Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30

Charley Weinert, of West Orange,
whipped Tommy Madden, Of Brook
lyn, in their four-round bout at Gus
Troxler's boxing show last night,
and throughout the clubhouse after
the contest was over the general
opinion prevailed among the fans that
Weinert's prospects for the future
were particularly bright. Professor
Troxler. who deserves a few praises
for Weinert's present standing billed
the Jersey boy as 1.-The coming cham
pion of the world" This, OF course,
may be going 1t a little too strong,
but of all the white hopes" have
seen, outside, perhaps, Of Gunboat
Smith, Weinert looks to be easily the
best of the lot. OF course, mind you,
the boy isn't big enough yet to match
his skill against the war horses in
the game, and he Isn't old enough.
either, to be at his best. He weighs
only $50 pounds, but he told me last
night that he is getting heavier by
degrees. AS to his age, he is still
in his eighteenth year. and will not be
nineteen until next October. Surely,
from what he has been showing in
the ring, Weinert with year or so Of
age and fifteen pounds, say, of
weight, has one grand chance to be-
come the greatest heavyweight pugil-
list that has ever graced the prize
ring.
O.
Weinert's opponent last night was
not a bad fighter by any means, but
up against the Jersey boy he was
made to look foolish at times. He was
game fellow, and on one or two oc-
casions he showed a tendency to mix
matters and take a chance, but the
clever Weinert saw to 1t that his eff
forts were in vain. Madden, although
made TO appear foolish and absurd
against Weinert, is a pretty nifty boy
in his class, I'd be willing to gamble.
He looked like q bruiser as he en-
tered the ring. but he turned out to be
fairly handy with his mitts. 1t is said
that he is one of the numerous SPAR
ring partners for Battling Levinsky,
and If so he will be able to console
with Levinsly, for Weinert also beat
that gentleman in rather approved
style. To prove that Madden has
some ability, Professor Troxler should
give him a chance against some boy
In his own class. Against Weinert he
didn't do half bad, and I've seen more
pretentlous fighters make a more
sorry showing against their opponents
than Madden made in his bout with
Weinert last night.
O.
The boy from West Orange was like
a whip in his movements and he dis
played a cleverness with his hands
and an agility with his legs that re-
called the great Jim corbett in his
best days Without trying to 'slop
over" the boy. Weinert is a better
man at nineteen, / would say, than
was Corbett at his age Corbett, the
cleverest man that ever stepped into
the ring, never could punch, while
Weinert, having much of the clever
ness of Corbett, can peg about as
hard blow as any of the possibli-
ties. Handicapped as he was with
eight-ounce gloves, he rocked Madden
more than once with terrific rights
to the face and to the head. He sent
in left hook near the close of the
second round that made his opponent
wobble a bit, and he laced him with
left jabs until the fellow got dizzy
receiving the blows.
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There was some grumbling because
Weinert didn't knock out Madden,
and it might be well to remind those
who were disappointed that knocking
out a good strong fellow like the
Brooklyn man proved himself to be is
task that isn't accomplished in
four rounds with big gloves very often.
To the credit OF Weinert, he tried to
give a satisfactory exhibition, and he