Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-28
BEST 1O-R0UND
BOUT OF SEASON
Should Be That Between Joe
Mandot and Ad WoIgast
in New Orleans.
WILL PREVENT BOXERS
FROM BREAKING WORD
Scheme to Be Devised to Make
Them Hold to Foreign
Contracts.
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, October Is
What should prove one of the best ten
round bouts of the season will take
place at New Orleans November I, when
Ad Wolgast, the lightweight champion
of the world, and Joe Mandot, the
southern champion, meet in the open
air at the base ball park under the
auspices of the West SIDE Athletic Club,
controlled by Dominick ]. Tortorich and
r. j. Ruprich. The only regret is that
the fight is not over the marathon dis
lance instead of the halfway post as
there Is little chance of the boys scor-
ing a knockout in the ten rounds of
lighting, unless il should be the result
of wild swing or something of that
kind. As to physical condition. there
is little to choose between them, the
shade, If there is any. perhaps being
with Mandot. The operation which
Wolgast underwent at Los Angeles left
him its mark, but AID assures me that
he has entirely recovered from the eff
fects of il now. and will be as hardy
and strong as ever. His bout in Phila-
delphia tho other night did not show
the Michigan bearcat at his best, but
the chances are that the champion was
not working at full blast, althOugh
there was no reason why he should not
do SO. Mandot, on the other hand,
fought about the same time against his
former sparring partner, Joe sherman.
and beat him in a nice and gentlemanly
way 1t will be the boxer against the
fighter, and in d short bout the boxer
should stand an excellent chance OF
holding his own. or even better. This
tight means a lot to Ad. and he is not
2oino 10 take any chances He may
rush. and all that. but it is a good
gamble that he will be careful that the
Southern boy does not get an opening
to hand over one OF those right crosses
for knockout
Welgast does not mind the left ia
so much, as he figures he can always take
"A punch OF that kind to land one. and II
he can land his own left tbeing left-hand-
ed naturally he says the exchange is all
in his favor. Mandot, with his polished
left lab, should be able to- work at long
range and outpoint his opponent in a
short bout. OF course Joe will be the
same as every other boxer in a match
OF this kind: he will always be thinking
that he is meeting a champion and will
be willing 10 hold his own. thereby
throwing away openings IL they are pre-
scented. III Mandot will only box clever
ly. in the manner he Is capable of, VOL
CAST will have a hard time getting the
decision. but il he gets the idea into his
head that he will be satisfied with a
draw. then the champion will have the
edge from the start Mandot will nc
0OuDt inquire tndt MS COnUltlOn VIII De
superior to that of Wolgast and allow
the champion to set the pace for the first
five rounds. relying upon his own STAN
ina TO make a hurricane finish. Their
again IL he follows that course he may
be fooled, for Wolgast, If his condition
permits. is a bearcat for that kind OF
game. 1t will all depend on condition
and that Is what Mr.. Mandot will have
to learn during the first half of the bat
tIe-whether the champion can travel thu
lset half at rapid pace. Comparing the
TWO boys on their showing against Jot
Rivers. Ii is toSS-up between them
wolgast gets credit for Knockout ovel
Rivers in the thirteenth round, but Their
have been SO many arguments about i
being the result of a foul when the tive
boys fell, or accident that the champion
does not get full credit for scoring
knockout. Mandot however. scored
ciean-cut victory over Rivers In tn,
twenty rounds and had all the better O
the fight, while in the bout with Wolgas
the little California boy was giveI
credit for having the best of the cham
pion In a majority of the rounds. 1t Il
an even chance between them.
That some sort of an understandin,
regarding the disciplining of boxer
who violate contracts will be brough