Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
BY Left Hook.
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weight mill at the Dixie
>Ehletic club. it should prove an in
resting affair, nevertheless Carl
Norris will probably find Jack Me-
E1rland a much stronger opponent
than Jack Heating, and the bout
should go the ten scheduled rounds
II will be a smuggling affair. and
mat is the brand of sport local fstic
followers desire Mcfarland has a
lretty fair record for a bceiupeI
Tie certainly looks like conner
nd, according TO his MANAGE.
Johnny Oliver, who has managed
many top-notchers, Mcfarland can
lit as hard as any heavyweight in
le world.
TOnight's fight means heap to
Norris. He still believes that ne
i'll capture the crown that rests
-p uneasily on the head OF Jack
Johnson. But if Mcfarland should
.lppen to knock him out. or even
ct the verdict, it means back To
al engine in Sapulpa.
And there will be a leg of good
Atlanta money sfor the winner to-
night, too. The club promoters
have arranged to put the victor ON
With Tom Kennedy. and the win
uer of that mill with Jim Stewart
I'm fact. it is the plan Of the club
owners to have a series Of bouts
which will eliminate all the dead
ones" and find the real "whito
hope"
Corkine Semi Windup Bout.
The semi windup tonight will
prove every bit as interesting as the
big show. Spider Britt and Meyer
Prizes, two small packages Of dyna
mite, will clash for the ',teentu
time. And any fan who has ever
seen them mix it up knows that
there will be action galore.
Mike Saul and Tommy Laveue
viii go six rounds, while Young
Attall and Kid Superior are sched-
uled to go fom spasms.
II NO important lightweight bal
ties will be staged on the Pacific
coast today. Ad Wolgast, the
doughty lad from Cadillac, will
meet Willie Richie at Daily City i'm
twenty round contest, in which
the lightweight championship hangs
in the balance.
The other bout will be between
Joe Rivers, the sensational Mexi-
can. and Joe Mandot, the pride of
DiXieland. l look for Mandot to
beat Rivers, while | expect Wolgast
10 lower the colors of Richie.
If the dope" is not upset, the
champion and Mandot will meet
some time late in December on
early in January of next year.
The Wolgast- Richie affair has
aroused u tremendous amount Of
enthusiasm in sporting circles, and
it should be so, for Richie is one
of the most promising lightweights
in the land. \ year ago he was
almost unknown outside of SAN
Francisco, while today he is con-
sidered a serious contender for the
championship
Richie got his first opportunity
To win fame in, the squared aren't
on last Thanksgiving day. Freddy
Welsh, the present English Iiguu-
weight champion. was scheduled TO
meet Wolgast in a battle for the
title at Vernon, Cal.
On the very eve of the strugg,..
WoIgast was stricken with @Upen-
dicitis. and was forced to call oft
his so with the boxer from acros-
The Atlantic.
Richie Made Long Trip.
ON the afternoon OF November "a,
Richie received Il wire from Tom
NcCarey, reading as follows. "Nn
YOU meet Freddy Welsh tomorrow
Crhanksgiving)? If acceptable,
lake the afternoon train for the
south"
Ritchie boarded the train for the
south, rode 800 miles and took
breakfast in Los Angeles cafe
Willie was unhelalded and was
Unattended by manager or paL
da was among strangers, but his
.ourage never deserted him for
moment. He finally secured "a cou-