Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-30
MESSENGER MAKES
A REPLY TO FIGHT FAN.

Tom Messenger, manage of Young
(Clayton) Wildfang, takes exception to
what Mr.. Fan, a Danny Savage ad-
mirer, says of Wildfang, and Tom
comes back with the following:
TO the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
Dear Mr.. Fan-Your letter in Mon
day evenings STAR, Mr.. Fan, does
not come to me as a surprise; | have
been waiting for same However, it
got to its destination somewhat sooner
than l expected, as on Saturday of last
week while working in the gym" sew
eral sports from Orange were visitors
and informed me that Danny Savage
was having a friend send a lengthy
communication to the STAR the latter
part of next week. 1t arrived and was
published Monday. Well, Mr.. Fan, l
will answer it.; tell you the truth and
at the same time give you some facts
that evidently you do not know.
You speak of Young Wildfang not
wanting to meet Savage again. Such
is not the case. He viii meet him
any time | see fit. AS to Danny
fighting to get a reputation, that is
not up to me. What l ask is not to
meet some good boy, but to beat some
good boy. AS to him securing a club
for a return match, that is proper.
| spoke with two New York promoters
and neither seemed to favor the match.
AS to Wildfang's reputation, Mr.. Fan,
pray where did he get it? You have
got TO admit l have said nothing about
his rep" but his l will say, he is
a game c~ool-headed, two-handed fight
er, learning all the time. 1t will take
a mighty good man to beat him..
AS to demonstrating SaVage's capa-
bilitieS you have got to show me. 1t is
Well enough to make matches and fight
reputable boys, but what good comes
of a rep when they knock you out.
1t is a fact that Billy Leary, Charley
Sieger and one Johnny Watts put
Danny away with the sleep punch, and.
1 saw them.
Now then, as to boys Wildfang has
met And defeated. He fought Harry
ScroggS twice; ten rounds at Browns,
New York city, and ten rounds at
Norwich, n. y, where he beat Scroggs
properly; fought Eddie Mcmahon ten
rounds at Browns; Harry Powers, of
Brooklyn, thirty-four rounds in pri-
vate; (this same Powers outpointed
Charley Sieger THE Iron Man twice.;
beat Battling Larry Ryan in six
rounds in Browns; bea him again in
ten rounds at Mt. Vernon; fought Jack
Cardiff, of Philadelphia, and outpointed
him in six rounds; Ghis same Cardiff
has fought such men as Young Erns,
Willie Fitzgerald, Mickey Cannon; the
last named beat Sieger); fought jim
Dolan and outpointed him in six
rounds at Sharkey's. Dolan fought a
draw with Dave Ryan, about the best
boy at his weight fighting in the East
today. l am pleased to say l have
Wildfang rematched to fight Dolan a
ten-round bout at some later date.
AS to semi-final or star bouts, will
say that is up to me. / am making
good with Wildfang. He has had four
teen good wins and ] have turned
down star bouts simply for having too
much work. They were the opening Of
the Marathon Club OF Brooklyn with
Dave Ryan, also a ten-round star bout
with Jack Card at Portchester. y. y.
Now then, as to the bets and bettors,
Mr.. Fan. don't you worry about Mes
senger. There is a time and place for
everything, and in the event OF Savage
lighting Wildfang again l will make
You sit up and take notice on the
money end of it. Well, what's the use.
The New York ring-side and Newark
sports consensus of opinion is Wild
fang should beat Savage any old time.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS MESSENGER.
ISL Plane street, Newark.