Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
BILLY NOLAN is A
MAKER OF CHAMPS
Brought Nelson and Wolgast to
Front, and Now Has Interests Of
Mcfarland in Charge.
MAKES FORTUNE IN RING
Michigan "Wildcat" Credited With
Earning 100000 Since Entering
Squared Circle-Former Pugilists
4 in Movie Dramas.

squared CirCle-Former I'uSll1StS
in Movie Dramas.
Billy Nolan. successor TO the late
Billy polany. rs the maker of ring
champions" is with us once more. The
one-time mentor of Jim Jeffrics had
the enriable reputation of developing
more title holders than any man in tho
game: while Nolan has piloted more
pugilists in the championship harbor
than any manager in captivity
Nolan's success lies in the fact that
by uncanny shrewdness he matched
two Of his CHARGES for battles that
and the attendant glory and remuner-
alton. Nolans first noteworthy ma
nocuvre was to inveigle Joe Cans into
/. enabled the Durable Dane to wrcst tho
lightweight championship from the
colored wizard.
cided to become his own manager,
press agent, author and various other
things that Nolan attended to in time
been cast aside by Nelson-Billy took
lad out of the obscurity OF Cadillac,
Michigan. and in few months had him
title at 1873 pounds.
Ad Wolgast was that unknown, and
lnn's confidence in him. when he hum
bled the marvellous Dane In forty
rounds of the hercest fighting ever
witnessed in any prize arena.
Now Nolan has Pack Mcfarland in
tow. The wonderful Packey has been
fighting moro than ten years. but In
championship battle, although. at times
he was considered quite superior to the
reigninE king in his class. Always
.ng matched with the champion. some
unforeseen obstacle cropped up and the
opportunity was lost to him. 49,,
Nolan's latest lamentntion Is: II
managed Dane and II German In
Championships; now 1 am going to pi-
lot an lrishman into o s wor,ds Use is the
lishtwetght &C championship that ,Packey
MCFARLAND is after r,rd 1t P has been was
supposed to have graduated out Of the
lightweight class: and now the Chieas
S 5oam ins at t osocR as san readily and
/. with rs little eNertion as can the cham
pion Freddie Welsh:
the mysteries of the ring for many
years. Packey's pet aversion. when
rate ne w Of one s's week ee Was to seal in.
1t was this unwillingness on Packey,s s,
part that prompted the he, experts bat TO Class ths
that Mcfarland really belonged in nth, the
Gibbons should have been the object
But Nolan assures us now that Nc
Weight, and that Patrick can make
the poundage If there is enough incen-
Pnekev. Would be match with Fred
die Welsh, and the curleyhaired Won
der from Chicago stands ready to post
i Strange things have happened in
ringdom-such as discredited boxers
but il Mcfarland gets a match with
Welsh and shows us that he can como
WEIGHT Wei mark. then ali viii be willing
to admit that wonders VIII never cease
,,-hn CT
to regain his title from Freddie Welsh
n week ago Monday, has earned more
in the history. Of the game, Adolph.
who for several years. struggled along
Snamp thf upon h@ s BY
Ting Nelson) has poured mite over
$4,000 into his Golfers since he adopt
ed boxing as II profession seven years
this vas, PT2mo ;s , Tom i MeGare sf
corroth contributed somewhat over $780,
Iss 5sS'1 Ss ;s1 s.
sn as,{ 81, ,%0 ,hiS,esn POUNDS We,Sss.
Tn, The Teeeipts to,aied sisC@ ,
nghta in which the, receipts aggregated
az Ad nns sns hs Ses@
hoored but twice In his ring eareeraon nee
when he won the title from nelson anu inc
other time when he lost the premier honors
Adoiphus has the betting fever In the
most aggravated form. He never fails 10
back himself heavily for fight. as he snys
that Is tho Inspiration he needs to battle
in his best form. In hts championship bat :
tie with Nelson. Wolgast backed himself
TO the extent OF s.. 100. which he won. and he
lost SOD in wagers when he passed over
the title to Richie. ~ {.
And all this despite the fact that :MSi.
Michigan der is the unluckiest nrst rank
fighter in the game. and he has lost close
TO 100000 through injuries sustained Just
prior to big battles.
Pugnists who have seen their best days
3n tho ring turning to another field
OF endeavor TO gather in the shekcls. Tho
motion picture game has countless former
Ttngmen In its midst hut yet not one
has assembled to stardom Generally they
are TO be found in the mob scene at $50
per diem.
sailor Burke tried his hand at posing
for the movies several weeks ago and quilt
in hun after one days work lie toted
spear around for performance. and
upon being presented with the reguia tion
$3.50 quit the spot. The sailor
sidered his efforts more valuable. and thus
star was lost to the moving picture
world.