Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1912 — DIAMOND BELT TO WOLGAST [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DIAMOND BELT TO WOLGAST

Champion Is Presented With Valuable Trophy by Tom McCarey, San Francisco Promoter. Because of the unsatisfactory termination. of the fight between Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers for the lightweight championship on July 4, the

diamond belt, offered to the 'winner by |*romotor Tom McCarey waa withheld from the champion. McCarey BinCe relented and as Wolgast was about to board a train for San Francisco, McCarey appeared and presented the champion with the belt, much to the surprise of the Cadillac battler. The belt, which is of solid gold and set with'four large diamonds, is valued at SI,OOO.

Champion Ad Wolgast.