The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
SAVAGE MAKES PEACE
WITH BOXING BOARD
But He's Been Abused Because
lie Can't Get at COffcy
and Moran.

Jim Savage. the Jersey heavyweight.
has made his peace with the American
Sporting Club and the State Athletic
Commission so that he will be able to
keep his ten round engagement at the
Pioneer Sporting Club next Thursday
night.
Savage with Martin Julian appeared
before n special meeting OF the commits
sion yesterday afternoon to show why
he had agreed &c box weinert without
having first fulfilled "A contract with the
American Sporting Club. as he had been
ordered to do by the boxing Nolone.
Savage offered as an excuse that the
American :. c. refused TO produce an
enemy worthy OF his steel.
They b 81! to match me with n lot
OF fourth %raters." said big Jim, fellows
that. wouldn't have drawn me a jitney
good oncs-Cofey. Moran. Gunboat
Smith and the like. Consequently |
Thought it would be all right to fight
Wcinert elsewhere so long as I was will
Ing to 60 VI with any sort Of a real
match ut the American"
Joe Levins. who represented the Amer
lean =. G.. at first was inclined to demand
his pound of flesh and spoil the Pioneer
:. L. show. I'VE spent 1870 in advertis-
itg SaNaSe, SIlu ne. NOW III NelleTt
puts him in the discard where will we
he even II Jim does fulfil his obligations
10 us later"
Chairman Fred Wenck. the Solomon OF
the Boxing Commission. urged the dis
putants to settle their differences out If
court IL possible, though he warned Saw
age tina the American =. G.. was per-
fectiy within it's rights in demanding n
cancellation OF the fredericksburg fight
If II felt so inclined.
Levlns finally agreed to submit the
matter 10 arbitration. A. first he asked
900 damages. but finally compromised
~ $500 when Savage assured him that
he would meet any one that might be Sc
lccted for him at the American Sporting
club any time after Thursday night and
before January 10. The Boxing Com
mission will see that the money is paid
as promised.
Al Reich is at Dial Hawkins's under
the tutelage of Bill McKinnon and Big
Bill Tate preparing for his match with
Sailor Carroll at American Sporting Club
Tuesday night. Reich has been promised
a match with Jim Cofey In case he
knocks out Carroll.
Max Blumenthal. manager OF Reich.
and billy Gibson, who campaigns COT
fey. have agreed upon tentative terms
FOR such Il bout. Further they have
promised each other "A side bet OF $500.
In case COfey is successful in getting n
return engagement with Frank Moran
Reich will have to wait his turn. Al will!
keep in trim through a bout with jim
Flynn II he gets past Carol. safely.
There seems little doubt that Moran
and Coffey are as good as matched now.
But the pugilistic ~manipulators are
stalling along for crumbs of publicity.
II was learned yesterday hat Manager
Jimmy Johnson of the Garden had
offered a percentage quite liberal enough
to assure the attraction. Gibson and
Dorgan have effected satisfactory terms.
about the only thing left to discuss is
the referee and both sides are taking full
advantage OF the opening. Gibson bars
william Brown. who so wisely called a
halt in the Frank Moran-Jim Cofey
mill with the Dublin Giant dead on his
feet.
Battling I.evinsky has been substi-
tuted for JET Smith against the Zulu
Kid in the main event OF the Clermont
A.. G., Brooklyn, programme tonight.
Smith IL still suffering from the foul
blow delivered In the seventh round OF