Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-27
EVEN MONEY THAT
BURNS WON'T LAST
FIFTEEN ROUNDS
WOlgast BACKED Rather Heavily
on This Basis for This After
Moons Bout at COffroth's
Arena-Champion 1914 Fa-
vorite for Decision-Men to
Weigh 1873 Pounds Ringside.
A d WOLGAST. the lightweight
~ champion and FRANKIE Burns, the
fionul oaaat Hgbfar u{I1 10 I

A d WOLGAST, the lightweight
~ champion and frankie Burns, the
sensational coast fighter, will be
the principals this afternoon in Frisco
in a twenty-round bout at Jim Cof-
froth's open-air arena. Wolgast Is a
big favorite In the betting, the sport
ing fraternity offering odds of 10 to 4
on his chances of getting the decision
n even money that he stops Burns in
fifteen rounds. Both men are in ex-
cellent condition and below the re-
quired weight-133 pounds, ringside.
Burns Is a tough boy, but he has a
hard Job on his hands with Wolgast to
save the men who are betting on him.
Sam Langford was matched today by
the manager of the National Sporting
Club to meet Jim Smith, the strong
n aggressive light-heavyweight of
Westminster, for ten rounds at the next
stag of the club.
Billy Papke will go against Marcel
Moreau, the champion middleweight of
France, In a twenty-round bout at a
show to be brought off at the Cirque
de Paris tonight.
AT New Orleans tomorrow afternoon
there will be a fight which Is arousing
considerable interest among the fight
fans both in this vicinity and other
cities. Joe Coster, the Brooklyn
featherweight, and frankie Conley, the
Western crack fighter, are to be the
principals, they meeting in a twenty
round bout before the New West Side
A. c. at 1872 pounds.
Jim FLYNN and Carl Morris signed
articles yesterday to fight fifteen rounds
at Tulsa, Okla. on July 4. The terms
were not made public. Flynn expects
to enter the ring weighing about 17o
| pounds. Morris will probably fight at
2S5.
Ted Nelson, who claims the welter-
weight cham oionship of Australia, and
who put up such a sensational bout
at the Armory A. G.. Boston. with
Buck Grouse, has been secured by Bill
Brown to meet Honey Melody, the
American claimant OF the welterweight
title.
Nelson has won many battles since
he has been in this country. Among
his recent victims are Tommy Cole
man, Billy West, Mike Glover, Jimmy
Howard and Young Loughrey.
Nelson is training hard for his bout
In the Bronx, being assisted by Paddy
Sullivan and the rest of the Jim Buck
ley stable boxers.
Much Interest Is centred In the semi
final between Kid Lewis, of New York,
/ and Willie Donnell, Of Brooklyn.
In the first outdoor show c. the sum
| mer months, last nigh, at the Central
Athletic Club. in Philadelphia, Joe
| Wagner and Farmer Harris fought each
other to a standstill In the final bout.
Following Governor Hadley's an
nouncefnent that he had ordered prose-
cutting attorneys. sheriffs and other
officers throughout the State of Mis-
souri, not to permit any more boxing
matches without the Governors special
permission, and the Governors threat
TO order out the militia TO prevent any
bout not sanctioned by him. the Dale
Gilbert fight. which had been scheduled
to take place at Jefferson City last
night, was called off.
Jack (Twin) Sullivan and "Porky"
Flynn boxed ten rounds to a draw last
night. Both men finished strong.