Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-13
BITTER BATTLE
ON NEXT CARD
PRIVATE ENMITY BETWEEN
MEMSIC AND W0LGAST
BOHEMIAN LIGHTWEIGHT is Al
READY NEAR WEIGHT
Well Balanced Card Will Be Presented
Before Fight Patrons at Maud
junction Fight Arena Next
Friday Night

Pre-engagenlent announcements OF
almost every ring battle that ever
graced or disgraced the arena have
brought into prominence the fact that
the fight would "be bitterly contested
every inch of the way, and both fight
ers express supreme confidence that
they will be returned the winner. 80
common is this press agent stunt tnal
Should a fighter enter the ring without
Expressing supreme commence theS
would regard him as gutter or as
boob. But neither George Memsic nor
Adj Wolgast need the aid of a pub
licity bureau to convince the fans that
they are in grim earnest about their
scheduled ten-round argument FRIDAY
night before McCareys Maud junction
patrons. Private enmity OF the most
serious kind has led to determine
ton on the part of each to deliver
sealed and carefully subscribed man
size Iaciug to the other fellow, and it
will be a warm battle from the OPEN
ing round.
Fighters as a rule go about the
bruising game with a nonchalance
which bespeaks salaried or commits
sion engagement. After the battle they
often fraternize amiably, though few
go so far as Tommy Burns claims he
did with Mike (Twin) Sullivan in
drowning their differences in the same
glass of milk. Not so with Memsic
and Wolgast For reasons best known
to themselves, these two fighters are
personal enemies. and one will surely
take a beating when they get to-
gether.
Handicapped Hancock added one
four-round contest to the card yester-
day, when he matched Kid Brady and
Kid Monte for the opening number.
Both lads are said to possess a fair
punch and gameness, which will give
the fight fans the kind of milling that
serves to whet the appetite. In all. the
card consists of thirty-two rounds OF
fighting and the main event and pre-
liminaries constitute one of the most
attractive programs staged at Maud
Junction in many weeks.
Memsic has so far regained his full
vigor and good condition that he no
longer has difficulty in making the
weight which will be 1873 pounds at 6
o'clock Georges well knon ability to
pile on the poundage in few hours
after weighing in will send him into
the ring at little under 1877 pounds, but
that he will have no trouble in full
filling the conditions was evident yes
terday when he tipped the scales at
134A pounds following his afternoon
workout and rundown. In the morning
the afternoon he boxed six rounds with
the Turk, who is handling him in train
ing.
Wolgast is working lightly at Venice,
and will make 1t an object to be in at
as heavy weight as possible. Five fast
rounds of wrestling and boxing made
up his afternoons work with Clarence
English, and at the end he appeared
stronger than ever. Realizing that he
is going against a man who, if he no
longer can claim championship.aspir
lions, is nevertheless a dangerous op-
ponent, Wolgast is conditioning him
self with utmost care. AID realizes that
he is giving away several pounds to
a man who holds a stiff wallop and is
game to the core, and he wisely is
taking no chances.
Ralph Galloway and Jim Cameron,
the two heavyweights, are digging
away for their six-round battle, and
the other six FOUNDERS, Jimmy Austin
and Young Miller, and Young Solomon
and Young Kaufman, report the same
story. 1t will be a program of fast
bouts, with sufficient variety for the
most exacting fight follower.