Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-27

-=2NJ that he means
used to be a great wrestler himself, is
on the level in the game. He. is COM
fortably rich, and will back his man
Collins as far as he says in this unique
match.
Mr.. Berry made this statement today
while he was in the writer's office set
Ting matters as to the side bet in the
Keegan-Collins match Saturday night
at the Central Institute.
Collins is surely a wonderful wrestler,
and IL Walter Keegan had worked asst
he wanted to throw Collins the visitor
would have been surely beaten. Col
Inns, got one fall in twelve minutes.
and after a ten minutes rest wrestled
until midnight, when 1t was stopped
by order of a detective present.
Keegan was on the defense all the
time. Collins had his shoulders to the
ma a couple of times, but Keegan was
foxy enough to slip off the mat and
save himself.
The of both men today
pulled down the $500 side bet each had
:. posted,
Collins is not very well known about
here, but the few who do know him
say he has a great record. Collins is
in this country a short time. He has
wrestled in England, coming from the
vicinity of Birmingham, under the
name of Willie Smith. He holds a cup
from the late King Edward, for beating
nineteen wrestlers consecutively one
night in England.
AS a boxer, a man who knows a
? fighter, tells me he is a good one. In
England he is said to nave fought a
fifteen-round draw with Owen Moran.
Collins may get a chance to box
Tommy Murphy in a friendly bout here
before long for. the beneft of a few
friends of Murphy and Collins. Collins
a beat Keegan, II they wrestle again,
but the Keegan men will not. as they
refused to make another match today
under the same conditions as before.
Keegan just saved about $4,000 for his
hackers Saturday night by staying ON
the defense all h time after the first
fall.
Keegan's manager stands ready to
wager 1000 hat his man can peal
George Mehnert at 1872 pounds, the
match 20 a k place in Rochester.
Besides Jim Savage two other Jersey
AttOh VIII III ASCN IOIh tOHlEnt.
Battling Hurley and Cy Smith meet at
the New Orpheum A. c.. at Ga East
Fourth street, New York. This fight
should be a wonder. We saw the last
one. 1t was a wonder.
Jim Is fast ascending the ladder. He
seems to have grown better all the
way around since he has %oye
from his sickness of a year ago.
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This talk Of cheese champion every
time Ad Wolgast's name is mentioned
is fast growing familiar, and as a
business man he Is no cheese" He
would let Mcfarland weigh in at 1876
pounds ringside If he would post $40, 600
as a side bed. OF course, Mcfarland
cannot do that weight. This statement
a~ccentuates the fact that Packey Is not
a lightweight in any shape or form.
Mcfarland gains a pound an hour after
weighing in. II he weighs In at 1873
at s O'clock, at 1890 o'clock at night
he would weigh 1885, pounds, a pretty
heavy lightweight.
When tho names of referees we're
suggested for the Wolgast-La Grave
bout IN San Francisco, Jack Johnson
was mentioned. Sam Fitzpatrick,
whom Johnson threw down as man
Aager and who is interested in the club
10 stage the match, put the quietus on
johnson quickly.
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Black Bill is going to box the Eight
ing Ghost" at the Sharkey Club
Wednesday night. Bill is working
hard to get into his best shape for his
rpponent, who is a corking good man.
Jim Savage meets Dummy Maxson at
the Olympic Club, in Harlem, tonight.
This is another one of those white
Hope elimination contests. Savage is
at.
Billy Zimmerman, who has been on
the outs with the Atlanta Southern
League Club, will go to Atlanta to-
morrow, on the clubs invitation, to
talk over salary matters. Jimmy has
hopes OF getting what he is asking.