The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31


 ing muscle to dethrone the big negro That Is, allowing that Johnson is still in full possession of his great strength and stamina.
 Danny's statement regarding John son's physical condition may be in- sptred, however, by he fact that he is Frank Morgams manager, and Frank is due for public ring appearance in this country before long. Naturally it is to their combined interests to boost the champion as that makes Mo rams efforts in France last June ap- pear more credftable.
 Harry Wills, he New Orleans negro who has been matched to box Lang ford at San Francisco, looks like an other hurdle in the paths of the am na1tious white heavy-wetghts, if stor- tes of his prowess in the ring are true am in receipt of g. letter from a Pacific coast sport predicting that Wills will beat Langford, and that he will develop into the best heavy weight in the game.
 Tn Wills a new menace to the peace and happiness of the white race has apparently arisen.
 Monday nights ten round match be- tween Freddy Welsh and Ad wolgast at Madison Square Garden is arousing considerable interest. Wolgast is the attractive feature of the bout; of that there is little doubt New Workers style of boxing. although 1t ist really "a. treat to watch the little Briton at work. But while local sports have turned. out in immense numbers to see | Packey Mcfarland, Mike Gibbons and other fellows put up their hands, they have in the past ignored Welsh's de- mands upon their patronage. How l ever, with the striking contrast in the styles of the two boys there is every prospect of a huge crowd witnessing g 1 Mondays exhibition
 When champion little was seen of 1 Wolgast in this city In fact the on- ly local appearance Ad ever made was with Knockout Brown at the National Sporting Club, un1er Tom 1 O'Rourkess auspices, anS Brown s awkward methods made it a difficult matter for one so little expert at soi- l entihc boxing as the then Champion to show to advantage. Brown was sim ply a tough little fellow, left handed. whose awkwardness and ability to ab- l sorb whatever punishment that came I his way made him a tough nut for a slugging fighter to crack. K O.'s when opposed to the efforts of g bratny, clever boxer
 I I look for Welsh to easily ol1tpoint l Wolgast. Ad has been gradually fight ing himself into condition, but I doubt if he can make much impres- sion on the wonderfully fast and clev- 1 CT EngIishman. Walgast and j Welsh were mached for twenty rounds three years ago That was the time I Ad was stricken with appendicitis. Had the boys met the chances were Fred would have been eliminated from the championship chase, Vol l gast was simply unbeatable at the time while Welsh was far from top form He had been beaten a. few \ months before by Matt Wells, a box CT who can hardly compare in point of skill. However. it was Wolgast' s i'll fortune to be deprived of the bout at time when he looked g good bet to win.
 lss It is remarkable what a difference a | few years intervening have made in t the standing and prestige of these kyoung men. Three years ago Welsh was the discredied boxer7-fle had lost 1.-the English title, while Wolgast was champion lightweight of the world. To-day the positions are reversed. l Welsh is on top, having pulled the most, sensational come back of any l fighter in the history of the sport, and than his rival, is looked upon as one who is on the decline.
 Still, as Kid Broad puts it, one can t always sometimes tell in the boxing l game. .WoIgast might pull the unex- l pected and surprise Welsh and the sporting world when they meet Mon day night
 Brooklyn has another champion ship candidate. This time it is the l bantam class that is due for eonsid- 1 erable shaking up by the representa- | tive from across the bridge. Bat ting La.hn is the youths name and from the way he has been stopping his opp right along he must be i a classy kid. Last week he engaged 1 in three contests in Brooklyn and won l in each instance with a knockout. I This is a woderfu1 record even | where the men he beat were not of l the first grade. Enthusiastic admir- CTS claim Lahn is the nearest approch to the Terry McG Govern ofN 5 years ago that has ever been developed in the bantam-weight division. That s l what they say of every new bantam that wins a. few battles. Kid Will Hams, the champion, is also touted as a reproduction Of Terrible Terry There is little doubt, though, that Bat tling Lahn is a youngster of great 1 promise. Possibly he will get his i chance at the title before long. Will 1 Hams has not so far shown any incIin- at1on to dodge anyone in the division. In fact, he appears to be- the most willing champion the class has known | in a 0In1fe of uoa T.S ..zst-