Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-28
|NOLGAST BEST
133-POUNDER,
Thinks CRITIC
Ad Looked Great Against Rivers.
Nav Meet Charlie White in
Return Bout.
By Sol Pick.

III though Ad Wolgast is still
- the best Of the 13S-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
Aght 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.
II is doubtful IL ne ever turned out
better ten-round fight than he made
against Rivers and we are convinced
that if the men had been battling
over a distance out West that his vic
torv would have been a decisive one.
For the first time In his life, Adolph
is behaving himself and training
earnestly. When he was champion
and defending his honors on the
coast in long, tough fights, they hae
10 guard him night and day in order
10 be sure that he would get into the
ring in condition TO do battle. Now
he guards 'mself, and does the JOB
well He was asleep in Milwaukee
hotel two hours after he finished with
Rivers. In former days he always
ID oFf fTtIaTrol
7 ONG SPINS on the Whitefsh Bay
l. road out of Milwaukee, hours Of
boxing in the gymnasiums, and clean,
healthy living for the past few
months Lave brought back to VOL
gast the splendid health he enjoyed
before they rushed him to a Los An
seles hospital one November day over
year ago and operated on him for
sppendicitis. He stripped like little
bear in the Milwaukee ring Friday.
There is no suspicion of the fat waist
line he brought back with him from
California after losing to Joe Aze-
vedo Wolgast is as hard as nails
ght now. They say they never come
back. but Adolph evidently is the ex-
cep,ion that proves the rule. He mas
come back with both feet, and then
scme.
w OLGAST is something of ring
w fnancier, but Promoter Frank
NIukren has it on him. Anyway, ne
outfnanciered Adolph in Milwaukee
Friday evening. Wolgast did no.
think the fight would draw as well as
Il did and he sold his end to Mulkern
early in the week for $4,000. II ne
4 lao f,1- l,4
offered him he would have collected
SG.g235O So Mulkern is ahead of him
just S52S.50 on the deal.
The Milwaukee show attracted
gate amounting to $12,393. Rivers
had a guarantee of $4,000 and a 30
per cent privilege He drew down
t3,703 for his half hours work, but
took a mauling to get the money;
Both the promoter and Rivels fareo
better than Wolgast in hnancla!
way, but AID feels pretty proud OF
himself and is fairly well satisf1ed
with his $4,000.
CHARLIE WHITE and Manager
- Nate Lewis returned yesterday
from Buffalo, where White had not
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 lSS
when he got in the ring. while Whlte
was not heavier than l31. would
not have permitted him to fight at
all If it had not been that we hated
TO disappoint the 5000 fans who flock
ed into the Buffalo Auditorium.
AS it is, am glad l let Whlte
start against Jimmy. Charlie really
outfought him. and / would not say
that unless it were true. | looked TOT
an adverse decision in the Buffalo
papers, and got 1t in a few instances
But those present know that Nhite
won
Charlie is the idol of Buffalo now,
and they want him there for three
matches. ! came close to signing up
Tor them, but when | heard that VOL
CAST had whipped Rivers / decided. 10
Jump West with Charlie and go after
Adclph. know that a couple of MIL
Waukee clubs want the match, ana
am ready, to sign any minute. IL is
uo TO Wolgast You say Ad was
much better against Rivers than ne
was when White shaded him. That
Is not worrying me. White will also
he much better the next time he
Starts with the Dutchman. He'll
whip him, too, and then claim the
1850 pound championship"
tharlie has signed to meet any
o.," Tom Andrews selects for him at
TX pounds for the CATERS Club IN
iWaukee on February Q. l hope 1t
N'I be Wolgast. If AID refuses TO
io'el White again Harlem Tommy
Nfp1v viii undoubtedly get the
g. ten I know Bat the frequently
poned Ritchie- Murphy fight will
never take place Murphy is even