New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-31
WOLCAST EXPECTS
TO WIN BACK TITLE
Works Like a Beaver in
Training for Bout
with Welsh.

Adj Wolgast. the Cadillac wildcat
who will make one more effort 10 win
back his title as lightweight champion
of the world on Monday night. when
he faces Freddie Welsh, az Madison
Square Garden, is in perfect condition.
For more than an hour yesterday after
noon the former champion worked like
beaver. and at the end was scarcely
drawing a long breath. Ad did no box
ing. upon the advice of his trainers
He has shown a desire to cut loose in
his gymnasium work, and his advisers
fear that he may injure his hands.
He found plenty Of other work to
do. He punched the bag until the
drum of the leather on the platform
sounded like the fire of a machine gun
He was a live wire, stepping around
the flying ball, shifting his feet. and
smashing with all his power. Finished
with the punching bag. he took a few
rounds out Of the heavy bag, and hit
so hard that his trainers had 10 warn
him. Wrestling, pushing and hauling
with couple Of heavyweightS and
skipping the rope rounded out the
work.
While Wol2ast was so occupied with
his training, his coming opponent was
by no means idle. Down in a gym
nasium on Blocker St. the same one
in which he trained for many of his
early battles when he was an obscure
preliminary fighter. the smiling Brit
isher went through his customary work.
A run through Central Park was fol-
lowed by several hot rounds of boxing
with rough. aggressive sparring part
ners. Welsh was OF springs, it seemed.
He stepped around his opponents. stab
bing them on the face with left hand
that detied defence. and when the occa-
sion rose for infghting he showed that
he was well versed in the art of work
ing inside.
Win" he grunted as he was being
rubbed down. "Will | win? Well. |
like that question You 90 and bet
your life I'll win Welsh can't beat
me; and, moreover. he knows he can't
beat me. If | can ever get him to
stand up and make battle out of it
the lightweight championship will take
a trip back to Michigan, where it be-
longs"
the news that Jack Johnson has
agreed to box Jess Willard has created
little excitement There are few who
believe that Willard has the slightest
chance to defeat the champion if the
latter goes into the ring determined to
put forth his best efforts. The swift
and crushing defeat of "Gunboat"
Smith at the hands of Sam Langford
has put damper on the enthusiasm of
those who have diligently sought out a
new hope Of the white men.
Battling" Levinsky. the hardest
working "hope" in the ring, will rest
from his labors of last light by meet
ing Terry Kellar. the California light
heavyweight. in a ten-rounG bout at
the Fairmont A. c. of the Bronx. to.
night. kellar, it will be remembered,
Is the boy who gave Jim Coffey such
terrific battle at the Stadium A. c.
recently He is just the rugged. rough
house sort of boxer to keep Levinsky
busy from start 10 finish.
Colin Bell. of Australia. will face
Tom Kennedy in the opening bout at
the newly organized Pioneer A. c. on
Thursday night
Tommy McCarty will meet Jim Say
age at Browns Gymnasium on Wednes-
day night.
The bouts tonight will be as follows:
Young" Ahearn vs.. Freddie Hicks. at
Broadway Sporting Club; Fighting"
Joe Hyland vs.. Cy Smith, at the
Greensboro 4. C.; Benny Leonard vs.
Young" Driscoll, at the Irving A. c.;
Jack Sharkey vs. Jimmie TAYLOR, at
Browns Gymnasium; Richie Ryan VS..
Pete Hartley, at the 3h+rkey A. c.