Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-22
JIM SAVAGE BEATS
JACK FITZGERALD
IN A HARD FIGHT
Orange Slugger Knocked Down
Philadelphia Four Times, but
Latter Came Back in Tenth
Round and Leveled Suburban
lite for Count of Nine.
! EFORE a packed house at Browns
gymnasium last night Jim Saw

~ EFORE a packed house at Browns
- gymnasium last night Jim av-
e of East Orange. and Jack
Fitzgerald. Of Philadelphia. fought
ten rounds. Savage had slightly the
better of it on points, but the Phils-
delphian. though ne took severe punish
ment, was the fresher of the two at the
finish. In the early rounds Savage had
all the better Of 1t, landing his "trip
hammer" right with telling effect upon
his opponents jaw and knocking down
Fitz. who in their last fight bad broken
Savage's ribs in the first and second
rounds. both times for a count of six.
Then Fitz became wary and by clinch-
ing ~frequnetly and getting in close to
the Jersey boy, kept pummeling av-
ages kidneys.
In the fifth round Jim began to
weaken and swung wildly. The pair
were setting a fast clip. but Fitzgerald
was outgaming Savage. Fits nose
began to bleed in the seventh INT after
tripping in the seventh he remained in
a kneeling position, wiping his nose on
the rope, remaining down for a of
six. In the eighth Savage claimed a
foul and Referee Brown warned Fstz-
gerald to be more careful. Neither man
had much in the ninth, but a right to
Savage's jaw drew the claret.
When the tenth round began the spec
tators were on their feet cheering
WILDLY for a knockout. Crossing a
right to Savage's stomach, Fitzgerald
knocked him down for a count Of nine,
but Jim came back strong, and both
men were smuggling when the bell rang.
AT the Douglass A. c., Philadelphia,
last night Young Erne proved too fast
for Willie Lucas in q bout that went
the six-round limit.
With the exception of the second.
Erne had everything his own way He
was much eleverer than his opponent,
and landed the harder punches.
Gunboat Smith will fight twenty
rounds with Jack Burns in San Fran
cisco on December 20. Smith helped
train johnson for his battle with
Ketchel.
Ad Wolgast has offered to post 81
600 that he can finish Packy Mcfarland
in ten rounds. if Packy will do 1873
rounds ringside. But Mcfarland can't
do 1873, so what's the use.
Battling Nelson has announced that
despite all rumors to the contrary, he
will sail for Europe after New Years
and viii meet Freddy Welsh on Feb
ruary %. The bout will go twenty
rounds and will be for the lightweight
championship of the world.
.Ad W3lgast won a no-decision bout
from Frank Picato last night before
Tom McCarey's Pacific Athletic Club,
at Los Angeles.
The bout went the limit of ten rounds
and at the end of the journey both
boys were weary from the fast pace
set by the Milwaukee boy. The latter
started in to rush matters in the early
rounds in an endeavor to end the bout
as soon as possible. but the clever
stunts of the local lad kept him out Of
danger, although he received a evere
beating about the body.
The boxers, Freddie Lyons and AL
bert King, who were arrested Mon
day night along with Manager Tom
o'Rourke and James Smith at the
opening of tie National Sporting Club
at Suffers Park, were paroled yester-
day in the custody of their counsel,
Nathan Nidaver, to await the decision
OF Magistrate Herman. which viii be
rendered in the West Sid Court on
December %.
Charley Goldman. tine Brooklyn ban
tamweight. viii hook up with Young
oLeary. OF New York, in a ten-round
battle at the Bedford a. c.. Brooklyn.
Christmas.
Trial of Johnny Coulon. Earl Den
ming. pugilists. mt Barney Green, fight
promoter. who were arrested after
fighting three rounds in a Gary. Ind
PLAYHOUSE. win be held on January u
in the Superior Court. Hammond, Ind.
BERRIEN TG BE NAVY'S COACH.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec. eat a
meeting o the executive committee of
! the NaNN Athlatic Assneia1inn at the