Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
REFEREE DIDN'T
HEAR WOLGAST
CLAIM A FOUL
Harry Stout Makes Astounding
Statement-Ritchie Receives
$15,9O2 and Ad $1l,926. il.
By Sol Pick

Stout, referee of the sensational
glove contest involving Willie
Richie and AID Wolgast at Milwau-
kee last Thursday night, made an as
founding statement in the presence
of Tom Jones, the writer, and others
yesterday afternoon in the Planking-
ton Hotel. 1t certainly astounded us
and we know it did Jones, for Tom
invited the official outside when he
heard it. Harry declined. Ads man
ager and he apparently parted enc
mics.
The followers of the glove game
all know by this time that Wolgast
went down in the seventh round of
the fight, after Richie had dubbed
him twice in the body with his right
and lodged claim of foul When he
sand to the floor Richie was between
him and Stout Willie backed away
and Stout walked quickly to VOL
CASTS side Every ringsder was pos
tive that Stout knew that Wolgast
claimed foul and that he refused the
plea and ordered him to get up ana
fight. Which Wolgast did, at any
rate. Here is what Stout SAID:
II did not know until after the fight
he went down from the two stomach
punches. and [ counted four on him
before he got up | was not IN
position to Sc the blows plainly and
/ did not detect low punch, if there
was one. for that reason. If | had
known that Wolgast was lodging a
claim of foul l would have stopped
the fight then and there and called
in a physician to examine him.
Jones looked at Harry in amaze
ment and then exploded, He declared
that not only did Wolgast claim
foul, but that he (Jones) did also, ana
shouted from the Wolgast corner
loudly enough for the referee to near
MIN rom wound up by allowing that
Sout never would ofiiciate again in
ring contest in which he was inter-
ested.
Stouts statement certainly is fun
nv one when it is considered that II
was ;a!pable to all anywhere near
the arena that Wolsast was asking
that Richie be disqualified.
THE assertion Of DR. Morter, mem
] Der Of the Wisconsin Boxing
Commission. made yesterday in MIL
waukee. to the effect that Wolgast
was fouled. gives Adolph an excellent
alihi for the newspaper decision that
went against him in the majority Oh
the Chicago newspapers. II ne really
was fouled 1--WE are not quesuohlils
DR.. Norter's official Word), theh he
surely is the victim of a tlne piece
of hard luck The DISQUALIFICATION u
Ritchie would have made him cham
NOV - cain nv popular opinion. In
that case he would be able 70 nc
tate to Richie on the weight ana nave
a much better chance against MIN
in any future struggle
IFS strange thing that most Oh
those who saw the two Richie podF
blows go home are willing to swear
that each of them landed COUPE
arlass on l9pLo ul II!UM L9Qloue PF
9htS on 9ABU U!M 7lu9lIH lBQl sue0u
pug 'punoIp lie dn-X!m 7lEl 9ug s'll
Gun lIaq lsB5IoM 9Ql 7Aoqe s9qou! 10
that old superiority question
THIS question came up after the
l fight: Would Wolgast be G ia1I
pion if Richie had been dlsq ual'lieu
There is A doubt about 1t for TINS
,aaso,, To decisions are permitted
under the Wisconsin state law u
stout had ruled that Richie fouled
Al he could not have lifted one OF
No1past's gloves and declared him the
winner Hence the question ABOUT
the switching of the title. however
had Wolgast knocked out Rtcpie ne
would have been recognized as Chdlh
mon the country over, even thousn
stout could not have given MN
decision then. A Discrimination Ger
tainlv should have the same elleIl ea
q Knockout in a no-declsion pout' ).
surely would have started d merry
argument.
THE result did not damage OF eu
nance the reputation OF eitner
man. Richie won the snaGe uet.SiG,,
Of fine nress. but he failed utterly
to nrove that he was Wolgasts Tight
ing master Ad held him practically
even except for that peculiar seventh
round and he wound up that bad ses-
sion fighting strongly. He really out
finished Richie in the tenth. 30 there
is no way of guessing what WOulu
have happened in longer DouI' ney
are great lighters Well ndtCheQ
pair. ana they will pack them in again
the next time they start
THE gate receipts were announced
l officially by Promoter ON an
drews as 9,S05. almost $4o,uoV, Ilal
surely indicates that they IKE p0Nlhs
hamts of class in the MiddIe west.
Had the same paid fought nui sua5
night in a twenty round decision con-
test on the coast it is doubtful If they
would have drawn that much money.
Richie got 40 per cent, or $l0,sVz, ana
Wolgast got 80 per cent, or Sll,S62. 90
The clubs share was $9,9a9 ana the
States $l9SI5O.