Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-17

NEORGE MEMSIC took a ten-round
bT decision over Ad Wolgast, the
NJ Milwaukee featherweight, last
night in their argument before NC
Carey's Maud Junction patrons in one
of the bitterest and hardest fought pat
ties staged by the local promoter IN re-
cent days. From the nrst oell, Mne Sii
George and Ad declined to approach
and shake hands, until the tap OF the
last gong, which found the two men
tired and bloody, worn with the force
of their ennity, the contest was Wageu
at a pace that is seldom equaled even
among the fast lightweight Dattlers.
Memsic eagerly set out after the light
er boy, angered by the personal contro-
versy that had promised to bring ABOUT
a bloody and determined contest, and
won a fair decision, outslugging the
eastern lad, landing more frequently
and showing more willingness to force
the issue.
Seldom do two fighters tear into each
other for ten full rounds of such vicious
milling. Their marked antipathy to-
ward each other was pronounced from
the first furious clinch. Time after time
they would rush together like two lit
tie bulldogs, mitigating desperately,
clinching and butting with their heads
and roofing around the ring. Taunts
were hurled on Memsic from Wolgast' S
corner In an effort to infuriate the Be-
hemian and cause him to lose his tenn
per and set out in a wild swinging re-
venge. But for the first time in his
recent appearances Memsic kept his hot
disposition fairly we'll under control
and refused to allow the sarcasm of the
opposing element to turn him from
victory.
1t was a rough battle, replete with
petty violations of ring ethics, in that
both butted, swung each other around
by main strength and sought to vent
their anger on the other.
After weighing at 6 o'clock last
night at the offices OF the Pacific Ath-
letic club in the Wilson block, the boys
rested until ring hour, and both looked
to be in good condition when they
climbed between the ropes. Memsic
outweighed Wolgast several pounds
appearance of the trained athlete.
They went at each other In hot mix
UP in the first round, and with the eX-
ception of q few moments of resting
kept up the clinch, slug, wrestling and
exchange of Wallops that marked the
entire battle. Memsic was dark look
ing when he raised his guard and Ad
was smiling, evidently attempting to
provoke Memsic with jibes. A slight
lead attained by Memsic in the early
rounds was clinched in the seventh,
eighth and ninth, and although AID had
a shade the better of the tenth Memsic
deserved the decision.
Memsic was the first man in the
ring in the main event, and a moment
later Ad Wolgast followed. Memsic
was seconded by c. J. O'Connor, Aldo
the Turk, Young Turk, William Gigim
and Fat Martin. Back of Wolgast
were his manager. Tom Jones; Billy
Papke, Clarence English and Hobo
Dougherty. Celebrities were intro
duced and then Charlie Eyton called
the men from their corners.
They made no attempt to shake
hands. The boys went into a clinch,
with Memsic angrily watching his OPP
ponent. Ad rushed and landed on
Georges body, Memsic countering with
a right Memsic scored with another
right, breaking through Ads famous
crouch. George swung over a hard
right and repeated. Ad started to
josh Memsic, and the latter closed. In
a clinch they hammered away at the
kidneys. AID uppercut to Memsic's
stomach and Memsic threw him to one
side viciously. George showed his
temper plainly.
They danced around and exchanged
stomach wallops, hanging close to-
gether. Memsic swung right and left