The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-13
TRYING ID UP[|FT THE BOXING GAME Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
 Has a Big Arena WOLGAST'S LAST BOUT Fight Between Wolgast and Erov n Was Very Even and Was More
 Like Draw Than
 Decision
WOLGASTS LAST BOUT
BY w. B BAT MAsrERsoN

l New York, February 12.-(Special.)- )- l Whatever else may be said of "Philadei phia" Jack O'Brien, not one can gain say the fact that he has set out to dc
 much for the uplift of the boxing game | It may be as some few wise ones say
 that Jack has some one financing his enterprise. And then again, it might be that he himself is furnishing the neces- sary capital.
 | But, be this as 1t may, Jack is respon- sibe for a first-class boxing arena that will, when completed, seat seven or eight | thousand people, Also, he is responsible for inducing the substantial citizenry of Philadelphia to become patrons of the sport. There is also another thing that should not be overlooked. Mir O'Brien has succeeded in making boxing very popular in society circles in Philadelphia. To be sure, the slow town society women didn't turn out en masse at Wednes- day nights boxing entertainment at the American Athletic club, which is the name of MT. O'Brien's arena. But there were, nevertheless quite a number of them there and 1t is more than probable that the number will increase instead of fall ing off. As was to be expected Knock out Brown was awarded the lewiston over Wolgast by the local writers.
 I don't know what decision any of the papers outside of New York have made as l have not seen any of them, but this much I do know-Im the only one in New York connected with a news paper who called the contest a draw.
 Brown was given the verdict by all the others.
 From my viewpoint I think the best Brown was entitled to was draw. When he got that he got all that was coming to him. The fight viewed from any angle, was a poor one. And when I say this I'm not trying to detract from Brown. wish to state emphatically that the lit tie Dutchman is entitled to a great deal of credit for his work, in fact, more than Wolgast Where Brown made good was in not permitting Wolgast's reputation | even make him cautious. He tore after Wolgast in every round the same as | if he was going against a third-rater And that was something hardly to be | expected from youngster who was fight | ing a champion for the first time. Sc | far as Wolgast is concerned, I met hin at the Bingham hotel Wednesday after | noon for the first time, I was in his com | pany for about 30 minutes, along wit. | his manager Tom Jones. When Jeff
 them I was sincerely hoping that Browr would knock his head off in the first round. Wolgast Is an offensive upstar who deserves to have the daylights whalet | out of him every time he fights. | He Is the sublimation of egotism and
 self-esteem, and I doubt very much | there Is a man in the country who knows | him who would want to see him win no matter whom he fought. But that i' | neither here nor there. He Is a tougi
 nut, make no mistake on that point
 He can fight with both hands in clos' | quarters. He is as tfong as little bull | and a punch does not hurt him. I know | of no lightweight in the country tha looks like a good betting proposition against him over the championship course. Neither do I know lightweight | in the country that would not be ticklet
 to death to see whip him. But I don think any of them can do it.