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Show THREE FIGHTS TO NET HIM $50,000 Chicago, July 29. Ad Wolgust, lightweight champion, was In Chicago last night on his way home to Michigan Michi-gan from California. Wolgast said that he practically had arranged for three fights on the coast that would net him $50,000, despite reports to the contrary. He said the first fight would be held probably on Thanksgiving Thanks-giving day. It Is supposed tho threo matches he has In mind are with Rivers, McFar-land McFar-land and Ritchie. Before the promoters who came to negotiate with Johnson for a match with Joe Jcannette, left for home last night, they declared they had been unable to Induce the champion to fight In New York for less than $30,000 and that they had decided to devote their efforts to bringing Wolgast and Mc-Farland Mc-Farland Into a match there instead. oo- |