Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10

SO much about. and he is said to be
pretty good man. Savage tells
how he fought Joe Jeanette twenty
rounds over in England, Jim said
that Colin is considered to have a
good chance with Wells. Savage
wanted this fight with Wells. but
Bombardier preferred to meet Bell.
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Il certainly was sore when Wells
wouldn't fight me-" Savage declared.
! why. do you know, I was offered
Il, 400, or about $1,000, to box Bombar-
der twenty rounds. I signed the ar
ticles in jiffy, but Wells said no and
then signed to fight Bell, who is a
good man. Curran is also a good fell
low" Savage went on to say. He
| beat Bell, who is to fight Wells. in
twelve rounds. At that dope alone
the Wells fight should be with me, for
Curran beat Bell and I beat Curran.
However, when I go back to London
in July I may then secure a match
with Wells"
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Efforts were evidently made to
queer Savage in England, for reports
were sent there that Jim was not the
gamest fellow in the world. After his
fight with Curran Boxing spoke par
ticularly of the great gameness of
Savage and said he would have been
beaten if he wasn't able to take
severe punishment. That Savage
made good in his one fight in London
there isn't any doubt. He is going
back there, he says. to show what he
can do, and he confesses that he likes
it very we'll over there. He is going
to take his brother Danny, with him
for, as Jim says, Danny is a bossy
little fellow, and he will make me
train for my fights" Savage boxed
Charley Wilson in London and nearly
broke his nose. Jim said the bout was
only an exhibition and that he didn't
mean to hit him so hard. Wilson wal
the English champion before Well'
and he was beaten by Bombardier II
fourteen rounds. Savage also did som'
wrestling over there and an Englisl
sport offered to back him against Jacl
Johnson in a match for big money
Johnson wouldn't wrestle, jim says.
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While here Savage expects to d.
, some light work. He weighs Is
i pounds stripped, he said, and was il
pretty fair shape, although he wa
) ailing slightly when he left London
| The Blackfriars, where Savage Tough
: Curran, was crowded on the night o
the battle, and Jim drew down $50
t for his share In his bouts witt
/ Rawles and McGuinness, Savage say
2 he will get bigger purses. Jim ma,
} do a little fighting while here, blu
t just who he will meet he did no
: know. He said he didn't care an
Y that he would fight anybody, he fel
. so good.
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Hans Wagner has finally made hi
3.O00th safe hit He did it yesterda
against llt DdN ~ NANi
r come until the ninth inning. 1t wa
+ timely and was responsible for tn
D Pirates only tally, yet it didn't wi
the game, which went to Philadel
r phia to l. While Ty Cobb and 10
p Jackson and Iris Speaker are tn
| limelighters in baseball at the pres
o ent time, old Hans Wagner will a
q ways be remembered for what h
I could do on the baseball field. II
f had no superior in his heyday, an
= even today the German may we
n look around without seeing yer
S many of his like. If ever a ma
e should go out of baseball with
= crown on his head it is Wagner. TT
= National Commission could start
Y right away to prepare for the cell
= bration Of the retirement of tn
great baseball player.
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Chick Evans and Fred Herresho
le the American golfers, who failed to {
e. anything startling in their play in Il
amateur championship in England, a