Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-29
AD WOLGAST MUST
FIGHT OR CRAWL
Owen Moran to Force Cham
pion Into a Match as Soon
~ as Possible.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to Inc Star.
NEW YORK, November o. - Owen
Moran. the sturdy Englishman who
Knocked out Battling Nelson in the
eleventh round in Frisco Saturday after
noon, will try to force AID Wolgast, the
lightweight champion of the world. into
a match for the title. to be decided as
soon as possible. By crushing Nelson,
who was counted out for the first time
in his ring career. Moran accomplished
more than Wolgast, who could not stop
the Dane in forty rounds. Moran went
to California solely for the purpose of
whipping Nelson, SO that he would be in
position to challenge Wolgast. Having
accomplished the feat. Moran. through his
manager, Charles ]. Harvey, will soon
post a big forfeit accompanied by chal-
lenge to Wolgast offering to fight him
any number of rounds or to a finish at
1873 pounds, ringside, the purse to be split
any fair way.
Wolfast, in the face of this challenge
will have to fight or crawl. That is tho
opinion of sporting men who believe in
fair play and square dealing. Wolgast
won the lightweight championship from
Nelson fairly and squarely nearly q year
ago, but he has been avoiding challengers
ever since. giving as an excuse that he
wished to give Nelson first chance to win
the title. But with Nelson eliminated for
all time Wolgast cannot longer dodge be-
hind him. Moran beat WOlgast with
ridiculous ease in a six-round bout at q
local club more than two years ago and
incidentally took down the present cham
pion's number. That is why Moran is
railing over himself in an effort to arrange
another batte with Wolgast, for If he can
fIa ls<rkak
weight limit he can take a world Il, cham
pionship back to Great Britain, where
such an honor will be worth fortune.
Wolsast has announced that he Will not
be ready to fight before next May, but it
is believed he may agree to re-enter the
ring earlier after ne has read how
Moran's challenge has been received by
! the public Meanwhile there are at least
three young men after Moran 8 scalp.
Abe Attell, featherweight champion, who
has already fought three draws with the
Briton. says he will fight him twenty-five
rounds Or more at lightweight, and will
make a substantial side bet too. Pal
Moore, IL he beats Attell in ten rounds at
will promptly challenge Moran. with
whom he recently boxed two draws one
of six and the other of twelve rounds.
Knockout Brown, who Is a slugger Of
| dangerous qualities and the recent con-
queror of Harlem Tommy Murphy, is
| ready to fight either Moran, Moore or
Wolgast first conner first served. AS
| Moran and Wolgast will. both insist upon
| the 133 pounds ringside, no matter whom
| they may fight in future. it is worthy of
| note that Packey Mcfarland. Jack Goou-
| man, Young Sammy Smith and Cy Smith,
! all so-called lightweights, will be barred
| from taking part in championship
| matches because Of such conditions.
The defeat Of Nelson was not a sur
prise to students of pugilism who have
| followed the game for a decade. In
| their opinion Nelson was on the down
| grade when he failed to stop Jimmie
Britt and Boer Unholz after the late Joe
| Cans had beaten him on a foul in forty
| always been commended. was a played-out
| boxer when Nelson won the title from
i him In July 1908. and beat him again
| the following September. But In spite
/ of the belief at that time that Nelson was
| overrated he was doomed by press
| agents as the greatest lightweight cham
| pion the world had ever produced It re-
| Hyland in 1909. yet Nelson still was hail.
| ed as a phenomenon.
| Persons who had seen Jack McAuliffe
and Kid Lavigne in action laughed al
these assertions and declared that Me-
| Auliffe or Lavigne would have STOPPED
l Nelson in half q dozen rounds or less
| Nelson. meanwhile. refused to fight Fred.
| die Welsh. Packey Mcfarland and other
| sopnotchers. but took Wolgast on because
| wolgast-a good second-rater. nothins
! more-proceeded to stun the sportins
| fraternity by beating Nelson to stand.
| still which gave veteran ring followers
! who had held Nelson cheaply, q chance
to say, 1--WE told you So"