Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-28
WOLGAST BEST
133-POUNDER.
TH|NKS>CR|T|C
Ad Looked Great Against Rivers,
May Meet Charlie White in
Return Bout.
By Sol Pick.

II looks al though AID Wolgast is
still the best of the 1873 Founders.
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
vaukee Friday night. He was just
tied Charlie White in the same ring
few weeks ago. The Dutch ring
man seems to improve with every
fight now and if he keeps on getting
inches has a chance to whale him.
II is doubtful if he ever turned out
better ten-round fight than he made
against Rivers and We are convinced
over distance out West that his vic
tory would have been a decisive one,
For the first time in his life, Adoloh
is btlldN iIlS IlliuStll anu u eiliililo
earnestly When he was champion
and defending his honors on the
coast in long, tough fights, they hac
10 guard him night and day in order
to be sure that he would get into the
ring in condition to do battle. Now
ne guards himself and does the job
well He was asleep in a Milwaukee
hotel two hours after he finished With
Rivers. In former days he always
celebrated after quarrel
| ONG spins on the Whitefish Bay
i road out of Milwaukee, hours Of
noNing in the gymnasiums, and clean,
healthy living for the past few
months have brought back to VOL
CAST the splendid health he enjoyed
before they rushed him to a Los An
gees hospital one November day over
wear ago and operated on him for
appendicitis. He stripped like little
bear in the Milwaukee ring Friday.
There is no suspicion of the fat waist
line he brought back with him frora
California after losing to Joe Aze-
vedo. Wolgast is as hard as nails
right now. They say they never come
back. but Adolph evidently is the eN-
reption that proves the rule. He mas
come back with both feet and then
Some.
WOO Ac1, is something Of A ring
w 1919. t11t promoter FRANK
,t.,,,-,,Iii -. - on him ANYWAY. ne
a 80 tdoInb i'm milwaukee
1rti,l''' WoIg,et did no.,
80 ei,t ,,,,,,Id draw as we'll as
s''5 IN ny ii r., Ia lie end to NuIlern
NJ 49, ~ ~ nol, For 81 400 If he
5 ",i> -, ~ NY tbo nnrrontane privilege
,,f," ~, w ro,ld have collected
90 as n ~ e. N1,,Il,orr IL ahead Of him
'. SO "a -, No daai
IL ,i;1,,,o,,l,ao Chow. attracted a
~" q i,,r IN 50 2o2 Rivers
',',o ' =, iI'.,'S % e. 500 ard a 70
'.1" % : U''i - r., drn,r down
= oeiiI pIisl' S5if haI,r,s work Int
3d., '' ioI NJ 10y tt,a MONEY.
5',I, 1 'u'i,,S ~, and Rivars Jared
t,u 80. ~ ~ We W'oIa,st in n financial
~, "a feeis nrettv proud of
fairi,. veI1 satisfied
III. Il 60 ton
'9 p'''.
l~u3rr ,v11I,,t- ma MANAGER
N. w, ,.atI,rnad yesterday
- Vyhito had a hot
si, go - tir,,,,,. Duff, on
~ M nc ia IS a,,'is
Ky IiS ~ so IL, ~ Tho scales
i -; ,,I,i,1. 10 WIS SIM
WV tS"t AZ 30 ard was two
80 80 " s.''' H. ip 'oirLnd all If las
,,.tI, ~ ~ ,;,So, y,,1,ile White
It - - 10y .1,n,9iot ,yo1ld
no. "edNlel 'li"il G,,ht "a
nave perIntl' t M a., - bated
J. y llau ~ oe eon c t','' No aocl,
u'Sa pi, '3l ~ oiooo az
mo 'ne Punalo ~ Iu1'J ,at White
Ms II - ! an s'au c,orIia reaii,
lSaliISt 'lInil,9 ia not cav
4 ,. ouS nv nm, anu ioaiyod f.,