South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-18
I'D WOLGAST HAS
DREAMS Of COME
BACK rs CHAMP
His First Effort in Attempt to
Regain His Lost LaureIS Will
Be to Thrash Willie RitChip.
Are Old Enemies.


NEW YORK. Jan. 1S.-This appears
10 be the year of rejuvenation inso-
far as whilom ring champions are
concerned. First we had Johnny
CouIon's pronunciamento that he was
going TO back his DanIom weight title:
now we have AID Wolgast treading
the path back TO the lightweight
throne.
"The Michigan Wildcat" has his
plans already perfected. and it only
remains for him 10 execute them as
ne arranged in his own mind for him
to reach once more the crest CT the
lightweight wave
Wolgast has mapped out a revenge
campaign. His first course is TO thrash
Willie Richie so sOundly as to dis
pei whatever doubt there existed in
anyone's mind of Ad Wolgast's SUI
periOrity over Willie Richie. IL is
hard 10 convince the little Adolph that
he should know better than TO tamper
with Richie again. but the Cadillac
fighting machine is an obstinate party
and he will have the satisfaction OF
cm6roiling Richie even if it costs him
money.
WoIgast and Ritchie have had it
cut in the ring no less than three
times. Their first meeting occurred
ON May II. 1912, a four-rOund affair
on the coast, and Wolgast's animosity
toward the I;itchie person dates back
that far.
WoIgast Was Autocrat.
At the time. Wolgast was the
autocrat of the 133-pounders while
1sitchie was unknown and unschOoled
in the mysteries of the ring. Adj was
then recuperating from an append
icitis operation. and took on ItitchiE
with the understanding that no rough
was 10 be INDUCED in by either side
during the four rounds. The alb
breViated melee was to serve as q
try-Out for the convalscing Wolgdst.
Richie however, awed Nv the pros
pect of fighting a world champion.
became flightv and evidently forgot
the arrangement when he squared off
with WOlgast in the arena. Willie
fought desperately from he first tap
OF the gong. and the much chargrined
champion beat a hasty retreat before
the furious onslaught of the newcom-
er. In the second round Richie
flOOred Wolgast with a resOunding
thump on the jaw. Wolgast later ad-
mitted it was the hardest blow ne had
ever received in the brief but bril-
liant carer.
But the inexperienced Richie. with
a worlds championship and several
hundred thousand dollars in his CRASH.
failed 10 pursue the advantage and
deferred his chances OF winning glory
until six months after
Was DOublecrosscd
Wolgast fought with his old vim
and cunning in the last two rounds
flooring Richie three times in the
third. Wolgast was silent anent his
poor showing i'm this bout until few
days ago. when he let it he known
that Richie had "doubleCrossed' him
i'm that short engagement
Ilitchie's sO-called duphcitv ranked
ia Ads mind for months and ii was
with a view Of securing sweet revenge
that he signed 10 battle Richie for
the championship OF Nov. rs, 1912.
The title changed owners in the strug-
gle. Ritchie being adjudged the win
nee on a foul i'm the 10th round It
was the FIRST time in ring history that
81 boxer lying prone was awarded
worlds title
Stripped of his championship, rob
bed of his drawing power. WolgaSt
mat he was Ritchie's master and was
still eager 20 prove it. So last March
1lc engineered his third meeting with
Hitchie before Frank Mulkein's Mil
waukee club The receipts gathered
$4,000 and Woigast absorbed "a ter
rife beating. But Richie was awe Ike
every second that he was in q battle
Yet Woieast Will not admit he is an
inferior fighter 10 Richie He has
set about fourth ENHANCEMENT with
the American lightweight champion
and assures Richie that they will
surely draw a $4,000 bonus if they
tight again. which merely shows to
what extreme Wolgast will go in order
20 inveigle Ritchie into another con-
fiict
After Richie White and Welsh
and again "a worlds champion. That
Is Wolgast's dream.