Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-22
REFEREE ACTION
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SAVES 'CLOSKEY
jim Savage Had Rival All But
Out When Bout Is
Stopped.
SMITH KNOCKS OUT ROSS

Jim Savage. Weighing $50 pounds,
and Al McCloskey. 1876 pounds. rival
New Jersey heavyweights, were the
principals last night IN the main
event scheduled for ten rounds at
Browns Gymnasium. New York.
Referee BIZ Brown at the closing OF
the seventh round stopped the bout.
His action saved Mccloskey from
what bordered on a sure knockout.
Savage showed TO good advantage
and was in fine physical condition,
with the result that he never once
allowed his opponent much chance to
get started properly. From the clang
Of the first bell he employed a left
Jab, scoring to McCloskey's nose with
telling effect. He soon brought the
blood streaming from his nose and
later cut his left eye. In the clinches
he worked q right uppercut with good
effect.
McCloskey was foored for the count
OF nine three times. In the third he
took HIS first fail. the result OF a
hard uppercut. He got up as Brown
tolled off the ninth tally and man
aged TO last out the round. In the
next session he was again hoored and
the bell In the sixth came to his res
cue while he was on the mat.
1 In the semi-flnal of six rounds
| Dan" Savage. brother of Jim. fought.
slx-round draw with Jack Pal
mer, Of Newark. Young Diamond
of this city, outpointed Frank Mahop
and Bobby Grant defeated Frankie
Sanders in the preliminaries.
! Gunboat Smith, the philadelphia
| heavyweight and white hope So
called. knocked out Tony Ross. o.
Newcastle, Pa, in the tenth round
of what was to be a twelve-round
bout before the Atlas Athletic Assoc
/ citation. Boston, Mass. last night
Ross did most OF the leading in the
early stages Of the contest. At tie
opening of the tenth Smith began 10
show his punching ability, and after
| a minute and half Ross was on the
mat and took the count -
Young Pavese. the local feather
weight. will not box Kid Williams, OF
Baltimore. at the National A C.. Phil
adeiphia. on Saturday night. as was
first proposed. He will face Benny
Leonard, the clever New Yorker, in a
! six-round bout. instead Should Pa
vese defeat Leonard he will be pitted
against some of the best feather
/ weights in this section of the country.
! Pavese recently handed a beating 70
] Teddy Smith, of Brooklyn. and is go
/ ing along in fine fashion. Although
only eighteen years of age, the local
youth has as yet to taste defeat, ac-
cording TO his manager, Ben Hearshs
Fans who have seen him in action
| predict bright ring career for him.
Banty Lewis, the local boxer, has
been forced to call off his proposed
ten-round bout with Patsy White, of
New York. which was scheduled to
take place at Browns, New York.
Saturday night. Lewis injured his
right hand in his bout with Jack
Doyle at the Brown Club last Satur-i
day night, and the injured member
has not healed as yet.
Young Cardell. Newarks most
, promising featherweight boxer has
been matched TO meet Young Rector.
the clever Jersey City lad. at Browns.
New York, next Tuesday night. Car
dell is in training daily, and expects
TO be in fine shape when he enters the
ring next week.
The match between Young Gradwell.
and Carl Victor, the local light
weights has been einehed for next
Tuesday night at Browns, New York.
The match had been arranged a week
ago. but the date was not definitely
J set until yesterday
Young Donley, whom many believe
will be a top-notcher of his class soon.
has been matched 70 box Young
Brady in a six-round bout at Browns
Saturday night.
Seven boxing exhibitions. headed
by Soldier Kearns and Tom Madden
will take place at Koren's Hall. in
!, Second street, Passaic. one week from
, Friday night Other bouts have been
, arranged. as follows: Battling Hurley
. VS.. Soldier Bartfield, Jimmy Donahue
J VS.. Phil Bloom. Willie Kane VS.. Eddie
. Wallace, Kid Monroe VS.. Jack Nor
J man. Young Mahoney rs. Young
Touhy and Battling Bobby VS..
is manager. of the Passaic club
Carl Victor. who will meet Young
cfradwell, of this city, for the light
weight championship Of the State at.
Browns, New York, next Tuesday
night, is in daily training at the
Right and Left Club. Harrison. His
workout last night consisted or
running, jumping rope and shadow
! boxing. at the conclusion OF which ne
} boxed seven rounds, a new man
facing him in each round. Carl APP.
pears to be faster than ever and
ought to give a good account of him.
self in his bout next week.