The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-23
STORY OF fight
TOLD BY ROUNDS
How Nelson Went Down TO
Crushing Defeat in the
Arena at Richmond
Continued From Page IL


face and fights hard in cIinches VOL
CAST blocks the Battler'S leads. They
DO nothing but clinch and Wolgast
sends straight leIt to face. They spar
and Wolgast backs up. Wolgast misses
right uppereut Wolgast sends left
TO mouth. Both are tired and fight
slowly. Wolgast rocks Nelson's head
with sharp left. They are in a clinch
when the bell rings. Nelson has trouble
RoUND s2@Woigast puts left on
wind and they clinch. They spar Mel
son hooks a light left TO face Wolgast
puts both hands on jaw. Nelson looks
bad He has very little steam. Nelson
sends light left to face. Wolgast
lands back handed left on face. Nell
son puts good right TO face. Wolgast
sends good left to face and works
left on wind. WOlgast swings a hard
right TO jaw. Nelson seems dazed and
the blood is pouring from his mouth in
a stream, but still he carries the fight
TO Wolgast. They clinch, Wolgast pun
fishing the kidneys with a right The
bell nndS them in a clinch and Bat is
very tired and,in bad shape going to his
corner Wolgast grins and tells his
seconds not 10 make him laugh, but he
is tired.
ROUND 33-Bat comes up little fresh
er and starts Wolgast backing away.
MolSast lands right on wind ana jabbed
left 10 mouth. Wolgast dances around
/ the Battler trying TO daze him. VOL
3
a left to mouth. Wolgast dances
around. Nelson follows Wolgast to a
corner and misses a left swing Nell
son is trying TO land a knockout punch
and rs taking everything Wolgast sends
his way. Wolgast swings two rights
TO the jaw Nelson puts a right on
wind. Wolgast sends a straight left
70 mouth. Nelson swings a left over
Wolgast's head They clinch and the
bell stops them Nelson runs to his
corner. Wolgast's round.
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face They clinch and Wolgastlifts Nell
son of his feet. Nelson puts d ri light on the
cheek. Wolgast sends left TO mouth ana
right TO wind. Nelson misses with
both hands The crowd cries TO VOL
CAST to finish ii. Nelson puts a left
on face. Wolgast sends three short
arm jolts TO the face. Nelson sends
both hands 10 face, but there is no
steam TO his blows, Nelson goes after
Wolgsst and lands two rights on
cheek AS they break from a ciinch
both land left swings on the face. Mel
son is dazed going to his corner.
ROUND 35-Both land light lefts on
face. Wolgast puts a solid right on wind
and jumps away from any return. VOL
CAST puts a right on ribs and hooks a
left around the Battler's neck. In a
clinch Wolgast plays on Nelson's body.
Nelson sends left TO face. Nelson
ducks hard right swing. Nelson
lands both hands on the jaw, but
Wolgast only laughs Both boys are
covered with blood Wolgast upper
cuts right TO chin and swings right
across TO jaw. Wolgast has Nelson
groggy at the bell and Nelson seemed
about ready to drop:
ROUND 36-Nelson is short with left to
wind. Wolgast is smiling. Both men are
short with lefts. Wolgast misses hard
right swing. Wolgast puts both hands
on the body Wolgast sends a left to
mouth. Nelson sends two let's to
mouth. Wolgast hooks a left to jaw.
While the crowd calls for Wolgast TO
knock Nelson out the Dane tries to
wink: Wolgast sends left TO the
mouth. Wolgast hooks a left to mouth
twice. Wolgast is short with left for
wind Nelson misses a right for cheek.
Nelson is wild and misses with both
hands Nelson's right swing goes over
Wolgast's head. They clinch and the
bell stops them. Nelson is almost out,
ROUND 37-They run to a clinch. Nell
son is the aggressor. but is met by stiff
lefts on mouth Wolgast sends two solid
rights to wind and ducks a right swing.
Wolgast swings hard right 10 jaw. Nell
son clinches to avoid punishment. VOL
CAST sends two lefts to the mouth and
a left to the wind. Wolgast hooks a
left to mouth. Nelson hooks a left to
jaw, but no force TO ii. Wolgast hooks
a left to wind Wolgast is doing all
the work. Wolgast turns Nelson round
with a right hook and knocks him on
ropes with left and right swings on
jaw. Wolgast has Nelson all but out
ROUND 3S-Robinson Says he Will
throw up the sponge very soon. Mel
son runs into left for the mouth
Wolgast is pretty tired himself. Mel
son puts a left on face. Wolgast sends
three lefts 10 face without return. In
a clinch Wolgast roughs Nelson around.
Nelson crowds Wolgast to the ropes,
but does nothing. He's still game and
trying Wolgast puts right on body
and staggers Bat with left TO jaw. In
a clinch Bat holds Wolgasts hands
Wolgast pokes Bat on the mouth at
will. Bat sends right TO jaw and
they clinch again. Wolgast backs
away and sends q light left to face
Wolgast hooks a right to jaw. Nelson
is hanging on at the bell, but tries
to go to his corner nimbly.
ROUND 39-They go to a clinch and
Smith separates them. Nelson puts a
light left on wind. Wolgast sends a
right TO mouth. Wolgast sends two
straight lefts to face. Wolgast hits
Nelson at Will, but can't drop him. Mel
son puts left on wind. Wolgast sends
two choppy rights TO jaw and a
straight left to the mouth. Wolgast
puts left on wind and roughs II
with Nelson. Nelson tries a left for
face but is short. Wolgast swings a
right TO jaw. Nelson refuses to drep
Nelson hangs on TO keep from falling.
WoIgast swings three times to jaw
with right. The bell again saves Mel
son and Smith asks Nelson to throw
up the sponge. Nelson won't stand for
it. Smith says he will stop it after this
round unless Robinson throws up the
sponge. Nelson protests.
ROUND 40-Neison tries swing. but
he is a foot short. He goes after VOL
CAST and gets a solid right. Smith
stops tho, fight Nelson wants to con-
tinue and puts his hands up. Wolgast
puts his arms around him Nelson is
seconds take him on their shoulders.
Bat was game to the last and was