The Detroit times., 1914-03-07
Ad. Pulls Chinese Trick in Ac-
ceding to Demand for 1S5-lbs.
n and 6 O'Clock Weigh-In
SAYS EXTRA POUNDAGE
WILL SLOW UP CHAMPION
Michigan Bearcat Plans to Carry
Fight to Richie From First
Gong to Last

Bob Fitxsimmons. the gamest man
who ever drew on Z boxing glove,
|coined the phrase. Ad WOienets Mich
igan idol and former lightweight cham
pion OF the world, adopted r.
Way back Ia the days when bare
knuckle lights were considerably more
than memory, Lanky Bob remark
ed, 1.-The bigger they are the harder
they fall" and, whether he ever heard
|of this piece OF wisdom or not, the
Cadillac Bear cat has reached the
Same conclusion.
Wolxast ana white Richie will mix
sc up for 10 rounds ct Ailwaukee on
the evening Of March IL, and, al
though Wolgast II. and always mas
been, = natural 133-pCunder. the A.
ticles call for 1876 pounds at 8 o'clock.
In view Of the fuss which the pres.
ant titleholder has made over one Or
two. pounds In weight Woigast's &C
|ticn IN allowing the champion to como
n It his own flgure, hgure which. BY
The way, Wolgast fought 1t In his
life lis somewhat puxxlins to the fans
Who are Inclined to believe that, n
his anxiety TO tight, he ~ getting .
little reckless in giving odds.
But this h the way Wolgast figures
|it.
~The weights1ss pounds at O'Clock
looks GOOD 10 me" he remarked re-
Gently. IT viii permit Richie 70
enter the ring weighing close to 1SS
pounds. III enter the ring at 1Sz
land maybe less Great dOpe!-That's
Just the WAY want It
43s5 ssAyns~w 1890 fh~ rnae<~U nm fARfr
Or than Richie ever was. And that
excess baggage I am allowing him
70 carry WON'T improve his speed >
BIT. Speed 10 what am going to de-
pend upon ana I'm going to snow
him more speed In that ten rounds
than he ever believed pOssessed.
That's the reason l don't worry
about that extra poundage."
That Wolgast has the champion
figured correctly il acknowledged
By men who are familiar with hts
methods.
Richie II slow starter. II takes
him at least two, and usually three
rounds 70 set warmed up to his work.
a small, fast man--One who can
tear In from the nrst bell to the last
a WolgAst always does-has =
mighty good chance Of keeping the
champion from, ever getting atarted.
And fhxtss what WolgAst figures on.
While the match at Milwnulee -
one between champion and probably
the best contender for the tide. It
cannot b looked upon - = true
chsnpiOnship bout.
IN the nrst place there will be NO
Reimbursement, Of course. news
psper decisions which are often con-
Trajectory. This VIII make II ap-
solntely necessary for Wolgsst 20
slip over the X O. to win back his
1aurels.
The night will 30 only ten rounds.
And knockouts between men OF real
championship calibre seldom come
In ten rOunds.
Then too. both Richie and woIsast
are straight-rule battlors and the
clean breaks az enforced IN Wiscon-
sin cannot but slow them mp. There
IL no doubt that W0lgast II IN condi-
tion. He not only looks II but he
demonstrated 1t by defeating Joe
Rivers In his recent bout with the
Mexican.
II the Michigan battlef adheres
strictly to the plan which he firvt
mapped out--that Of lighting Richie
on his feet from the nrs( song
there is ground for belief that ne
can outpOint hiE conquerer.
But that won't give him clear
claim to the nile and, IL he does out
point his man. he'll probably never
set q chance to meet him again. re-
cent events indicating that Richie
prefers to sidestep the procession
when II looks like rough footing
ahead.