Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-13
Should Have the Strongest Line in the South This Year

Square Athletic Club in th,. Garden and
the Madison Athletic CLUB IN the harlem
River Casino. II they cannot box in
Milwaukee, therefore. they can settle their
differences here and command much
If not more money for their services.
In making a match with Matt Wells
the English lightweight champion. FOR
September 20. IN the Garden. Abe Atteli
tie f.afherHeight title holder. believes
he has not erred My shoulder is as
strong as ever said Attcu YESTERDAY
and that means III win, ! am letting
Wells weigh 49, pounds at :, clock on
the day Of the bout D-a;tHse | am con
fident that l can beat HIM an points. no
matter how heavy III may be I viii not
carry an ounce more than IT, POUNDS. bat
that is nothing. I've got 4 line on Wells
through Pal Moore. | made Moore look
yet Pal and Wells recently boxed an
even twelve rounds in Boston. Wells
showed I'D we'll with Is. @. Brown be
cause the latter didn't know the first
thing about scientific boxing The Ing
lishman is awkwardiy clever. but that
lets him out. I'll show him up and then
I'll so after Wolgast-
Whit do I think OF NoleaSt and Ne
opinion, will shade Wolgast in ten
rounds but Wolgast can beat him in
twenty or twenty five rounds, with a
knockout. too Mcfarland is a looking
glass boxer but no fighter. He does not
like the gaf Wolgast isn't clever bat
hes rough and strong and can't he hurt :
Joe Jeanette so far has declined To box
another ten-round bout with sam Lang
ford, blt SAYS he is anxious to fignt thirty
rounds with the Tar by in Frisco. The
fact that these rivals drew big money in
the recent Garden bout and put UP one
of the most sensational scraps ever seen
IN this city is taken to mean that a return
N3r sh hpra
able. If Jeanette really believes ina
Langford fears him. sporting men say. ht
VIII soon agree to another ten-round pat
tie If only to prove beyond a question o'
doubt that he is the better man. Lang
fcrds followers insist that the twenty
four-foot ring in the Garden enabled Jean
nette To avoid a knockout and they ar
demanding a smaller ring If another fgh
Is arranged.
Ring followers believe that Mcfarland
may haF erred in acceptiuE lack "elci
of san Francisco 70 ref@rer [. + NoiGas
bout. II will he remer cred tat Welci
permitted NolsaSt 1o violate tH. rules il
the fight with owen Moran - frisco Jul.
). He did not prevent me lightweight
champion from hugging. resting an
hitting while hold ng and e.en winkod a
Wolga stS huttiny tactics Welcn wa
severely scored because Of his attitude
and unless he changes his policy it i
believed that Wo' CAST will be allowed I,
fight NJ Farland under rough and tumbl
rules Mcfarland all along has insisted
on a strict enforcement: OF the rule
which would guarantee a fair, squar
stand-up encounter. so that his aprrova
| of Welch has caused much surprise il
| fight circles.
Willie Lewis is hot on the trail o
| Sailor Burke, VINO has not been seen il
! the ring since he outpointed Ri ] Papke
| Lewis has accepted an offer from tn
twentieth Century A c. to meet Burk,
AZ los pounds rngside at an early dat,
and is waiting 10 hear from the Sailor.