The Washington times., 1911-11-30
GOOD CONDITION
"' WILL AID WOLGAST
Champion Lightweight and His Manager Are Hopeful of
=. Speedy Recovery-Operation for Appen-
&c; dictis Is Successful.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 30.-Owins
to Ad Wolgast's splendid physical con-
dition when he was stricken with ap-
pendicitis two days ago, and his won-
derful vitality, Tom Jones. the light
weight champions manager and VOL
CAST himself. believe that 1t will only be
q matter of time until the champion
will be able to return to the ring to
meet all that question his title. Today
Wolgast Is in Clara Barton Hospital
where he Is convalescent from an oper-
alton which he underwent yesterday for
appendicitis, and which the doctors
deemed necessary to save the fighter
life. Wolgast was pronounced as being
out Of danger. and that the slit In his
side is going to heal rapidly is the opin.
ion Of his surgeons.
Mrs. Wolgast was with her husband
during the opera ton At the hospital and
will stay with him until he Is entirely
recovered; Wolgast's manager is spar
no shocks and that his progress to re-
covery Is in no way impeded.
Welsh Expresses Regret.
Fred Welsh, the English challenger.
has expressed his extreme regret that
his opponent should have been stricken
on the very eve Of the big battle and
has sent his expressions Of sorrow to
the game little lightweight
During the past week the Cadillac
Kid has appeared in the best of fettle.
His boxing partners and friends say
that he was never In better spirits. and
the entire sporting public here are
mont. On Tuesday night. Wolgast was
at weight, seemed to be in excellent
physical condition, and, apparently, had
no physical or mental depressions
woissst were at the training hesdquar-
ters and all retired early. About 2
O'Clock Wolgast was taken with Sc
we're pains, and by o'clock was in the
hospital preparing for the operation;
consultation was held with the doctors
and surgeons. An operation was decided
TO be the only course that would save
the lighters life, and wolgast consent
- to 20 under the knife.
Fought Anaesthetic.
wolgast insisted that he be allowed
- undergo the operation without TAX
ing an ether, but the physicians over
ruled the champion, and at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning he was wheeled into
the operating room. BY 10 o'clock the
surgeons had completed their task and
the invalid was wheeled back to his
room and put in bed to recover from the
anaesthetic. 1t took most of yesterday
for wolgast to come out from under
influence of the ether, and his mind
was hazy up until late last night: When
he commenced to recover consciousness
he was under the impression that the
big fight was over and that Freddie
Welsh had knocked him out. He in
quired how Freddie had done II and
seemed to think that he was recovering
from the blow.
The canceling of the big fight is con-
siderable of a financial loss TO both the
fighters and thir managers. Seats to the
performance have been in great demand
for the past ten days. and for a week
the seats have been practically sold out.
More than $4,000 has been received from
the sale of tickets, and this will all
have to be returned to the purchasers.
The fighters were to receive 81 per
cent of the proceeds from the moving
Dictures, and Wolgast was to receive
Sl3 OOO and Walsh 5000