Arizona republican., 1909-07-14
BAT NELSON
 OU1FOUGH.T ThPough!y Whipped Last
 Night by Wo|gast TEN TERRIFIC ROUNDS
The Milwaukee Lad Met the Durable Dane at His Own Game and Proved Himself to Be the Better Master of It.

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 thor ough whipping in a ten round bout before the Pacific Athletic club to- night. Wolgast waded in and had the advantage in six of the ten rounds. The champion did not have a single round in his favor, an even break be- ing the very best he could get.
 Wolgast fought the champion at his own game and beat him decisively Nelson's face was badly swollen and blood streamed from his nose and mouth at the close of the fight Vol gast was practically unmarked. It was a terrific fight from start to finish and not until the ninth and tenth had Wolgast succeeded in stopping Nel- sons steady rushes.
 Nelson was a badl:, worried man at several stages of the fight.
 Round 1--Nelson met Wolgast in his own coner and followed his usual tactics of advancing steadily to his op- ponent Wolgast put light right to Nelson's face and took right and left to the face. A ripping left reached Nelson's jaw. They exchanged body blows in a clinch and Bat reached the face with a straight left. Wolgast sent a right cross to the jaw in return.
 Round 2-Wolgast reached the head with a right and went into a lively mixup in the center of the ring. Nell son fought his way to the center of the ring with body punches. Wolgast feinted for the body and reached the face with hard left. At close quarters Wolgast sent rights and iefts to the head. Blood flowed from Nelson's nose. It was Wolgast round
 Round 3-They went at it hammer and tongs in the center of the ring. Wolgast landing right and left to the head then shifting to his body. Vol gast sent a hard right to the jaw. Nelson missed. Wolgast sent a right swing to the ear. and Nelson missed. WOlgast landed a right and left to the head. a left to the body and another to the face in rapid succession Vol gast showered Nelson with rights and lefts to the head and Nelson fought back for the stom. Wolgast landed. repeatedly to the face and followed with a hard right and left to the body WOlgast had big lead at the end of the round.
 Round 4-In close quarters Wolgast sent two swift rights to the face. Nel- son was short with a left. Nelson;s left eye began to swell. They exchang ed body punches. Wolgast reached the side of the head with the left and shot a terrific right into Nelson's stomach then he landed half dozen rights and lefts to the face without return It was Wolgast's round
 Round 5-Wolgast backed away at the start of the fifth round apparently resting. They went at it head to head Nelson reaching the body with ef- fective rights. Wolgast sent a right to Nelson's sore nose but the Dane continued to force the fighting. In a with a right and left but backed across the ring when Nelson kept coming. Wolgast slowed up this round.
 Round 6-Nelson continued to force his man. taking many punches. Vol gast got to the head with rights and lefts. Nelson swung left to the head and reached the face with a right up- per cut. Nelson forced Wolgast to the ropes but did not land effectively. He swung a left to the head. Wolgast sent Nelson back but he came on fighting hard
 Round 7-Nelson landed a light left to the body and wolgast reached the face with a number of lefts. With his baaJ dourn Nalcor lrapt o0r,ir,U op ht,t Wolgast landed the most blows At close quarters Wolgast played for the head and Bat for the body Nelson's nose and lips were badly swollen. It was Wolgast's round.
 Round S-They fought about the ring at close quarters, Wplgast hav- ing the better of the argument. Bat reached the face with hard rights and lefts to the body. Nelson got a right and left to the head and Wolgast reached the ear with the right Vol gast put clean left to the head and shot two lefts to the nose.
 Round 9-From the gong the fought about the ring. Wolgast landing three blows to Nelson's one. Wolgast got in stinging right to the face Wolgast sent two lefts to the jaw. Wolgast landed an overland right to the head and backed away. landing hard rights and lefts to the head and sent Nelson back. Then he swung a half dozen blows to the head without a return. It was Wolgasts round.
 Round 10-Nelson missed right and Wolgast smothered him with rights and lefts. They fought head to head,