Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-28
WOLGAST MAY
FIGHT WELSH
MATCH WITH DANE is REMOTE
POSSIBILITY
MEMsIc-WoLGAST BOUT ScHED-
ULED JANUARY 7
sattIer's Actions Numerically RIdl-
culed by Local Fandon-WiIIis
and Flynn Training for
Fridays Battle

AS a result of Battling Nelson fall
ing to keep faith with Uncle Tom Nc
Carey and stick to his agreement tc
fight Ad Wolgast in Los Angeles, ef-
forts are being made by the Paciflc
Athletic club to bring Freddie Welsh
lightweight champion of England, tc
Los Angeles for a bout with Wolgast
Battling Nelson's $4,000 San Fran
cisco bluff has collapsed with thuo
which will reverberate along the RI
alto for many moons. There probably
will be no fight between the Dane ano
Ad Wolgast in this or any other city
for some time to come.
BY refusing to stick TO the terms ol
an agreement proposed by himself, the
Rattler has lowered Nelson stocf
about 100 per cent in every city ol
the United States. Usually Nelson
manages to stall around before sign
ing articles for a fight until both man
ayers and promoters have become
gray-headed in endeavors to appease
the limitless demands of the light
weight champion.
For once, at least, his bluff has been
called. Uncle Tom McCarey refused
to raise the terms of the original
agreement by one 10-cent piece and
Nelson failed to realize that McCarey
was in earnest until too late.
NOW ATter Welsn
As a result every attempt will be
made by the Pacific Athletic club 10
induce Freddie Welsh TO meet Ad
Wclgast in this city at no distant date
Should the match be held and present
indications are that few drawbacks
will be met with, McCarey will have
staged one of the biggest lightweight
battles in the history of the ring.
Meanwhile Wolgast is not letting the
grass grow under his feet and is keep
ing to his promise of fighting all the
battles which that ever busy manager
Tom JONES' can arrange for him. Al
ready the MilwaulIean has come to
terms with George Memsic for a
match to be held at McCarey's Maud
Junction pavilion on the evening OF
January Z. The fighters are to make
1913 at z o'clock and are to enter the
ring not later than 1890 p. m. While
the majority of fans look TO see VOL
CAST gain an easy victory over Mem
sic, the latter is possessed of all the
confidence in himself which the de-
votees of pugilism lack and believes
that he will gain a clear decision over
Frank Picato's conqueror.
Another fighter promises to break in
on the local game. Mexican Pete
Everett has wired asking that the
Pacific Athletic club match him with
any heavyweight ON the coast ana IL
is likely that match soon will be
arranged with Jim Cameron.
Jack Gaines, who Is handling Cam
eron, has offered to back the black
fellow for a $3.50 side bet and Pete
stated in his telegram that he would
post $1,000 to go on his chances if he
matched here. Pete has been a great
fighter in his day and the Denver
newspaper boys declare he is himself
again, and great things are expected
of him.
Both Flynn and Willis are training
every minute for their ten-round con-
test of Friday evening. A fOur-round
curtain raiser also has been added to
the program in a Joe LivermOre-D Den
Cullen bout.
Fighters Working Hard
Both of the fighters put in full
days work yesterday getting ready for
their ten-round contest, At Vernon,
Flynn went on the road in the early
morning and i'm the afternoon appeared
at Doyle's training camp and kept
up his efforts in the training till he
was called off. He boxed three rounds
with Page and three with Vernon
heavy
Willis. at Eastside, went through
his daily grind. boxing six rounds with
Bill Pettus in the afternoon. Many OF
the fans We're out to see the northern
er work, which bore all the semblance
of real fight. Willis made good inn
pression and many converts to his side
in the coming mill.