Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
WoIqast and Brown Are Poor
Exponents Of the Light
weight Boxing Class.
PICKS MCFARLAND TO
OUTPOINT OWEN MORAN
little Artie" Johnson Is on
Easy Street and in No Hurry
to Butt Into a Hard Fight.
BY James ]. Corbett.

Speclal DISPATCH TO Inc star.
ALLENTOWN. Pa, March 11.-For a
second time AID Wolgast and Knockout
Brown have met for session with the
gloves and proved nothing except that
neither Is boxer who can make extrava-
CANT claims OF class. The consensus OF
expert opinion Is that either Packey Nc
Farland or Owen Moran would have no
trouble in outpointing both men In linn
tied round bouts. with chances greatly In
favor Of ending the contests with knock
outs before the time limits. AS usual, IT
is difficult for the readers Of the New
York papers to tell from the stories OF
the fight which was the better man. The
critics are divided. as was the case after
the Philadelphia meeting. Some have
Brown winning by the traditional city
block. while the more conservative let
it go at a draw, which Is very likely the
only fair decision.
Brown forced the fighting in the early
sessions and Wolgast did not show to
advantage until the last few rounds,
when the turn In the tide gave evidence
that he would very probably outlast the
New Yorker In longer contest Knock
out slowed up perceptibly from the body
ting It all over him when the final gong
rang. Summing up the reports. a draw
verdict would appear to be eminently
Just, yet a number Of scribes whose cor
dial dislike for the champion is always
In evidence would lead the public to pc
lieve that the contest was 80 one-sided
as to permit no other than a decision IN
1 was out Of town filling a theatrical
engagement for the night OF the go,
therefore cannot give my readers an opin-
ion from the viewpoint Of an eyewitness:
However. ! requested well known ana
graph me Immediately after this oou1
a frank and unbiased verdict. This gen
tleman, in whose judgment nave I'm,
plicit confidence, called 1t a draw, and
added that it was a very poor night ana
ers, let alone champion and MS chai-
lenger.
Another friend Of mine, we'll qualified
to be quoted. having acted as referee at
one Of the leading boxing clubs IN New
York in the days Of the Horton Jaw.
writes an interesting letter comparing the
boys with hghtweights OF decade ago.
and winds up by saying that neither
boxing to be featured in preliminary
to say nothing Of q championship con-
test. He adds that the boys are husky
lads and can stand considerable pun
ishment without backing up. and that
that about let's them out In long
contest 1t is my friends opinion that
Wolgast would wear the, other fellow
down, and he bases this argument upon
the fact that Brown had begun to tire
in the last round or two and that the
champion was apparently as fresh as
at the beginning. In my criticism or
the first meeting between Ad and
Knockout I mentioned that It was a
mighty poor exhibition of boxing for
men supposed to stand in the front
rank of their division. Also that 1t
emphasizes the fact that we are sadly
lacking in high-class lightweight
material when boy like Wolgast can
rule the roost. From all accounts of
this later bout my opinion on this
point has been Endorsed by the lead
ing authorities in the game. The only
chance Wolgast would have with a
real boxer. of the Mcfarland type. for
instance, would be to stall If possible
for ten rounds or more. letting the
other fellow do the leading and fore
ing with the hope Of eventually wear
ing him down. And 1t is no cinch that
the champion could stand up and take
such q beating as Mac would be sure
to hand out In ten rounds Of fighting
and be able to come back for more
But all this Is idle talk. for 1t is a
hundred to one that Ad will not agree
to take PaCkey on unless the latter
would agree to weigh in at the one
thirty-three mark. And there is no
chance for Mcfarland to do that and
be fit.