Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
NOLGAST BEST
133-POUNDER,
THINKS CRITIC
Ad looked Great Against Rivers.
May Meet Charlie White in
Return Bout.
By Sol Pick.

though Ad wolgast is stir
the best of the 1SS-pounders
II he had the championship now
and all his foes had to make that
weight at the ringside for him, they
would have an awful time taking his
title away.
Wolgast astonished us with his
wonderful showing in his sensational
fight with Mexican Joe Rivers at Mil
waukee Friday night. He was just
again as good as he was when he bat
tied Charlie White in the same ring
a few weeks ago. The Dutch ring
man seems to improve with every
fight now and If he keeps on getting
better nothing in the world of his
inches mas a chance to whale him.
Il is doubtful IL ne ever turned out
q better ten-round fight than he made
against Rivers and we are convinced
that if the men had been battling
over distance out West that his vic
tory would have been a decisive one.
For the first time in his life, Adolph
is behaving himself and training
earnestly. w lCil liV was OhoihPloL
and defending his honors on the
coast in long, tough fights, they ha6
10 guard him night and day in order
l5 be sure that he would get into the
ing i'm condition to do battle. Now
he guards himself, and does the job
,Ni He was asleep in a Milwaukee
o-cr two hours after he finished with
v,rs In former days he always
DRAFTED after quarrel.
NG spins on the Whitefsh Bay
road out of Milwaukee, hours of
sug in the gymnasiums, and clean,
ih- living for the past few
his lave brought back to VOL
I'D ne splendid health he enjoyed
alre they rushed him to Los An
es hospital one November day over
err ago and operated on him tor
,ppenl citis. He stripped like little
hear in the Milwaukee ring Friday.
There is no suspicion of the fat waist
Inc he brought back with him from
California after losing to Joe Aze-
vedo. Wolgast is as hard as nails
right now. They say they never come
hack, but Adolph evidently is the ex-
ception that proves. the rule. He has
come back with both feet, and then
some
w OLGAsT Is something of ring
w fnancier, but Promoter Frank
Mulkren has it on him. Anyway, ne
outfinanciered Adolph in Milwaukee
Friday evening. Wolgast did no,
think the fight would draw as well as
It did and he sold his end to Mulkern
early in the week for $3,400. II ne
had taken the percentage privilege
IL FnllQHtpn
sS.92S5o So Mulkern is ahead OF MIN
Just s52S50 on the deal.
The Milwaukee show attracted a
gate amounting to s12,393. Rivers
had guarantee of $500 and a 30
per cent privilege He drew down
s5,703 for his half-hour's work. but
took a mauling to get the money.
Both the promoter and Rivers Jared
better than Wolgast in financial
way but Ad feels pretty proud OF
himself and is fairly well satisfied
with his $4,000.
CHARLIE WHITE and Manager
y Nate Lewis returned yesterday
from Buffalo, where White had hot
fight with the big Jimmy Duffy on
Friday night Said Lewis:
Duffy showed up at the scales
overweight at o'clock. He was sup
posed to scale 1873 and was two
pounds over. He weighed all of 1873
when he got in the ring, while White
was not heavier than 131. ] would
not have permitted him to fight at
all if it had not been that we hated
10 dtsappoint the 5000 fans who flock
ed into the Buffalo Auditorium.
AS it is. l am glad let White
start against Jimmy. Charlie really
outfought him, and l would not say
mat unless it were true. ] looked for I
an adverse decision in the Bufralo
papers, and got it in few instances
But those present know that WHITE
won
Charlie is the idol of Buffalo now,
and they want him there for three
matches. ] came close to signing up
foF them, but when / heard that VOL
1ast had whipped Rivers l decided to
mp West with Charlie and go after
ce.ph. | know that a couple OF MIL
fukee clubs want the match, ana
~ ready 70 sign any minute. 1t is
10 Wolgast. You say Ad was
much better against Rivers than ne
aS when White shaded him. That
= not worrying me. White will also
much better the next time he
arts with the Dutcliman. He'll
mp him. too, and then claim the
mound championship.
Aarlie has signed to meet any
Tom Andrews selects for him at
pounds for the CATERS Club in
."aukee on February .. I hope 1t
ne Wolgast. If Ad refuses to
"nj White again Harlem Tommy
TnAv win undoubtedly get the
~. | know that the frequently
1oned Ritchie- Murphy fight will
Yer take place. Murphy is even