Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-15
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not be meeting much of fighter and
he will not have to be In such grand
condition to win. OF course, there
is always that one big chanoe-the
chance that fails so often, but the
chance when it does go through,
counts like the mischief.
c.
| Moran is after this long chance, but
he is likely to be fooled. In letter
| to me from Floyd MacFarland, the
/ cycling promoter, who is now in
Paris, Johnson is in tip-top shape.
Mac" says the champion looks very
good which means that Moran won't
have a ghost of show. While no
one, perhaps, will declare that John
son is a wonderful fighter, 1t is adj
mitted that he far outclasses all the
men we have in the business today.
OF this number, Moran is far from
being the best, and with all things
anywhere near equal, Johnson figures
to win without much trouble. OF
course, as is claimed, If Johnson is
"hog-fat and out of condition" a
statement that is denied by MacFar-
land, Moran might possibly slip ints
the championship chair, but from all
we have seen of both men such an
occurrence is a very hard thing to
imagine.
AS old as he is, Bob Fitzsimmons
| is still able to give the law battle.
He has taken his case before the
Supreme Court of New York State
and has applied for a writ of man
damus calling for the Boxing Com
mission to remove its ban against
him appearing in the ring in the En-
pire State. Fitz is likely to win his
case, especially in view of the fact
that he is willing to demonstrate to
the court that he is still capable
pugilist. The court may be able to
get away from Fitz's leads and put
him down for the count, but from
the outlook of affairs Bob has a rosy
chance of scoring a knockout. If
Fitz wins his case he will be given a
fight, OF course, for promoters are
always anxious to secure an attrac-
ton Bob has received a lot of no
toriety lately, and he might draw a
big house, but on the other end of
the match would have to be some
fellow whose chances of victory over
Fitz would not seem positively GER
tain.
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No matter what the outcome of the
will be enough for Fitz. He will show
in that one battle that he is far past
the age in which he can either give
a good blow or take a good blow. He
has been practically all in for
years. AS evidence, his fights with
Jack Johnson and Bill Lang are a
sure sign. He may get away with
one fight and the rewards therefrom,
but If accident should happen to the
grand olds.fghter We would have the
law to blame. 1t is tough, of course,
to deny Fitz a chance to earn some
much-needed money in a profession
at which he once excelled, but there
lis an old saying that runs, I'VE, must
save him from himself" and this APP
propriately fits the case of Bob Fitz-
simmons.
Charley Weinert. disguised over
his exhibition with Roy Kenny,
whom he so easily defeated at
Browns Gym in New York Tuesday
night, says he will show his friends.
and his enemies as WE'LL that it was
no fault of his that the bout wasn't
up to the standard 1t is very true
that Weinert did all he could to make
a fight out of the contest. but with
such a pugilistic freak as Kenny for
an opponent he wasn't equal to the