The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-16
WEIGHT DISPUTE May Be THE REAL
REASON Of C0AST-FGHT MIDDLE
affair Has Not Helped Richie to Any Extent-McFar-
land Gets More Blame For Milwaukee Fiasco-Wol-
CAST and White to Fight Next.

came to the conclusion that this
matchmaker had finally signed a real
mill. If you were among the 1000
Chlcagoans who attended the contest
You know how far this is from the
truth. 1t was a tango contest mixed
in with a iburlesque show featuring
Packey. Jack and the Wisconsin box
ing commission. Pick your come
dians.
Much had been said and written
about last weeks fizzle, burt the more
1t soaks in worse it gets. Here was
a contest that, when scheduled in New
York, drew comments from every
part of the country. 1t proved a
live mill and every one was salts
fed. Why the Milwaukee go proved
a disappointment draws only one an
swer explaining everything-catch-
weight. If Mcfarland had shown an
inclination to train and get inside the
l31-limit as required in New York
there night be a different story to tell
new. He didn't and he should be the
m to suffer. .
town -Ad Wolgast. eX-champion light
weight. is going to meet Charley
White. the local mitt artist. This
bout, which vas scheduled for No
vember 10 and postponed because
Wolgast broke a rib. isn't attracting
the nationwide comment sthat the
MISUNDERSTANDING contest drew, but
when it comes to action this looks
like the king bee mill of the winter.
Wolgast and White are fighters, and
they make good in the ring instead of
in the articles Of agreement.
Unlike the civic struggle" this
lny1$ nrNroyoA- IN A.. -.-r1
matched huskies. both Of whom will
weigh within a pound or two Of 1870
pounds. 1t was only recently that
White jumped out of the feather
weight class, and Wolgast. even when
he was champion. never weighed over
1870. Neither boxer is an open glove
hitter. Wolgast. with his rushing,
slam-bang tactics, always fights. and
h same holds good for White. added
ID the fact that he is a better boxer
than the Cadillac Dutchman.
A victory over Wolgast will be a big
feather in Whites cap. and there is no
reason to believe that he is not Ads
master. relying on the latter's per-
formances in the past year. While To-
cal fans are of the opinion that White
has a good chance to stop the defeat
ed champion. this seems like a. tough
Job In ten rounds. No one else has
succeeded in doing it in thirty min
utes, so it will be all the better for
White in case he turns the trick.
In talking of the bout the other
night, WolEast seemed to think that
Charley would prove a mark for him.
Ad. despite his assertions to the con-
trary. still cherishes an ambition to
win back his title. and he rays, after
beating White, he is going to start a
"a m ma or that nvSyl aud .H~1sy aF&Nr
trimming the title holder. whoever he
may be. Like all %ex-champs. Wolgast
can't see Richie. the ma who beat
him. and he believes he can demon
strate this II they yer meet again.
George Carpenter just about mark.
ed fms on Bombadier Wells as a
fighter the other night when he stop
pei the Englishman in less than a
round. 1t was the same old story Of a
punch on Wells weak jaw settling the
contest. The victory Is a big boost
for the Frenchman. and it may be
the white hopes after all. He has
been knocking 'em dead for the past
two years, and it was only q day or so
ago thai he expressed a desire to
meet Jack Johnson. While this seems
n bit premature, 1t may sound diff
feren in q year or so.
On boxing ability, hitting power
and general all-around fighting Wells
ny all odds should be one Of our lead
ing heavy-weights. He has every
thing that goes along to make a great
boxer. including the temperament,
but, in the v%ernacular. he has a pa
uer Jaw" Al Palzer was the first mar
to discover this. and even then AIS
victory was looked upon as a fuke.
Later fights, however, bear out this
statement, and, now he is through,
Just at the time when he should be
among the leaders.
Carpenter knew Of Wells' weak
point and forced him to bare the spot
in little more than a minute. Wells
had been instructed to guard his Jaw
every second of the fight, but when
the Frenchman started hattering his
stomach he forgot his Instructions.
Carpenter landed no less than ten
punches into Wells mi dissection be-
fore he opened up. and when "Bomb''
did, something landed on his jaw, for
that was Carpenters rus
"As New York goes, - eoes the
country" Automobiles are going
slower in New York.