New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14
Barber Says He's Begged
Addie with Tears in His
Eyes Not to Fight
Again.

I'm the cN-partc opinion of Monsieur
Tom Jones. the Michigan Wildcat, alias
Adolph Woigast. needs guardian.
Not, as One-Eycd Slattery says, be
cause hc is "nonc compass mental but
rather because he so dearly loves 20
fright that be won't quit
Adile is rolling IN gilt. That is 10
say De could roll around in limousine
for half day in either Michigan or
California and still be on his own
property lie has farm lands IN the
Wolverine state and orange ranches
out Los Angeles way and still Adolph
insists ON duckIng so per cent OF the
festive uppercuts The other so Der
cent connect with his prognathous jaw.
"I'vc begged Addie with tears in my
eyes" says Tom Jones. "to promise
that he'll never fight again. lie says
he won't and then as soon as | am out
of touch with him he books some match.
lie doesn't need the money. there isn't
chance in the world for him TO get
back TO the top and he's only hurting
his own prestige by meeting lot OF
eggs Don any small town that will book
him.
with Nolgast DO is the love of the
game. ] never knew bower who EN-
when hc found boxer who could hurt
him he'd quit for good. but he said he~'
never found one yet. believe him.
10 wa. that quality which enabled him
20 defeat Battling Nelson. Nelson
wasn't used 20 meeting boxer who
wiuld stick with him punch for punch.
and when be did he was so surprised
tina Doc was beaten.
90 think that Wolgast tho day he
lifted the title away from Nelson was
the greatest lightweight. SO far as abil-
its to- assimilatc punishment is CON
ccrnCd. who ever lived Remember, he
was outwcighed by full half dozen
pounds that day. But hc waded into
Nelson and beat him az his own favor
ite game of mixing IL from gong TO
gong without Jet mp.
>"Ritchie caught Wolgast on the back
slide. but Richie didn't have enough
stuff boo his blows 90 really hurt AID.
so ono has done that. suppose he'll
keep fighting until some one really
hurts him.
Nr. Jimmy Johnston makes the fol
lowing announcement:
"ln place of the Jack Britton-'. cd
Levi. contest, ] have arranged a match
between sam Lancford. who knocked
out the marvellous Harry With Do
nineteen rounds, and San NcNea. the
black Colossus, ON February u, in
Madison Square Garden. This match
win practically decide the black cham
pionship Do this country.
Now that Laugtord has decisively
defeated Wills, IL puts Samuel in the
lImeIght once again. The one hope
that LanCford has of meeting the win
ner of the Noran-W Hard contest viii
be when the Boxing Commission lifts
the ban on mixed bouts, which. by tn.
way. is expected 20 come soon
"This is one of the best heavywei ght
contests that could be arranged. The
public viii be assured that each vii!
try for knockout. so as 10 leave no
bar in the way OF the Boxing Commls-
sion refusing 20 allow black and white
men TO meet DO the local clubs"
IT anticipation OF the BrIttou-Leris
fight 20 take place before the Broad
way Sporting Club tomorrow night. is
not keyed 90 the highest imaginable
pitch, 10 viii be no fault OF dumb
Dan Morgan, manager of Britton
Here Dis Dams modest little opinion:
Dear Sir: Don't forget and be AZ
the Broadway Tuesday night with a
clear voice. so you can count one. two.
three. four five and so on when the
lrishman. Jack Brtton. is punching
Ted Kid Lewis. the Enclishman. on the
nose.
"Brtton has bet me suit of clothes
that hc will land over fifty good stir
labs on Ied's nose. How would you