Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
Ad Wolgast Former Champion
Lightweight, to Try Comeback

who was manager OF the Dutchman
In the DAYS OF his championshl p
According to WolEast he left all b..
business affairs In the hands ~
Jones and he wishes to find out N
the latter was faithful in his steward To-
ship.
In addition TO these matters. Wol-
gast In seeking an accounting of h..
interests In the syndicate behind
Fred Fulton. challenger FOR the
worlds heavyweight championshIu.
The DutchmBn claims that he has
% per cent lien on tho tnrnlngs .,
the Gopher. According To Wb,E.si s
version he advanced $4,000 to NIX,
Collins "A few years back when ths
latter was struggling to pilot fulton
To the top OF the heavyw eight hoau
In those days the earning power =
the Gopher was mighty slim and
there were times when the pair wee
only a jump or 80 ahead OF the lean
and hungry wolf OF want That was
the hour when WolEast says he
came To the rescue For the sum OK
$1,000 he claims he secured Il con
tract that gives him 25 per cent or
the earnings OF Fulton. This agree
y
Profitable Investment
The investment was very profit
able one, WolgaSt declares. "a he has
been repaid the original amount and
is now on the verge of making fine
profit that is II Fulton succeeds in
going through with the proposed
bout with Champion willard Full
ton has been promised guarantee
OF $4,000 for his bit in that en-
counter
Wolgast has been intimately idcn-
titled with the careers OF both VIII
lard and Fulton. for the DutChman
figured In transaction with VII
lard on lines very similar to those In
vnlving Fulton. In the period when
the earth was being combed for a
white man capable OF Wrestling the
heavyweight championship from
Jack Johnson, willard flashed across
the pugilistiC horizon He WAS mo-
thing more than a big, awkward
chap with no pretentious 10 ring skill
and with no ambitions along that
line, Because OF his great size, how
ever, some discerning chap. whose
identity has always been ClOudCd IN
mystery, induced Willard to try his
luck In the boxing ring. Finally The
present champion did so and he met
with a fair measure Of success Il
was about this time that Willard
first visited Chicago. Naturally he
drilled into n gymnasium where the
boxers we're wont to foregathcr and =,
like his fellow swatters, he worked .
out occasionally. one day Wolgast
hf.t, "A l. f.,
question. Something about Willards
size and general appearance i'm
pressed he Dutchman and he de
cided that here was n likely pros
peCt for the worlds championship.
As soon as he could communicate
with his manager. Tom Jones. VOL
CAST instructed Jones to curry favor
with willard and try and sign him
10 "A contract
At that time Charley Cutter. the
wrestler was acting ~ manager for
willard Jones approached Cutler
with an offer to take over willard
hut the price Cutler named vas pro
hibitive. Then Jones went direct To
Willard After brief negotiations
an agreement was entered into
whereby willard was to give his ser
vices and a certain percentage of his
earnings To Jones on condition that
the latter pay him $e.5OO In cash
Just about that period willard used
To get his fodder from the free lunch
counters Of friendly taverns, and a
sum like $500 looked bigger to him
then that 100000 does today. Ns
soon as this deal was concluded VOL
gast produced the money stipulated.
The arrangement apparently was
satisfactory to all except Charley
Cuuer. THAT worthy became very
peeved over the proceeding. 80 much
so that he sought out Tom Jones In
q Chicago hotel. and after brief cN-
change Of bitter repartec cutler
swung upon the unfortunate Jones
and tumbled him in u heap. Then ho
Stalkcd Indignantly out while Jones
ruefully rubbed the spot on his jaw '
where the Cutler fist had carcssed
him.
Broke n Year Ago.
From then on Jones and willard
teamed together until abElt year
ago, when Willard tossed Cherokee
Tom to one side As excess baggage.
Before this, however, Wolgast had
''''"'h iin 'liill hI'AA " ''''A''-
being paid In full and given tair
profit
According to the Dutchman, he
often regretted that he did not Keep
his interest in willard until the lat
ter had won the worlds champion
ship. II he had done so WolF"st
declares he would have been 800
600 richer than he Is today.
That experience, however
made wolgast alert to the Poss'oiTIf
ties he now has In Fred fu,,iop-
the latter should win the cnam' cru ,,tl.-
holder through the volnntary ,nc ,,T Go.
ment OF the champion, th'l Wv, IN a
pher will be In pcsluo" ,r,Ir,sf
Is sVSe~Sus shrews .pougT pS to realize an this
a. and dTf for that reason he says he he yow will
not relinquish the contract he n'W T,
holds over Fulton He Simply W."