El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-12
Wolgast, the Title Holder,
Appears To Be Slipping Back
VIII Have IOTe COndencan Fighters Spoiled by
the Stage
r. n G
T. S. ANDREWS

IT is evident from the result Of the
10 round argument between AID Vol
4 CAST, the worlds champion light
weight. and Joe Mandot,- the southern
champion. at New Orleans. that the
title holder is slipping back slowly, but
surely Not that Wolgast can't fight
as well as ever when it comes to rush
ing and mixing, but it is that wonder
full stamina that he formerly pos
sessed that seems to be lacking now,
the same as 1t was lacking when Bat
Ting Nelson went down to defeat be-
fore the present champion IL Is al
WAYS a case of bowling Il told you
So after a big battle OF any kind, but
the result Of this encounter came out
pretty much as expected ana pre-
dicted-With WOlgast doing the rush
ing and MandOt the clever WOrk-and
with the shade in the southern boys
favor at the end of the 10 rounds.
There was no decision given; that was
agreed on beforehand, but practically
all the writer's at the ringside agreed
that MandOt had the shade, stlu de-
claring il q draw.
Referee Smith claimed that WOlgasr
delivered a hard body blow IN the sec
Ond round, which, had he followed Il
up. might have resulted in knock
out However, If WOlgast had ManCOr
in that condition he failed to notice il
himself and thereby lost the chance TO
score a victory. The southern boy
claimed differently, stating that ne was
never in real danger, and the fact that
he made such fine showing IN the
latter part especially after the second
round when Ad shot his bolt. would
lead one to believe that he was not III
serious danger
Mandot fought the more clever fight
of the two, using good Judgment
throughout in mixing at times and
again in keeping out of close quarters
He was the fresher of the two at the
end of the bout, which would 1nCt-
cate that IL a longer battle the odds
would not be so much IN w OlSaSIs
favor as many imagine. The fact that
Ad was unable to keep up the terrific
pace he set at the beginning woul IN
dictate that the effects OF the operation
were not wiped out as he CLAIMED some
time ago.
WoIgast Is a wonderfully strong boy
and a legitimate lightweight, but ne
will have his troubles when he meets
an OpDOnent OF MandOtS calibre In
long contest, or one with Willie
Ritchie's strength. AandOt viii have
Just as much confidence as Wolgast
when they meet again, and II is al
most q cinch they viii meet Tor Joe
has already challenged the champion
for a title bout and d. j. TOrtOrlch, or
the West Side club, of New Orleans,
has bid for il, nut manager Tom Jones
will not close without bids from such
/ cities as Los Angeles and san Fran
/ cisco. where 20 round bouts can be
held. Paekey Mcfarland is no longer
the only rival for Wolgast to fear; ne
must now reckon with Mandot.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson can't
/ keep quiet and read about Billy Papke
! being awarded middlewelght honors IN
T France Johnny writes that ne cam
{ not understand why American sporting
! critics stand for such bunk. i am not
I for making a squeaL' writes Johnny,
/ but it makes me tired to near ABOUT
Papke being middleWelght champion
Why he can't make the weight to save
his life. but stiI he poses as a cham
piOn OF that class. Why, i beat MN
/ fairly in 20 rounds and got the de-
/ cision. but he was away overweight
! while ] weighed in under 15S rlnGslde,
/ ANY time Papke makes 15S rinSside /
I will make 156. 1 think McGoorty IS
the best man today in the middle
( weight division and Frank Klaus next
/ that is, outside Of myself, OF course, ]
I am in grand shape now and would like
! nothing better than a crack at Lang
7 ford or Jim Flynn at any old weight"
x
Ohio has been turning out some
pretty good battlers among the fistic
+ fraternity of late, boys who compare
I favOrably with the many good ones de
Z VelOped in times gone by one or the
. clever little fellows, besides the cham
4 pion featherweight, johnny hilDane'
is Johnny Albanese, OF CoIunpus' VINO
has been coming along at good pace
4 the past year, and who promises TO
4 make it interesting for all the IeaIher-
! weights before he gets through JOhn-
/ ny is one of the boys VINO Is alW s
ready for bouts no matter whether
] they are just at weight or not and