The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-14
WOLGAST PUTS It
ALL OVER NELSON
Milwaukee Lad Gives Battler
Thorough Whipping for
Ten Rounds.

Maud Junction, Arena, Los Angeles,
July 15.-Ad Wolgast OF Milwaukee, de-
spite the fact that he weighed 1--WE p0uhuS
less than Battling Nelson, gave the AURA
bIe Dane a thorough whipping In ten
round bout before the Pacliic Atiilelic
club tonight 4
waded i'm, and had the advantage ~ SIX
Of the remaining nine rounds. The cham
piou did not have single round III lil9
favor. au even break being the very nest
he could get. Wolgast fought the cham
pcn al his own game and beat MN 9e-
cisivelv Nelson's face was badly sWollen
and blood strcamed from his nose ana
mouth at the close of the fight w olsAsl
was practically unmarked.
II was a terrific fight from start 70 nm
ish and Il was not until the nlhth ana
tenth rounds that WOlgaSt succeeded IN
stopping Nelson's steady ruShes. Neisoii
vas "a badly worried man IN seNeIal
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. VOL
CAST put "a light right TO Nelson race
and took a right and left TO the race
ina return. \ ripping left reached Nyl-
sons Jaw. They exchanged body blows
iu clinch and Nelson reached the lace
with straight left Wolgast sent
right cross TO the jaw in return Even
round.
Round 2-WoIgast reached the head with
the right and went into lively mNup IN
the center of the ring. Wolgast fought
viciotrslv but was backed to the ropes.
Nelson fought his way 30 the center OF
the ring with body punches in close
quarters WOlgast sent a right ana a lclt
10 tine head. Blood flowed from Nelson
nose. Wolgast sent TWO right uppercuts
To the mouth as the round closed VOL
CASTS round by good margin
At 1t Hammer and longs.
Round 3-They went at it hammer and
tougs. Wolgast landing right and lett 20
head and body WOlgas3 then sent a light
left to the face followed with hard
right TO the Jaw. Wolsast sent a right
swing 10 the ear. landed right and lett
10 the head, ami put another LETT 10 the
body and right to the face. WolSast
showered Nelson with rights and lefts
10 The head and Nelson fought back for
the stomach. Wolgast landed repeatedly
90 the face and body. In close quarters
WOigast had all the better or the night
ing and had d big lead at the end of
Round both missed right swings.
Wogast being first TO land. getting left
TO the stomach. IN close quarters Vol
CAST sent two swift rights 60 the face.
Nelson's left eye began TO swell i'm this
round They exchanged body punches
and WOlEast reached Nelson's head with
a left Nelson was missing and falling
short Wolgast shot q terrific right TO
Nelson's stomach and then landed half
a dozen rights and lefts TO the face with
out a return. WOlgasts round.
Wolgast Backs Away.
Round 5-Wolgast continued to back
away at the start. Nelson landed sew
Cral effective rights to me BODY. In
neutral corner Wolgast stopped Nelson
with right and left to the body. VOL
East slowed up in this round.
Round 6-Nelson continued TO force his
man. They exchanged lefts to the face
ana Noigast put In TWO rights to the
head. Nelson reached Wolgasts face with
Na1-
CAST TO the ropes but did not land eff
tecuvely. WOgaSt swung left TO the
head and sent Nelson back. but he came
ON fighting hard. Even round.
Round 7-WOlgast put left TO Nell
sons eye. With head down, Nelson
bored In, but Wolgast continued to land
ne greater number of blows. They
clnched against the ropes. WOlgast
landed on the head ana Nelson on the
body. Nelson's face and lips were badly
swollen WOlgasts round.
Fight at Close Quarters.
Round S-They clinched and fought
about the ring in close quarters Nelson
landed hard right and LETT TO the face
WOlgast came back with rights and iefts
TO the body. Nelson nut right and left
10 the head ard WOlgast reached the ear
With a right Wolgast put a left to the
head and then shot his right TO the nose.
Round 9-FrOm the gong they rushed
about the ring, WOlgast landing three
blows 10 Nelson's one. WOlSast rushed
Gu VIA "a stlH5lHS ll5ht 70 the race, and
idIueu an overland right to the head.
Wolgast sent Nelson back with a left
swing TO the face and swung half a doz-
en- blows TO the head without a return
WOlgast's round
Round l0-Nelscn fen short with right
and Wolgast smOthered him with rights
ana letts. WOlgast hammered Nelson ON
the body and face. A terrific left swing
Igdche0 Nelson stomach. W0lgast fought
Nelson to the ropes Another Iaft land
ed squarely i'm Nelson's stomach They
were fighting in the center of the rinx
AT the end OF the round