The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-14
Lightweight Champion Whipped
by AID WOlgast.
Milwaukee Fighter Had Adyan-
tage in Six Rounds.
HE WAS UNMARKED.
Nelson's Face Badly Swollen and
Mouth Bruised.
Put Up Game Fight However
Until the End.

Maud Junction Arena, Los Angeles,
July 14.-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 last night.
After an even first round WolgaSC
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.
Wolgast fought the champion at
his own game and beat him de-
cisively. Nelson's face was badly
swollen and blood streamed from his
nose and mouth at the close of the
hight. Wolgast was practically I'M
marked. 1t was a terrific fight from
the start and it was not until the
ninth and tenth round that Wolgast
succeeded in stopping Nelson's steady
rushes. Nelson was a badly worried
man in several stages of the fight
Round NELSON met Wolgast IN
his own corner and following his
usual tactics of advancing steadily to
his opponent Wolgast put a light
right to Nelson's face and took
right and left. to the face in return.
"A ripping left reached Nelson's jaw
They exchanged body blows In a
cIinch and Nelson reached the face
with q 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 lively
1nixup in the center of the ring VOL
CAST fought vicious1y but was packed
to ropes. Nelson fought his way 70
the center of the ring with Dody
sent a right and 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 q
Round 3.-They went at it hammer
and tongs, Wolgast landing right ana
left to head and body. Wolgast then
sent a hard left to face and followed |
It with a hard right to the Jaw; WoI-
CAST sent a right swing to the ear,
landed right and left to the head and
nut another left to the body and a |
right to the face. Wolgast shoWered |
Nelson with rights and Iefts TO me
head and Nelson fought back for the |
stomach. Wolgast landed repeatedly |
to the face and body. In close quar-
fers Wolgast had all the better OF the |
sighting and had a big lead with the
end of the round.
Round 4.-Both missed flght
swings. Nelson being first to land
getting a left to stomach. In close /
quarters WoIgast sent two swift
rights to the face. Nelson letL eye
s,eea'n TO swell in this round. They |
exchanged body punches ana vegas
reached Nelson's head with a IeIt'
Nelson was missing and railing snort
Wolgast shot a terrific right 10 Mel
sons stomach and then landed half
dozen rights and left to the face With
ont a return. Wolgast's round.
Round 5.-Wolgast continued TO
7,.cIS away at the start. Nelson
landed several effective rights 10 the
bodv. In a neutral corner Wolgast
stopped Nelson with a right and left
10 the body. wolgast slowed up in
this round. .,-..z -
force his man. They exchanged lefts
10 the face and Wolgast put In two
rights to the head. Nelson reached
Wolgast's face with right upper
zones. but did not land effectively.
Wolgast swung left to the head and
sent Nelson back, but he came on
dghting hard. Even round
Round 7-Wolgast put lett 10
Nelson's eye. With head down Nell
son bored in, but Wolgast continued
to land the greater number OF blows
Thev cIinched against the ropes. VOL
on the body. Nelson's nose and lip
were badly swollen. Wolgasts round:
Round 8.-They clinched ana
fought about the ring in close quar-
tiers. Nelson landed hard rlght ana
left to the face. Wolgast came back
with rights and lefts to the body.
Nelson reached the ear with a right
xVolgast put left to the head and
ellS % o,7nI e.2From the gong they
Fo1Irht about the ring, Wolgast
rushed in with a singing right to the
Face and landed an overland right to
the head. Wolgast sent Nelson back
with a left swing to the face and
sv1lne half a dozen blows to the
head. wolgast's round.
Tound 10.-Nelson fell short with
q right and Wolgast smothered him Is
with rights and lefts. Wolgast ham
- .,-a5 Nelson's stomach Wolgast
gonrht Nelson to the ropes. Another
left landed squarely in Nelson's
stomach. They were fighting in the
center of the ring with the end OF