Las Vegas optic., 1911-11-29

Moran said much the. same thing be-
fore he tackled the champion, but
once inside the ropes. he was power
less to carry out his plan Of cam
paign. Moran is as clever and cum
ming as they make 'em, but all his
ring generalship went for naught
when opposed to that 1Ss-pound whirl-
wind of compact bone, muscle and
sinew from the Wolverine state.
Clever man or slugger. it makes
little difference to Wolgast- They
can't break ground fast enough to get
away from him, and once he works an
opponent into a toe-to-toe sluggine
match the end is usually in sight with
dire consequences threatening the
other fellow. Because of Wolgast's
ability to stand the gaff, and recuper-
ate quickly under punishment, 1t has
become the fashion to refer to him as
second Battling Nelson. But VOL
CAST possesses fighting qualities that
were never part ofthe Danes stock
in-trande. Nelson, when champion,
didn't like the short route game. His
dogged. plodding style was seen to
best advantage in long distance bat
ties. Wolgast is much faster on his
feet than Bat. and can strike an
amazing speed-n5tch on short notice,
as was shown when he trimmed One
Round Hogan in Jig time.
Jack Welch, who will officiate as
referee for the Wolgast-Welsh battle,
has notified both fighters that as long
as either man has an arm free he will
be allowed to hit in the clinches.
This duling will suit TWolgast nicely,
as it is at close quarters that he gets
in his most effective work, but 1t
doesn't augur very we'll for Welsh's
chances. The latter is certainly up
against the most formidable PROPOSE
ton that has yet confronted him.
\ Never has Welsh faced fighter OF
Wolgast's murderous punching abil-
Iity, capacity for assimilating punish
ment, and tiger-like ferocity. If the
Englishman succeeds in staying the
limit he will have furnished the fistic
dope students with the biggest sur
prise they have met with in de-
cade.
Next in Importance to the Welsh
Wolgast battle comes the 20-round
bout scheduled to take place between
Tommy Murphy of New York and
Packy Mcfarland at San Francisco
This contest is also listed for Thanks
giving Day and it's chief interest lies
in the test of McFarland's ability tc
prove himself worthy of being pitted
against Wolgast. According to Jim
| my Coffroth's present plans he means
, to send Knockout" Brown of New
t York against Wolgast on New Years
| day. and Mcfarland against the cham
pion, if Packy succeeds in trimmin'
Murphy, on Washington's birthday
, Reports from both Paeky's camp, ant
, that of his prospective opponent indi
cate that both lads are rounding int
splendid form for their engagement
McFarland's last appearance. before
Frisco crowd was when he knocke,
out Jimmy Britt there in 1908. HI
was only coming to the front at tina
time, and it is safe to say that tn
/ sports of the city at the Golden Gate
who have not since seen him per
form, will be surprised at the i'm
, mense improvement in the Chicago
ans form. Murphy beat Owen Moral
! in 20 rounds before a San Francisc
7 club last year and, on the strength o
!. that performance, he is highl,
: thought of by the fans in that sectiol
l of the country But while McFarlan
has improved greatly, it cannot b
t denied that Murphy has gone back il
a corresponding degree. They n
/ longer consider him as being in tn
t front rank of lightweights in his ma
) tive town, especially since "Knocl
. out" Brown put him to sleep in les
4 than a round Tommy is always dar
b gerous as long as he can stay on hi
2 feet, because of the fact that he cal
t ries a wicked punch in his right glove
!. Mcfarland knows him Ike a bool
d however, they having met twice /
n the east in no-decision bouts, an
d isn't apt to allow his jaw to get will
j. in range Of Tommy's convincing wa
n lop. Packy has height and reach i
t his favor, two assets which are Of in
/ mense consequence to a scientifi
n boxer who knows how to utilizt ther
h to the best advantage. Murphy
r chance Of deafeating Mcfarland, sue
! as it is, must come during the earl
stages of the bout. The longer th
L contest lasts the worse it will be fc