Show AND RIVERS READY s I ITO TO III BATTLE FOR TITLE TODAY II Los Angeles Jul July 3 With 3 With a skin akin several degrees browner than nature gave cave him the effect of or weeks of ot outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door work In the mho mountains mid and on the tho roads road Ad Acl Wolgast 01 ga t champion lightweight lightweight lightweight light light- weight of at the world showed today that ho was In prime primo physical condition and anel ready to defend hl his title when ho meets tho the Los Angeles Mexican bo boy Too Toe Rivera livers In the Vernon arena tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row afternoon In n a scheduled twenty twenty- round Ita battle Rivers too was In superb form and declared that he lie would sleep tonight like a n babe habe on end ond that tomorrow nl night ht ho would go to bed tho the worlds world's lightweight lightweight light lIght- Wel weight ht champion Wolgast retorted with ono one of ot tho the usual ante bellum statements and a as asserted as- as he had no fear of at tho the outcome of at this his first battle battlo of at consequence since he was stricken with appendicitis appendicitis clUs last fall His confidence Boome seemed shar shared by everyone present Tho round bettors guessed d generally that the fight tight would auld end between the twelfth and fifteenth rounds Wolgast's last laRt day before the tho battle battlo was spent In attending theatres while Rivers did a a. little road and gym gm work In n the morning to keep his wol weight ht down Ho He weighed tolla today and said ho would enter tho the ring at Wolgast declared ho would weigh ex exactly ox- ox Referee Jack Welsh In n an nn Interpretation Interpretation interpretation tation of at tho the rules toda today said Bald h hp he would allow hitting with one ono arm free b by tho the bo boy who was not holding on If It both were holding In clinches neither would be allowed to send semd In an any short-arm short labs Jabs Welsh made his meaning clear and Intimated that a ell dire 10 penalty I 1 I awaited aWalt d tho the one disobeying j The Tho scats seats In time the arena have liars It all been sold wi with th the tho exception of at atI I Ithe the tho ho galleries which were not reserved r Manager Iann er McCarn of or the tho club stated I the tho house would amount to about Wol Wolgast ast Is guaranteed g with a half Interest In the tho moving if pictures plc- plc I tures and Rivers gets get for tor his r 1 share with no picture Interest Two preliminaries will precede the tho tho main event The These o will bo be between Tomm Tommy Maloney an English Eng middleweight middleweight middle middle- i I weight and Bob Dob Graham of Tx Jo Angeles Angeles An An- r geles Kelos for tor ten rounds Pete Peto McVey one of ot Wolgast's ast's sparring partners and r Dan Dnn Cullen Cullen of l Los s Angeles s will meet meet In tho the second ten round preliminary at t pounds Tho The first bout will bo- bo called promptly at 1 o'clock coast I time Betting on tho the battle was brisk to today torIn to- to rIn day clay with Wolgast aMt the tho public choice chalco t tat t tat at ten to six Earlier tho the odds were two to one ono and several largo large bets bets were placed at these theRe figures Rives Rivers mon men i iare ar are still demanding these odds but are arC I unsuccessful In finding takers Even mono money at tho the ringside l A tomorrow was r treel freely predicted d tonight ht |