Evening star., 1909-07-14
AD WOLGAST WHIPS
THE DURABLE DANE
No Decision Permitted, But
Lighter Man Had Nelson
Going at End of Fight.

Los ANGELES. Cal, July 14.-Ad VOL
CAST of Milwaukee, despite the fact that
he weighed five pounds less than Battling
Nelson Of Chicago, gave the durable Dane
a thorough whipping in ten-round bout
before the Pacific Athletic Club last night.
Aften an even first round Wolsast wad-
ed in and had the advantage In six of
the remaining nine rounds. The champion
did not have single round in his favor,
an even break being the best he could
get.
Nelson's face was badly swollen and
blood streamed from his nose and mouth
at the close of the fight Wolgast was
unmarked
1t was terrific fight from the start, and
1t was not until the ninth and tenth
rounds that Wolgast succeeded in STOP
ping Nelson's steady rushes.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round NELSON met Wolgast in his
own corner and followed his usual tactics
of advancing steadily to his opponent.
Wolgast put light right to Nelson's
face and took right and left to the face
in return. ripping left reached Mel
sons jaw. They exchanged body blows
in clinch. and Nelson reached the face
with a straight left. Wolgast sent a
right cross to the jaw in return. Even
round.
Round 2.-Wolgast reached the head
with right and went into a 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. In close
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| to the head. Blood flowed from Nelson's
| nose. Wolgast sent two right uppercuts
| to the mouth as the round closed.
Round 3.-They went at 1t hammer and
| tongs, Wolgast landing right and left to
head and body 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. VOL
| CAST showered Nelson with rights and
| lefts to the head. and Nelson fought back
| for the stomach. Wolgast landed re-
peatedly to the face and body. In close
quarters Wolgast had all the better of
the fighting and had big lead at the
| end Of the round
| Round 4-Both missed right swings,
Nelson being first to land, getting a left
| to the stomach. In close quarters VOL
CAST sent two swift rights to the face.
| Nelson's left eye began to swell in this
round. They exchanged body punches
| and Wolgast reached Nelson's head with
| left. Nelson was missing and falling
short. Wolgast shot terrific right to
| Nelson's stomach and then landed half a
dozen rights and lefts to the face with.
out return.
Round 5.-Wolgast continued to back
away at the start. Nelson landed several
| effective rights to the body. In neu-
trail corner Wolgast stopped Nelson with
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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
| a right uppercut. Nelson forced Wolgast
| to the ropes, but did not land effectively.
| Wolgast swung. left to the head and sent
Nelson back, but he came on fighting
| hard.
Round 7-Wolgast put left to Nell
sons eye With head down Nelson
bored in. but Wolgast continued to land
| the greater number of blows. They
| clinched against the ropes. Wolgast
| landed on the head and Nelson on the
body. Nelson's nose and lips were badly
swollen.
Round S-They clinched and fought
about the ring in close quarters. Nell
| son landed hard right and left to the
| face. Wolgast came back with rights
and lefts to the body. Nelson put right
and left to the head. and Wolgast reach
ed the ear with a right Wolgast put a
I>left to the head and then shot his right
to the nose.
Round 9-From the gong they fought
around the ring. Wolgast landing three
blows to Nelson's one. Wolgast rushed
| in with stinging right to the face and
| landed an overland right to the head.
Wolgast sent Nelson back with a left
swing to the face and swung half a
dozen blows to the head.
Round 10-Nelson fell short with a
right and Wolgast smothered him with
rights and lefts. They were fighting in
| the center of the ring at the end Of the