Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
eY JAY DAVIDSON

Al Wolgast put an end to another
championship aspiration of Los An
geles boy last night when he knocked
out Danny Webster after about min
ute of fighting in the eighteenth round.
There is considerable discussion re-
garding the knockout blow, as the
boys were in an awkward mixup In
Webster's corner at the time and 1t
was a difficult matter to see them as
they were fighting at close quarters,
but 1t was a. right wallop to the solar
plexus that did the work. Danny sank,
to the floor, rolled over on his back in
pain and was counted out, although
he was not literally knocked out In the
sense that requires insensibility or un-
consciousness.
It was a very tame exhibition for ten
rounds, both boys combining their eff
forts principally to clinching and
wrestling, with efforts at fighting In
spots, but after the tenth round VOL
gast seemed to wake up and 1t was
his fight from that time on. He easily
outslugged Webster at all times and
his blows carried considerable steam
behind them, while Webster seemed to
be lacking in that essential. 1t was
evident after the twelfth round that
Webster would not be able to weather
the storm to the limit, but the end
came rather more suddenly than was
expected.
Wolgast frequentlysput Danny to his
knees with grazing right or left hooks
to the jaw and it only was through ex-
cellent generalship that Danny escaped
a clean knockout punch much earlier
in the battle. Webster was very busy
fighter in the first eight rounds of the
scrap, when his speed and cleverness
enabled him to count many points, but
Wolgast had not weakened during that
period and seemed content to take
things easy, acting principally on the
defensive, as If feeling out his op-
ponent. After the Milwaukee boy
opened up and commenced to fight he
speedily cut down Webster's lead and
with the points that were valuable in
the event the battle went to the limit.
He constantly pounded Webster on
the kidneys, and before the bout had
gone eight rounds Websters back was
a solid red in color and welts began to
raise in evidence of the steam behind
the blows that Wolgast rained upon the
local boys kidneys and back. Webster
stood up and fought gamely when the
tide turned against him, but he was
gradually wearing down in strength,
and only in flashes after the twelfth
round did he show any Of that dash
and effectiveness that characterized his
work earlier In the battle.
Wolgast came out of the fight un-
scathed, save for a slight bruise on the
nose, which resulted from a wallup
that carried away a piece of plaster
that Wolgast had placed there to pro-
tect an abrasion sustained in training.
Webster showed numerous marks to
testify to the beating he took. His nose
and mouth were swelled with the fire.
quent jabs that landed there, and his
left eye was severely cut. His entire
body was marked with red splotches
that indicated the force with which the
blows had landed there.
In the early rounds of the fight the
fans were not very favorably impressed
with Wolgast, because he did not do
much fighting, but after he opened up
and commenced to attend to business
the fans warmed up to him. He showed
a wallop in either hand that is a daisy
and should help him to get further up
the ladder. He is q game boy, cool
headed and sufficiently clever for
fighter to entitle him to serious con-
sideration with any Of them. Baron
Long probably will match him with
Owen Moran, Jimmy Driscoll or Abe
Attell before he gets away from Los
Angeles.
Wopseer cdHle INTO the ring nrSt,
after five-minute delay following the
preliminaries. He was accompanied by
Bad Bill Aldridge, Jack Redmond, Roy
Paige, Jimmy Austin and Eddie Web
ster, his seconds. Wolgast followed a
few seconds later, with Manager Null
kern, Maurice Sayers, Willie Mack,
Young Dougherty, Teddy Murphy and
Joe Lazelle, his seconds.
Preceding the scrap Johnny Murphy
was introduced to the fans ana W9Q
given an enthusiastic reception. An
nouncer Leslie read a telegram from
frankie Conley, dated at Kenosha,
Wis, challenging the winner on a take
all basis. Several Wolgast admirers
appeared at ringside and offered 10 to
on the Milwaukee boy.
Following the announcements, the
boys got busy with the business before
them.