The San Francisco call., 1909-11-22
WOlgast Makes
Good Showing
AtHiS Training
Muscular Little DufcHman's
Work With Sparring PART
HerS TnpreSSeS Critics

Ad Wolgast. the Milwaukee light
weight who hopes TO defeat Lew Powell
on November 29 at Dreamland pavilion
and thereby establish his right as the
legitimate challenger Of Battling Mel
son. impressed a large crowd at the
OCEAN beach pavilion yesterday during
his training work The little Dutch
man went through his stunts in busi-
nesslike fashion and his boxing had
more OF the real touch TO il than is
usually customary with lighters when
they are training for a battle
Wolgast is miniature Jeffries. He
IS powerful little man and it can
be easily detected after looking AT him
His training yesterday consisted of the
regular gymnastic work that boxer
INDUCES in while training. He boxed
eight rounds. He took on Young
DOugherty first and went three rounds
with him and then Tom Gary followed
with three more hustling rounds
Dougherty. who was well rested by this
time finished by taking the Mil
waUkeean along at a fast clip the last
two rounds.
There is no stalling when Wolgast
boxes. If his trainers do not go in and
mix II with him he gets new ones.
However, in Dougherty and Gary he
has two capable men who keep him
going. Dougherty is a young light
weight VINO mas done some good nEhI-
ing. and he has lost but one decision,
and that was a six round affair at
Los Angeles, which went against him
on points.
1t does not take long for Wolgast to
convince a critic Of the style which he
pursues in the ring. 1t can be readily
seen by his boxing that he is the type
Of fighter who wins his battles by
hurricane milling. From his style he
greatly resembles George Lavigne, the
Saginaw kid, who was one OF the
greatest lightweights that ever donned
a glove. WOlgast Is not much for
clinching. He likes to fight at close
range, but he does not hold. He keeps
laying away with both arms until
something drops. While he uses eX-
cepIOnally large gloves while IN tram
ing. he sent his sparring partners tot
tering across the ring yesterday on
several occasions.
Wolgasts arms are Of massive pro-
portions and they look more like the
arms of heavy weight than that of e
lightweight. He is built from the hips
uD. His legs are light compared to
his chest and arms
While he does not show any excep-
tiOnal skill as q boxer his ducking
brought applause from the crowd on
several occasions. He darts in and
directed blow by dropping his head
Powell viii undoubtedly find Wolgast
hord man 10 keep away from. The
-atter keeps on top OF his opponent
throughout and does not waste any
time allowing his opponent to set him
self ready for a delivery.
He displayed a left and right hook
Yesterday which he uses with a lot of
ssII. and these blows appear TO be very
harmful when they land. he frequently
brings them in when an opponent is
going away from him. Instead Of step
ping back when at close quarters VOL
CAST continues TO follow his blows and
force his opponent.
Among the spectators who witnessed
old lcr
Smith. who viii referee the battle, and
Billy Jordan, the announcer. Smith
was impressed with Wolgasts show
ing nd said that the fans who attended
the battle would undoubtedly be treated
10 a hurricane mill I can see, SAID
Smith that Wolgast is purely and
simply fighter who can take an op-
ponent along at a fast clip. / look
for one OF the best battles that has been
pulled OF in many day. The people
know what Powell can do and am
satisfied that this man Wolgast VIII
prove big surprise.
WoIgast and his manager, Tom Jones,
are brimful of confidence. Molgast
seems to think that Powell is simply
in his way for a battle with Nelson,
and he is looking forward 10 his next
Tgot as he believes that when it is
-r there will be nothing left but for
Nelson TO meet him for the title.
Lew Powell yesterday afternoon
worked out before the largest crowd
that ever saw nim Ptilohul III d Ssn.
nssiuu. Notwithstanding the fact that
an sdnoission fee of % cents was
charged at the Colma training quarters.
Some 400 fans paid to see the auburn
haired lad go through his stunts IN
Wolgast
Powell is in splendid shape right
now. though he has done but llttie
heavy work since signing up for his
iafesf match He has been fighting
SO much Of late that he is well on edge
and needs only light work TO keep
himself IN form he did more poXine
yesterday than any day since he start
ed to train for the little slugger from
Milwaukee.
Powell went four fast rounds each
win the Mccarthy brothers, Tommy
and Johnny. Both of them are crack
ing good lightweights themselves, ca
pable OF making showing with most
anv Of the top notchers. Powell cut
out a moderate pace for himself. bis
boxing. blocking and judgment of dis