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Show WOLGAST IS READY FOR BAT NELSON (By Eddie Smith.) Oakland, Cl.. Feb. 1C "I'm feel-' ing better right now than 1 did Ihe night I fought Lew Powell," said Ad Wolgaxt yesterday afternoon, whllo resilng between rounds of boxing with lils sparring partner. "I am not only stronger' and heavier, heav-ier, but my blood Is In good condition, and I shall be able to show the people the best there la in me. I feel so good right now that with very little coaxing coax-ing I would box twenty rounds with three sparring partners." Wolgast is not alone In showing this enthusiasm over his condition. Manager Tom Jones is Just as enthu slastic, and all during tho lime tho young lightweight worked in the gymnasium gym-nasium Tom Insisted on pointing out tho stroug points In the Milwaukee fighter's makeup, and, to be sure, there are many. Tho ordinary young man about to tacklo the Job of beating one Battling Nelson would show a desire to talk about tho contest He would want to prove to the fans that he was not afraid of tho man he was about to meet, and, of course, his talk would only fool tho unsuspecting. For the man who is continually talking of the man he Is about to meet In the prize ring is simply trying to fool the public and himself into the idea that he la not afraid of his man. Nelson's Name Tabu. Yesterday at the camp of Wolgast the namo of Nelson was never mentioned men-tioned by any of the principals. This fact can only seem that tho confidence confi-dence that Wolgast has displayed is not the kind that is worked up by continual knocking of the other fellow, fel-low, but is of that kind that will take some rough treatment to beat out of him. In the work of yesterday Wolgast Wol-gast dlf played great condition, and there is not tho slightest doubt that he will be fit for a hard struggle when ho enters the ring for the contest of his life against the hard-fisted Battling Nelson. For the past three weeks Tom Jones has had his charge In the mountains and each day the young fellow took loug walks over the hills and before he camo away from tho springs where the men stopped Wolgast had several loug-distanco records that had been made by other walkers at the place hanging at his belt This mountain climbing has sent him north almost ready to fight, and the only thing that Jones will have to do from now to the day of the contest will be to watch him closely in order that he does npt go stale. Yesterday ho punched the bag for flvo minutes. Jumped rope, wrestled about the ring with Dougherty and then boxed six rounds, three with Jeff Terry ami three with Hobo Dougherty.. In the three rounds Perry put in with Wolgast the local lad had a tough time, although Wolgast slowed up and allowed him plenty of time in the last round, when Perry was so tired he could hardly hold h'.s nands up. In the boxing with Dougherty the first two rounds were easy-going affairs, in which the men slapped each other for the pleasure of the thing. In the hint round Jones told the boys to mix matters, and the result was tho fastest fast-est round of gymnasium boxing I have seen In many a day., Wolgast will lay off today, for he is anxious to keep some of the weight he has taken on, and In his present condition ho believes that it would be very et-sy for him to overtrain. Battling Bat-tling Nelson came Into San Francisco last Friday afternoon after his work In the gymnasiums; it was late when ho finished with the business he had on hand he staid in tho city all night Those who wanted to seo him work, however, were well repaid for their trouble, for ho showed well, and in his boxing gave the fans something to think over when discussing his condition. |