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Show WOLGAST IS CONFIDENT San Francisco, Cal.. July 28 Ad W olcust, former lightweight champion ol i lie world, accompanied by his manager, Tom Jones, left for Los Angeles An-geles tonight to confer with Champion Willie Ritchie regarding their proposed pro-posed twenty-round fight In September Septem-ber Just hefore taking the train Wolgasl said Yes, I will bet $26,-Ouo $26,-Ouo that I can beat Willie Ritchie, and I am willing to let the bet go as 1 originally slated it I will bet $12,-500 $12,-500 that I can stop Ritchie inside of twenty rounds, and I'll bet the other $12,500 that I beat him. 1 am not bluffing when I say I will make the wager The onl fear that I have Is that Ritchie will not accept. If he accepts that defi then he money Is already as good as in the bank for me. for he is one fighter that I know I can beat. There may be some hoxfr.-, who can beat me, but Willie Ritchie Is not one of them. A b soon as I get into Lot Angeles I will hunt up Ritchie and see If he will take me on. I'll also fight him any place he names. I will be easy to to do business with but to tell you th- truth 1 do not think that Willie Ritchie will ever gh e me a chance to win back tho title that he got from me on the simplest kind of a foul. "If Ritchie thinks that I am bluffing about that side bet, let him say the word and I'll be ready to post my money at once. I'm going to go down and see if I can talk Ritchie into a match with me. but really I have little hopes of getting a return engagement from him " . |