El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-26
AID Wolgast and Joe Mandot VIII
Probably Fight For Championship
Appeared
To Be 0 His Wife-He May Go % Australia
By T. S ANDREWS.
.HE next lightweight Champion

HE next lightweight champion
ship battle will in all prooaoil-
L ity be between Ad WOlgast' the
present holder of the title, and Joe
Mandot. the southern champion, who
recently defeated Joe Rivers. the Mex
lean. in a 20 round battle at Los An
geles Mahdot has made his home IN
Memphis. Tenn. .or some years. but
he is a native of New Orleans and is
now anxious to meet WoIgast in
championship contest in that city joe
through his manager, Harry Coleman
has signed contract with D }. 1or-
torich of the West Side Athletic CLUB
of that city TO box WOlgast either ~
or 20 rounds, whichever the champion
will agree
OF course it viii be up to the Cad
lilac wildcat to say what VIII De
done, but il is a good bet that 40
will agree to fight Mandot any old
place providing he gets his price ana
his price will be good and high II
will be I'D around the $4,000 marx
and it is doubtful whether the New
Orleans promoter will want to give
such q big guarantee, ana no one VIII
blame him for refusing. Let the
boxers. whether champions or other
wise take a chance with the promot-
ers and they will gain more con1l-
dence with the public. This mad rush
for money on the part OF the box
ers is doing much to hurt the boxing
game. The bout, if arranged for New
Orleans, would draw tremendous
house there, as Mandot is an idol in
the southern metropolis, while the bat
tie itself would be important enough
to draw followers Of the game from
all parts Of the country, especially
from Chicago. Milwaukee, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Cincinnati and al cities
north of New Orleans Memphis alone
would send 2 delegation of from $50
to 1000 people.
traction for New Orleans as the Nc
Auliffe-Myers bout was back in 1892,
when the clever Jack put the Illinois
favOrite away in Is rounds 1t was
the general impression that Wolgast
and Rivers would be the great card,
but since the defeat of the Mexican
boy Rivers the card has changed to
Mandot- Wolgast match doubt
whether Paclsey Mcfarland and VOL
CAST would draw a bit better in the
south than Mandot and Ad. despite the
fact that Packey and AID have been
advertised in a manner that no other
pair ever received. 1t is hoped that
WOlgast and Mandot will get together
and have a real championship battle
in the city where so many champion
ships have been decided in the past
Mandot is not the only lightweight
who seeks Wolgasts crown at pres
is also after the Michigan boy and he
has a good claim to a match. He has
beaten many high class 1873 Founders
the past year and his recent victories
over Tommy and Eddie Murphy. stamp
him as one of the best. Then there is
Willie Richie, who also Claims a
match on his showing in a four round
go with the champion, while Matt
Wells. Hughie Michigan, of Australia.
and Freddy Welsh, not forgetting
n nd a r.
for the title. Of the lot just now the
big match looks like MandOt and VOL
CAST
VIII Jack Johnson enter the ring
again following the shock he received
when his wife ended her life by shoot
ing2 There have been various reports
out that Jack would quit the game
forever etc, but 1t is only natural
that he should feel in that frame of
mind following such a shock. The re-
ports, too, that Johnson had i'll treat
ed his wife, by beating her, etc. are
hardly belieTable. I have had occas-
ion the past year to visit Jack on
several deals, at his home. and again
at Las Vegas. y. NJ. and never did
I find him anything but kind and at
tentative to his wife; in fact he acted
like a man who was deeply in love
with his wife. He seemed to give her
every little attention and from my OBJ
serTations he relied a great deal on
her judgment in many matters Of bus
mess. While at Las Vegas she made a
remark one evening that is recalled by
the recent act. Friends were visit
ing from Texas and during the course
of the convention she said.
1T may feel good to some folks to
live to a ripe old age, but for my part
I would rather have just 10 years OF
real happiness and then pass away
than to live to be 90 years old
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