The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20


Britt was in his prime. He is even a
more formidable looking man than
Britt. for the reason that he is pos
sessed of all Rritt's speed and clever
ness and in addition has the knack of
hitting a hard punch with either hand,
something that Britt never could
master. Hogan is q knockerout. While
Britt was just a fast point winner.
But it is impossible to get Hogan's
number till such time as he has gone
over the distance with some man of
skill and experience. such a man as
Frayne, for instance. If he can beat
Frayne and beat him decisively they
will have to get a seat ready for him
in the hall of pugilistic fame. If FFayne
beats him then this other local boy
viii have every license in the world
to go cunning after Moran and
Nelson and the others who occupy
chairs in the front row of the light
weight section.
Hogan lost the great opportunity of
his short but sensational career when
he sidestepped Nelson some two weeks
ago In the condition that the Dane
was that night there is little doubt
that the one round terror would have
Clearly outpointed the veteran. It's too
late now, but perhaps Hogan sees his
mistake and perhaps he realizes that
out OF his way as quickly as possible
AS for champion Adolph Wolgast, the
least that is said of him at the present
time suits the fans TO a It" If ever
there was an exploded phenOfn, bird
in a gilded cage, a useless ornament TO
QueensberTy society, it is this same
man who relieved one of the greatest
of all fighters Of his title more than
a year ago in Richmond.
Since that time Wolgast has done
nothing but fight a couple of third
rate dubs and injure himself on each
occasion. Still. he holds his services
in high demand His latest edict is.
that he will not take on anybody till
next March and when he does start he
wants a guarantee OF $4,000 for his
end, with $500 thrown in as training
expenses,
If Mr. Wolgast sticks to these ex-
travagant ideas the chances are that
he never will be seen In championship
combat in San Francisco again. The
fans can get along very well without
him and it is needless to say that none
Of the local promoters will be quite
foolish enough to aeeede to these
holdup terms II Wolgast were sec
ond Nelson, then It might be different,
but Nelson is so per cent better
card than this tin champion.
day champions are not like the old
timers Imagine what Kid Lavigne,
Dal Hawkins or Joe Cans would have
done to Wolgast in their primel And
they used to clean up dozen of them
for less money than Wolgast asks for
one start.
IT looks as though the fans ali over
the country have doffed their hats
and said farewell to the heavy
weights. the middle weights and the
welter weights. Whatever interest is
left in the boxing game is centered
principally in the lightweights. though
the feathers and the bantams are com
ing in for a little cut Of the patron
age
When Johnson toppled Jeffries over
last July, il was good night with the
heavy weight brigade in America, and
when poor Stanley Ketchel met his
untimelS death back in Missouri last
month, the bottom of the middle
tiers, there has not been even a fair
one developed during the last five
years
OF course, there is one, Samuel Lang
ford. looming up in the middle weight
division, but this is all he can do, just
pit against him. Just as soon as it
looked dangerous for him, that mighty
quitter, Billy Papke. took runout
powder to Australia, there to pick a
few soft ones and keep out of earshot
OF Langford's challenges.
Langford occupies a very unfortu
nate position. He is 5ust-a few shades
too good for the other middle weights
and not quite good enough, in the
eyes of the fans, to be given a tryout
with johnson. Hnd in the meantime
il looks very much as though the Bos-
ton tar baby must go TO work There
is no other out for him unless another
white mans hope" is dug up out of
the debris.