The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-26
W0LGAST TO TRY
ATTElL METHODS
Would Box Welters 30 That
There Is Nothing to Lose
Il He is Beaten.
By W. W. Naushton.)

BY W. w. Naughton.)
San francisco. Nov. 26.-Ad VOL
CAST has his eye on tho welterweight
crown.
Como to think Of It. though. crowns
ere obsolete. What Ad bankers after
most likely 10 a welterweight belt.
AZ the promoters In all the pugilis-
tic centers Of the world are in q phil
anthropic mood just now and are CIV
ing away more girdles than compli-
mentary tickets. It should be no trick
to locate somebody willing to donate
a w~elterweight waistband.
lie he will move up into the next
class.
He does not mean he will forsake
the lightweight division entirely. He
will merely enlarge his sphere OF use
fu!ness. as 1t were
It's a great idea. 1t will afford Ad
a chance to annex a new title without
jeopardizing the old.
It's a leaf Of Abe Attell's book.
When Abe was boxing regularly there
were times when he preferred goine
against a man ten pounds heavier
than himself to meeting a lad Of hts
own tonnage.
The average sport, who. by the way.
is a guileless individual used to think
Ave foolish. But 1t was the brand
Of foolishness possessed by that little
red animal known as the fox.
"rt's this way" Abe o~ccaionally con-
f1ed' to. a crony, elf a lightweight does
me up, people will say, Poor Abe went
out Of his class I will be criticised
for my foolfshness. but I won't peg
hack any. On the other hand. II I'm
licked by one Of my own weight my
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for"
There is this difference between the
Attell and wolgast cases: Ad Is no
talking Of operating among the vel
tiers with a view Of lodging the l38.
Founders. He will clean UP all OF
these latter before the moving maj
comes around. t othe door Of his light
weight castle.
And II there should be q spficient
number Of his own left to keep him
going after a while he will curb his
welterweight ambitions for the time
being.
Here is the way Wo'ses st. looks Sa;ss at IT It.
being suspected Of slowing up by halt
the critics in the country. can come
back and trim willie Richie, hts
s'logicaI opponent" handily. there
Will be little left for him to do among
the lightweights. And as Ad Is In an
industrious mood just now AND knows
how to keep the ball rolling AND the
money piled in. the though Of mac
tivity. worries him.
II N.'olgast is driven to welterweight
extremities he wants to meet his arch
enemy, Packey Mcfarland. And ne
wants to bet great heaps Of money
that he can trouncc Packey, no mat,
ter what the latter weighs.
It's a pity. in a way. Ad did not
think of this before. II he had ap.
preached Mcfarland years ago and
and said: Here. I hardly think you
can make the lightweight limit. SO
I'll box you as a welter. with the un-
Outstanding that the lightweight title
is, not at stake" they might nav
worked off a bout or " by this time:
instead Of holding the Joint record
for matches that did not take place.
At present. Of course. Ads welter-
weight proposal simply Is n OF the
day dreams that come to most fighters
in training. Willie Ritchie stands be-
tween him and the ~142-pound class
and Willie Is a good deal of a stern
reality. But the news that Wolgast
Is willing to table men ever so much
bigger tina nhimself is interesting.
Wolgast has settled down to work
at Seal Rock house. which means
that the beach cars will do a lively
business between now and Thanksgiv-
ing day. Although the lightweight
champion does not say so. 1t Is prob
able he has abandoned his plans fol-
spending u day or two on his duck
marshes.
It's iust as we'll. He will need every
minute of the time at his disposal fol
preparation.