The evening world., 1912-08-22
WoIgast Insisted on $500 in Ad-
dition to $22,500 Offer for
Signing to Meet Packey.

Copyright. 1911? lg The Pro-" puslishinr Co.
THE Ncw YORK. Wni'di
SSVV/oLGAsT IL n tight business
So W man" declares Billy Gibson.
when | met him in his
home town he came In from the farm
dressed in overalls and looking like a
farm hand. lie wasn't at all the natty
Wolgast we see around town when he
u here. But he was burned black By
% the sun. and looked ~ 20 fsh; n bear.
II offered him 81. 200 10 Dos ten rounds
with Mcfarland He turned IT down.
80" DO you think Mcfarland can knock
you out In ten rounds I ASKED.
y" He couldn't knock me out In q
thousand years said Ad.
a.: DO you think he can outpo,nt you
enough TO get q popular declsion?'
-. ~ do not
Well do YOU think you can knock
Mcfarland outf'
I'm answer that when I've been
hshting him a round or two said VOL
gar. but he can never knock me out.
Then why won't you meet him In
ten rounds-s,2.5oo Ia an awful pile OF
money l said.
Yes. It's a pile of money said VOL.
s-S4st II. you'l add $1,000 for travelling
~Ahd sfrsdping expenses I'll take YOU I'm.
-, Nothing doing on the thoussndr
Well says Ad. your train leaves
At o'clock. I'll give you that much
time to change your mind
After q while. after we'd been ak.
unG II over soma more. wolgast asked If
10 advance him $500 for niCnInu ar.
ticiss.
"If ! give you q check for $500
right now will you sign: I asked
Sure said Ad So ] gave him A
check for $500 and he signed tho mr..
tieles. That makes his end S2s, 900.
1ts . big pile OF money. bu, I figure
that he and Mcfarland will draw
$4,000. It's the best match In sight"
fBSON thinks Jesse Willard, the
= big cowpuncher IL going to
make good"
He has nerve enough" snii William
when talking It over why. what do
you think he said 70 me right after
ehe night with McCarty? When he
dressed and came In to get his money
he said: Mr.. Gibson. won't you get
Palser for me now? I've watched hin,
and l know I can beat him II don't
beat Pa!zer don't wan, a cent and
III never ask you to put me on again
with anybody"
~ course Willard has few things
to learn about the game Jus'
now he'd hardly be match tof q
clever fighter like Stewart or Savage.
no mntter how we'll he shows up against
- plain slugger. But he's coming along
wonderfuiiy we'll. 10 getting a shifty
style OF fighting. hits hard and accu-
Setsly and has physique that with
ewo years OF boxing and fighting will
,dsveiop into n remarkable fighting me-
chanism. Best Of all. he has the coolest
ssaA I've ever seen on a novice
~,
TVyHICH naturally bring, nm
w thoughts OF McCarty again.
fear that Mccarty won't create
any sensations this year. Physically.
he 10 splendid. Ne has strength ana
endurance and glmenoss. But from III.
way he founders and handles his arms
after boxing . few rounds he seems to
be somewhat muscle hound. lie 4. n
chance hitter. swinging often without
any display Of studied accuracy.
can't help WONDERING after seeing him
against Stewart and Willard. how on
earth he ever fioored Carl NJ rIs. A
yten-round match hero between McCar,v
and Morris would be interesting because
Ut least II might answer that question.
YcE JEANETTE's stock Is beinr
cheapened by matches made with
unknown fourth-raters. who lie
down gracefully IN . round or two The