Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-30

| a knockout inside Of four round
each. He hits straight, has a fas
left hand. and the Western fans Civ
him credit for being able and WILLING
to take a waliop on the chin ant
come back for more So, Mr.. Riva
Manager, trot out your champions,
is the way Harry Pollok, impresarlt
extraordinary. writes about his com
ing champion to me.
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This Mr.. Sloane from the West
with the knockout punch, might be &
desirable opponent for Charley Vein
ert, after he becomes acclimated. II
he can knock 'em dead" as Pollok
states, he will get an enviable repu-
tation In no time, so it will be well
for Jack Bulger. Weinert's manager.
! to keep close tabs on the fellow.
Sloane will get on a match in New
York as soon after his arrival as
Pollok sees fit to send him into the
ring. Then, If he gets along and
fights up to his reputation against
opponents of mediocre ability, Vein
ert will be siclted on him and show
him how easily 1t is for science to
beat brute strength. AS an evidence
that this Is SO. Jim Coffey might be
consulted on the matter. Jim knows,
all right, for he has stacked up
against Weinert's cleverness and he
never will forget 1t. So. Mr.. Pollok,
hurry your big Bilr' along, that
Charley may grow fat on him.
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As some Of his friends say, Weinert
may never be the champion pugilist
of the world, but he will make them
all step lively as the King of the
Cabaret" He is beau of the friv-
olous type, and he is rather untamed
in his escapades. It is claimed that
the pace he sets is not so fast as it
appears on the surface, and that
while he keeps late hours amid much
jollity and an occasional libation of
fiz water, he is really moderate in his
habits. 1t would be impossible to
chain the young man down, but he of
all persons should realize his brilliant
future. Though only "llid," he may
be the next opponent of Jess Willard,
the worlds champion, and the oppor-
tunity might net him rich results
Even a beating at the hands of Will
lard would not set him back very
far, and he would profit handsomely,
finacially and fistically, by the expe-
rience. No man ever had brighter
prospects, but If he prefers to be
king of the Cabaret" instead of
king of the Roped Arena" that is a
little matter all up to him.
G
Personally, and for the good 1t
would do Newark from an advertis-
ing standpoint. L would like to see
Weinert become the worlds champion
pugilist. He would be big asset to
the city, for he knows how to handle
himself In the parlor as well as in
the ring. He likes the stage and he
might become an actor-even as good
an actor as James ]. Corbett, which,
incidentally, would be going some. At
his age it might be well for Manager
Bulger to pass up the tremendous
Willard for while and direct his at
tention to the smaller fry. Later on,
say year or SO, il he maintains his
present excellent form, he needs ask
odds of no one.
G
And now as to Welnert's age. Dur
ing the last few days several queries
have been sent me on the subject.
All know is this: One fine day Percy
Woodruff, then his manager came
down to the Evening Star office with
Weinert. He had In his possession
Weinert's birth certificate. 1t gave
his birthplace as Budapest and the
day of his birth as October %, 1895
That would make him twenty years
of age in October. But what's the
difference how old Weinert is? Those
who seem to be making such a fuss
over the matter would find something
else In him to find fault with II 1t
wasn't the discussion as to when he
was born. To the New York Sporting
Fan" who writes that "he really
thinks twenty-five is more like it,"
hope he is right. If Weinert is
twenty-five, then a match with
Champion Willard would be the
proper caper. This would give Wei
merit an opportunity to come to the
front sooner than expected, for a
fighter at twenty-five is a f1ghter-if
he has had the experience-at his best.
Weinert, twenty-five years of age,
makes 1t all the better, though the
young man himself will probably OBJ
ject to losing those two years,
c.
Willie Ritchie between his training
stunts at the Brighton Baths yester.
day afternoon, found time to discuss
his coming bout with Johnny Dundee
and to lavish praises on Joe Cassidy
the Newark boy, who Is his chic
sparring partner. Ritchie said he fell
confident of beating Dundee, as ht
would be particularly strong for thii
contest, which is at catch weights
He looks pretty WE'LL but he is no
training overmuch He said he woult
weigh about 1873 pounds on the nigh
of the bout, and promised that Dun
dee would not do any jumping arounC
when he met him. II that Is so, thei
Johnny might as well give up tn
ship. for jumping at his opponent 4
Dundee's best stock in trade.