The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1910-02-23
MICHIGAN BOY WINS LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
IN ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGHTS EVER KNOWN.
Baer Was Game the Core and Fought the Last Twelve
Rounds Without Apparent Chance Of Winning
the Battle.

Richmond Arena, Cal, Feb. His face battered to a
pulp his closed his lips pulled with blood
staggering hepessy about the ring today Battling Nelson
Queror Of Joe Cans saved from knockout in the 40th
round Of his fight with AID Wogas when Referee Eddie Smith
humaney stopped the most unequal contest
Nelson, game the last stood the of the ring
and though he could hardly raise his hands, begged be
allowed to continue. He led his heartbrokan.
In the opposite Of the ring the lightweight
champion of the world AID Wogast Of Cadillac, Mich
lifted the shoulders of his trainers amid the cheers of the big
crowd.
Only in the fight did Nelson chance the 22d
orund when with singing right the he staggered
his opponent Before the round closed he dropped Woga in
the middle of the ring with similar blow and three seconds
toled before Wolgast reganed his feet.
The crowd prepared leave the the word went
from bench bench through the spectators that another boy
had fallen victim the wonderful durability of the Dane But
in the round Wogast recuperated from then slow
~ steadily and surely Nelson down.
For u rounds before the finish Nelson seemed bewild-
cred and his blows though he had weights his
hands From the 3Oh round Nelson could hardly the left
side of his face having lost all sembanc of its former
tour. He staggered and hung
In the 37th round he all but out but survived the
round.
In the 38th round John Robinson Nelson's manager
wanted to throw the sponge but Abdul the Turk the
secondstore from his hands and threw in the bucket
From then in each round Robinson protested the
of tears that his man was beaten.
When the 10th Referee Smith asked Nelson he
wanted quit and Nelson unable talk merely shook his head
negatively When thirty round had gone and
glimpse OF the beginning to through the clouds
Referee Smith raised Wogas glove into the air and light
weight champion had come into fstiana.
Wogast had outgeneraled ouboXed and all but ougamed
the great Battling Nelson After the battle Wogas scampered
of the ring like schooboy and gaoped through the mud
Nelson taken out on the of his seconds AS he
carried through the crowd he cheered for the remarkable
grit and displayed by him. such old ring followers
say had seldom been in a prize ring.
Referee Smith made the following statement to the Asso
ciated Press:
fairly and squarey Nelson complained at times of Wolgas
buttng but paid little heed simply the Bat
tier getting the of game where both equally guilty
Both fought the but had youth the power
tc come back gor life and all that goes with it. while the hr
teen years fighting through which Nelson gone Slapped
the strength out of him and left him without the old snap dash
and stamina
Wolgast said after the fight
MY fight today was like training bout Only once did
he bother the hurt me
by butng than anything else and felt funny for iust
few seconds say anything my future plans
but am ready to give deserving ightweights chance
When Nelson able to talk, he said
q they called the fight off when they did. II
think could have stayed the As rounds but have complaint
TO make"
The ring cleared action and time called
First Round Nelson swung his left high the head and
later planted solid left the face. They fought at
close range at fast clip Wogast stood with his back against
ropes and aed the Baer with short abs the face Mel
forced the fighting landing right and left the jaw and
face Wogas maddened fought back fercey landing several
powerful waops on the champions jaw and 1t was an
round.
Round 2Neson started the round with a left smash toll
the face and forced his against the Wogast swung
powerful let's the and the right and left to the Jaw
at close range Nelson's lps bed slightly Both exchanged
rights and efts the face right by Nelson opened up
under Wogass right that bed slightly Nelson took
the fighting to his opponent but with the left to the
stomach and right to the Jaw Woa had shade the better
of the round.
Round Wogas three straight lefts to the face
Nelson rebukng him with right swing farN on the Jaw VOL
gasc smiled they mixed against ropes brought
blood from Wcgas crossing him with vicious right
After wrestling Nelson forced his against ropes
Wogas covered up and smohered neatly Nelson doing
the majority of the work and they slowed The round was