New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
WOLGAST SEEKS A TITLE
Dethroned Champion Wants
FeatherWeight Crown.
WILL BOX WITH KILBANE'
"Packey' MacFarland and
Willie Richie May Be
Matched in Near Future.


out some sort of a championship title
Now that Willie Richie has taken his
lightweight crown. Wolgast has designs
upon the featherweight championship.
now held by Johnny Kilbane Of Cleve.
land. Wolgast recently declared that he
would he willing to box Kibane for the
fea therweight title II the latter would al
low him 10 enter the ring weighing l@5
pounds. the new featherweight class es-
tablished by the State Athletic Commits
sion. which governs and controls boxing
I'm this state. The only condition that
Wolgast makes is that the battle be Of
twenty rounds duration or longer.
The Michigan lad has always been
rather understood for a lightweight He
is only 5 feet 4 inches I'm height, and
weighs between 100 and 1913 pounds. lie
has frequently entered tho ring weighing
12S pounds and has long made II his boast
that he could fight at l25 pounds In the
ring and still be strong.
In his challenge TO Kilbans Wolgast
said. Il think that ! am entitled TO
match with Kilbane If / am willing 10
make the weight established by the state
Athletic Commission, 125 pounds ringslde.
Kilbane could fight catchweights and not
weigh much more than l25 pounds so
everything would be In his favor
The stand taken by Wolgast in asking
for a match with Kilbane is OF more
than passing interest. in view Of the fact
that when he was lightweight champion
| OF the world he was quite as grim in his
demands on the weight question as ever
Shylock. There were any number OF
men who offered to make 1873 pounds at
| few hours before the battle. and who
enter the ring weighing perhaps l5o
pounds. Wolgsst has admitted any num-
Der of times that he could fight az catch
weights out he steadrastly refused TO
even consider a match I'm which his op-
! ponent refused to make the ringside
| weight for him.
! Most noteworthy of all his challensers
at weight which would be fair 10 both,
but at the same time would give the
! advantage to Wolgast, was "Packey' Nc
| Farland. the wizard Of the prize ring IN
| the lightweight class. Mcfarland was
| unfortunate In that he was just two
| pounds above the American lightweight
1
Judges that at l35 pounds Mcfarland Is
the master OF any man in the world. He
challenged Wogast time and again, but
| in vain True enough, the champion did
| agree on several occasions 10 box tho
| Chicago boy but every time he found
| some reason. which TO himself was good
and sufficient, to declare the match or.
| Public sentiment had no effect on either
| Wolgast or his manager, Tom Jones;
he simply refused point blank TO enter
| the ring with Mcfarland at any other
weight than 1873 pounds ringslde. weight
| which they believed was Impossible FOR
the latter to make and be anything Ike
| his real self.
! Now that he is no longer champion,
Wolcast has intimated that he would con-
slider a bout with "Packey." but II Is now
| the latter's time 10 make demands. Me-
| Farland is out after the title, and WIN
| Willie Richie, a former sparring partner,
the champion, a boy who, like "Packey'
ia best at l25 younds. he stands an even
chance OF getting the match. and mors
than an even chance Of realizing his life.
| long ambition OF becoming champion u
| the world.
Mcfarland and Richie in fact. may b
| matched 20 box Just as soon as the latter
decides 10 forswear the glitter OF mo
footlghts and return 10 the roped arena
! All that Mcfarland has 10 do in order ~
gain the match is 10 agree, and post a
substantial forfeit, 10 make l35 pounds ir
the word OF Billy Nolan is TO be accepted
in its literal sense. Nolan speaks in gen.
eralties, saying that "Packey' will make
| the lightweight limit. or something near
! IT, IL is thought that l35 pounds In the
ring would be acceptable 10 Richie, WIG
would also be lighting a his natursl
weight. In statement issued recently
Nolan said Packey Mcfarland will bs
given the first consideration when ths
| tlne comes FOR Richie 10 return 70 ting
| ring and defend his title. II Mcfarland
will make the lightweight limit or somc|
| thing like II. he Is our chtice. Mctar'
| land Ia esteemed all over the world as
high grade artist. and as guardian II
| Riches interests cannot afford 10 over|
| look the monetary side OF a match. Wer9
| 'Packey' and Richie to meet there would
be an enormous attendance"
Little importance is attached to the ans
nounced retirement of ABE" AtteI
among he boxing fans" out on the Pa
| cihc Coast. Attell has been doing SONS
little work out there all the time. slowly
working himself back and sort Of feel
Ing himself out thoroughly. There ara
not few who believe that Abe" could
| 90 along nicely and defeat any number o.
the present day featherweights.
Johnny Dundee. through his manager
| "scotty" Montieth. has issued cha'
| length TO both Leach Cross and jos
| Rivers.
II was at the Cross Rivers bout on
| Tuesday night" he writes, and WISH
TO state that n that is the best IN"
either could do they are pretty poor hsnt'
ers hereby challenge either cross on
Rivers to meet me at 1873 pounds rins
side In a twenty-round contest, ana !
will agree TO win or forfeit my end "
the purse. Also. II the bout is held QUIZ
| side OF New York where decision can
be rendered, I will bet 1000 on the 500
BEAVER WINS FOR UNION.