The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
WAMbSGANDS WILL
 MEET O'BR|EN AT B. A. |. TOMORROW
Treat Promised Local Fistic Fans When Two Welter- weights Clash-Fast
 Semi-Finals

Everything is in readiness for the 10- round welterweight battle at the Bir mingham Athletic club tomorrow night between Al Wambsgands of New Or leans and Yanl1 O'Brien of Jacksonville. Either k. J. Parry or Jack Riddle will referee.
 According to the sales at the box of flee of the Athletic club there will be a large crowd to witness the Wambs- gands-O' Brien bout These two fighters have never met, although both boys have fought the same opponents in various arenas. Wambsgands gained a local fol- lowing few weeks ago by his game showing against the aggressive Eddie Hanlon of Atlanta and last week Yank O'Brien made himself solid with the fans by his tearing in tactics against the heavier Sailor Dixon of Bessemer. This assures that the high class following which fstcuffs at the Athletic club have attracted in the past few weeks will be on hand Monday night.
 Al Wambsgands, who arrived in the city Friday afternoon. will enter the ring weighing about 141 pounds. Tank O Brien will weigh about AS pounds, and the boys are practically evenly matched. Yet both boxers have radically different styles of milling.
 Regarding O'Brien
 O Brien Is u short, neayy-hitting welter- weight He assumes crouching pose and bases his chances of victory on one of his wild swings landing. On the other hand Wanbsgands is gracefulness per sonifed and is what is called q pretty fighter" Wambsgands is shifty and quick on his feet and with his long reach can iab and get away. Of the two boys Wambsgands appears the cleverer and if he can avoid the slugging fists Of o Brien he should win an easy victory on points. 1t is doubtful If Nambsgands possesses the punch to stop the stocky o Brien in the short space of 10 rounds. But-there is a but. O'Brien may land one of his wild swings and if he does that will materially effect the clever ness of Wambsgands. In other words, l it will probably beat the New Orleans l boy, as resisting punishment is never | the strong forte of clever boxer. But again but--will OBIien be able to land his haymaker? The fans will be there to see tomorrow night
 Semi-Finals
 | In tile semi-final bout Monday night | Rube Heinie, the Avondale lightweight, who has mopped up on all the local anna teurs in the past six weeks at the E. A. | t., | young aspirant for fistic honors. Heinie, who has been actively in training with tYank O Brien at the B. A. c. gymnasium | the past week, is feeling very fit and announces that he will stop the Holt | boy in about two rounds. On the other | hand, from Fairfield comes the news l that Red Holt Is conner and that he 1 will prove a surprise to the slashing Ger man from Avondale. The Red Holt-Rube | Heinie match is attracting almost as much attention amongst the sporting | fans as the main bout.
 Other than the WambsgandsOB O Brier 1 and Holt-Heinine affairs, Doctor Glow | of the Athletic club has arranged sev- 1 eral negro bouts and secured the services ] of several husky young negroes for the battle royal. It is confidently predicted by Doc Glow that on Monday night the
 best battle royal ever staged at any pre- | vious stag of the B. A. c. will be put on for the entertainment of the clut members and friends
 we will have the best battle roya | ever staged" said Doc Glow, "and tn,
 other bouts will be of high merit"