Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-20
Savase-Weinert Fake Fight Statement
Creates Sensation and Bout Is De-
clared Off by Manager Wood,

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The m-Savage Charley Weinert
/ fight has been called off by Eddie
Wood. the manager of the Olympic
4 A. c.. and Wood is to be praised for
! his good judgment 1t is rarely that
| have been able to agree with Wood,
but he has acted wisely this time and
he has performed his duties, and for
which he will be placed on the 'in
good list on my team. Wood de-
| clared the fight off after reading the
sensational statement made by Wei
merit in the Evening Star of yester-
| day, in which the Butcher Boy ac-
cused Percy Woodruff. manager of
| Savage Of fixing the bout" When
Wood read the story he is said to
have taken the matter very coolly and
remarked: well, the fight is off,
another headliner for his show to-
morrow night, but in the absence of
suitable attraction. Wood declared
he would not give an entertainment
at Olympic Park.
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The Evening Star story created
wild excitement in sporting circles,
and Weinert's statement accusing
Woodruff was the one topic of con-
versation. 1t is the general opinion
/ that the affair will leave bad odor
and that boxing in this vicinity may
suffer as a result. However, Weinert
doesn't seem to care. He said yes
terday he wasn't worrying over the
bout with Savage and that all his at
tention was riveted on his bout with
Jim Coffey. which is scheduled for the
/ Olympic Club OF Philadelphia next
/ Monday night. He said this morning
| over the telephone, that he had heard
the fight was off. but he didn't see
why, as he simply exposed the farce
arrangements to protect himself. He
added though that it was all right,
and reiterate his statement about
the Coffey match i'll Philadelphia
! George u. Rosenbaum. Weinert' s
close friend, called up on the tele-
phone to say that he understood that
the fight had not been called off and
that it was up to Woodruff TO give
his word that Savage would fight on
the level. This was evidently a dream
for Manager Wood declared the bout
off last night.
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The strange part of the whole affair
has to do with Woodruff Percy
comes right out boldly and says
Yes. / told Weinert that he and
Savage could fight ten easy rounds to
a good draw and get the money, and
l had my own reasons for doing So"
Then Woodruff went on and related
the whole story.
| @
81 framed the fight up with
Weinert," Woodruff declared. be-
cause that was the only way | could
get Weinert to meet Savage. Weinert
said he wouldn't fight Jim, but jim
wanted to fight him. ! will now tell
you Just how the whole thing hap
pened. Weinert was hanging around
a drug store across from my place OF
business for more than a week. and
Savage and 1 discussed how we could
get him to fight jim. l finally said
to Savage:
I'll tell you what I'll do, Jim; I'll
go and have a talk with Weinert and
tell him we will box ten easy rounds
for the money, Savage said: Yes
Percy. promise him anything if he
will only fight. l need the money
The next day / called Weinert, and
he came across the street. We stood
by the side of my place and chinned
for a long time. I finally sprung the
idea to job the bout on him, He
fell so quickly for it that l had a
hard time to keep from laughing.
didn't think he would fall so easily:
but he just tumbled all over himself
to say he would fake the bout. When I
told Savage, Jim almost had a At. He
had been training hard, and was in
good shape then, and he said he would
give Weinert the beating of his life.'
o.
Woodruff then went on to tell how
he had arranged with Weinert to go
to the Olympic Park show and agitate
the bout.
How will we get the bout on?' l