Evening star., 1911-08-27
By T. S. Andrews.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.,. August 26.-"Will
meet the rest of the lightweight stars
after l meet Packy McFarland? re-
marked Ad Wolgast. the, worlds cham
pion. the other day. in response to a
question as to whether he intended TAX
ing a lay-off when ne got through with
his Milwaukee engagement.
We'll. you can just make one good bet
that after / beat Mcfarland ! will go
after this Knockout Brown and Matt
Wells. the English champion. and make
them show their speed. instead Of them
having to say they are chasing me for a
chance at the title"
And you can add. ALSO" said the lit
tie champion. that 1t will not take long
for me to talk business with them either.
I. will not say just now where the bouts
will take place. but you can gamble that
will not wrangle about the number OF
rounds. for l can set a pace as fast as
any of them at any distance. snd NC
Farland will find it out before he gets
through with our ten-round argument.
Il am not Dragging about what l will
do or not do, but | do know that the
pride Of Chicago will not be allowed to
jab at his leisure and get away. Tor l
know that style of game as we'll as he
does, and IL he wants to mix matters.
why, that will suit me to perfection Matt
ringside. Well, IL he cannot. ! may even
agree to let him weigh the same as Nc
Farland, for / do not fear him any more
than do the stockyards boy. and YOU
know how / bother about his extra
weight.
1T will not be a case of my going after
suckers, as some Of the scribes say. but
l will take the best Of the bunch and
show that / am able to take care of all
Of them. / will add, too. that Mr.. Knock
out Brown will not dictate where the bout
shall be held. know New York is
great place for big battles. but they will
not have much on some OF the places In
the west and middle west l believe my
bout with Mcfarland will beat anything
New York ever had in the way of a
short bout. and my manager, Tom Jones.
will back up what l say.
THE match with Freddy Welsh at Los
Angeles may go through, but there are
few details to arrange yet. / would
like to meet Welsh, as he always claimed
he had 1t on me, and / want to show him
that he is on the wrong track. ] would
then there would be no chance for argu-
ment about beating the British cham
pion lightweight"
While the fans are talking about mid
dleweight championship matches between
Frank Klaus and Billy Papke. also
Johnny Thompson. they might give
little attention to the approaching battle
between Eddie McGoorty, the Wisconsin
champion, and Jack Dillon. the Indian
apolis youngster who has been making a
name for himself lately, which takes
place at New Orleans September I. Labor
day. These boys are bona fide mid
dleweights and McGoorty especially
should class with the best in the coun-
try. They must not overlook Bob Moha
either. who will be matched at New Or
leans following the McGoorty- Dillon bat
tie 1t is good bet right now that
Moha will have the entire bunch of mid
dleweights on the jump before he gets
through, and although McGoorty may
meet him later on. he has the greatest
respect for his ability in that line.
Thompson and Moha. or even Klaus and
Moha will be the strongest kind of
card. and it is likely they will be brought
together later on. The New Orleans Club
is trying to bring all the aspiring mid
dleweights together in the elimination
contest, and it Is certain that some
one should be developed from the ot-who
will have right to the middleweight
championship.
From all accounts of the Billy Papke-
Sailor Burke bout at New York the other
night it was not what the fans. had ex-
pected, that is, from a boxing stand
point. Papke did not appear to be In
the best of condition. and as result did
not put up the battle expected of him. al
though he was facing tough customer
in Burke, one who knew nothing about
the fine points of the game except to
stand toe to toe and slug. This will
probably make Papke more careful in the
future. and cause him to train so as to
be in the best of condition. II Billy ex-
poets to retain his position of champion,
which he claims, he will have to be ready
for there are many middieweights in the
country now who cannot be fooled with.
The tch-Hackenschmidt wrestling
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afternoon should prove one of the big
gest attractions of the kind ever held
in this country. and it is almost certain
that a larger crowd will attend than
witnessed their famous struggle at
Dexter Park Pavilion. April. 1905.
when Gotch won on account of Hacken-
schmidt in1uring his knee. and being
forced to give up. At that time they
wrestled two hours and eight minutes
without either man getting fall-in
for two hours. 1t was remarkable
struggle in a way. and showed the
tremendous endurance and strength OF
the two men. Hackenschmidt WAS in
poor condition at that time. and the
wonder is that he was able to con-
tinue as long as he did.
Il have been requested by several
parties of the west to give my views
been connected with W. w. witte in
handling the first one. From what /
know Of the two men. my choice would
fall on Frank Gotch to win, as l con-
slider him more scientific and with
wonderful endurance. He will have all
the confidence in the world now. hav-
ing been declared the winner of the
former contest. However. Hacken-
schmidt was made aware Of his lack
of condition in the first struggle. and
will not be caught that way this time.
Resides. he has had the advantage Of
several American wrestlers I'm all his
workouts, and has also had advice
galore from Jack Hurley of Chicago.
who is considered one of the cleverest
handlers of wrestlers in the country
today.
II will not be surprising to me IL
the match would result in a draw. for
with the two men in the best of con-
dition and not overanxious to take too
many chances. they are liable to stretch
the contest into hours. AS the match
will be held in the open. and darkness
comes on quite early nowadays, II is
easy to be seen how the men might
wrestle on to draw, even IL one
should gain a fall, for 1t is to be de-
cided best two in three. 1t will be
a much more spectacular match to
watch than the previous one, for the
reason that Gotch will not be on the
defensive. and will be willing to take
more chances than he did before.
+ am in receipt Of q letter from r. B.
.Renia min of London, who has the Ia
NOUS Indian wrestlers in charge. and
who is determined to force the winner
of this match into contest with one OF
his men. Mr.. Benjamin advises me that
he will be in Chicago with his men ana
will be ready to challenge the winner.
In his letter he says
.My Dear Andrews: Just few lines
m LET YOU know that I shall be In Chi
capo with Bux and Karla, the East In
dian wrestlers, to see the big match, and