Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-02

later had Stelzer momentarily dazed
with rights and lefLs on the jaw,
Buck hugging to escape punishment
StelZer swung right and WankO coun-
tered on head. This was Wanko's
round.
In the third Wanko opened up with
two left jabs on the face. A little
later he landed a hard left swing on
the Jaw. Stelzer slipped and fell, and
a little later pushed Wanko down
against the ropes by main strength:
Both were fighting fast when the bell
sounded.
In the fourth Wanko placed an Ell
fective left on the neck and right on
the law. Stelzer then forced the tight
ing. but over-reached himself in his
leads. Honors were even. Stelzer was
aggressive in the fifth, but the Wash
ington lad met him with blow for
blow. Seventh ditto. There was a.
iyelier exchange in the eighth, but
the blows were simply love taps. up
to this time, no damage mad peeh III
flicted.
The ninth was somewhat llVeller. "A
fast mix opened up when Wanko couh7
tered on the jaw after StelZer hau
landed on the wind. Wanko put sew
eral iabs and upper-cuts on the Jaw
the Columbus boy ducklng into sew
eral of them. He showed up better as
the round closed.
Stelzer placed right swing on the
law, and another in tie face IN the
tenth. Buck" put hard right swing
on the Jaw in the eleventh, and Wan
ko found the same spot with force
enough to stagger the Columbus BOY.
The twelfth and thirteenth were rather
tame. In the fourteenth both men
landed EFFECTIVE blows on the jaw. Inc
close of the fifteenth saw very warm
exchange, with honors even.
In the sixteenth StelZer started IN 10
force the fighting After missing sew
eral swings and over-rcaching himself
in others, he changed his mind. The
round was tame. Buck" opened UP
the next round in similar fashion, with
the kid" on the defensive. Every
lead was followed by a love tap, and
ended in a hugging match. In the
eighteenth Buck" led off with lett
lab in the face. Wanko raised knot
over Stelzers left eye.
In the nineteenth, WankO put still
left hook on the chin. Stelzer forced
the kid" into corner and placed
right and left on jaw. Wanko made
show of clevernesS in the twentieth,
but his blows lacked steam. In the
tWenty-first there was an exchange OF
stiff left hooks in the jaw. Wanko
iabbed left in wind and swung right
on law. The next was tame. toward
the close Buck" swung hard and,
missing, fell to the floor. In the
twenty-third Wanko warmed up, and
placed some very EFFECTIVE blows On
the Jaw and on the stomach.
In the twenty-fourth Wanko put
several light taps on the jaw, and re-
peatedlyq ''mugged" his opponent.
Stelzer tried hard to land swing
with his right, and connected twice,
but the blow landed on the back With
out much force. Stelzer acted like he
was very tired when the round closed,
but there was nothing to cause 1t.
There was loud cheering as the men
returned to their corners.
In the twenty-fifth, Stelzer took sew
eral light jabs at short range, but ne
had a swing UP his sleeve, and ne
landed it on the back. Wanko placed
two hard left hooks on the jaw. A
lively exchange. Wanko put left on
face and Stelzer swung right on back
Of neck.
Wanko was the aggressor in the
twenty-sixth. He stopped rush with
a hook in the jaw. Tame, as was also
the next, and the next and the next.
At the beginning of the thirtieth con-
ference of officials was held, and 1t
was announced that draw would not
be tolerated the actions of the men
in the ring justifying the suspicion
that it was their purpose to play for
an even break. AS a result, the thir-
tieth was little livelier.
Stelzer was aggressive in the next
round and landed several good blows
on the head. Wanko placed right and
left on the jaw. At The close of the
thirty-third round, Referee Ryan an
nounced that two more rounds would
be fought They were simply repeti-
tions of the others, and the contest was
declared draw.