Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-05

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f~eaJim Savage, the East orane'
heavyweight, who made such q pool
showing at Madison Square Gardef
this week when he attempted TO Dos
while out of condition, and who re-
ceived a severe ~panning as the resul'
or being counted out after receiving
two swings behind the ear, leaves TINS
afternoon for Stratford, Conn, to SC
into training for a month at a road
house, and he will again be presented
to the public by Dan Morgan.
~ Jim, | want you to come to Ne"
York bag and baggage tomorrow al
~ o'clock read a letter sent to saw
age yesterday by Morgan. ! am
going to take you to stratford, conn.
where you will have to train haro
and get into proper shape pelore
you engage In any more fights.
TT trouble with you Is that you
rrare of Willie Lewis's class-too lazy
and not ambitious enough. After wit
messing our work against FRANK
sAaoran. All Kuhiak and Tom Ken
nedy. however, / am convinced tnat
Won are the best white hope Of
them ALL"
y savage has been a much disap-
pointed man since his fight with Gun
boat Smith the other night, and mas
hardly left his home, realizing that
the criticism given him was merited.
He admitted not having trained prop
,erly. and realized that his only saliva.
ton is to get into proper form. and
he promised his next showing woulo
prove a surprise to the fans.
~ Billy Ambry. manager OF bahty
lewis. who is at present on his way
TO France where he will meet La
Douy. the European champion feath.
efweight. and Digger Stanley. OF
England. In bouts, dropped in today
and had the following to say regard
Ing Lewis's fight with Young O'leary
two weeks ago at the Eleventh
@Ward Athletic club;
IT noticed In your columns of the
Star recently that Lewis a been
~beaten by Young O'Lesry. truly
admit this myself, but there are
many. who know Lewis, that can
declare he was in no fit condition to
hoy nm that evening. 1T was evident
that he did not box to his true form.
On The day of the battle Bant5
worked until s o'clock in tho after
noon in johnson & Murphy's factory,
where he war employed. He was
then FORCED to jump over to weigh in
ut G O'Clock. O'Leary was awaiting
us with fully ten other men. They
simply refused to allow Lewis TO
Jump on the scales. They pushed
him on and then declared what they
thought he weighed. We weighed
In afterwards, however, and the
scales tipped 11S pounds. O'Leary
weighed in at 1923 pounds stripped.
We had no time to waste after that,
az Lewis and I jumped to New York
TO arrange for his trip to Europe.
We arrived at the Eleventh Ward
Club for the battle, my boy being in
no condition to fight. But he went
on, and in my opinion, he did the
leading most of the way and only
lost by a shade.
HE Will certainly make good in
the old country, as he has trainers
with him who know how to train
him. / will probably manage Young
Gradwell, of Newark, during Lewis's
absence"
Charley Lavinge has a white hope
destroyer named Art Nelson, either
q Swede or a Dane, who comes well
recommended from Wyeville, wis.
Nelson is a woodchopper with mus
Giles like the Orders in Brooklyn
bridge, and from what Lavinge says
he should be able to put even Jack
Johnson TO flight. Nelson stands 8
feet II inches and weighs 100 pounds
Ia good shape. He has had quite a
few fights in Wisconsin. his chief
claim to fame being a knockout vic
tory over Jumbo Wells. Lavinge is
especially anxious to match Nelson
with Ned Carpenter. B%urling's White
hope. =
Matt Wells is much cast down by
the result of his recent match with
Michigan, the Australian lightweight,
in which he was disqualified in the
fourteenth round. Matt says he viii
challenge again for a $4,000 side bet
after his bout with Freddie Welsh.
Asked what he thought of Mshs-
gsn. he said; 1.-THE best man l have
lever met. In saying this don't let
me be misunderstood. He is not
such a pretty fighter as Welsh, but
he is stronger and has a heavier
punch
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THAT President Somers, of the
cleveland Baseball Club. Is confident
that Joe Birmingham will be ran
-ager of the Maps next season is
shown by the fact that the owne
of the team has asked his present
manager to pick out the training
camp for 1918. Joe is inclined to
select Pensacola. Florida.
ehJack McGuigan has matched Ed
McGoorty to box Lee Houck at the
National Athletic Club, Of Philadel-
phia, next Wednesday night.