Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-05
TOM JONES MIXES
BIG MEDICINE
Packey Mcfarland Must Be
Content With Little End Of
K, Declares RedOubtable
Manager for Ad Wolgast.

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Nov York. June 3.---Tom Jones.
manager Of Al Woiaasg tho light.
weight champion ~ America. likes 20
talk big figures ~ sou want 10 con-
verse with him IL aas "a be- % sums
ranging from ten thousand Ga one
hundred thousand dollars
20 hear Tom tell ID. every day % his
life ~ IL making thousand dollars
or more for himself or his nstic WON
der lie IL constantly cleaning up
fortunes IN OIL wells, land Goais or
something like that.
And Jones dresses Just a. loud az NJ
talks. 10 mnnaEeA 20 wear The nols-
lest clothes that can he purchased and
is covered with diamonds. emblem
pins and rings that would make a
kings favorite daughter green with
! envy.
And Il IL his unwiliingncas 70 taih
business unless Il n IN big suma that
/ win probably keep him from matching
bis charge with Packey Mcfarland.
/ fIe believes that M Wolgast Il the
champion Ne r. entitled 10 the larger
| portion Of the receipts In n bout
II HHtAtNnt ANNF HANAtN FtAANM NINAAaAAANaka
III all Of these Fighters want to got
n chance 10 win the lightweight title
L why don't they agree to be- reaaon-
able In their demands" said Jores.
why. when We won the champion
ship from nat Nelson couple Of
years ago. we aot about fourth OF
what Nelson received and about a
tenth ~ what was Ia the house. And
we were glad TO get even this COM
parativeiy small percentage 90 get an
opportunity of landing the crown
II can't see for tho life of me why
some 81 these managers don't get wise
20 themselves and fieht woigas, for
nothing. II need be. for they know
they ara sure Of fortune IN thest-
rieal dates and ring engagements az
soon an they capture the title.
'As % Mcfarland, ne are willing
60 fight him anywhere at any time,
but he mustn't think for a moment
that he'll get as much money a. we'il
command, for he won't. n he IL con-
tented 70 fight FOR a smaller percent
age or n smaller guarantee than we
are getting. then wen take him on.
"Wolgast thinks that Mcfarland II
afraid OF him and feels sure that ne
can beat him easier than he haa any
opponent he has faced. I'll make 3
proposition 20 Packey. TIL guarantees
him st2.s00 bit for his end IL he'n
meet wolgast In a twenty.round bout
on the coast II he accepts. then you
may be sure that Ad Will add another
victim TO his long X. q. list
We're willing 20 concede McFar.
land seven or eight pounds In weight
too, for woigass usually weighs iae
poands rlnaaide. while the ChicaR,
boxer weighs las pounds. which n,
showed when he met Matt Wells lf
the Garden recently.
II haven't been IN New York sine,
last October. when the trip cost ~,
close 60 se.000 between betting on ths
Giants In the worlds serles and pa,
ing hotel BILLS and taxicab fares. Wher
here last. three dineernt clubs cam,
% me and offered ne an kinds OF
money, DIT nobody was there with TN
real papers when Il came time 10
aigning II made mo 70 Disguised
vent % the coast, The same thing 4
happening now. am Wiling u mattel
Woigoet ~ any club--I play no favor,
itas--but II they don't stop kiddln,