"But Ad Wolgast himself was leaking from the top, the constant punishment he continued to absorb finally french-frying the last of his gray cells, causing him to hallucinate gently. Finally, his hardness of heart matched by his softness of head, he was committed to a sanitarium in Camarillo, California, where he spent the last days of his life, locked in the reason-proof room of his mind, training for a comeback fight against Battling Nelson. A sad ending to a great career. And proof positive that early-day boxing devoured it's young and ate its talent".

Old Timer