The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09


 ollege eleven of St. Paul, Minnesota. But the odd part of the affair is
 he remarkable resemblance of the
 wo boys. Asa and Eugene Eldridge.
 Gven their team mates cannot tell hem apart at distance of ten feet. except by the fact that Asa plays
 eft end and Eugene right end. In classes. one of the twins is an exceedingly bright mathematician,
 while the other eXCels in the lan- guages. When called upon, the one win always answers for tCth in the
 mathematics and the other does the alking in the language classes. In
 he military drill that is one of the features of the school the boys are
 oth captains, but one is assigned
 o the staff while the other has con- nand of the cadet company. In case he staff officer has a d sire to try lis hand at company drill, or vice ersa. they make the temporary
 hange without anyone being the wiser.
 Both dress exactly alike and to he initiated the task of telling
 hem apart is next to impossible. NEW YORK. Dec ,. Ad Vol
 ,ast. lightweight champion, infuenc- d no doubt by severe criticism. has decided to make a concession
 egarding match with Owen Nor
 n. the English pugilist who knock d out Battling Nelson a week ago.
 yolgast, when Moran challenged him several days ago, said he would In flo hof May. Then Moran accepted an offer of s15,0 ,0O0 from James W. cof | sroth to fight WOlgast twenty five rounds ill San Francisco, the latter fix the date This move evi
 'ently brought Wolgast to the real izing point that he would have to hange his tactics or receive a SCOT ing all over the country, so the | hampton has now exprC ssed will ingness to fight Moran twenty-five rounds or to a finish on February | p, the anniversary of his victory | over Nelson.
 Wolgast stipulates. however, that | he must receive Sl2,500 win, lose or draw. If not there will be no | fight Moran is ready to sign arti- cles of agreement now and will ac- cept any fair division of the $1 900 purse, 60 and 40 per cent or an even break, if WolgaSt insists, but | he Englishman, who will arrive here
 rom Chicago today, says Wolgast will not be allowed to dictate such unreasonable terms.
 Meanwhile Wolgast has practical 1 ly decided to meet K o. Brown in l ten-round bout in Milwaukee on | January 15. Wolgast thinks Brown is an easy mark and can be outpoint- ed without much trouble. The Mil
 yaukee promoters have a building hat will accommodate nearly 10000
 ;p, ctators and they are hungry for his match. Brown will be ready and an effort will be made by the local clubs to match him with Lew Powell, Jack Goodman. Pal Moore and some other good boxer. He is anxious to have a couple of hard
 battles before he runs up against WClgast
 Young Griffo. the Australian 'eatherweight champion of fifteen
 ears ago, was introduced to the
 rowd before the Mant ell Burke bat
 le at the National Sporting club, Friday night. Griffo received hearty i applause as he got into the ring. He stood still, looking curiously lbOut him, and later, as he took seat, he remarked:
 They 'aven't forgotten me! Eh.
 But there hain't the hold faces! A lot has died! Eh? Thought they card Hi was dead too! Hill soon re goin' to H'Australia, where Hi h'ain't sen the folks for more'n wenty years"
 Probably the greatest boxer that ever drew on a glove Griffo, whose real name is Albert Grifiths, could not stand prosperity. He earned big money when he first arrived here from Australia, for his cleverness had made him famous all over the world. Such men as George Dixcn, Kid Lavigne and Jack McAuliffe could not fathom Griffo's mystical 1efense in long battles, while Jim Corbett, forty pounds heavier, re- fused to accept wager that the Antipodean could stay six rounds with him.
 Grifro fought feather. light, welter and middle weights in this coun- try with equal success. Few could put a glove on him. But in spite of deep chest, sturdy legs and powerful arms he couldn't punch hard enough to break pane of glass. Money came so fast that he lost his head. He travelled at swift pace. hitting only the high places. He was thrown into Jail, Crows Hill, for a year. convicted of an unnatural crime, and that ruined him. Afterward he became just an ordinary tramp. He drifted 70 Chicago, where he was arrested countless times for intoxication and was also committed to the insane asylum Recently it was reported that he was dying without a friend to help him. Charley Griffin. fellow countryman and good pugilist, went to Griffo's assistance. He found him in pitiful condition, but he braced him up and told him to get ready to leave for Australia. Griffo received new clothing and started for New York, aglow with excitement. His friend had secured a ten weeks engagement behind the footlights and induced him to be a sparring partner. So Griffo is going 70 box in public with his fellow Aus tralian until the engagement ex- pires, after which they will sail for the other side of the world.
 CHICAGO, Dec. '. - Frank Gotch, worlds wrestling champion, who has defended hic title successfully against