Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-06
WOLGAST BELIEVES
JEFFRIES WILL
BEAT NEGRO
PIucky Little Champion Who
WaIIoped Nelson to StandstiIl
at Richmond, Passes Through
the City Enroute to Michigan,

Ad Wolpast. champion lightweight
prize fighter of the world, passed
through the city last night on Santa
10 train No. 4 en- route TO his hamo
in Michigan, whore he Will visit foI a
week before he begins a seven weeks
Theatrical tour Of the country which
will start at Kansas city and wind
Iup IN the far east. Wolgast was &C
Icompanied by his manager. Tad Jnnes.
THE little champion. who is quice a
clever looking young fellow. was az
tired 4 a rather noisy gray check suit.
with a cap to match, Unlike Bat
Ting Nelson he does not wear a red
Inecktie. although he does sport a
flashy diamond scarf pin. Wolgast
twas here only ten minutes, but quite
la few Of the fight fans who heard
that lie was scheduled to pass through
last evening. were at the depot and
shook hands with him.
Neither Wolgast nor Jones were in
lclined to talk a great deal about prize
fighting. Wolgast bore a few marks
about the face tina Indicated ne had
been up against n greuclling lately, hut
he declared he never felt better in his
life.
The Milwaukee lad stopped IN Los
| Angeles a couple Of days last week
and paid two visits 10 Jim Jeffries'
camp where the big hoilermaker Is
getting into condition for his coming
fight with Jack Johnson, scheduled
to occur on July 4,
When asked as TO whether or not
lin his opinion Jeffries could come
| back to his old form. Wolgast en-
phatically declared that the big fellow
| was already back and predicted tha'
he would win with ease.
'Jeffries is an awfully powerful
man. said Wolgast. Il put the gloves
on with him last Thursday and went a
couple of rounds with him Just for the
funt of 1t. But let me tell you he
| wasn't handing me anything but love
TAPS. | wouldn't take.a fortune and
let Jeffries smash me with n OF MS
mitts.
something will happen TO Johnsor
along about the tenth round and II
have things doped out right some OF
his seconds will be throwing a sponge
or two out in the air about that time
too"
Wolgast intends to 20 to Los Ange'
les in September and a k a long res
before he will consider n fight chal'
lenges.
When his recent battle with Nelson
was referred 10 the champion said tina
1t was one Of the hardest fights h'
eyer had but that he would have Wof
II spite of everything.
II was in splendid condition ant
was as fresh as a fiddle at the n o
the thirtieth round. Nelson ya'
plainly all in and all | did was 10 wal
my time to put him away. The seral
was stopped. as everybody knows
when the Battler vas on the point o
falling IN n heap in the middle OF IN
ring"
Manager Jones said there will be NJ
preferred challenges considered whei
lWolgast begins 10 think Of fightini
again.
Welsh Nelson and Murphy said MT
Jones. "Othcrs will be offered purses
in proportion TO their drawing powers
But Nelson will get no greater consid
Grafton than other fighters just pc
cause he happened to be champion 10
n couple Of years isn't any reason
why Wolgast should take on a mater
with him in preference to others WI.
lnrc comers in the game and haven
had the opportunities to snow thel
duality, like the Dane has had.