Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-17

! Gymn in New York, tonight, will b,
the means of settling a little grudg,
and also lot of dollars. Out of &
previous battle there has grown &
feeling of keen rivalry, not only be
tween the boys, but between tn,
| friends of the boys. AS a result, great
| interest has been aroused and The
| boxing fans of Newark and the box
| ing fans of the Oranges are on theiI
| toes waiting for scrap lime to come
around. The bout should be a corker
! in that both boys seem to be about
of the two, but he will go into the
ring strong tonight at, so some OF
his close friends say, 125 pounds
| Boonton says he will be good and
strong and will not weigh more thar
| 1875 pounds. So, according to this in
formation. there will be little advan-
tage on this score.
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Boonton is a big boy for his weight
and he looks, in his street clothes, as
IL
poundage. But he can make 121
pounds, because he hasn't ANY legs,
as the boys say, and his bones in his
body are small and light. The Kid
has a smart look about him, but he
hasn't had much experience, and that
fact, I'm afraid, is going to be some
handicap to him. In a year or so, If
he doesn't receive any setback, he
might develop into a good lightweight,
but if Banty Lewis is able to give
him one of those ferocious licllings
an experienced fellow sometimes gives
a novice, why, Boonton may not pro-
gress very fast or very far in the
pugilistic game. The Kid all told,
has had only ten battles, and while
he has been a winner in all of them
his one real hard bout was with this
self-same Lewis he meets tonight. On
that occasion, Lewis, / know, was not
in shape, and he was shaded by Boon
ton, who was at his best. Another
thing, that bout was of only four
rounds duration. The one tonight has
that old string of ten rounds. 1t makes
a big difference, ! tell you, and
Lewis's experience Is bound to show
it, too.
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On the outcome of the contest, |
am told, more than $1,000 will hinge,
and the decision is to be left to three
newspapers. 1t is too bad that a
referee is not to decide it, the verdict
would be so much more satisfactory.
Personally or otherwise I haven't any
interest in the result of the bout, but
am going to see 1t, and expect to
witness a fast and exciting contest.
l will give my decision in the Eve
ming Star tomorrow, and my de-
cision will have a winner and loser,
and there will not be any draw about
it. l don't believe in draws, and |
believe there is always a winner,
though sometimes the margin is very
close. Beforehand, in my opinion,
Lewis should win the bout. If he
does he will get my decision. If he
doesn't win on his merits, he will be
declared the loser. Boonton is a good
little fighter, but he is overmatched
in most effective essential-experi-
ence. That's why I believe he will
lose, although he has sturdiness in
his favor and can hit harder than
Lewis.
G
Joe Sachs, manager of Banty Lewis,
has a few words to say about the
big little fight over in Bill Browns
tonight before his charge goes to the
post. From the trend of Sachs's let
ter it is evident that Lewis is well
prepared for the battle with Kid
Boonton,. and that Banty and all his
friends in the Happy Ramblers are
confident of victory. Manager Sachs
and the Ramblers have bet consider
able money on the outcome, and they
want to bet some more. The club
members are going over to the fight
in droves, and there is sure to be a
big display. Lewis is ready for battle
they say, and there win not be any
complaint to offer if he is beaten. The
letter contains a lot of things, all
about Banty, of course:
j. p. N:
one hundred and fifty rooters for
Banty Lewis will leave tonight from
the Happy Ramblers' Clubhouse, 81
Charlton street, at Z o'clock sharp, foi
Browns Gym, New York, to see the
Lewis Boonton fight. We are leaving
in three auto trucks and few auto.
mobiles, and will pass Broad ant
Market streets about 7:15. The $500
bet is on. Joe Benedetto bet or
Boonton and the Happy Ramblers
bet on Lewis, and Banty is surely
going to bring home the bacon, be.
lieye us. The decision is going to b,
left to three of the best sporting pa.
pers in the East, starting with the
Evening Star. We hope, ]. p. N.
that we will have your presence al
the ringside. We also wish to men.
ton we still have a few more hun.
bred dollars we would like to have
covered, and hope some of the "Or'
ange Fight Fans will cover it to
night at Browns.
Banty Lewis has finished his train
ing and is in the pink of condition
and Bantys only wish is that Boon
ton will be the same, so Boonton will
not have any complaint to max,
after the fight Banty will have thu
X. o. blow in either hand, so Boon
ton beware There is going TO be al
awful calamity tonight, and Boontor
will be the victim. The fight is never
going to last ten rounds. Lewis ha!
done two weeks of faithful work, ant
has followed Willie Ritchie's method
of training. Banty has done a LITTLE
hesitation and tango daily, RUNNING
every morning, playing indoor gol
end billiards with the boys at tn,
cl1b and there are a few boys a