Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-02

Harvard, in defeating Michigan, has
not much to crow about. She won
more because of opportunity than be-
cause Of superiority or skill. The one
touchdown and the one goal were
sufficient. and the crimson is proud
of her victory. She might have done
even better and have been beaten,
for surely Michigan, though she was
beaten, didn't suffer one whit in
comparison with the victor. As to
the game, all in all. Michigan should
have won. She played more and bet
ter football than Harvard. but she
didn't approve of her opportunities as
did Harvard. The trouble with Mich
igan seemed to be her failure to
grasp the situations. Her mistakes
were costly and her head work went
for naught. She took the ball down
the gridiron and she had It one time
within four yards of Harvard's goal.
| She showed to advantage at other
times and then she looked like a win
ner at nearly every stage of the
game. She showed a whole lot OF
clever football, but she didn't produce
scoring ability. The only answer
seems to be that there is something
the matter with Michigan.
G
williams sent word out last week
that she had something up her sleeve.
| She was telling the truth, and she
proved it in her game with Princeton
on Saturday She played the Tigers
to a. tie, and she was formidable lat
every stage of the game. Princeton,
however, didn't strain herself in the
least. She was anxious to win, but
she didn't want to resort to any of
| the plays she is supposed TO be
saving for Harvard and Yale to ac-
complish victory. Princeton, despite
the fact that Williams scored on her.
played the better football She was
under a pull" in a way, and when
she faces Harvard next Saturday We
will learn more about her. The Tigers
are not to be condemned for their
showing against Williams. They will
rise or fall on the game next Satur41
day at Cambridge against the Grim
son crew.
The hght tonight at Madison Square
Garden between Freddie Welsh, the
champion, and Ad Wolgast, former
champion, presents peculiar angle
in the lightweight class. 1t recalls
the story OF how Welsh, Wolgast and
Willie Richie. now former cham
pion, all figured in one fight and how
first Ritchie and now Welsh won the
crown worn by Wolgast. 1t was SIM
ply fate that made Welsh champion.
II he had met Wolgast when Ad was I
at his best he would quite likely have
been beaten. Clever as he is. Welsh,
a few years ago, would not have been
a match for the vicious Wolgast, who
used TO beat his men into submission
In a very certain way But when
Welsh was matched to fight Wolgast,
Ad was taken down with appendicitis
and Ritchie was substituted for him. :
Welsh won on points, but Ritchie, !
who was at that time in the training
camp of Paclsey Mcfarland, did so
well that he became the "white- .
haired boy" although he was the
loser Later on, Richie, after much
careful nursing. fought Wolgast and
won on foul. He became the cham
pion, but he lost it not so long ago I
to Welsh in a twenty-round decision
bout in London. Now it comes back
to Welsh and wolgast, and we will /
have to await results.
G .
There is great interest In the
battle tonight, and Welsh, because of
his cleverness, and because he is the I
champion, is the favorite. It is ex- !
pected that he will outpoint VOL
CAST, who is not anywhere near as
good now as when he was the title f;
holder. e wolgast had escaped the
attack Of appendicitis and had
fought Welsh at the time they were
matched the fight tonight never have
been arranged. Then Ad was a. lion
"a demon-and cleverness and all,
Welsh would hardly have escaped !
defeat Now 1t is different, and \
Welsh is the one who is held in high
esteem. He is a 10 TO favorite over
wolgast, and those who are betting
on wolgast are doing so in expecta-
ton that Ad might fight one of hts
famous battles and beat Welsh into
submission before the ten rounds are
over.
o h
Jim Savage can have a match with
Charley weinert, but on certain con-
ditions only. Weinert, word comes
TO me from a friend of his, is willing
to fight Savage II Jim will shake his
present manager. Percy Woodruff. II
not, then Savage need not look to
Charley for any consideration. This
was said in answer to the challenge
issued by Manager Woodruff on be-
half OF Savage and published in
these columns. In the challenge
Woodruff said he would bet Weinert |
or any of Weinert's friends $1,000 that |
Savage could whip the Butcher Boy"
incidentally, Woodruff intimates that
Weinert is afraid of his life of Saw
age, and that he hasn't the slightest |
hope that Charley win ever agree to