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

I'M "a y A'rI may lb-NdE AlaHh
his stars-and he saw a frma-
y meut fun last nlght-that he was
not born six centuries ago. Had he
been in this world AT that day and
time he would have been nursing a
broken 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 to be Friday the Thirteenth.
1918. instead Of Friday, the Thirteenth,
1873. and Mr.. Savage is able to-day
10 sit up and take uourishment after
his clash with sailor White, Of New
York IN the Auditorium -ArmoTy
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 I'm Atlanta Both White and
Savage appeared trained 20 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 POI, while
Savage was fourteen pounds lighter,
but the speed at which the conqueror
Of Kubi1ll 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 in the clinches. evil
IDENTIFY preferrinE 20 find out each 9TH
er at long range. The sailor showed
a bit more Cleveruess than he lad
been given credit for, his dodginG of
Savage's lead and the use Of his left
hand al "A distance being decidedly
neat
warmed 10 their work White forcing
the fighting and Savage doing a
Charley Mitchell skip around the ring
I'm avoiding his PUSHES. Toward the
end of the round the first serious blow
was struck IL was a terrihce straight
right. sent with perfect Judgment Of
distance 60 the point OF the seaman's
chin
To the spectators it appeared that
the wallop was hard enough TO shake
the superstruCture OF the biggest
dreadnouEht I'm the navy White
merely bUnked, though, and kept COM
ing
willing To- rough IT, There was an
exchange Of right and left and then a
clinch against the ropes. Savage was
backed against the hemp and White
was leaning his entire weight on him.
While IN this clnCh the sailor shot
his right hand hard 90 Savage's body.
As he did so the staples holding the
rope post iu neutral corner broke.
! The ropes and 400 pounds of sJruE
Cling Drawn crashed tO the floor four
feet below
white whose fall 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.
Dir Louis Rouglin the club physi-
|ciau. went 90 work at once To- revive
/ him When Savage finally rogaiued
consciousness he wanted 20 so on with
the bout. Or RouG'in. after am eN-
Elimination. declared that the muscles
! of the lighters neck had been badly
wrenChed. and e would be dangerous
for he contest TO continue. He so
informed Referee Lou Castro. and the
affair was called no contest
1 THE first bouts made M for the
/ unsatisfactory termination Of the
wfn6u0 Tile first 60 brought toEeth-
Ter Mike Saul and Terry Nelson. the
I Chattanooga Greek. II was saul 5
4 first appearance as % boxer I'm year.
. and Ils condition was palpah'y poor.
I I'm The early rounds Nelson hlf him
az viii and seemed to have the bout
I giullet u the fourth. saul taking
Z his corner. an but oGt.
Mike came back with rush in the
fifth though. and fairly smorhered his
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