Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-21

Charley weinenrt, is being flooded
with offers to have his man figh
SONS of the big fellows, but Percy Ii
taking things easily, and so is
Weinert. When the proper time
comes Weinert will again be ready tc
do battle, but until then neither hs
nor his manager will have anything
to say. Weinert Is being handed
along the right lines. He Is a young
ster, and is growing every day, and
it will be q year at least before he is
developed. He knows himself just
how much he knows about the fight
Ing game, and he will tell you that he
has a whole lot to learn. which is
true. He is learning something
every day, and he learned much, very
much, in his bout with Johnny How
ard. He surprised the natnives by
his show OF fight, and he showed that
he could take a punch without a muir
muir. He is a game, clever. fighting
youngster, with a lack of experience,
but a willingness to go along and
learn. He doesn't think he knows II
all, and he Is anxious to learn. He
is displaying the right kind of a
spirit, and he has a much better
chance to reach the top than any man
In the game 1 know of. with the pos
sible exception OF Gunboat Smith
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Johnny Howard is good boy, but
he hasn't got the build for the MAX
ings of champion. He is too heavy
for a middleweight and he is too light
for heavyweight. He is in class
that is always up against 1t and
generally has to give away weight
to opponents. In his fight with Wei
merit, Howard was just as heavy as
Charley-170A pounds ringside-but
he didn't look to be within ten
Iounds as large. Johnny can hit and
he knows whole lot OF ring stuff
He is a pretty good general and he
is both ing and game. He hit
Weinert on the jaw enough times
to whip any ordinary fellow, but
Charley proved that he has an iron
jaw by taking the blows without
their punishment. Howard can beat
a whole flock OF the middleweights,
and It will be interesting to see how
he makes CIT against George Chip,
if these two ever meet. It Is said
that the Howard bout has been
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Chips left hand. In the meantime,
Howard is going along picking up
any match in sight
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Willie Richie, the lightweight
champion, has begun training for his
pout with Ad Wolgast. the former
champion. After a few days light
work he says he will be in fine con-
dition when fight time comes around.
Richie, II seems, is in bad repute
with the sporting writer's, who think
ne ought to fight more. Willie seems
to think he knows his own business
best. The champion has been in hard
luck ever since he won the title. He
mas pCCAA SANh anu lie has DtCu III
jured and he has naturally refused
to fight when he wasn't in condition
to do himself Justice. When he has
fought, though, he has been returned
the winner, and from what 1 have
seen Of Ritchie he is the best light
weight we have had since the days OF
Kid Lavigne
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Sporting critics are peculiar NOR
tails. Their middle name, as a gen.
eral rule, is Hammer" and they are
not particular who they assail Richie
has been panned numerically by the
wiseacres for not lighting, but II
Willie were to come into the ring
out of condition or with a lame foot
the anvil chorus would be even more
energetic. The champion hasn't
fought more because he has been I'M
fortunate. He is willing to box, but
he has sufficient sense to get in proper
condition to box, for which he should
be given credit. When his health will
not permit him to train he wisely re-
fuses to battle. He is the champion
and 1t is up to him to protect his
title. II he were to fight and lose his
championship, none Of his critics
would give him even a tumble.
Richie, wise boy knows 1t, and when
he is beaten IL will not be because
he wasn't in proper shape to defend
his title.
The auto show gets under way to-
night at the First Regiment Armory,
and 1t will continue for a week. Gre t
preparations have been made to make
the affair q big success and the citi-
zens of Newark and vicinity should
contribute by their presence to it's
support. An automobile show is al
ways interesting, and automobile
owners are not the only ones who en-
joy 1t, either. The exhibition this
year surpasses In excellence the shows
of previous years in every way, am
told, which should be positive evil
dence of its success.
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TO George v. Tucker, the president,
1 am indebted for an invitation to at
tend the thirty-first annual reception
of the Roseville Athletic Association,
to be held at the clubhouse, Seventh
avenue and Seventh street, on
Wednesday evening, February %, at
O'Clock, and to whom I extend my
sincere thanks.
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