New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Here's Ad Again.

Cn more speed than he has shown us 1 1rt many a, long day.
 Here's Ad Again
 Ad Wolgast is to make his bow to l New York sports again next week The ex-champion has been signed to DoA ten rounds with Leach Cross, the tard-h1tting East sider. Cross has long been after a match with the for ner bear cat of the lightweight div 1s]on Leach IS a business man from start to finish and he appreciates the fact that New Workers like to see him box a man who will mix 1t with him. Cross always looks good against a fighter who carries the milling to him, while mark for clever boy. He will not find Wolgast indulging g in fancing sparring and if Leach can 1 whip that old right across he may 1 add another Knockout to his list. 1 If Ad Wolgast wasn't the hard-luck 1 little fellow he is I would not hesi- i tate to say that he will beat Cross But with Ad of late years it is one 1 accident after another. He has prob ably broken more bones in his hands and arms than any fighter of modern times. He has only recovered from tl1e accident he met with in the match
 
 first try-out in months.
 Wolgast, the tearing in. slugging boy of two years ago would make Cross jump out of the ring. Wolgast. the boy with the brittle hands, is different proposition, Anyone who has busted his maulies as often as he has is bound to be a tr1f1e cautious and not take too great chances in leading: And Ads speciality is tearing in, his best work is done at close quarters.
 We'll, we can't but admire the game little fellow for trying. He certainly has the courage and if it was simply a question of gamness Ad would come down in front.
 Than LangfOrd in the House?
 That Havana combination ought to scEd for Sam Langford. The Cubans stood for Young Ahearn and Willie Lewis, and ought to be ripe for any thing in the fighting line. The Lang ford League season could be started down there as most of the colored boys are on the ground. Battling Jim Johnson and Sam McVey are already there and Joe Jeannette, I understand, is on the way. It's a fine chance for Sam to fatten both his batting aver age and his bank roll at the same time..
 Word comes from Sydney that Jeff Smith recently turned the tables on Mickey King, the middleweight cham pion of Australia, and according to the wise men of the game over there that means Jeff is champion of the world.
 The middleweight title does not lack claimants. Smith modestly asserts that he is now the worlds champion, as does Young Ahearn. Then both Al Mccoy and Jimmy Clabby have also filed their claims to the honors. Mike Gibbons has not yet told anyone that he is champion, but a majority of the sports in this country would be ready to string with him if he is matched with any of the numerous "champs."
 Salaries for Cornish.
 This is the season for legislation and it is pleasing to note that boxing is coming in at last for little respect ful attention from the lawmakers in , various parts of the country. Boxing bills have been presented in a number of states and the prospects at this time are that the good old sport will be revived in a number of localities where it has been tabooed for years.
 Here in New York considerable dis satisfaction has been expressed at the manner in which the commissioners have handled the sport, and while a hill has been drafted that would put d stop to boxing it is not thought there is ghost of chance of it's being passed. Governor Whitman is known to favor boxing as long as His EX- cellency is disposed to be friendly the fans will have small cause for worry over the situation.
 I believe with Mr. Whitman that the members of the boxing commits sion should be paid salaries, and sub stanital lines at that. While district attorney he kept in touch with the sport and realizes that boxing has be- come popular with men in all walks of life. The governor can be de- pended upon to do the right thing by the sport.
 JAS J. CORBETT.