The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-10
AID WOLGAST TO STICK
TO TEN-ROUND BOUTS
RITcHIE ABOUT DUE IN SAN FRANc1sco--TRoUBL IN NEW
YORK OVER BOXING GAME-OALIFoRNIA GATE
RECEIPTS BIGGER THAN IN EAST

4 Ad Wolgast, after all the dickering
looking to matches in theelYest, and
particularly one at long range against
the champion, seems to have reached
the conclusion that he is far better on
by sticking TO the ten-round no decision
game. There is a suspicion that VOL.
gusts talk about wanting return
matth with Ritchie was more Tor the
purpose of securing advertising, than
YoeSese he WIS sincere in desiring u
san Francisco bout. tusIeaTf,
The Cadillac Dutchman has been
coming money hands down in and
around Milwaukee and he is lar too
shrewd to Kill the goose that lays the
golden egg. Since ne took to fighting,
following mis- announced retirement az.
ter the Azevedo match, 'Ad has amass.
ed $69,44l, counting, Of course, the $l2,.
900 that was his eud from the Richie
match.
Judging from the tone Of number
Of his letters to trends, in which VOL.
CAST has written more or less confiden-
italy, he is quite well aware that he
Is not the fighter of old, and that he
can't 90 a distance. Perhaps he rea-
lized this more than ever after measur-'
ing himself with Richie. That must
have given Wolgast the best sort OF
comparison for true line on himself
and il he is inclined to be fair. the
chances are he realizes he would be tax.
ing undue chances to risk the twenty.
round game.
Possibly he would be willing to do
80, with the championship at stake, but
the scheme of fighting himself once
more to the front, could hardly be ex-
pected TO appeal. And so il happens
that he has turned down the Coffroth
offers.
Richie Due Home shortly.
William Richie will likely put in an
appearance some time the last of the
week or the first Of next. The sCaiifor.
MAN, having closed his theatrical week
at detroit nst night, is scheduled TO de-
part from Chicago tonight. That would
mean his arrival Wednesday morning.
However, he had in mind a short stop.
over in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, so
that the exact time Of his arrival can.
not he announced. ts4
Assuming Richie puts imam appear.
ance on Sunday, that will give him
plenty Of TING in whiehto get down to
shape for the Murphy bout; all the
more since he Is in fairly good fettle |
just now. ''Gt I,Eas
Judging from the tone Of letter re-
ceived the other day, he enjoyed his
theatrical work, as he pronounces IL |
much easier than two day. Save that |
he had agreed to take on Murphy, the |
chances are he would have continued !
for a month or so at the theatrical /
game. ~ nr@tt
He writes in part as follows:
~ am really sorry that this is to be
my last week of show work, / nave
two shows day and do about eight |
n'nutes work. compared to vaudevl lie |
this is play. could keep on for at |
least eight weeks if / had not eIosed |
tor the Murphy bout however, / viii \
have chance for this later. We leave
here after the show Saturday night, and |
leave Chicago Sunday evening. We
think it advisable to stop off az Glen
wood Springs, IN Colorado, for day or
two, as l am told that ii is wonder |
tul place" "
Tommy Murphy, Manager Jim Buck i
ley and the assistants in the camp are
due here tomorrow, which will give the /
New Workers an advantage from stand
point of time over the title holder. |
However, it must be remembered that |
Ritchie has had one fight in the mean.
time and also has been doing more or
less boxing on the stage for couple
OF weeks, which will help prime him for
the big bout. - t}s 5i<ls t /
All boxers of the first rank realize
that long layof is not q good thing,
30 far as accuracy is concern
ed in the ring, and that is doubtless
why Murphy is to arrive here well in
advance of his usual schedule Under
ordinary circumstances, the New York
er doesn Z care to spend more than ten
days in the gymnasium. This time IL
will be a different story, evidently.
New York Boxing Threatened. 4.
On the eve of the announcement that
boxing enthusiasts may attempt box
ing commission form OF government for
ltalitornia comes word from New York i
that the opponents OF the fstrc art are
repeal of the Erawley bill, 1
under which te1-round encounters are
permitted. 5.ii 49,
In fact bill to abolish boxing pass.
ed the New York Assembly by a vote
Of 81 to 81 However, the vote was
Iaefely on the first reading and cannot
be taken as decisive. However, that
such measure should have gained event
4 preliminary victory is evidence that
bhe existence of the sport IL seriously
threatened in New York State,
1t would be an ironical happening
lust at this time when so many States
have followed the lead of New York
ihl legaliHed the tenTound game should
she Frawley law be eliminated. -
Just what sort of steps are premedi.
.ated in California at this particular
moment has not teen fully explained.
Nothing can prevent the vote of the
16Ople on the measure to kill the game
which will be taken in November. How,
L. IL.