The evening world., 1911-10-10
odo'nsnt is ~. y T pe-t IN wo-, spoii''ins 70

wolgast and Matt Wells. the
English lightweight title holder,
has injected a new interest into the
local boxing situation. For weeks things
have been quiet along tho pugilistic tow
path. and II remained for Tom Jones
TO steal into town and get things soins
again.
on paper the wolgast-weils match
looks like one Of the biggest events
pusiiisticaily that has hit the old town
for years. without figuring OF sale
receipts. &c., zoo Is involved. and Of this
wolgast Is assured S22.5oo. The little
champion 10 to get a Sl2.0 o fiat guar
antes from the promoters. with Al ad-
ditionai $500 for training expenses md
$4,000 more for his share OF the NOV
Ing pictures to be taken Of the night.
wolgast also has the privilege Of 70
Per cent of the receipts. in case II
mounts TO more than $4,000. Wells 10
satisfied with 40 per cent. of the house.
without a fixed guarantee. but. like VOL
CAST. he IL guaranteed $4,000 from the
moving picture concern. The promoters
are to post 1900 to-day as an evidence
Of good faith. 5000 more ten days be-
- Is hBhk oiu ~ ECulhitueT vi tno
day Of the battle. Sounds like fren-
xisd finance doesn't ~ Tho men are to
night at lp pounds. Weighing In at 3
o'clock on the afternoon Of the battle.
The night. which seems unimportant
beside the moving picture project. is to
BE- decided at Coney Island some time
this month. The date will be announced
shortly. The Sea Beach A. c.. just or
ganised. will promote the contest. and
hold II In . building located between
Luna Park and Thompson's Scenic Rail
road. Tho building 10 there right now.
having been used a. q store house for
the recent Mardi Gras paraphernalia.
Of course II will have to be overhaulcd.
Seats to the number Of 1000 win be put
In. The promoters want everybody to
know that the undertaking 10 monu-
mental. and 30 II seems. Up TO to-day.
however, no license had been applied
for. and at the Office OF the Boxing Com
mission nothing was known Of the club
or It's project
r YP to this writing we had great re-
spect for the astuteness OF Dan
Morgan. manager OF X. o.
Brown. but It looks now a. II the palm
will have TO be given to Messrs. Nc
Donald and Levy. the willy pair of Eng
lishmen who are Steering the Matt
Wells bark. Looks like they have put
another over on Dan. and Dan In Irish
at that. First. they skinned through q
ten-round bout with X. o. Brown and
stole the decision; then they took the
Atteil match. which ceo to have bees
Browns, and now thsyN0 Grabbed VOL
CAST from under Dsnnys nose rs 1t
were. Dan listened to the details OF the
Wells wolgast matchmaking and ap-
parently wasn't displeased a bit at the
turn things had taken. q ahead.
Jones, and get the money. Brown can
ight wolgast any time. Besides, the
X. O. walloper has a bad left mitt right
now" was all he said.
- EFORE the Wells match was made
X Tom Jones complained that he
was being unjustly criticised for
demanding a lot OF money for VOL
CAST. 81 am not asking too much
he said. ITS the other fellows
Why. you'd be surprised what they
want 10 be paid for a nance Il
beat the champion. They have moth
ing TO lose and all to gain. II any
one of them should slam Ad on the
Jaw and put him down for the count
where would We fgure2 II wouldn't
be a championship arair 10 be sure
but the other chap would get q
world OF credit n Wolgast's repu
tation would suner. Suppose Wolgas
scores the k~nockdown. II won't hur
the other fellows reputation a bit
Why. we were glad to get anyth!n,
when Ad fought Nelson. That nigh
drew $3s.7li. n our end wa
only $3.50. We won the title
though. and have since made NOR
thar any other champion IN the sam,
space OF time. These fighters VIII
want a crack at Wolgast ought (
do the same thing. II they beat hin
they can get a fortune afterwards,