Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-14
SAVAGE GOES To
SLEEP SUDDENLY
IN THE SECOND
Making Andy Morris Look
Cheap in First Round and the
Little While the Next Session
Lasted, Jim Encountered a
Left Swing to the Jaw from
Morris and Taps" Sounded.

A FTER he had Andy Morris look
~ ing like a novice, Jim Savage
suddenly changed his style in the
second round of a 10-round bout and
left an opening for a left swing that
put him to sleep for more than the re-
CURED ten seconds at Browns Gymna-
SUM, in New York, last night. It was
one Of the heftiest left swings Savage
ever encountered. n it gave Morris
a surprise when he realized what he
had accomplished.
Everything presaged victory for the
Orangeite after a short space OF fight
ing in he first round, and Morris was
beginning to lose the value of mis- eyes
after Savage started to connect with a
left Jab.
A sudden thunder storm could not
have brought more of a surprise to the
large gate than the knockout blow.
1t was a wallop that wal backed up by
all the power of the husky Boston mar
and Savage hit the boards with q
thud on the right shoulder and his
head bobbed up on the ropes. Fol
about five minutes he couldn't recall
where he had been spending the eve
ming.
Jim had let go a ohoppy right blow
that was intended for the jaw of Nor
ris in that second round. About the
same time n with q similar Thought
In mind, Morris started his right on a
destructive Journey, but his effort was
blocked. Then he moved an inch to the
other side Inc his left was sent in.
Alongside the Jaw it landed and I'M
mediately Savage went to the floor.
Bill Brown counted. but Jim was in
repose, and had to be assisted to LIS
corner and there revived with stiff rub
bling of the ears and the aroma IF
smelling salts.
Starting out with a rush in the first.
Morris wanted to get homo quickly.
Jim pointed his left and the Bostonian
fell into it and began to stiff. Again
he tried for the jaw and once more the
left jab met him half way. For a
change Savage began founding him IN
the stomach, II the big frame or
Morris shook. He was also unable to
get away from the left.
Someone told Morris that Sagage had
a tender SPOT in his stomach. Were
the needles worked in 4 hospital. and
he began the tedious task o. ascertain
ing if the spot were still sensitive.
But jim always saw him coming and
moved his arms in The coYering-up
style that balfled Morris. Once his
idea of distance VAS lower than the
waist-line and Savage complained.
About half a minute ef fighting vas
INDUCED In during the second round
when the n came. Morris came from
his chair with a faint effort 1t a rush
and promptly ran abreast of a jab and
did not show signs of relishing it.
Savage said aftefward Morris told him
so in a clincn. Biz Machey stood near
a corner of tho ring, and about the
time he said he wished someone. would
hit the floor Morris provided the SEN
sation. Everybody had been directing
his thought on how long Jim was go
ing to allow Morris to remain.
Withal Savage didn't lock as though
he lost much time training and con-
fessed to the fact. There seemed fat
around his body that could have been
worked off and his speed was lacking.
The punch that made several go down
in a round was also absent. and not a
few made the remark III had lost his
wallop. Lack of training has always
been a factor with Jim. except when
Billy Leary had him rounding into
" iis III idHA ihSht liii1 lew AOilli
hardly be opposed.
Johnny Dundee and Young MeGover1
had a warm session in the semi-windup
and the former showed finely in The
hit and get away part of the contest.
McGovern came prepared to score "a
win with a shift, but he could not get
properly set OF many occasions. and
the other times Dundee was always
out of target distance. Johnny jahbed
and mussed the features of Mae
but in the third round had a stormy
passage along the ropes when Me-
Govern rushed and continued pound
ing. Dundee had the honors
Young Kelly, of this city, and Dave
Barry met in a preceding number
Barry was good on judging distance.
getting away, but on many of his cir
cults around the ring was stopped in
time to get a wallop. Kelly is a mas
ter at two-hand work. and he wasted
few when in reaching distance.