Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1913 — UNLUCKY YEAR FOR CHAMPS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

UNLUCKY YEAR FOR CHAMPS

Many Loae Titles or Have Decisiona Rendered Against Them—Ad Wolgast Among Them. The year Just closed has surely been an unlucky one for champions, as many of them have had the misfortune to, either lose their titles or have decisions rendered against them. Those who have lost their titles are Ad Wolgast, the lightweight champion of America; Abe Attell, the ’featherweight champion of America; Georges Carpentler, the French middleweight champion; Matt Wells, the English lightweight champion; Jim Sullivan, the English champion.

fend Johnny Evendon, the English wet terwelght champion. The ohampions who have been de> seated, but still hold the title of their respective countries are Bombardier Wells, the English light heavyweight champion; Jack Harrison, the English middleweight champion; Dave Smith, the Austrian middleweight champion, and Digger Stanley, the English bantam weight champion. Carpentier has relinquished his claim to the title, as he oannot make the weight any more.

Ad Wolgast.