Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-04
TWO BIC RING BATTLES TODAY
Special Fight Wire to Bulletin at 3.45 This Afternoon Puglists Express Confidence in OutcOme-Gants Take DoubIeheader From Brookly lyn-Athletcs Defeated by Red Sox. <y~

To provide another holiday enter tainment feature for the Norwich populace, The Bulletin has arranged for d special wire from the two big battles of the ring, that between the lightweights, Wolgast and Rivers, at Los Angeles, at 1 o'clock, followed an hour later by the meeting of the col ored heavyweight champion, JACK Johnson, and Flynn, the white hope, at East Las Vegas, New Mexico. While perhaps neither of the contests ap- breaches in interest that last between Johnson and Jeffrtes, yet there is a spirit of confidence in the white mans camp that augurs the possibility of a real championship fight this afternoon.
 The fight wire will open at The Bulletin at S.45 o'clock, owing to the difference between eastern and western time, and thereafter the bulletins will be announced as soon as received to the crowd in Franklin street. As on former occasions, Stephen P. Coffey will officiate with the megaphone in his capable manner.
 Los Angeles, Cal, July 3.-With a skin several degrees browner than ma ture gave him, the effect of weeks of outdoor work in the mountains and on the roads, Ad Wolgast, champion light weight of the world, showed today that he is in the prime of physical condi- ton and ready to defend his title when he meets Joe Rivers in the Yer non arena at l o'clock tomorrow after noon in a scheduled 20-round battle
 Rivers, too, was in superb form and declared he would sleep tonight like a baby, confident that tomorrow night he would go to bed the worlds light weight champion.
 Wolgasts last day before the battle was spent in attending theaters, while Rivers did a little road and gym work in the morning to keep his weight down. He weighed 1s2 1-2 pounds to- day and said he would enter the ring at 13o. Wolgsst declared he would weigh exactly 1SO rlngside,
 Referee Welch today said he would allow hitting with one arm free by the boy who was not holding on. If both were holding in clinches, neither would be allowed to send in any short arm jabs.
 The 11,000 seats in the arena have all been sold with the exception of the galleries. which were not reserved. Manager McCarey of the club stated the house would amount to about S51,000. Wolgast is guaranteed $15,0oO with half interest in the moving pie lures, and Rivers gets $s,000 for his snare with no picture interest.
 Betting was brisk today with Vol gast the public choice at 10 to $.
 East Las Vegas, N. NJ, July S.-A just before the battle spirit became evident about Las Vegas today, several special trains bringing in companies of sport followers. The streets were we'll nlied by evening and the betting con tlnued with the odds to 1 on Johnson to win. Several offers at long odds that Flynn would not knock Johnson down at all during the fight were post ed, but they did not seem to be pop ular. No notices of taken" followed the propositions.
 Johnson added another chapter to his declaration of confidence today. ac cording to his own statement, by tele- graphing $5,000 to San Francisco to be placed on himself to win in 15 rounds.
 The fighters devoted the day to the usual relaxation in preparation for the time when they will enter the ring at , o'clock tomorrow. Flynn was not in evidence about town, hts quarters be- Ing located six miles away. Many of the Colorado mans supporters on their arrival aboard special trains today started at once for Hymns camp and me fighter was the object of much at- tention throughout the afternoon and evening.
 Johnson gathered up his staff in .he morning and was off across the couu- try on long motor trip. He whirled