Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-22
JONES SEEKS GO
FOR AID WOLGAST
BREWER BOYS MANAGER AR
RlVES IN TOWN
is sKEPTicAL OVER MATCH WITH
MCFARLAND
Says Packey Will Never Meet Mill
waukee Featherweight-Correots
Impression Regarding Bout
with Murphy
Ry A. f.. DUNNING

Tom Jones. manager of Ad Wolgast'
dropped back into Los Angeles once
more last night and retired for good
rest before closeting himself with Pro-
moter McCarey for talk over pros
poets for another appearance IN TINS
city of his sterling little featherWslght'
now generally considered the most Sc
rious contender for the lightweight
championship. Jones came back to the
promised land suddenly ana Wlthout
announcement of his coming. He lett
his protege behind at Wolgasts nome
town, Cadillac, Mich, where Al VIII
remain until he is sent for by ms man
ager. In the meantime Jones will look
over the western pugihstic field with
a spy glass III an effort 10 cara tne
Brewer boy with a good lightweight
preliminary to a Wolgast
or Nelson Wolgast match.
1.-THE fight game is slowly picking up
in the east, but the west, and partlc-
ularly Los Angeles, for me- l am glad
TO be back and want to remain mere.
I will have a talk with Uncle rom
McCarey, and then perhaps take trip
to san Francisco and look over tho
ground there. However, 1 promised
McCarey before I left that he should
have preference in signing Ad, and
mean to stick to this statement.
There seems little possibility, ac-
cording to the present outlook, OF get
ting Mcfarland into the ring with Al,
continued Jones in his review of VOL
CASTS work since his absence before
he departed for a nights rest. I'VE
stuck out for a weight of 1873 pounds
three hours before the fight. We didn't
want to let him come into the ring as
a welterweight, but before the nego-
tiations concluded we even went so
far as to offer to meet him at 1873 four
hours before ringtine. This surely
shows that we are willing to make big
concessions to fight him
After Any Lightweight
"But 1 firmly believe that Packey
doesn't want to fight Ad, and it looks
now as if they won't get together. Nc
Carey has wired Mcfarland an offer
twice, but Packey has maintained a
big silence. If we can't get Packey,
we are going after any suitable match
that may present itself. Wolgast will
fight any lightweight in the world-wa
bar nobody-if they can make the
lightweight poundage. Ad is lighter
than he was when he left for the east,
but is fighting better every day.
I'm Grand Rapids, Mich, Ad fought
five men last week, winding up by
fighting two in one night last Friday
He fought each three rounds, and had
an easy time in every bout. His first
fight was with Joe Galligan. Pete
Savoy and Eddie Nelson, the latter the
only boy who holds a decision over
him, were next, and he made Nelson
look silly in the nine minutes Of fight
ing The last night he fought Johnny
Worth and Jack Ashley and just
breezed in both bouts.
There has been a lot Of criticism
regarding Wolgast's battle with Har-
lem Tommy Murphy at Pittsburg
where a writer sent out stories that
Ad had fouled Murphy deliberately and
would not be allowed to fight there
again. I have a letter from Jimmy
Dime, promoter and referee of the Ma
tional Sporting club, which held the
bout, showing that he thought Ad fair
ly won the fight and that there is no
criticism coming to him. 1t was a
piece Of spite work brought about to
get even with me because I would not
accept $500 cut in the guarantee they
offered, which they wanted to reduce
on account of a smaller house than
was expected.
1.-THE robbery Of Wolgast in the Mat
ty Baldwin fight, I think you already
have commented on. Every Boston
writer scored the decision, which
speaks for itself.
"Ad will be on hand for a tight five
days after / wire him to come and I'll
shoot that message as soon as 1 can
arrange a battle"