The San Francisco call., 1910-11-14
WOLGAST CALLS
OFF nelson BOUT
Champion Pleads That Lame
Arm VIII Not Permit
Fight Before March
By WILLIAM J. sLATTERY

Ad Wolgast, the worlds lightweight
champion, will not entertain the fans of
San Francisco next month. The cham
pion sent his regrets to Promoter Louis
Blot last night and begged to be ex
cused on the ground that he was af-
fiicted with lame arm, which will not
permit him to enter the ring before
next March Now the promoter is en-
deavoring to explain to his friends how
1t was that Wolgast fell down on him,
for Blot said he would put Wolgast on
and make a sucker out of Tom Jones'
The announcement that Wolgast has
called off the proposed Nelson mill does
not surprise the local fans in the least.
Few Of them ever believed that Blot
would be able to land the champion
here in condition to take chance for
the crown with Nelson next month.
And it goes to show that Wolgast will
still do as Jones tells him.
In his wire to Blot Wolgast says
that he will be very willing to take on
anybody Blot wishes TO pit him against
next March. but he also adds that he
is out for the money and that he will
look for the man who will pull the
largest house.
Nor does he even stop there. The
champion seems to have broken out
with deadly feeling against Nelson.
According to his telegram, Nelson will
mot be card after Moran gets
through with him." 1t is evident that
Wolgast has, taken notice of a few of
the little backhanded slaps which the
man he conquered took occasion 10
shoot at him from time to time.
Be this as it may, Blot will have to
do a lot of hustling in order to fill In
with a suitable card for next month,
provided that he wants to show. He
hac 60 In
to realize that the fans won't stand for
Jimmy CAROLS and Sam Kellers and
Jack Burnses for their main events. AS
a rule Blot starts off by talking about
champions, but invariably he finishes
up with lot Of ham and egg per-
formers. The fans can get enough of
them by paying half a dollar to see
the four FOUNDERS.
There is a chance to match Packey
McFaband and Antoine la Grave here
next month, provided that suitable in
ducements can be made. This is a
match to which the fans would smoke
up in great form, as both these boys
look to be just out of the limelight
boundary and would be we'll matched
at about 135 pounds at o'clock in the
afternoon.
La Grave is only too willing to take
chance against Mcfarland. Since he
hustled Nelson around the ring for Is
rounds the Butchertown lad has be-
come quite ambitious. He is not afraid
sf any of them and he wants to make
his reputation by going right after the
best lightweights in the business. It's
up to the Chicago boy to take him on.
owen Moran will arrive from New
York this evening, while Battling Mel
son will drop in from Calistoga tomor-
row morning. Then. with both prin-
cipals in the next boxing contest on
the job, the game should take quite a
leap forward and the interest of the
fans should increase.
Nelson writes in glowing terms of his
trip up the country. Since his depar-
ture a week ago the Battler has done
everything from paying a visit to the
petrified forest to boxing a draw with
the lightweight champion of the VIII
lage. Just leave it to Nelson. He's
bound to start something whether he
lands in Gotham or Bombay. There
never was another like him for this
line of publicity stuff.
The Dane writes that his trip to the
country has done him a world of good
He and Dick Wheeler have split UP
enough wood during the last week to
last half of Calistoga half the winter
According to the Battler, he took on.
Fred Squires and Alden Spires, the
l.,
each for three rounds. Referee Percy
Dane declared both contests a draw.
so the Dane says. He adds that he
weighs 1461k pounds and is eager to
get back to the grind at the Colma
training quarters tomorrow afternoon.
A fair card will be offered the fol-
lowers of the game In Oakland tomor-
row night by the Wheelmen's club. The
main event will bring together Harry
Dell the North beach bantam, and Roy
More, the best boy of his weight on
the other side of the bay. If all goes
well these lads figure to make a ham
mer and tongs mill out Of it for 10
rounds. AS usual, Eddie Smith will be
there to break them and award the de-
cision.
Eddie Dennis is carded to go six
rounds with frankie Harris in the spe-
cial event and he should win handiIy
enough. Another six round mill will
bring out Charley Rogers, the fighting
artist, and Dutch" Schroeder, the
transbay lightweight, whose stock in
trade is a heavy haymaker