Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-14
BY Fuzzy Woodruff.


his stars--and he saw a frma-
- ment full last night-that he was
not born six centuries ago Had he
1aen i'm this world at that day and
me he would have been nursing a
roken neck in a black box this morn
Ing, and his friends would be max
ing remarks to the general effect that
he was looking natural
As Il was though, last night hap
pened 10 be Friday. the Thirteenth,
1913, instead Of Friday. the Thirteenth.
1913, and Mr.. Savage is able to-day
10 sit up and take nourishment after
his clash with Sailor White, Of New
York, At the Auditorium Armory,
which ended abruptly when both
scrappers fell from the ring, Savage
landing on his head and shoulders
with the titanic tar on top of him.
The accident ended what promised
to be the best heavyweight fight ever
staged in Atlanta Both White and
Savage appeared trained 10 the min
ute, and had Just finished the feeling
out process and gave every indica-
ton that the mixing would be fierce
and merry when the crash came.
White weighed in at 20l, while
| Savage was fourteen pounds lighter
but the speed az which the conqueror
of Kubiak travelled more than made
up for HIS lack in poundage.
Doth men were extremely careful
ID I'm the first round, each being par
ticularly leary I'm the clinChes, evil
IDENTIFY preferring to find out each 9TH
or At long range The Sailor showed
a bit more Cleverness than he had
been given credit for, his lodging OF
Sayage's lead and the use Of his left
hand at a distance being decidedly
neat
In the second round the men
warmed 10 their work White forcing
the lighting and Savage doing a
Charley Mitchell skip around the ring
In avoiding his rushes. Toward the
end of the round the first serious blow
was struck. It was n teruhce straight
right. sent with perfect judgment OF
distance to the point OF the seaman's
| chin
no the spectators e appeared that
| the walton was hard enough 20 shake
I the superstructurc of the biggest
dreadnought I'm the navy White
merely blinked, though, and kept COM
| ing
willing 20 rough Il. There was an
| exchange of right and left and then a
cIinch against the ropes. Savage was
/ backed against the hemp and White
| was leaning his entire weight on him.
| While I'm this Cllnch the sailor shot
/ his right hand hard 20 Savage's body
As he did SO the staples holding the
rome most I'm a neutral corner broke
| The ropes and 400 pounds Of strug
/ Cling Drawn crashed 20 the hoor four
/ feet below.
White. whose fan was broken by
! Savage. was up IN an instant and
rushed back to the ring taking his
corner. Savage lay on his back
/ breathing heavily with eyes rolling
! Dr. Louis Rouglin. the club uhysl-
| clan went 20 work at once 90 revive
Ihfm When Savage finally regained
consciousness he wanted 20 10 on with
l the bout DIT Bougliu. after an eN-
Iaminati0n. declared that the muscles
OF the lighters neck had been badly
/ wrenchpl and 40 would he dangerous
/ Tor the contest 90 continue He so
/ informed Referee Lou Castro, and the
affair was called no contest.
| THE Arst bouts made up for the
/ l unsatisfactory termination OF the
Niuduu The first 90 brought togetl-
/ or Mike saul and Terry Nelson. the
/ Chattanooga Greek. Il was SauIs
/ first appearanCe as a boxer In a year
land his condition was palpably poor
In the early rounds Nelson hit him
az viii and seemed 20 have the bout
| clnchsd IN the fourth, saul taking
/ hts corner. all but out
Mike came back with rush in the
aeth though. and fairly SmoIhered hiS
/ Hellenic opponent with rain OF
blows Co body and head H was
tired again in the tenth round, but
/ bv using good Eeuaralship lasted y
out without a great deal gf punish
ment and earned "a draw
/
MAYER PRIZES won his accOlade
Z VI bu. lost fight in his scheduled
I -0-rouuE go with solder Britt Thcsa
ancient bantam rivals went into The
ring wiki the determination 70 set
t'e their grievances once and for all
Both were SUI remedy confident.
AS result the fans saw the fastest
milling messed here .n many a
moon From tre Tap NJ The E1Us they
ser- O. .- hammer au4 ,gugs. b1-I
sE- open both locking .Hr q knock
our.
H.. rra first Prizes seemed destined
-" sim. though Br.-t fought back as
rer.H. MS "a -rsaF bob eat The
spectators eye H- --"r feet EaI.U-
themselves b-@Ezx ~laa 49, EonE