adwolgast

10 photos tagged adwolgast, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1910

1913

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Bryan Bruchman said:
wow, amazing!
simon yang i312 said:
nice picture of Adolph Wolgast, "Michigan Wildcat"
Receptive Bit said:
It reminds me Japaness cartoon 'The Champion'. This is real American Boxxing!!
Harry Angstrom said:
The fight took place in San Francisco, which ties in with the Cana Studio tag noted above and visible in the photo as embossed letters.
The Library of Congress said:
Your information will make all 3 photos of this fight easier to find in the future! We'll add the first name and fight info to each image, though likely to go with Colma, CA, since Cyber Boxing Zone gives that place name for the Wolgast-Ritchie fight on Nov. 28. (Looks like they fought on May 11 in San Franciso.) cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/wolgast.htm Further checking: Boxing record lists Daly City, CA (neighbor to both Colma and San Francisco) for the fight's location, www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=42487&cat=boxer. Might go with "San Francisco area" for now!

Nathan Adams said:
Apparently there was some confusion on the referee's part in this match: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901E1D61538E633A...
Daimon Eklund said:
Looks like the caption is actually Wolgast - Murphy, I think. According to the New York Times, Tommy Murphy and Ad Wolgast fought a 20-round draw in San Francisco on Feb. 22, 1913. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A03EFDA133BE633A...
Sal Towse said:
Another photo, probably from same Feb 1913 fight

BobMeade said:
That's "Ad" Wolgast, "Ad" short for Adolph. He became lightweight boxing champion of the world in 1910: www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,861392,00.html See more Wolgast pics here: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2449486430/ www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2536796784/
Richard Norton said:
Adolphus Wolgast (February 8, 1888 in Cadillac, Michigan – April 14, 1955 in Camarillo, California) was a world lightweight boxing champion. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Wolgast