The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-08

no sting defense that Is funny. an
St'uck that makes You laugh. and yet
States.
10 you recollcct when he came %
[he National Sporting club TO box
owen Moran just about two years
ago harry BaNer. the clever jabber.
nau gone from New York TO Nilwou-
kee' and there had tailed TO penetrate
the awkward and covered defense OF
the little fellow Wolgast got the de-
cislon' That made him known a lit
tic IN New York
COULDN'T Fight a Lick.
He WAS sont TO meet Moran He
came, little fellow who knew nothing
ABOUT boxing or fighting. He had a
orouch and covered his head in such
way that it was hard to hit him
Moran. out of condition, danced around
him Tor three rounds He looked like
some kind of bug all wound around
with arms. Moran couldn't solve him
He didn't fight, but merely stood away
waiting 10 be attacked.
Finally Owen figured him ont. A
short right uppercut. That was tho
blow He landed two through that
iunny defense of Wolgast's, and the
Milwaukee curiosity Strengthened up
After that he was easy. Moran banged
him about the ring and made him
look foolish. Had Moran a punch
he would have dropped the lightwe ght
champion for ten seconds. But Owen
was not right that night-he had plen-
" of Dunch hut No nunnh
Thon you know he later went TO
Boston for II rounds with Matte
Baldwin That Sreat littlo fighter
didn't take Wolgast very seriously
He didn't train much, but he went
through the IL rounds and ought to
have been given the decision. How
ever, they gave ono OF those Boston
decisions-a draw.
Tom Jones Boosted Protnge.
On September | Woigast, who was
thon under the guidance OF Tom Jones.
the man who made a reputation and
money out Of Billy Pepke. was
matched with ommy Murphy in Pitts
burg, Wolgast had been imbued with
some Of Tom Jones' confidence He
would knock Murphy's hoad of In a
punch" You know. he asked 10 be
introduced 10 Tommy before the fight,
and he was conducted to Tommyis
dressing-room. whore he acted Hike a
boor, trying TO frightcn the Harlem
boy.
Once in the ring he started like a
young cyclone. You see, they had be-
gun 10 coll him tho Michigan Wild
cat" and he wanted to live up TO
the name. He rushed Tommy. ewing
ing like a windmill. And Tommy met
him. met him with those hard left and
right hooks Every time Wolgast
plunged he plunged into a hook. He
was flehting Just the kind Of fight
that Murphy liked. and 1T was the
easiest thing in the world to let him
run into those punches. Wolgast didn't
have sense enough 10 change his tao
tics, and he WAS tough enough TO take
what Tommy handed TO him.
Toward the end he became so i1-
fnriated that he butted Murphy and
hit him low When the fight was over
every man at the ringside said Muir
ply was a winner by a mile. The
chief of police was so angry at VOL
CAST for his attempt to foul the Har-
lem boy that he was thinking OF hay-
Ing him arrested for assault.
After that Jones kept him away
from the east He went out to frisco
and got a match W tn Lew Powell.
who the Californian thought was a
coming man Powell had beaten no
one OF ability except Johnny Frayne.
Wolgast beat him IN 90 rounds. John
ny Oliver ought to have had that fight
for Murphy. and had he Jumped az the
offer he would have earned the right
to fight with Nelson But Johnny
overlooked a bet.
Almost every round Of the fight
with Nelson served TO show that the
poundlngs the Battler has received for
the thirteen years he has been In the
ring have sapped his stamina and TAX,
en- the iron from his jaw He was
a mark for a rough fellow with a
punch Wolgast didn't have the
punch, but he had the stamina TO with
stand the light blows Of the Battler.
After hammering the once tough man
for 40 rounds the end came
He certainly needs long rest and
a theatrical stunt He wont get much
money fighting good men. He ought
to keep away from Murphy. Moran.
Young Erne. Baldwin, Freddie Welsh,
Leach Cross. Mickey Cannon and some
others.