Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-21
AD WOLGAST AND
M'FARLAND AGREE
TO FIGHT TWICE
Men Will Meet in Ten-Round
Go in Milwaukee September
Is and in a Longer Bout on
Coast Before First of Next
Year.
Pages in N. j.

July 2l.-Nhen repre-
sentatives of .Ad Wolgast, lightweight
champion. and Paekey Mcfarland, of
Chicago. signed articles last night for
a ten-round bout in Milwaukee on
should meet in a contest for twenty
rounds or more in California some
time before the first of the year. The
weight will be 1873 pounds at 8 o'clock.
Mcfarland has agreed to accept $1o,-
900 as his share of the purse in the
Pacific coast contest.
Billy Papke, the leading claimant
for The middle weight crown, who re-
Gently returned from a long trip
through Europe and Australia, will
return to New York from his home
in Kewanees ILL.,, in a few days, and
go into training for his bout with
eSsilcr'' Burke at the Twentieth Cen
fury Athletic Club on August 8. Papke
will establish training quarters at one
of the nearby beaches, II expects to
make his visit in New York d pro-
tracted one. il matches can be made
for him.
The bout with Burke will mark the
second appearance of the. Illinois
1hunderbolt" in New YoYk. Three
years ago he boxed Burke, and the
latter managed to last out six rounds
by hugging and running away. After
the match with the Sailor Papke
will try 10 secure a return engagement
with Cyclone Johnny Thompson,
swho won a decision over him in Au-
STRATA,
At Browns Gymnasium on next
Tuesday night Billy Lewis, welter-
weight champion of New Jersey, will
meet Kid Burns, the West Sids favor
lite. in the sta attraction.
In the semi-flnal Tommy Murphy
will meet Young Kelley. Both of these
boys are from Newark and We're to
have met at this club July 8, but the
bout was postponed.
j. Timney. of the BelleviHe C. c.,
came home the winner of the four
mile championship roller-skating race
at Brighton Beach track last night.
Willie Burke. of Brooklyn, took the
lead at the start and held 1t for a half
mile. Then r. Van Duyne passed him
and held the lead until three miles and
a half had been covered.
There was a grand .fightsfor the lead
at this point between Timney, Clark,
Van Duyne, Burke and Mae
Lozowick. Van Duyne weakened and
Timney forged to the front and won
by three yards, with Clark second,
Burke third. Van Duyne fourth and
Mac Isozowick fifth. The time was
very fast, being - minutes 40 seconds.
Timney is now leading in the scores
by three points. The next race will be
five miles at the same rink
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Frank boughrey and Young Nitchie,
two Philadelphia b%earcats, entertained
the members of the National Sporting
Club of New York last night and put
up n brand of milling that is unusual
in these parts. Loughery won because
of his youth and willingness to mix 1t,
but Nitchie was there all the way with
the absorbing qualifications and occa-
s~ionally tried a right-hand swing that
looked dangerous only when 1t started,
very rarely reaching its meant desti-
nation.
Matt wells. the English lightweight
champion, won a popular decision over
Fighting Dick" Hyland, of California,
in a fast ten-round bout at Albany last
night. Wells held the lead in all but
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