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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