The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-21
AO W0LGAST TO
TAKE LONG REST
Lightweight Champion Will
Not Sign for any Matches
For Six Months.

San Francisco. Aug. 21.-Some
doubts exist as to the genuineness of
the report h at for the next five or six
months Wolgast will refrain from ring
engagements and will attend to build
ing himself up for the bouts ahead of
him. If 1t is quite certain that the
title holder has reached this conclu-
sion it will tend to make affairs in that
division somewhat SLOW.
With Wolgast III there will he
plenty of lightweights in the ring all
with the same idea of forcing them
selves to the front so that n match
with Wolgast will be the ono thing on
the boards that the public will de-
mand.
Several Fighters Claiming Title.
All this talk from Joe" Levy or
any N else of claiming the title on
the ground that Wolgast has d~efaulted
is poppycock. a manager may talk
after that fashion until doomsday and
he will Eve have his BOXER accepted
as the simon pure article. 1t brings
some little publicity, but accomplish
es nothing else. Wolgast will contin-
ue as the champion in the minds of
the public until such time as he is
whipped or it is settled that he will
not re-enter the ring.
1t is hard to believe that Woleast
has reached the point where he will
inglN admits hat he is in need of "a
rest; that he was mot strong enough
on the Fourth of July, and tina, he
found Rivers a tougher proposition
than he had expected. After the bout
Wolsast couldn't say enough against
Rivers. He callc dthe Los Angeles
chap a gutter and otherwise referred
to him in terms tina, We're anything
u complimentary. AT the same
time, there is everything to indicate
that for some reasons best known to
himself Wolgast does not want to bos
as early as September l.. 1t would APP
pear to be more of a confession OF
weakness than anything else.
Every mar who saw Wolsast in thai
fight was OF the same mind-thut tho
little champion. who has been IA great
Tom Jones, after the bout laughed
at the suggestion that ".Ad' was no,
as good a boy as he had been. We'll
l guess you're satisfied now that VOL
CAST has not gone back" said Jones
But eel sanguine Jones appears tt
have seen the light.
Richie Wants Bout.
1t has been the general experience
that when q boxer commences to slid.
he goes fast II in spite of all eff
forts to bolster him up. If Wolgas
mas dHN luti Lndl ne is SllpnlnG ht
had best take advantage of the mex
six months. There are hints that "Joe
Rivers will do his best to dodee :
match with Willie" Richie. Tom
CareN's Mexican had some soft pick
ing up to the time he was scheduled
against "Ad" Wc1east. and he prob
ably prefers to keep out of harm
way until he has another crack at tn,
championship.
Once before when Ritchie was j,
Los Angeles he sought a match will
Rivers. At the same time he did no
care to waste money in his efforts t,
get the bout. mo put it straight t,
McCarey and Levy:
can ] get a match with Rivers. o.
are You DIN to stall me-"
You had better not waste YOU
time around here" was the suavc an
swer, and Ritchie. who had read be
tween the lines as we'll as the mex
man, calne back TO San Francisco.
This time he is more fully equip
ped in his demands. for he has some
victories under his; belt that requir,
attention. II he should AXE on tn,
winner over White and Moran. OIL
some other boy of that caliher it viii
prove that Rivers does not think an,
too much of his own ability. and in 8
way it will be a good boost for thu
San Franciscan