The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-14
W0lGAST WHIPS
BATTLING NELSON
Gives Champion Severe Beating
at His Own Style of
Fighting.
MILWAUKEE, BOY GIVES
THE DANE FIVE POUNDS
First Fight in Bats" Career
Where He Fails to Get
a Round.

MAUD JUNCTION ARENA, Los
Angeles. July 13.-Ad Wolgast of Mil
waukee. despite the fact that he
weighed five pounds less than Battling
elson, gave the durable Dane thor
ough whipping in ten-round bout be-
fore the Pacific Athletic club tonight
After an even first round, Wolgast
waded in, and had the advantage in
SIX of the remaining nine rounds. The
champion did not have n single round
in his favor, an even break being the
very best he could get. Wolgast fought
the champion at his own game and beat
him decisively. Nelson S face was bad
" swollen and blood streamed from his
nose and mouth at the close of the
fight Wolgast was practically un-
marked,
II was a terrible fight from start to
finish, and it was not until the ninth
and tenth rounds that Wolgast succeed
ed in stopping Nelson s steady rushes.
Nelson was n badly worried man in sew
eral stages of the fight.
Fight by Rounds.
Round Nelson met Wolgast in his
own corner and followed his usual tactics
of advancing steadily to his opponent,
and took right and left to the face In
return. \ ripping left reached Nelson's
jaw. They exchanged body blows In a
clinch and Nelson reached the face with
cross TO the jaw In return. Even round
Round 2-Wolgast reached the head
with right and went into lively mix-up
in the center OF the ring. Wolgast
fought viciously, but was backed to the
ropes. Nelson fought his way to the
center OF the ring with body punches
and LEFT to the head, Blood flowed
from Nelson's nose. Wolgast sent two
right uppercuts to the mouth the round
closed Wolgasts round by good mar
gin,
Nelson Smothered
Round S-They went at it hammer and
:ongs, Wolgast landing right and left to
head and BODY. Wogast then sent
light left TO the face. followed with
hard right 10 the Jaw. Wolgast sent
right swing To the ear, landed right and
left TO the head. and put another left
to the body and right TO the face. VOL
to the head and Nelson fought back for
the stomach. Wolgast landed -epes stedly
TO the face and body. In close quarters
Wolgast had all the better OF the 6ghtlnG
and had a big lead at the end OF the
round,
Round 4-Bo,h missed right swings,
WoIgast being first TO land. getting lett
10 the stomach. In close quarters Wolgast
sent two swift rights to the face: Mel
sons left eve began TO swell in this
round. They exchanged body punches
and Wolgast reached Nelson's head With
IA left Nelson was missing and falling
short WolgaSt shot a terrific right to
Nelson's stomach and then landed hall a
dozen rights and lefts TO the face without
4 return. Wolsasts round.
Wolgast Slows Up.
Round 5-Wolgast continued TO back
away at the start Nelson landed sew
eral effective rights to tho body In a
neutral corner Wolgast stopped Nelson
with right and left to the body. VOL
CAST slowed ZIP in this round.
Round S-Nelson continued to force his
man. They exchanged lcfts tn the face
and Wolgast put in two rights TO the
head. Nelson reached Woleast's face with
"a the ropes but did not land effectively.
Wogast swung left to the head and sent
Nelson back. but he came on lighting
hard Even round
Round 7-Wolgast put q left to Nelson 8
eve. With head down Nelson bored in.