Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-05
WOLGAST TO BOX
BALDWIN HERE
Manager McCarey Gets Dutch
man for First Defense of
Championship RonorS
JACK JOHNSON ALSO COMING
Neuro Heavyweight Agrees to
Appear in Exhibition Bout
in Local Club April 26
JACK JOHNSON ALSO COMING
BY JAY DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
Manager McCarey the silent wonder
these days in negotiations for desir-
able scraps, put over another, NO.
in as many months, on the northern
bunch yesterday when he closed with
Ad Woigast and Matty Baldwin for a
25-round scrap at Vernon about June
25. the exact date not being definitely
settled beyond the fact that 1t viii be
the last week in June. And when ne
found his luck running smoothly, ne
got braVer and went after Jack john
son for an exhibition bout when the
negro heavyweight passes through Los
Angeles the last week in this month on
his way to Frisco to begin training
for his fight with Jeffries. Both
matches are signed, sealed and de-
livered and the northern bunch can
go crazy with envy Just is quickly as
possible without hurting anybody S
feelings down this way, drat en-
Wolgast, by this agreement, viii
make first defense of his title in his
adopted home city and those who know
the little Dutch champ and his man
ager know that he prefers TO ngnt
here to any place on earth, because
ii was here that he really got his
start I'D the ladder to the champion
ship. In taking on Baldwin, he is go
ing I'D against one of the toughest
propositions in the lightweight divi-
sion today, as. despite that Baldwin
has been confining his efforts to the
short bouts down east. he has whipped
quite a number of the crack light
weights who have ventured away from
home Baldwin is a classy fighter and
by no means of reckoning can he be
classed as a dub or a second-rater.
Glancing over the record of Baldwin
in the ring, the fan will find him credit
ed with victories over such sCrappers as
Tommy Murphy, Kid Goodman, Amby
McGarry, Dave Deshler, Grover Haynes
and Jimmy Clabby, the Milwaukee
welterweight. He fought Owen Moran
and Ad WOlgast to draws and has
shown exceptional ability in all his
fight, meeting the best in the busi-
ness. This will be his first trip to
Los Angeles and since the crack cas-
tern boys began coming this way last
winter, he seems to be about the best
of the lot
JOHNSON HERE APRIL 26
johnson will be in Los Angeles about
two days when he starts for Frisco to
begin training and McCarey figures on
putting him on for an exhibition bout
the night Of April 26. This date may
be changed and it may be that the
negro heavyweight will be put on for
an afternoon exhibition at Vernon
Naturally, this viii not be a fight, as
johnson is in no condition for Il rea-
scrap and he hardly would care tC
tackle any sort Of chance Of break
ing his hands at this time, as he moi
only will have plenty of use for those
ne now has. but will be able to use
others, if he could get them, when he
stacks up against the bull of the woods
However. the exhibition will enable
the fans TO see the big black in action
and to size him up, which will please
a lot Of them.
BARRY BEGINS WORK TODAY
Jim Barry did a little light work
yesterday at his Venice training quar-
ters and will begin real training this
afternoon Jim Tremble viii be one of
his sparring partners, while Bad Bill
Aldridge or Bonnie smith will be as
sistants in the gymnasium work. Barry
also will take on all corners who want
a workout during his training period
and figures that he viii have plenty
TO do every day under the stiff rou-
tine he has mapped out for the ten
days he will train.
Langford continues his systematic
and strenuous grind at Arcadia every
day, and the Boston terror is going 10
be I'm the condition of his career when
he meets Barry. No question about it,
Langford is not stalling when he says
that Barry has q -f%eater license 10 beat
him than any fighters excepting Jeffries
and Johnson, and while Sam is not
thinking seriously of being defeated,
he is working in a manner that guaran-
tees that he will he able to put up the
best fight that is i'm him when he takes
on the protege Of John L. He worked
more than an hour yesterday and
wound up with several rounds Of box
ing and rough work with George Byers
and Arthur Collins, the workout being
witnessed by a large crowd of fans
from Los Angeles and elsewhere.
WOODSTAN GOES TO FRISCO
Joe Woodman manager for sam
Langford, went to Frisco last night on
the Owl to attend the NIemsic- Powell
fight tomorrow night and to look into
the propositions for a Tommy BURNS
Sam Langford scrap next September.
If the financial worries can he fixed t.
suit Joe he will take his black wonder
north next August and put him into
training for the former champion But
it can be safely bet that Burns is not
going to outdraW Burns to any extent
when 1t comes to fixing up the fighters
end Of the distribution.
FIGHT PICTURES MOVED
Owing to a previous contract be-
tween the American thcater manage
ment and a film company regarding
the use Of moving picture films, Man
ager McCarey had to transfer his
Langford- Flynn pictures yesterday,
and they viii he shown for an in
definite period at the California theater,
238 South Spring street, directly op-
poste the OrpheUm In addition to the
Langford- Flynn pictures. this tlelter
also is showing the JohnsOn-KetChel
pictures, and those who happen to be
fight hungry can get their fill by at
tending The Langford- Flynn pictures
are about the best set Of fight pictures
that have been shown here i'm recent
months, being much clearer and freer
of blurs. Faces are easily recognized
at ringside and practically every move
ment and blow by the fighters is faith
fully depicted on the screen. The
crowds that have been attending these
fight picture exhibitions continue to
pack the theater, and ii looks like ar
exceptional run for them.