Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-15
BILLY NOLAN BACK IN GAME
Famous Mentor Of Champion Pugil-
lists in Limelight Again.
NOW ToN1NG DOWN MFARLAND
PackinEtown Celebrity Will Get
Into Harness In Effort 60 Make
weight for First Cham
pionsbip Battle.
Nv RINGSInE.


successor to the late Billy Delany, as
the maker OF ring champions" is with
us once more. The one-time mentor OF
Jim Jeffries had the enviable reputation
Of developing more title holders than
any man in the game: while Nolan has
piloted more pugilists into the champion
ship harbor than any manager in cap
tlvity.
Nolan's success lies In the fact that by
uncanny shrewdness he matched two OF
his charges for battles that netted them
worlds championships. and the attendant
glory and remuneration. Nolans first
noteworthy maneuver was TO invegle
Joe Cans into a match with Battling
Nelson. that enabled tho Durable Dane
TO wrest the lightweight championship
from the colored wizard.
A few years later, when Nelson de-
cided to become his own manager. press
agent, author and various other things
that Nolan attended TO in time OF Nell
sons prosperity-Nolan having been cast
aside by Nelson-Billy took lad out OF
the ubscurity OF Cadillac. Mich. and In
few months had him matched to fight
Nelson for the worlds title at 18 pounds.
Ad woigast was that unknown, and
the "Michigen Wildcat" vindicated No
lan's confidence in him. when he humbled
the marvellous Dane In forty rounds OF
the flercest fighting ever witnessed In
any prize arena.
Looking After Packy.
Now Nolan has Packey Mcfarland in
tow. The wonderful Pnckey has been
fighting more than ten years, but In that
time has never been engaged in n cham
pionship battle, although at times he
was considered quito superior to the
reigning king In his class. Always, wheS
Packey was on the verge of being
matched with the champion, some un-
foreseen obstPcle cropped up and the OPP
portunty was lost to him.
Nolan's latest lamentation is: 81 man
aged n Dane and n German in champion
ships; now l am going to pilot an Irish
man into a worlds title"
Strange as It may seem. II is the light
weight championship that Packey Mo
Fariand is after. II has been a half
dozen years since Packey was supposed
TO have graduated out OF the lightweight
class and now the Chicagoan insists
that he can make 1a3 pounds at o'clock,
as readily and with us little exertion
as can the champion. Freddie Welsh.
McFarlands weight has been one OF
the mysteries OF the ring for many years
Packey's pet aversion. when he was TAX
ing on opponents at the rate of one a
week was 20 scale In. II was this un-
willingness on Packey's part that
prompted the experts TO class him in any
division but that OF the lightwelghts II
was even expected that Mcfarland really
belonged In the middlewelght class and
that Mike Gibbons should have been the
object OF his challenges
stan Legitimate LishtweiEht.
But Nolan assures us now that McFar.
land is still legitimate lightweight and
that Patrick can make the poundage Il
there il enough incentive. Sufficient in
centive. according TO Packey, would be q
match with Freddie Welsh. and the curly
haired wonder from Chicago stands ready
TO post a forfeit for weight
Strange things have happened in ring
dom--such as discredited boxers fighting
/ their way to the championship. but II Nc
Fariand gets q match with Welsh and
shows us that he can come anywhere
within range OF the lightweight mark
then all will be willing 20 admit tina
wonders will never cease.
Ad Wolgast, who strove so valiantly 4
regain his title from freddie Welsh 1
week ago Monday has earned NOR
money In the ring than any lightweight
! In the history of the game Adolph. WHIT
for several years struggled along unde
the Rppellation OF the Cheese Champion
Qnflicted upon him by Battling Neison)
has poured a mite over tSOo0oo into hi
Golfers since he adopted boxing as pro
fesslon seven years ago.
OF this vast sum Promoter Tom Nc
Carey chipped In over $4,000 In the form
OF purses The other coast promoter, jim
Coffroth. contributed somewhat owe
$4,000 In purses.
The largest lump sum Wolgast ever re-
eeIved for one battle was $4,000 for hii
fight with Jose Rivers at Vernon, Cal.
on July 4. two years ago. Rivers wal
knocked out In thirteen rounds Wolgas
received SeO.Oe7 as his end OF the receipts
and $4,000 for his moving picture rights
The receipts totalled $4,000
} wOIgast n MOney-MAker.
wolgast has engaged in no less thai
eleven fights. In which the receipts ag
I gregated over $4,000. LATHE Ad has nevs
E suffered the ignominy OF knockout an
. has been floored but twice In his rim
0 career-once when he won the title froi
Nelson and the other time when he lo'
the premier honors 20 Ritchie.
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