The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-23
Has No Complaint.

said:
q am sorry they called the fight
Off when they did. I think | couii
have stayed the forty-five rounds, but
have no complaint to make" s.4
Before the fight began Nelson was
the favort.I1e, to /, even money
being offered that Wolgast would be
on his feet at the end Of the 25th
round. Both fighters were under the
required weight 133 pounds.
owen Moran, OF England, Harlem
1 Tommy Murfy, Lew Powell and
Cyclone Johnny Thompson each chal-
lenged the winner
First Round.
Nelson swung his left high on the
head and moment later planted q
solid left to the face. They fought
at close range and at a fast clip. VOL
CAST stood with his back against the
iropes and fIayed Nelson with short
arm iabs on the face. Nelson forced
the fighting, landing right and left on
the jaw and face. Wolgast, rIiaddened
| fought back fiercely. landing several
powerful wallops on Nelson's jaw and
nose. Honors even.
Second.
Nelson started with left smash
| to the face and forced Wolgast
against the ropes. Wolgast swung
1.-TWO powerful lefts to the face and a
right and left to the jaw at close
range. Nelson's lips bled slightly.
Both exchanged rights and lefts to
| the face. A right swing by Nelson
opened cut under Wolgast's eye.
Nelson took the fighting to his OPP
ponent but was met with a hard .ett
to the stomach and a right to the
jaw. Wolgast had a shade the bet
| ter of the round.
Third.
| Wolgast shot three straight lefts
I To the face, Nelson rebuking him
with a right swing fairly on the jaw.
Wolgast smiled and they mixed
against the ropes. Nelson brought
blood from Wolgast's nose, crossing
with vicious right. After some
wrestling Nelson forced his man
against the ropes. but Wolgast coy
cred and smothered neatly, Nelson
doing majority of the work. Honors
even.
Fourth.
Nelson piled on top Of his man and
/, ,,Wolgast fought back fiercely. Nelson
staggered Wolgast with left upper
cut to the jaw, followed with left
and right swings to the body. VOL,
CAST fought back gameiy with blows
at the head and body. Nelson forced
his antagonist against the ropes and
Itired to land a knockout but Wolgast
was too elusive. Wolgast landed
twice with his right on the face and
then fought at close range, Wolgast.s
right finding the stomach and his ;ert
Handing on the Battler's jaw. VOL
CASTS eye was swollen. Both men
lbled from the nostrils at the close OF
I the round. Even honors again.
! Fifth.
| Nelson forced his man around the
ring and delivering telling right on
the jaw, to which Wolgast responded
lin kind, lifting Nelson in the air, both
lighting like bull terriers and both
cautioned for butting. The round
ended In furious exchange, Wolgast
getting the better Of 1t.
/ Sixth.
After Wolgast landed two rights tt
the jaw and left swing to the SAME
place, Nelson closed in and an ex
Ichange of short arm rights and lefts
Ito the head followed. Nelson swung
Ia hard right to the jaw which tht
Battler duplicated moment later
lWolgast, backed into his own corner
scored on his opponents stomach
with tremendous left that sent tn,
crowd bowling. moment later h,
sent another to the same place. Thil
4 was Wolgast's round.
II Seventh.
y Nelson appeared to have SLOWED
down q bit, Wolgast swung two left'