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June 3, 1921 Al Wolgast of Cadillac was only given a draw in the local newspaper decision at Petoskey in his 10-round go with Clifford Speilman of Kalamazoo but Grand Rapids critics evidently picked him as the winner as did the score of local sportsmen who saw the go. It was announced earlier this week at Grand Rapids that the winner of the main bout at the Petoskey show last night would get on the card in the Furniture City June 17 at the Roper-Martin fight and Manager Jimmie Flynn announced today that Wolgast had been given the date. This is interpreted as meaning that the Wexford wildcat looked best to the Rapids delegation. Wolgast knocked the Celery City lad down in the first round last night and after that the Kalamazoo boy stayed away. The downstate kid is a boxer whereas Wolgast is a fighter. Hence the Kazoo kid was able to work out a draw by stepping around the ring lively. He is fast, like Jim Brady, a favorite locally, but he couldn t exchange wallops with Wolgast ....