 three. Why should he have done
these things and why Is he such a
Great fighter Because in his curricu-
lum he was not taught nor did he
learn TO swing. He hooks with his
left and crosses. chons and uppercuts
with his right and never misses with
either hand. What other chamnion
was a saccurate in HIS hitting. as STIFF
q puncher2 can he 70 the reuter- He
doesn't need TO. For a long time 10
come we viii not discover whether he
is a distance fighter as his opponents
will go out in a round or two
"James ". Coffroth."
Willie Werhan'S Sweet Tooth
George BoEan- the taxi king Of
Frisco. met Willie Meehau on Mar
lzet street the other night and invited
hi-1 into Johns grill for bit 70 eat
NO. thanks" pined Willie. Il Just
fed a7d 7 feel pretty full"
Well come and have BIT OF some ]
thing" said Pogan-
willie followed and said: ooh. I'll