Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-28

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tonight, is attracting the attention o
the fight fans around here to an en-
thusiastic degree. All the boys ap
pear to be talking about it, and SOM
Of the boys are betting heavily OF
the outcome. Lewis, for several good
reasons, is the favorite. He has hat
| considerable more experience thar
Donley, and is bigger, stronger an(
rougher in every way. He knows tn,
game and he is fairly clever and h,
is just awkward enough to make il
most difficult for an opponent Il
| fathom his defense. He is particu.
lsrly aggressive and he is as wise
as a hawk. He knows q heap about
| those ten-round bouts and how they
should be boxed in order to make
/ the best impression. He knows that
activity catches the crowd and brings
him into favor, and he has way OF
doing things and roughing things
that make his work look ten times
more effective and more clever, too,
Lewis is an artist in scoring points.
and il he is able to fight Donley as
he has fought Mcveigh, Boonton,
Cardell and others, he will not have
to worry about the outcome
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Donley is really a new one in the
fight game around here. He has
only sprung into prominence during
the last six months or so. He was
a frail little fellow at first and
weighed in the neighborhood of 115.
He was always clever, and soon he
developed punch. He boxed much
with Patsy Kline and he learned
fast. He developed in everything. and
the fans began to talk about him.
He assumed an open style of box
ing and most effective way of
hitting. He learned to fight at long
range by sparring with big fellows,
and he learned to fight at close
range by boxing with Kline. AL
though he doesn't look to be over
strong, he can take q beating as well
as give one. He has been very sue
cessful in his bouts around here, but
he has never before met as good a
boy in his career as Lewis.
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The betting on the outcome of the
match is very lively. Lewis, natural
ly, is the favorite. The odds asked
are to 3, but most of the money
has been bet at 10 to s. Lewis has
plenty of hackers and Donley seems
to have a pretty fair following
Charley Gutterman, 1.-THE Lunch
man." is betting on. Lewis. He made
two wagers yesterday, both of them
with Patsy Kline, and he wants to
bet some more money. Gutterman
laid 5000 to $3.50 with Kline that
Lewis would win, and he made an
other bet of $50 to $24 the same way.
Donley was around when the bets
were made and he seems to have an
awful lot of confidence. He was urg-
ing Kline to bet more money, but
there wasn't any more Lewis money
in sight.
Although the articles of agreement
call for both boys to weigh in at 126
pounds ringside, 1t is believed that
Donley will be about three pounds
over the stipulated pounNage A
friend of Donley's said this morning
that Mickey had gotten very big
lately and that he tipped the beam
this morning at 1876 pounds with his
light clothes on. He has been up in
the mountains, it seems, for q week
or so training with Charley Weinert,
and he has grown wonderfully with
tho pure mountain air. There is a
forfeit of $50 side UP for the weight,
and If Mickey weighs more than 1873
pounds tonight he will forfeit the
money he has posted. Lewis will be
down to weight all right. He says
he will make about 125 pounds. He
also says he will fight Donley even
IL Mickey weighs ton, so there will
be no hitch on that score.
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Both boys have trained faithfully
for more than two weeks for the bout,
and reports from their training quar-
ters have 1t that they are In great
shape. Lewis. it is claimed, never
trained so hard for a bout, which is
evidence, the Donley shouters say.
that -Banty realizes he has a severe
task before him. No boxing bout
around here in years has created so
much interest, and the rivalry be-
tween the opposing factions is in
tense The battle promises to be a
bitter one. but 1t is up to the boys
themselves to box clean and fair. 1t
Is also up to their followers to be on
their good behavior tonight. 1t is
known that there isn't any love lost
between the two factions, but il
might be well to remember the future
of the game is at stake. Boxing Ii
most interesting sport, but the
privilege enjoyed should not be
abused. The rooters may root their
heads off, If they will. beforehand and
afterward. but they should maintain
order while the boys are performing
in the ring. The boxers themselves
are quiet and far from boisterous
and they do not desire all the un,
necessary rumpus that occasionally
crops up during the rounds. 1t is tc
be fair match. Let the best boy
| win.
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AS to friends and admirers who are
willing to back him, Lewis appears