The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-01
Jim Savage Takes "Header" in
Third Round Of Bout With
0unboat Smith at Garden.


THE New Yorh World
TN SAVAGE took q header In the
third round Of his bout with Gun
boat Smith at Madison Square Gar
den last night As soon as no touched |
the moor he closed both his eyes tight. |
rolled over Nat on his shoulder blades |
ana stretched out comfortably for the
ten count. Smith. very much surprised
and somewhat doubtful. walked TO his
corner. looking back over his shoulder. |
But Savage didn't get up.
when the count was over savase's
seconds jumped into the ring and
dragged him into his corner. There they
lifted the limp bulk OF the big Jerseyite
Into his chair. Savage, eyes stih closed.
half slid down 10 the floor. Ills man.
ager. Dan Morgan. was LAUGHING 81
hard that he nearly dropped the smelling
, saits. sit up-oh. sit up" said Morsan.
Savage sat up. then stood up and b.inked
around the ring. After that he ciiDiDcJ
through the ropes. still blinking. ana
walked back 10 the dressing room.
You see. It was this way" said
Morgan afterward. Jim has been
WORKING as a iifs-saver down at the
beach all summer. In the third round
smith was swinging those rights, and
all Of q sudden Jim thought ne heard
. CRY for help. lnstinctively he took q
dive. and his head hit the canvas
Thats all there was TO Il. Gunboat,-
oh. he never landed . broadstds. He
diAn't have to-
Savage 10 generally known a. an I'm
and outer" He has the physique OF
worlds champion. and the skin. Once
10 . while he Nights like a champion.
and whom he does his exhibition 10 90
startling that many people 60 to see
him whenever he starts. Just for the
chance OF being on hand for one Of his
good ones"
Last night was one OF the other kind.
Savage apparently hadn't gone through
. day Of training. He was fat and slow
~ molasses. And he had a wonderful
respect for Gunboats right. He was
No more like the dashinG. relentless
boxer who faced Kennedy than q mouse
V like . tiger.
smith must have seen Savage against
Kennedy. for he was mono too anxious
. mix with him. For two rounds
Smith tried an casional swing. which
savage ducked. while Savage jabbed
lightly now and then, or houndered
around the ring trying to get In body
punches and duck under ounbosts
right st the same time.
In the third round Savage plunged
In hesdlong with a heavy right TO the
body. noundering past Smith and into
the ropes. Smith woke up and mixed.
In the middle OF the ring Savage doubled
over and tried to draw his head In like
q turtles. uunbost reached around and
Gaeutcd twice At the back Of his ear.
saa then james took the dive.
AN think Of IT, said Morgan. u
had him aligned up for 1900 Worth OF
engasemsnts around the country. Dut
IN put . heart into him YETI i
-HE first bout OF the evening. be-
tween jos Thomas Of New Or.
= leans ana Jim Corey. who sub
stituted for Young Shugrue. was rat
Ting ten-round affa'r without dull
second in It. II would be hard to i'm
agins harder and faster nghting, cofey
vas Q wonderfully improved boxer. but
the New Orleans boy MAS marvel In
science. There was clovernegs 10 spare
In every minute OF II. coupled with one
continuous rouni OF mixing that had nc
end until the bell rang at the climax OF
the tenth round.
Thomas had little the better Of IT,
especially In the last two sessions. when
hs cut loose with everything that a
boxer ever showed IA one last desperate
raszle-dazzie. 1t seemed impossible tina,
any one could stand before the fury OF
s~hls attack. but cofIey stood. and
! slammed back ~ sood as he got. Jo,
: Thomas seemed TO have good naturet
contempt for anything that Coffey coult
do to him, for he often held his Jaw GU
and took rights and lefts. never at
tempting to duck or cover. coming bach
with q nurry that drove cofey t,
cover. The Applause at the end OF tn,
bout lasted for several minutes,
Harry Thomas OF England and john,
Dundee boxed ten fas, rounds. Thoma
Offset Dundee's PUSHES BY str aigM hit
ting and clever iihght!ny punde
,adn't dance as much as usual, Du
trisd 10 use some calculation. At time
gas rushed Thomas 10 tho ropes and Ina
M better OF the mixing, hut on III
whole the Engl!shnan Was entitled
IT, verdlct. Dundee has remarkab
streNxth and stalr!na-he's sbsolutel
tireiess and he never shows mar
sft>r Q bout-out ne will never be
Nc0overn for aasressl, eness. He hoi,
- MUCH