Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16

Stout, referee OF the sensational
glove contest involving Willie
Richie and Ad 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
sank to the floor Richie was between
him and Stout Willie backed away
and Stout walked quickly to VOL
CASTS side. Every ringsider 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 tlght
that Wolgast claimed foul I thought
he went down from the two stomach
punches, and | counted four on MN
before he got up. | was not in a
position to see the blows plainly ana
I did not detect a low punch, if there
was one, for that reason. If had
known that Wolgast was lodging
claim of foul | 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, and
shouted from the Wogast corner
loudly enough for the referee to hear
him. Tom wound up by allowing that
Stout never would officiate again In
ring contest in which he was inter
eSted.
Stout's statement certainly is fun
nv one when it is considered that II
was palpable to all anywhere near
the arena that Wolgast 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
alibi for the newspaper decision that
went against him in the majority ol
the Chicago newspapers. II ne rtduy
was fouled 1--WE are not ques oloiiii re
Dr. Morter's Official Woru), tleIl nc
surely is the victim OF me PieNS
of hard luck. The dlsqua .I. tl ~, u
Ritchie would nave mace MN IT,
pion again by popular uP,ilon'
that case he would DE dple ~ , u'
tate to Richie on the Welsnl a.l't ia i,,,,,
a much beller clIat'O0
It's strange thins ma B;o,, WV hodv
those who saw the"tWo Rlchle pouH
blows go home are willing to swear
that each of them landed Couple
of inches above the Wdgast belt me,
It's fine little miN-up an around ana
means that Richie Will nave TO Ely
Ad another whirl in order 10 Set''e
that old superiority question
THIS question came up aIIeL .Ile
l fight: Would WolgaSt ne Ian, Titnlii
pion if Richie had been disq IlIl .,.,
There is doubt about II Tor lHIS
reason: No decisions are perliiI''e 10
Stout had ruled that Ritchie touIea
Ad he could not have ifted one oi
Wolgast's gloves and declared MN tile
winner. Hence the question ABOUT
the switching of the title however
had Wolgast knocked out ttllchie ne
would have been recognized as ChaH-
mon the country over, even Inoush
Stout could not have given MN a
decision then. a disqualification Ger
tainiv should have the same effect as
q Knockout i'm no-decision bout. 1t
surely would have started q merry