Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-17

feits for their appearance posted in
my hands, and if they fail to make
hundred dollars to charity.
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Percy Woodruff, who is managing
Savage, declares that Jim is going to
be in great shape for the Weinert
fight. He has been in hard training
for more than two weeks, Percy says,
and he will be as strong as lion and
as fast as horse, the manager adds.
He looks so we'll, Woodruff says, that
Weinert, meeting him on the street
the other day, remarked:
why. Jim, you look sick!"
Savage did not answer him. But in
telling the story Percy declares that
Jim wasn't sick at all, but that he
would make Weinert sick when the
men meet in the ring. Weinert was
in dead earnest in his remarks about
Savage looking bad" for he told me
the same story. Jim, however, is be-
lieved to be very much we'll, and he
will have to be If he hopes to save
himself a good, sound whipping.
O.
The Savage Weinert bout, If prop
erly handled, and if the crap-shooters
are eliminated, should be a most in
teresting battle, no matter what the
outcome. Weinert is young and strong
and fresh and he will be fighting for
his future. Savage is getting along In
the game, but he still has vitality
and good health and he will be fight
Ing for his peace of mind. The win
ner of this bout will be the biggest
man in the Oranges and the loser
may have to move out
G
Manager Woodruff, in making the
match. insisted that the posing
championship of the Oranges" hinges
on the outcome of the contest.
Savage, who held the undisputed title
at one time. is now inclined to give
the honors to Weinert without con-
tention. To this, however, Woodruff
would not agree.
"If we beat Weinert,' Percy says
1--WE want everything he has-the
posing championship and ALL Jims
got no right to waive any claims. ]
won't stand for It,"
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| Boxing Is a grand old sport and we
| like 1t very much. So do the Ma
tional Turner's. for this progressive
organization is going to take it up in
a bigger way than ever. Time was
when the Turner's could produce some
very clever boys. and I remember
well. some ten years ago. when FREQ
Feig, representing the Turner's. wor
an important championship at Phila.
| delphia. Other members of the Turn.
| ers have also made their mark ir
| the amateur class, but of late, Il
seems, the Turner's haven't been Civ.
ing sufficient attention to that branch
of sport. They mean to, though, anc
at this very moment they are aftei
a boxing instructor who will be able
to bring out the very best there is IL
the boys at the Bruce street club
house
O.
The athletic committee of the Turn
ers has taken the matter of boxing
up and the request on the part O.
the members has been very urgent
First and foremost, as usual, to In
terest themselves in the affair are f
w. Baumbusch, the secretary, ant
George Mehnert, the greatest littl
catch-as-catch-c wrestler of hi
day, the chairman. In discussing TIN
plan Mr.. Baumbusch said:
lowing to a general demand on
athletic committee has decided t,
start a class for boxing instruction
With the amateur tournaments eacl
month and the great interest the,
arouse among the simon-pures of tn
city the demand for a place to ge
the necessary instruction in this spor
, has been considerable, and the Turn
ers have decided to take it up. TIL
class will be started just as soon a
we secure capable instructor, whic
will be in the near future. 1t is hope
. that with this instruction it will
, possible to turn out some very goo
men in this city There is plenty {
good material here. which only need