Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-05-23 | Page 13 | Coffey, of County Roscommon, Puts Ireland on Prize Fight Map Again

I COFFEY OF COUNTY ROSCOMMON PUTS IRELAND ON THE PRIZE FIGHT FICHt MAP MAP AGAIN AGAIN I I I Big Motorman an Picked for Willards Willard's Next Ring Opponent Ireland Ireland at al last has another chance chace at the championship of ot the world A new idol has risen suddenly a big broth of or a bo boy with a wallop In either hand a heart in his body and a smile on his face threatening face threatening to wrest from Jest Jess Willard the title so re recently recently re- re tak taken n by force torce from Jack Job Johnson If James Jame Joseph Coffey of or Castle Castle- rea rca County Count Roscommon Ireland can beat the ibm big champion he will Jump at one bound Into the niche In th the hearts harts of fight fans tans that Jawn Lonce L Li once held and In which Pet Peter r Maher was installed in spite of many de tIe tIe- feats teats Coffey four tour years rs p ago was a raw greenhorn g from Crom the Auld Sod anti and I Is today the most popular heavy wel weight ht In the East Comparatively unknown save sa b by repute In th the Vest Sest he be has a strong following and md In his effort to get et a match with Willard he has found Cound staunch support Coffey has hns tho the luck of ot the Irish He happened just Juat at th the time that It looks as J if Willard Villard will witt be comp compelled com corn p pell U Ud d cl to fight tight to keep up the ex ex- ex For big big- Jess has been a frightful frost Crost as a popular idol Old ring followers r who saw Willard Willard Wil Wil- Villard lard beat Johnson on at Havana and who saw the the- recent Corf Coffey Reich fight tIght and tW everyone everone rone with one ont exception exception tion 8 says S 'S Coffey can whip Willard On One fighter who ho saw both battles de declared declared tIe tIe- dared the champion made to order order order or or- der for tor Coffey This young ounE Irishman came over In d In Boston failed to find finda a a. Job and went to Providence Pro where he got ot work as aa a teamster then went to New York and found a Job as 05 mo- mo torman n. n One night a fire tied up traffic His Hiscar Hiscar Hiscar car was stalled d and It was cold Tom I Shaw a patrolman who once was wan a 3 fighter climbed into the car to get et I warm and after a time he challenged I i Coffey to get tt off oft and wrestle to keep warm Coffey flopped Shaw In the street The bl big copper Invited the motorman to come como to the police g gymnasium gymnasium gym gym- m and wrestle and box Coffey accepted d. He never had boxed but hut In his first attempt knocked out Shaw He became b the wonder tonder of the gymnasium gymnasium gym lOm and someone told Mike Uke Donovan Donovan Donovan Dono Dono- van the famous old battler and trainer train train- er cr about him Donovan got ot the young youn Irish giant and showed him the rudiments of oC the game Kame arid Coffey Cot Cot- tC fey decided he would become a tighter fighter Since then he has hns won thir thir- ty six battles and fought four no de draws He never ne has be been n whipped and he has knocked out twenty six men Compared with Willard Coffey Cottey shows to have a big chance He is the fastest most aggressive e heavy heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight weight we have ha had hod In long Jong years ears He is nn an Instinctive fighter and outclasses outclasses out out- I. I classes the champion as a a. boxer and at his speed In footwork While Willard has the height thAI the thA I strength tn and the tho reach and weight advantage tH Coffe Coffey ranks up tip pretty well with ith him He weighs pounds stands 6 feet 2 Inches Inches and and dont don't Cor forget et that he is at least nine years younger than Willard I Coffe Coffey has knocked out more mor men than Willard ever er has' has fought ht and aid he tic has haFt fought a a. far tar higher class of hea heavy wel weights than Willard did before be be- fore tore he met Johnson His style Is fast tast and desperately a aggressive e He never stalls or waits alts hut but carries the tho battle right to the opponent Tho The fighters say lay that If it It com comps s to swapping blow for for blow blow Cotte Coffey can can Willard enough to o overcome his tremendous strength I I