The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-07
EDDIE M'COORTY SHOULD GIVE
 DAVE SMITH ANOTHER MATCH
Especial to the Farmer, by James J Corbett, Former Heavyweight
 Champion of the World.)

Especial to the Farmer. by James J.
 Corbett. Former Heavyweight
 Champion of the World)
 Another good thing gone wrong Looks now as if the wolgast-McFar- McFarland's, you can take it from
 me. Packey is a sore and very much worried harp" over the turn affairs have taken
 wolEast has refused to live up to the agreement made with Billy Gibson, of the Garden Athletic Club, and is ask sng for more coin; If he don,t 1Eh : get te5 Ads u1timatum.
 The articles of agreement signed by
 Wolgast and Gibson stipulated, so l am informed, that Ad was to receive S15.000 cash and a percentage of the moving picture receipts, the club to guarantee that his bit" from the movies would equal s7,5oo, making a total for the chanlpion of $22.5QO. wolgast's latest demand calls for at least s25.00o cash and 51 per cent of the net picture profits.
 It is not likely the Garden man agement will accede to Ads demands so it looks like a cinch the bout is off so far as New York is concerned For it is a safe bet the Boxing Com mission will take action should the lightweight champion refuse to live up to the original agreement.
 hate to think that WOlgast IS afraid to. meet Mcfarland, but that's the way 1t looks. know that Tom Jones, Ads manager, obejcted to the match from the jump. Jones evident ly can't see his boy giving weight to Mcfarland in a ten round contest,
 zoau can go at his 1iveliest clip. Jones no doubt has at last convinc- ed the champion he would have the worst of such a bargain, and that the easiest way out of a bad match is to insist upon a new deal.
 Wolgast will lose many friends If he
 H1f 1fc a1f (7F the programme. A year ago when the wisconsin match between the boys was stopped by the authorities there was x rlf4nor in circulation that Ads influence with certain officials had much to do with the interference. In this case the champion will be ac- cused of having developed bad case of cold feet.
 McFarland has been training for the match and making the prepara- plan, and it might be followed to ad- vantage by all thrifty boxers, is to put in the time usually allotted allotted io1o to with as many opponents as can be persuaded to meet him. Packey is card wherever he appears and can command substantial guarantees, so it will be seen that his method of cond1- tioning for the most important bat ties is very sensible and profitable one
 The fight bugs are up in the air over this McFarland-Wolgast mill, if my mail is any criterion What seems Of the title changing hands in the event of a decisive "win'' by McFar- land The only way either man can score a victory that will go on record will be to land a knockout The Boxing Commissioners do not permit referees decisions in this state
 Should the match take place, which is doubtful. and Packey tumble Ad for the full count, the latter would % @ 6e gst fxo thi5 poundH aboSe the recognized limit. But Packey would be popularly proclaimed the champion. As mentioned in this col the Young Corbett-Terry McGovern thing all over again. Terry and Corbett met at 126 pounds, if I re- member correctly. The title was not at stake, but Corbett, the winner, was hailed as champion
 Eddie McGoorty disposed of Dave less than half round. But if the stories told by Smiths friends are true the Oshkosh man does not show You. don't know the other side of She case; I am giving you the smith version. When it is considered that meet the best of boys. and passed up the easy marks, it suggests that Eeither courage nor ability is lacking and that he should not be condemned | on defeat in this match alone. His 1 record at home entities him to anoth- | CT chance and especially so if given 1 the rough deal he claims.
 Smith says he signed to box Mo Goorty at 162 pounds ringside, and | was informed al the time that Mac | was a legitimate middle-weight and | never scaled more than 158 or 16O. l Therefore he did not insist upon for l felt Smith himself had to train | down prety fine to make the weight, l S,1t did SO although forced to the ex- trerr1ity of q Turkish bath to do it. Mo | Cioorty jumped on the scales and reg fstered 167
 The process of reducing had weak l ened Smith, but rather than be ac- l cused of hunking on the occasion of | his first match in America he foolish l ly consented to go on with the bout | weight, bearing out what I have re- 1 medically contended that he is long | CT eligible to battle in the division. | But outside of that. they certainly | put one across on the Australian who | is too heavy to make the 162 and be | nt It was case of man | weakened by reducing tack1ing on op- 1 ponent who was at his best and | strong bull. to keep his word to scale at 162 pounds and the unsatisfa ctory end ing of the match in which Smith real ly had no chance to show Of what n1oters to bring the men together a gain. and this time at weight both gan make without injury. Give the | Australian a fair deal. He had the worst Of the NTcGoorty match
 4 local paper boasts editofially that l. vii! stop boxing in this state it stopped horse racing and it's attend ant vices.
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