The day book., January 30, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 26

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WINTER SPORTING DOPE FROM EVERYWHERE
Ad Wolgast Whips Rudy Unholz
Weighs Tool Much.
Ad Wolgast easily whipped Rudy
Unholz at Fond du Lac last night,
forcing him to quit in the second
round to escape needless punishment,
but there were several things about
the Cadillac man's appearance that
did not give his friends cause for un
bounded joy.
Ad refused to weigh in stripped,
but in his street clothes, with an over
coat on, tipped the beam at 149
pounds. That would make him scale
in ,the neighborhood of 138 or 140
pounds in his fighting togs. Unholz
weighed 127 ready for action.
Ad will find himself in difficulty
when it comes time for him to tangle
again with Charley White if he lets
his weight climb recklessly. He must
keep in condition perennially if he
expects to battle again for the light
weight championship.
Last night's fight as a battle was
nothing to rave over. Unholz was
under weight and weak, and was easy
'or his beefier opponent. Wolgast
loored Unholz four times in the
opening ' round. In the . second Ad
slapped the Boer, to the floor and the
otter's second heaved a towel into
the ring.
Against a man like Unholz, Wol
gast's weight was an advantage, but
with a fast, aggressive man like
White in the ring the Cadillac bear
cat will find the going too fast if he
is not in perfect condition.
Freddy Welsh, British lightweight,
won by a big margin from Leo Kelly
in eight rounds at St Louis last night.
Welsh placed his blows accurately
and wore Kelly down.
Wildcat Ferns took a decision from
Charley Pierson in 15 rounds at Jop
'.in, Mo. Ferns was better at every
ingle of the battling and twice slam
med Pierson to the floor. He could
not deliver a finisher,
Evers Says Federal League Is Good
Thing for Young Players.
John Evers, manager of the Cubs,
just back from a trip through the
South, with the signatures of several
of his players to contracts, canndt
see much financial gain for mag
nates of the new Federal League.
But John says he thinks the ad
vent of the new circuit will be a good
Johnou Evens
thing for the old leagues, in that it
will force them to develop young
sters to take the positions vacated by
the jumpers. He also thinks the
players will be benefited.
Hearken to Mr. Evers' statement of
how the players will be aided. It is
good, sensible dope.
"I believe," said Evers, "if the Fed
erals carry out their plans and man
age to establish a third major league,
that it will have a marked effect upon
baseball. I am not considering the
money that will be lost or the cost