The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-17
SPEOR IS
WOLGAST is READY
FOR BAT NELSON
(By Eddie SmIth.l

iBy GG0le smith,
Oakland, Cal. Feb. 16.-"Im feel
ms better right now than / did the
night | fought Lew Powell" said Ad
Wolgast yesterday afternoon, while
resting between rounds of boxing with
his sparrlnG partner.
i am not only stronger and heay-
Ter. but my blood is In good condition,
and / shall be able to show the people
the best there Is In me, feel so good
right now that With very little coax
ing | would box twenty rounds with
three sparriug partners"
Wolgast Is not alone in showing
this enthusiasm over his condition.
Manager Tom Jones Is just as enthu
siastic, and all during the time the
young lightweight worked in the gym
nasium Tom insisted on pointing out
the strong points in the Milwaukee
lighters makeup. and. TO be sure,
there are many.
Tho ordinary young man about to
tackle the job Of beating one Battling
Nelson would show a desire to talk
about the contest He would want
TO prove to the fans that he was not
afraid OF the man he was about to
only Tool the unsuspecting For the
man who is continually talking OF the
man he is about to meet In the prize
ring is simply trying to fool the public
and himself into the Idea that he is
not afraid of his man.
Nelson's Name Tabu.
Yesterday at the camp OF Wolgast
the name Of Nelson was never men
toned by any Of the principals. This
fact can only seem that the conf
dence that Wolgast has displayed is
not the kind that is worked up by
continual knocking OF the other fel-
low, but Is of that kind that Will take
some rough treatment To beat out Of
him, In the work of yesterday VOL
CAST displayed great condition, and
there is not the slightest doubt that
he will be fit for a hard struggle when
he enters the ring for the contest Of
his life against the hurd.fsted Battling
Nelson.
For the past three weeks Tom Jones
has had his charge in the mountains
and each day the young fellow took
long walks over the hills and before
he came away from the springs where
the men stopped Wolgast had several
long-distance records that had been
made by other walkers at the place
hanging at his belt This mountain
climbing has sent him north almost
ready to fight, and the only thing that
Jones will have to do from now to the
day Of the contest will be 10 watch
him closely in order that he does not
go stale
Yesterday he punched the bag for
FIVE minutes. jumped rope, wrestled
about the ring with Dougherty and
then boxed six rounds, three with JEFF
Perry and three with Hobo DougheTty,
In the three rounds Perry put in with
Wolgast the local lad had a tough
time, although Wolgast slowed up and
allowed him plenty of time in the last
round. when Perry was so tired he
could hardly hold his nands up. In
the boxing with Dougherty the FIRST
two rounds were easy-GoiDg aGalrS.
In which the men slapped each other
for the pleasure OF the thing. In the
last round Jones told the boys to mix
matters. and the result was the FAST.
est round of gymnasium boxing L have
seen In many day.
WolgaSt Will lay off today. for he
is anxious to keep some OF the weight
he has taken on. and In his present
condition he believes that 1t would be
very easy for him to overtrain. Bat
Ting Nelson came into San Francisco
last Friday afternoon after his work
In the eymnasiums; it was late when
he finished with the business he had
on hand he staid in the city all night
Those who wanted to see him work,
however, were we'll repaid for their
trouble. for he showed well. and in
his boxing gave the fans something
to think over when discussing his con
dltion.