Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-01
BANGS
SAVAGE TO
SLEEP
Jim Takes the Count in Third
Round Quite I'm
expectedly. = |

Jim Savage proved a big ~disappoint-
ment in his bout last night with Gum
boat Smith at Madison Square Car
den, and as a result lost a lot OF
prestige. 1t was probably one of the
weakest exhibitions he has ever given.
and when he went to the noor in the
third round to be counted out the ma
jority of those attending gasped with
establishment.
Utter ack of condition was evident
on the part of the East Orangeite.
and Il he trained for the battle he
showed poor proof of the fact. He
entered the r'ng weighing 1885,
pounds, his best fighting weight being
between IL and 1si and rolls Of fat
stood all about his frame. He was as
slow as a turtle and lacked conf
dence entirely.
After receiving two r~ight-hand
swings to the ear Savage went down
to be counted out, and later lifted.
limp. to his chair. with his opponent.
assisting. Neither blow seemed Of
knockout strength, and MANY in tha
nan wondered whether he had been
hit, failing to recognize any power be-,
nlhd the blows. He never moved DUR.
ing the count.
The difference in the form shown by
SaVag when he stopped Tom KEN
nedy, causing the latter to write. it
is said, that in all his battles he never
had been hit harder, was remarkable.
savage on that occasion caused those
present to rave over his apparent
aollity to become a contender among
the bigger men, but last night his
thought was set aside entirely.
OFTEN speed is shown by the East
orange man. but not a trace of 1t
was evident against Smith. He
~crouched q few ii ns and v,e's - c,ss
soon stood up, and was so slow hts
packers did not know what to adj
vance for a reason, but they. hoped in
vain he would travel at a faster clip.
The first round was about the slow
est hat ever happened in the fstlc
art, Smith looked trained to The
minute. and was careful not to mix II
with his bigger opponent fsmitl1
weighed lTS. but showed a Wiling
ness to force proceedings as the on
eortunities offered. and he rourhed
u with Savage when they clinched.
smith started to swing in the second
round. and when he connected with a
right blow to the jaw Savage avak-
ened sufficiently to exchange with
him. but he was unable to land >
chopp.ng blow to the jaw as he sought
TO do. He landed one hare one on
jim, and 1t became evident he in
tended to NIX it with him from then
on, he kept putting his right on
NaVages Jaw. and there was consider
able punishment inflicted on Savage.
; Evidently instructions TO SAVAGE
. during the minute rest were to box
4 with Smith and in this way keen
away from his right swing.
q The Final Hound.S
{ Opening what was the final round
t Smith began poking out his left and
Jun was unable to get in close and
send his right to the jaw, thee East
orangeite evidently deciding 1t would
be best to get a quick ending to the
bout for his W benefit, as he was
) firing.
savage improved a tribe as the
: round progressed. but he. was still TOO
: SLOW to be able to back away when
: Smith started to swing. Finally
Smith landed the two left swings and
jim sank to the floor and was count
q ed out by Referee job while Smith
walked around him but wa there 10
assist him to his corner. surprise at
the ending was evidenced by every-
body.
Savage is said not to have known
of his battle with Smith until but a.
, short time ago. Many Orange sports
put down bets on his chanees and
they did not readily get over the
shock when they saw Jim being
counted out.
Big Loss to Jim.
1t would have mean a lot of pres
> tlge for Savage had he won the fight.
A match with Jess Willard was CARD
ed for him had he been ~returned tho
winner and should he have won the
latter bout he was to be sent against
, Wells, who is expected back from
, England shortly, and who has a style
similar to Savage when the latter
= fights right and trains for 1t.
r Coffee and Thomas Good. 9
A corking good match was pro-
I duced by Jimmy Coffee and Joe
> Thomas. the latter from the South.
They fought in hurricane style in
every round, and three times after
the bell had sounded they were un-
mindful of the rounds ending and
, kept pegging away. The crowd
cheered them loud and long at the
I finish, the bout being one of the fast
. est seen of late in Manhattan. Hon.
ors were even.
> Johnny Dundee, the rugged New
| Yorker, and Harry Thomas, the Eng
lishman. fought in close in nine
rounds of their battle and because Of
> the fast work in the bout that pre-
!, coded them their work looked slow.
In the ina round, however. they
started to travel fast and evened mat
ters up for each other as a result.
Thomas was clever at times while
I Dundee seemed to inflict the hardest