Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-30
Jim Savage Is in Perfect Condition for
the Fight Tomorrow Night and He
Is Very Confident of Winning.

Those who are backing Jim Savage
and pulling for him to defeat Charley
Weinert in their bout in Madison
Square Garden tomorrow night neec
have no fear as far as condition Is
concerned. Jim is in shape, the
greatest shape of his career. Not in
his born days has Savage ever trained
so hard for a aght as he has worked
for this, evidently to him, most inn
portant battle. saw him GO
through his stunts in the Orange
armory on Saturday afternoon before
large crowd of his followers and
wellwishers He simply amazed me
by his excellent condition. If ever a
man was trained to the hour Jim
Savage will be when he enters the
ring against Weinert.
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1t is not all Jim's fault that he is
in such grand condition. He will tell
you that credit is due to the urging
of his brothers. the commands of
Martin Julian. his manager, and to
expert methods employed by his
trainers, both of whom were, I am
told, trainers for Weinert a year or
so ago. Savage has always been
known as a lazy fellow and he just
wouldn't train, so many OF his poor
battles will have to be forgotten
because of lack of condition We
know that Jim is in condition for this
fight, so well start off his career
from tomorrow night-from the time
he steps into the ring with Weinert.
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For nearly two hours I watched
Savage go through his training
stunts. When | entered the annory
he was exercising with the pulleys
When I left the amory he was tell
ing some of the funny experiences he
had in the Jess Willard camp He
was working like Trojan at the
pulleys and the perspration was flow
ing freely down his face. He stopped
a moment to shake hands and pass
the time of day, and he went right
back at the pulleys with even more
determined efforts. At glance one
could see that Savage was not the
Savage of old. He was a new man.
His eyes sparkled, his skin was as
glossy as well-pollshed oak, his move
ments were fast and his step was
elastic, He was bright and smart and
alert-all In one. Manager Julian has
worked a miracle with Savage and II
Jim Is whipped in a minute no one
can well have any excuses to offer.
He is in perfect shape.
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The training course day in and day
out for the past month or so has
been a strenuous one for Savage. He
admits himself that he hardly real
ICES how he ever came to do 1t. but
the answer is very plain. To Savage,
to Savage's immediates and to Saw
ages friends and admirers, this fight
with Weinert is the most important
fight that Jim could ever have. 1t Is
fight for honor-a grudge fght-a
fight that means everything to both
men, To be beaten doesn't simply
mean another defeat" II means
whole lot more. Heart hurts will
follow that may never be healed and
that is why Jim Savage has pre-
pared himself so we'll for the battle.
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Work, work work! That Is Saw
ages motto now. He worked Saturday
In great style and he never showed the
effects of his labor He tussled with
the pulleys for ten rounds and be-
tween the rounds he did shadow box
Ing with corks in his hands Then.
followed by the crowd, he went up
into the big, airy auditorium of the
armory and did a lot of boxing and
wrestling and stood for considerable
"mugging' and eck-pulling. He
came out of this whole and apparently
happy, and through 1t all he never
showed any weakness In body or any
shortness of breath. It was we'll
worth while to witness such a change
In a man, and Jim deserves great
credit for getting into such excellent
condition. If for no other reason than
that his friends may now back him
and argue for him with absolute con-
fidence or course, If he Is beaten
1t cannot be helped, but his condition
Is evidence that he will die trying.
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In his boxing Savage displayed skill
but he was mostly on the defensive.
This may be accounted for because he
works with such light boys and their
fast work keeps Jim on the go. How
ever, every now and then Savage
showed a flash OF experience. His
shift with his right hand is very ef-
feotive and he jabs we'll with his left
hand. His guard is hard to get by ard
his footwork was very fast. He is
o. X. and At to fight for anybody's
friendship. Those who back him
ought to get good hard run for their
money.
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Savage has lots of help, He ha,
two able trainers with Manager
Julian the dlrector-general. He has
Jack Palmer and Young Cardell and
Dan Staehle to box with and Billy
Leimer, the former Y. NJ. C. A. cham
pion, to wrestle with and to tussl,
with. In all, Jim boxed nine rounds