The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-14

Maud Junction Arena. Los Angeles
July 13.-Ad Wolgast OF Milwaukee
despite the fact that he weighed five
pounds less than Battling Nelson
gave the Durable Dane a thorough
whipping in ten-round bout before
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 a single round
in his favor an even break being the
very best he could get WolgasI
fought the champion at his own game
and beat his decisively Nelson's face
was badly swollen and blood streamed
from his nose and mouth at the close
of the fight Wolgast was practically
unmarked.
It was a terrific fight from start
10 finish and il was not until the ninth
and tenth rounds that Wolgast sue
ceeded in stopping Nelson's steady
rushes Nelson was a badly worried
man in several stages OF the fight.
Flight by Rounds.
Round 1.-Nelson met Wolgast in
his own corner and followed his us
ual tactics OF advancing steadily to
his opponent Wolgast put a light
right TO Nelson's face and took a
right and left to the face in return.
A ripping left reached Nelson's jaw.
They exchanged body blows in a
clinch and Nelson reached the face
with a straight left. Wolgast sent
2 right cross TO the Jaw in return.
Even round
Round 2.-Wolgast reached the
head With right and went into lively
mixup In the center OF the ring VOL
gast fought viciously, but was backed
10 the ropes. Nelson fought his way
10 the center of the ring with body
punches. In close quarters WolGast
sent a right and a left TO the head.
Blood flowed from Nelson's nose.
Wolgast sent two right uppercuts to
the mouth as the round closed. VOL
CASTS round by good margin,
Round 3.-They went at 1t. Wolgast
landing right and left TO head and
bod. Wolgast then sent a light left
to the face and followed with hard
right to the jaw WolGast sent a
right swing to the ear, landed right
and left to the head and put another
left to the body and right to the
face. Wolgast showered Nelson with
right and left to the head and Mel
son fought back for the stomach.
Wolgast landed repeatedly to the face
and body In close quarters Wolgast
had all the better OF the fighting and
had a big lead at the end of the
ronnd.
Round Both missed right swings.
Wolgast being first to land. getting
a left TO the stomach, In close
quarters Wolgast sent two swift
rights to the face Nelson's left
eve began TO swell in this round,
They exchanged body punches and
Wolgast reached Nelson's head with
Il left Nelson was missing and fall
ing short Wolgast shot a terrific
right to Nelson's stomach and then
landed half a dozen rights and lefts
to the face without return. VOL
CASTS round.
Round 5.-Wolgast continued TO
back away al the start. Nelson land
ed several effective rights to the
body In a neutral corner Wolgast
stopped Nelson with a right and left
TO the body Wolgast slowed up in
this round.
Round 6.-Nelson continued to force
his man. They exchanged lefts to
the face and Wolgast put in two
rights to the head. Nelson reached
Wolgast's face with a right uppercut.
Nelson forced Wolgast to the ropes
but did not land effectively. VOL
CAST swung left to the head and sent