BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 241, 1 March 1913, Page 7

BOXING.

A WEALTHY PUGILIST. AD. WOLGAKT'S THRIFT. Ad. Wolgast has been deprived of his light-weight crown, hut he lias enough of. earthly wareV to act as somewhat of a balm. Manager Tom Jones has (says an American journal) made, the statement that during the three years that tt'o)ga-t was the light-weight champion of the world he made 2-io.OOO dollars. Half of his big fortune was made up in purses, and the rest was accumulated ' in bets, theatrical engagements, and out--ide investments. "The beauty of it. too." ,aid -''Plies, "is that the 'German has been tl.rifty enough to keVp the major part of it. I venture to say that he i- wortli close to 200.000 dollars today. He has property in Los Angeles valued at 101.000 dollars, and he' has his ranch in Michigan. His money has been wisely invested, and Wolgast has never handled more than olill dollars in his life. Wolgast will be one champion who will not go the ways of his predecessors. He is far from through with the lioxing game; but when he does retire hi- can settle down and be comfortably fixed for the re-t of his life." A return match between Champion Willie Ritchie and Ad. Wolgast; in ihe near future is assured. The sporting public demand* it. Opinion is. «o divided ov.-r the un-atisfaclory outcome of the last bout that in conr-c of time the rival light-weights must come together ar.nn to settle the question of superiority. Wolgast met Referee Griffin the day after the fight, and naturally there was a hot argument over the sera]). "1 haven't criticised you. Mr. Griflin." opened Wolgast, "but I believe you acted too hastily in taking the championship away from me. You were too teclinij cal. for. even if T did land the low punches, they were so light that they did no damage. A friend of mine examined Ritchie, and couldn't find a mark from the injury. Under the rules a boxer cannot be disqualified unless hi* opponent has been disabled. Time and again Ritchie fouled me with heeling of the glove and using the elbow, and I think you should have overlooked the foul." Griffin explained that he would have taken the same action on either ■ side, as he plainly saw that both punches were palpably low.