Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
QUESTION OF KNOCKOUT
BLOW AGAIN DISCUSSED
Different Views Taken to What Really Constitutes
the Quoting Punch-Other Gossip
of the Ring.

hope that the commissions in some of the
other cities will do the same thing. II
they do, you may rest assured that the
boxing game will be placed on a higher
plane than ever before
The suggestion of Mr.. Stuart to pro-
tect the public is a good one, and It is
to be hoped that clubs throughout the
country will join In this movement. 1t
Is about time that some of the boxers
were called to account and made to un-
derstand that they cannot impose upon
the public any longer
Ad Wolgast, the ex-champion light
weight, expects to retire to one of his
farms in the not far distant future. and
settle down where he can think over his
Time enjoy real country life.
During the past week. while Ad was
training for his match with Charlie
White, he had the farm bug buxzing fer
fare-you-well. 1T seems to me-" said
Ad. that a lot of these fighters buy a
great deal of property. but never make
anything out Of it's They tell me that
Bat Nelson became property DOOR, OF
course, he may get it back some time
While out in California, they told me
that several lighters bought up some
good property, but let it 60 before they
had chance to make anything from it;
while others took hold of IL and cleared
thousands of dollars. Tommy Burns
was an exception. and cleaned up a lot
of money around Los Angeles I bought
acres near the ocean and then sold 1t
for few hundred more than 1 paid for
1t, which was around $4,000. To show
how values increase there, l bought the
same property back again within the
past year for $1,000. and I expect to
make q lot of money on 1t before l am
through. l bought a ranch up in Oregon.
bat l think they did me. However.
have plenty of property and I am going
to select one OF the ranches or farms
and settle down on It, IL 1 have to do no
more than raise chickens.
You know farmers nowadays are not
ike those Of the past. They ride in their
automobiles. while the poor suckers do
the work. l intend to have an automo-
er. Then it VIII be goodbye to the foot
lights forever"
Wolgast like many other lighters. can
not be convinced that he has gone back
TO any extent, although he admitted
that the operation he underwent for an
pendicitis. which caused his match with
Freddie Welsh to be called or. cost him
over $4,000. When one stops to think
that only few years ago Wolgast was
willing to fight in the prelim 'naries for a
few of Uncle Sans silver cart wheels
it seems like fairy dream to class him
now with the big guns of finance. or
course, he is not a John ID. Rockefeller
yet, but he expects to be some day.
At last we are to have a real CHAMPION
ship battle between the white hopes, even
though they are not classed as high as
some we have had in the past New
Year afternoon at San Francisco Gun
boat Smith, the giant killer. and Arthur
Pelky, the Canadian heavyweight, who
is acknowledged champion OF all white
hopes through his defeat Of Luther Nc
Carly (Which bout had such a sad end
Ing), will meet in a contest OF twenty
rounds to settle the title question. Pelky |
has not met so many Of the hopes as |
Smith. but he stands on his reputation |
gained by his defeat of McCarty. He will |
have quite an advantage In weight over |
Smith, but not nearly SO much as Carl |
Morris had when they met in New York /
asst fall. Pelky never was considered a /
world beaten until Tommy Burns took /
hold of him. However. the ex-champion /
IS confident that he has a man who will |
be able to hold his own against all COM
srs, and he feels sure that Pelky Will |
stop Gunboat within twelve rounds. II /
ne can turn the trick then he will prove |
himself real fighter, for the Gunboat
nan can certainly fight some. There Is /
ak OF matching the winner with Georges /
Carpenter. the French champion, who
.umbled Bombardier Wells over for the /
count in two rounds ten days ago, but / /
loubt whether the manager OF the |
will fall for a match of that /
Kind. Carpenter is great young fight
ar, but he weighs at best about 10
pounds. and cannot afford to give away /
wenty to forty pounds to men like Smith
Ind Pelkys Such q match would b In