Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-14
WOLGAST READY
TO MEET WINNER.
Sends Word to MCCarey by Hobo
Dougherty That He Wants
Date in June
NO MORE THEATRICAL DATES
MemsiC Working Hard and Shows
No Effects of Enforced
Break in Training
NO MORE THEATRICAL DATES

Ad Wolgast, lightweight champion
of the world, sent his adva--ee guard,
Hobo Dougherty, to Los Angeles yes
terday Hobo came direct from Pitts
burg, where Wolgast closed his eight
weeks theatrical engagement last Sat
urday night He says that Wolgast
and To Jones went to the Wolgast
farm near cadillac, Mich, where the
Dutchman viii take a rest of about
three weeks, after which he will start
for Los Angeles to get bac-. in fightirg
harness again. Jones is expected to
leave for Los Angeles within a week.
after he has had some definite word
from Manager McCarey regarding the
date for the scrap next month between
Wolgast and the winner of the Mem
sic-Powell battle next saturday.
Dougherty says that Wolgast is i'm
patient to get back in the ring and
that he will fight here next month for
McCarey before considern. any other
offers. In fact Dougherty was com
missoned by Wolgast and Jones to de-
liver message to McCarey 10 the
effect that Ad is awaiting definite news
as to the date when he is to fisht he~e,
so his plans may be arranged without
delay. According to DoughertY. the
local promoter is to get first chanoe at
Wolgast. and there will be no bidding
match for his services, as tho cham
pion intends to live up to his agree
ment to make first defense of his title
here.
Wolgast did a championship stunt
while on his theatrical tour. taking on
all COmers. regardless OF size and
frequently had to box with middle
weights, as was the case at Pittshurg.
when he stacked up ag1inst Klaus
and got the worst of it. Wolcast made
such a great showing. however. against
the fighter who outweighed him twen-
tv-tive or more pounds that the fact
that he could not knock out the mid
dleweght does not bedim his fighting
record bit. In fact. it reflects credit
upon him and shows what great
little fighter he is when he can handle
scrappers so far out of his class.
McCaey will telegraph Jones today
that he is figuring upon June % as the
date and the winner of the Memsic-
Powell scrap as the opponent for VOL
CAST in the first defense of his title.
This will be entirely satisfactory to
Wolgast, as he has been figuring up
on the last week in June as the date
when he wants to get in the ring here
and that will permit him to visit with
his parents until about June 10 and
Training
the scrap
Thos who attended the workout of
Geo ge Memsic yesterday afternoon at
Doyle's club were agreeably surprised
to find the Bohemian in such excellent
health and spirits. Nothing in his
manner or appearance indicates that
he has just returned to work after an
enforced layoff caused by a severe in
jury and the way he frolicked in his
GxvA
work owes that he has sustained no
ill-effects by reason of the enforced
break in training.
While being rubbed down after the
workout, an examination failed to re-
veal any trace of the injured muscle
in his right leg, and he says that there
is nothing to indicate that the muscle
ever was effected, even after his long
runs on the road. Memsic says that
he is fine condition now and so close
to the weight that this detail is not
bothering him in the least. He adds
that he will be in condition for the
fight of his life next Satu day and
that within six weeks he will be light
weight champion of the world. He
figures on winning from Powell, there
by getting the match with WoIgast,
and then trimming the Dutchman
again.
Powell also went through almost an
hour of strenuous routine work at Ven
ice during the afternoon and impressed
his audience with his excellent con-
dition and the speed and footworl1
shown in his boxing bouts. Powell
says he cannot figure where he will
be able to scare up an excuse if he
fails to trim Memsic in a decisive man
ner. He p omises to appear to much
better advantage than when he fought
Memsic at Maud Junction and says
that he is expecting to stow away the
Bohemian before the limit is reached