Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-08

stable Of boxers I would try to instin
them with some Of that essential quail
ty. My friend John McGraw. manager
of the New York Giants. tells me one con
ceited ball player Is worth dozen VINO
have limited respect for their own abili-
ties. and with few exceptions l think
he is right. Take Ty Cobb, the wonder
full player Of the Detroit team. for in
stance. Report has it that Ty entertains
such a good opinion Of himself that ne
has made many enemies among his fel-
low players. but we all know what.
high class performer he is. If the Detroit
club was to place his services on the
market there Is no question that the Of
fers would break all records for high
figures. But am DEPRESSING, and base
ball is not what started to write about
although, being, ,full-fedged fan, I
never know when to stop when on the
subject.
Proves He Can Fight.
To get back to our knitting. wossast
proved beyond the shadow Of a doubt In
his last contest. the two-round mix with
Zone Round Hogan, that be can fight,
and that the man who will toe the
scratch and exchange wallop for wallop
with the champion is not going to last
long. The iron physique Of the little
Michigander assimilates punishment until
his opponent Is leg and arm weary and
too weak to administer rnore-and then
the finishing touches .Wolgast is the
same type Of fighter as his predecessor.
Nelson.
When Ad and Moran meet in California
I am confident the title will not change
hands. In commenting upon the probable
outcome Of this fight when the boys were
matched ventured the opinion that VOL
CAST will win over the Briton, and this Is
in the face Of all the ''toasting' as
cheese champion he was being handed
by the press in general. l argued that
the champion would greatly improve his
form over that displayed against Brown
and his recent fights have proved 1t be-
yond question. 1t must be remembered
that prior to the Brown bouts the cham
pion had been out Of the ring for months
with q broken arm. and In the Philadel-
phia and New York six and ten-round
thing in reserve and take no unnecessary
chances Of again hurting the arm before
he was sure it had properly set. Those
contests were largely in the nature OF
tryouts for the champion.
Moran Must Win Quickly.
Moran may outlook Wolgast for ten
rounds or so. but II he cannot put over
the damaging punch within that time
limit will not have q ghost of a chance.
Owen has always been a great little
man, mucn DotIer DOXer tnan the puD-
lie gave him credit for. but until he won
over the Battler the sports did not take
his championship aspirations seriously.
And, as usual. they have attached too
much importance to that victory. When
one stops to remember that the Dane
was far from being at his best at the
time and was decidedly on the down
grade, Wolgast having put the finishing
touches to the once great fighter. Moran's
victory will not. or; at least. ought not
to, instill his friends and hackers with
the belief that the Englishman is a world
beater. II more evidence is necessary I
refer them to the McFarlandMoran bout
of more recent date, in which the Chi
cagoan easily demonstrated his superior
ity.
There is one man in the game who can
give the champion q battle and. believe,
whip him over any route. In q limited
round contest there would be nothing to
1t and the result would be the same over
the marathon. 1t is my opinion that
Packey Mcfarland is the only boy in the
division who can do the trick, and do
it with a knockout. His wonderful clev-
erness and capacity to administer punish
ment and to escape damaging return. to