Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-15

The Jim savage-Charley Weiner
fight is on In earnest. Forfeits have
been posted for the appearance in the
ring of the Olympic A. c. next Tues.
day night of both men. Percy Wood
ruff, acting manager for Savage, put
up Jim's forget, but Weinert posted
his own money. Charley, by the way
placed 500 in my hands, but Wood
ruff said that $50 would be sufficient
so Weinert will have a draw-down of
$50. There is keen rivalry between
| the men. Weinert is very confident,
and says he will "knock Savage's
block off. Savage says that he will
either make Weinert take the count
or jump over the ropes.
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The men will fight ten rounds on
a percentage basis. Weinert says he
is getting thirty-fve per cent and
Woodruff says Savage is to receive
twenty-eight per cent. Savage has
been training for two weeks. and is
said to be in fine shape, Weinert is
working out up in the mountains,
and declares he requires only few
days training to beat Savage. Wei
merit also says that Savage and his
friends have discovered his hiding
place in the mountains, and that he
will have to find new quarters. This
fight is going to be worth the while
and there is sure to be lots of humor
in 1t.
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Bicycle races will be part of the
program at the Tabs athletic meet
to be held at the First Regiment Ar
mory on Wednesday. December 2.
Father Quirk, who has charge of all
the arrangements. announced today
that two bike races would be put
on the program. There will be
handicap and an open race, and 1t is
expected that something like twenty
five of the riders will enter. Cycling
was one of the features OF the Tabs
games last year, and the meet this
year promises to be bigger and bet
ter than ever.
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The worlds series of 1914 has been
q great thing for baseball--for organ
lied baseball in particular. The rush
of the Boston Braves to a command
ing position in the National League
pennant race stirred up tie fans and
the victory Of George Stallings and
his crew over the formidable Athletics
was mighty good thing, indeed. 1t
was a lucky strike, sure enough, the
way things have broken for the reg
ulars." and just at time, too, when
the Feds were beginning to cut quite
figure The Bostons, il the truth
| were known, saved the day for the
majors. The pennant victory was
popular and fans who had gone into
winter quarters earlier in the season
came out and took an interest in the
bali games. When the time for the
worlds series arrived, new interest
| was in evidence and the triumph of
the Braves was received with wild
| acclaim.
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But the best thing that could pos
sibly happen in baseball was the
Braves victory in four straight
games. Among the bad minded, of
course, and among some of the
pretty fair-minded at that, the
opinion has been held that the
worlds series was not strictly on
the level. The gossips would tell
you that there was an understand
ing that so many games had to be
played, so that the club owners
profits would be increased. But
| this year was a fooler and a sur
prise all around. Here was a series
that promised TO go five games
surely, with the Athletics as likely
winners, and along comes the
Braves and upset all calculations by
winning the championship in four
straight games. Things couldn't be
made to order and turn out better
| for organized baseball. 1t was the
| hardest blow for the Feds since their
! invasion. and they will feel it for
some time to come.
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Every year, just as sure as the
worlds series came around, the cry
has always been made that these
big championships We're a trifle
shady. Some of the wise gamblers
used to bet on the games with the
idea that there was something
doing. If things broke their way
they would pat themselves on the
back for their shrewdness. Not SO,
though, this year. The Bostons
fooled everybody. There might Nave
been few who picked the Braves
to win, but they couldn't tell you
why they picked them, because there
wasn't any why. 1t was an upset