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Show WOLGAST IS AFRAID OF TWENTY ROUNDS (By E. J. Gelger.) Chicago, Oct. 7. Has Ad Wolgast reached tho stage in his pugilistic career ca-reer where he fears twenty-round battles? Docs he find himself slipping, slip-ping, or Is it just tho country that has made him what ho is? Those arc the questions that local critics are asking themselves today as a result of the champion's recent actions. It is well known that until Ad hit California he was classed among the second raters. Ho made his start there and he finished as a champion there Now he is slighting tho boys who gave him his first boost Recently Tom Jones and Jim Cof-froth Cof-froth got together and arranged for a Thanks&lvlng day match, in which the champion was to star There was some sort of a misunderstanding and Jones journeyed to Now Orleans to sign his charge there. Immediately Coffroth got busy and when he and Jones again got on the wire. Thomas assured him that the turkey day dale would be filled and that he and Ad would be in Frisco In time to get Into shape. Since that understanding Jones has hooked his youngster up with Joe Mandot in- a ten-round affair, af-fair, to be staged In or near New Orleans He is negotiating with Philadelphia for a six-round contest Winnipeg wants him for a short .if- 1 fair and ono of the northern MIchi- I gan buigs would match Ad to box at ono of the fairs. And Jones Is go- l Ing right ahead with these proposed ! battles. Ho says his charge wants to fight ! four times before January 1. In a littlo over an hour's talk hero with. Tom not a word was mentioned about tho Frisco affair. "What are they doing for yon out in Los Angeles?" waa one of the questions asked Tom. His answer was Bhort, If not sweet" "I really don't know." Johnny Kllbane, ifeatherwoiht champion, has again declined an offer to box Charlie White, local featherweight feather-weight Billy Gibson of New York offered the champion tho match, but tho latter said he wasn't Just ready. Somehow or other, Charles cannot got Kilbane since White defeated Shu-gruo Shu-gruo and Dundee handily. Eddie McGooEty'B manager today wired here, saying that he Is going to make a desperate attempt to hook Mike Gibbons on a wager Eddie 'knock out the St Paul sensation wllh- I In ten rounds. Johnny Coulon Is considering an-' other trip to Los Angeles and San ! Francisco for matches. He has wrlt- j ten McCarcy and Coffroth, he says. |