Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-13
Charley Weinert Shows Rare OIeverness
as Fighter as Well as a Boxer
and Whips Johnny Howard.

Charley Weinert can fight as we'll
es box. The boy from West Orange
gave an able demonstration of that
fact at Madison Square Garden last
night when he defeated Johnny How
ard, of Bayonne. in a ten-round bout
that fairly bristled with exciting mo-
ments. Previous to his clash with
Howard. Weinert was looked upon as
this particular occasion he showed
that lie could fight as we'll. Howard
came in the ring as substitute for
Tom Gibbons and the argument for
his defeat will likely be advanced
that he wasn't in the best of condi-
ton. Maybe so, but he fought we'll
and he took enough punching to de-
feat almost any ordinary fellow.
Weinert's victory was clean-cut. He
led in every round with the eXcep-
ton Of the second. in which Howard
gave him as nifty lacing as Johnny's
most ardent admirers would wish to
see In this particular round, Vein
ert got in bad shortly after it opened
He led with his left a few times, land
ing on Towards face, but Johnny
rushed suddenly and nailed Weinert
with a right plump on the jaw 1t
was terrific blow, but it didn't seem
to bulge weinert. They mixed it, with
Howard showing the way and in COM
ing out of clinch Johnny sent q
stiff left to Weinert's jaw. Howard
kept up his fighting tactics. and
Weinert couldn't seem able to get
himself together. He was strong and
willing, Notwithstanding all the blows
that Howard landed on his jaw, but
he was wild and his blows mostly
went for naught. Howard, on the
other hand, was a regular little ice
berg and he used rare Judgment in
his attacks and in his defensive tao
tics in warding off Weinert's PUSHES.
1t was great round and the com
ment that followed was that Weinert
could stand lots of punishment with
out firing under it and that Howard
had fought a fast and clever round
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But that was the only round OF the
ten that Howard or his followers
could claim. In every other session 1t
was Weinert, sometimes all the way
and at other times getting the honors
by only small margin. In the first
round Weinert's advantage was no
more than the proverbial shade, and
in the third round his advantage was
only slight, but in every other round
from the fourth to the tenth inclu-
sive-the boy from West Orange held
a commanding lead over the boy from
Bayonne. Howard, by the way, is
under the management of Dan Nor
gan, who also controls the services
of Battling Levinsky, who Weinert
also whipped some weeks ago over
in Bill Browns gym In New York.
After the bout with Levinsky, Nor
gan put up a big squeal over the
decision, and We are patiently wait
ing to hear what Friend DAN will
say this time. Morgan, of course,
will claim that Howard wasn't in
shape, and that he took the match
at the eleventh hour. Morgan knew
that Gibbons was sick and
couldn't fight when Dan was
at the Elks' smoker on We'd
nesday night. Neither Manager
Woodruff nor Weinert. however, was
aware of that fact, although Morgan
knew that Howard could have the
match if Manager Woodruff would
allow Weinert to meet one of Nor
gans men. Percy. OF course, was will
ing for weinert to fight Howard, even
If he was in Morgan's stable, and the
fact that Charley gave Johnny such
a good beating is particularly pleas
ing to Woodruff, not that he dislikes
Howard. but that he likes to put one
over on Morgan.
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Newark boxers who have seen
Weinert box would be surprised to
see the way he fought last night
against Howard, who is a grand
mixer and hard hitter. Weinert
never backed ground once. He fought
and he fought and he came out of
every exchange of blows, every fierce
mixup, as strong as lion. And back
he would go looking for fight, faster
ana fiercer than ever, while Howard.