Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-14
Weinert Easily Defeats Kenny in Fight
That Proves Sad Disappointment
TO Jersey Boys Admirers.

and he is sure to learn. Hjs will do
much better against men of higher
class. for he Is clever, but lacks the
generalship of the old head
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The contest, besides being, a most
uninteresting one, was spectacular
in several ways. KENNY with his
long reach. holding Weirsert at bay,
caused much laughter, and the spec
tators went wild every now and then
when Kenny gave Indications that
he was going to walk right out of
the ring. At other times he would
duck his head almost 20 the floor of
the ring and again he would stagger
around and then pull right swing
for the head as Weinert followed
him up. In the eighth round the
La Blanche-Dempsey fight Of years
ago was recalled when Weinert,
thoroughly aroused at Kenny's tao
tics, swirled clean. around on his
heel and smashed his opponent in
blow, the blow that won for La
Blanche at time when Demp-
sey had the famous marine beaten.
In the tenth round Weinert slipped
to the floor and this made him
wild with rag and he rushed at
Kenny and a moment later almost
swung him through the ropes. The
Jersey boy tried in vain to finish
his man in the tenth, but Kenny held
on well as Weinert punched him to
the body In abe clinches.
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Weinert is getting bigger every day,
and he weighed III pounds at the
ringside last night. Kenny tipped
the scales at 161. If anything, the
Jersey boy looked a little fat, and he
should not take on any weight that
isn't solid and good for him. He can
stand at least twenty pounds yet, and
il he tends to his knitting he may
reach the top. He was rather dis
couraSed over his showing against
Kenny, but said he would have done
better If hia right hand hadn't been
out of commission, which is so.
Percy Woodruff was joshed because
of the poor exhibition, but Percy
came back strong and said sthat
Weinert shouldn't be blamed for
Kenny's shortcomings. Weinert
showed that he has speed and
strength but he didn't seem to have
the punch last night We will string
along with him until he shows us
what he can do against George Ashe
at the National Sporting Club, In
New York, on January 20. We will
forget his bout with Kenny if he
makes good against Ashe. The crowd
was very small last night, due, no
doubt, to the cold weather,
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like Gibbons should be very
thankful to Bob McA1lister, for it
was through the McAllister route
that Gibbons is now in a position
to make more coin of the realm than
he has made so far in even his
highly successful career With his
sensational victory over Battling Lee
whisky, McAllister became the Cos
sip of the country and for Gibbons
to come forward and beat him in
such decisive manner gives Mike
all the prestige gained by Bob and
then some besides. But fighters never
look at the situation in that way.
They generally view their opponents
as their enemies and when they put
one Of them out of the way they feel
more obliged to themselves than
| obliged to the other fellow for the
opportunity. So it Is with Mike Glib
bons. He isn't bothering as to what
has become of McAllister, which is
all right Of course, and he is de-
voting all his spare time and energy
in planning for his future in the
prize-ring.' He is talking freely about
his proposed match with the clever
Packey Mcfarland, at las pounds at
a o'clock on the day of the contest,
and he is discussing with equal en-
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| George Chip, who seems to be looked
upon as the best man among the
niddleweights. All this Gibbons ac-
tivity creates an unusual furry of
excitement in pugilistic affairs and
the fans are sitting back in their
chair and patiently waiting for any
old match which Gibbons elects to
make. Mike is again the hero-and
more hero even than when he first
broke out in New York and fairly
startled the natives.
The desire to see Gibbons and Nc
Farland fight is so great that 1t Ii
doubtful If the Garden will be large
enough to accommodates all those
who will want to witness the contest
The prices, OF course, will be high