Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-28
BY Left Hook.
Z yHILE no championship is at

ISill III the 0eayN-
weight mill at the Dixie
Athletic club, 1t should prove an in
teresting affair." nevertheless Carl
Norris will probably find Jack Mo
Farland a much stronger opponent
than Jack Heating, and the bout
should go the ten scheduled rounds
1t will be a smuggling affair. and
that Is the brand of sport local flstic
followers desire. Mcfarland has a
pretty fair record for beginner
He certainly looks like a conner.
and, according to his manager
Johnny Oliver, who has managed
many top-notchers, Mcfarland can
hit as hard as any heavyweight In
the world.
Tonight's fight means a heap to
Morris. He still believes that he
will capture the crown that rests
so uneasily on the head Of Jack
Johnson. But If Mcfarland should
happen to knock him out, or even
get the verdict, it means back to
iAlC eng IllS Ill CdDulDd.
And there will be a keg of good
Atlanta money for the winner to-
night, too. The club promoters
have arranged to put the victor on
with Tom Kennedy, and the win
ner OF that mill with Jim Stewart.
In 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 white
hope"
Corking 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 'steenth
time. And any fan who has ever
seen them mix it up knows that
there will be action galore.
Mike Saul and Tommy Lavelle
will go six rounds, while Young
Attell and Kid Superior are sched-
uled to go four spasms.
T WO important lightweight bat
ties will be staged on the Pacific
coast today. AID Wolgast, the
doughty lad from Cadillac, will
meet Willie Richie at Daily City in
a 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. look for Mandot to
beat Rivers, while expect Wolgast
to lower the colors of Richie.
II the dope" Is not upset, the
champion and Mandot will meet
some time late in December or
early in January of next year.
The Wolgast -Ritchie affair has
aroused q tremendous amount Of
enthusiasm in sporting circles, and
1t should be so, for Richie IS one
of the most promising lightweights
in the land. A 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 arena
on last Thanksgiving day. Freddy
Welsh, the present English light
weight champion, was scheduled to
meet Wolgast in a battle for the
title at Vernon, Cal.
On the very eve Of the struggle,
Wolgast was stricken with appen-
dicitis. and was forced to call off
his go with the boxer from across
the Atlantic.
Richie Made Long Trip.
On the afternoon Of November "A,
Richie received a wire from Tom
McCarey, reading as follows: "Wiil
YOU meet Freddy Welsh tomorrow
THANKSGIVING If acceptable,
take the afternoon train for the
South"
Richie boarded the train for the
South, rode 500 miles, and took
breakfast in a Los Angeles cafe.
Willie was unheralded and was
unattended by a manager or a pal
He was among strangers, but his
courage never deserted him for
moment. He finally secured a cou-
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