Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-23


Wolgast covering up. There was a temporary
lull in the battle, after which Wolgast swung
right and left to the body ''The worst beat
ing the champion has ever received" said
fight followers as Nelson's seconds worked over
his injured face during the minute respite at
the end Of the round.
ROUND NO. 14-wolgast looked much the
fresher Of the two as they resumed hostillties.
He Immediately flung his right with great
force to the face and followed this with left
and right to the body. Nelson's face was
badly swollen at this stage. Wolgast fought
like a demon, taking the fight right to the
Battler. Nelson almost forced Wolgast through
the ropes. and then chivalrously assisted him
to the center of the ring. Wolgast smiled and
shook the champions hand warmly. He then
hooked his left twice in quick success to the
jaw, and followed with a straight right to the
face as the bell ended a rather tame round.
Nelson spat blood while being revived by his
handlers.
ROUND NO 15-Betting now even money.
They whaled away ineffectively at one anoth-
er, both displaying more caution than in any
previous round. Nelson wrestled his man
about the ring. only to be rewarded with
tleft uppercut his sore mouth. The Dane,
outpointed badly, continued to force the pace,
all the while the target for Wolgast's well
timed swings. Nelson missed a terrific swing
that was labeled knockout" and this taught
wolgast that he had better be careful. 1t
was another tame round
ROUND NO 16-Wolgast swung several
times over the kidneys and they roughed it,
Nelson receiving the lions share Of the pun
ishment. Wogast was like a fighting ma
chine. He kept pegging away with right and
left to the jaw, and finally a tremendous drive
caught Nelson on the Jaw. Nelson never way-
cred. but kept closing in, exchanging punch for
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Nelson swung left and right to the body and
forced his antagonist against the ropes, land
ing several times with right and left on the
jaw At the bell Nelson went to his corner
dancing.
ROUND NO. 17--As usual Wolgast backed
away, Nelson throwing himself at him with
great VIM Wolgast met these onslaughts with
right and left swings to the body. Nelson
fought hard and never stopped. Finally VOL
CAST swung terrific right to the jaw and
then shot in a half dozen right swings over
the champions sore ear. Nelson received a
hard left uppercut the jaw, causing the
blood to flow afresh. There was not mo-
ments rest, the fighting every inch of
the way. Nelson and Wolgast chatted with
each other as the bell rang, the champions
remarks being of a cautionary nature.
ROUND NO. 1S-"IIow do you feel?' asked
Nelson, as the men came up. 'As if were
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wolgast, with which he waded in landing
right and left on Nelson's sore mouth. VOL
gast slipped to his knees in his own corner
but was up in a jiffy. He covered up, with
Nelson battering away at him, but failing to
land. Wolgast apparently staggered the cham
pion, sending in vicious right swings to the
jaw. Wolgast deliberately butted the cham
pion with his head, and quickly rebuked
by referee Smith. The crowd Kissed and the
round ended without damage.
ROUND NO. 1s-The men came up almost
as fresh as at the beginning. Wolgast time
and again iabbed his left to the face Nelson
fighting back fiercely but neffectively. Neither
man seemed to possess the well defined punch
to land clean knockout. They battled about
the ring, Nelson all the time the aggressor
and never relenting, and Wogast slowly
breaking ground and playing for the face with
short arm jolts Wolgast staggered the cham
pion with a succession OF powerful rights to
the jaw. There was giving way with Nell
son. and as the round ended he tripped to his
seat, at the same time splitting out blood.
ROUND NO. 2O-They slugged and roughed
it from end Of the ring to the other 1t
was the same old story-Nelson forcing and
Wogast retreating and peppering the cham
pion's badly swollen face Wolgasts punches
to all intents and purposes were powerful
enough, but other than cutting Nelson's face
badly they as yet had other effect VOL
CAST planted his left to the jaw with much
force as the round ended. 1t a tame
round.
ROUND NO 21-Wolgast exchanged remarks
with the crowd as he occupied his seat. "I'll
close his eyes pretty soon," he said. Nelson
opened the round with vicious straight
right to the jaw, and Wolgast sought refuge
in clinch. Nelson then planted right and
left on the jaw and Wogast backed almost
ne They milled If the
ter of the ring without inficting damage. and
then exchanged rights to the face. Wolgast
swung a hard right TO the jaw, Nelson coun-
tering with a right to the same place,
and the bell rang.
ROUND NO. 22-Fully a minute was wasted
In desultory exchanges. Suddenly Nelson
staggered his antagonist with a clean right
drive to the stomach. He followed his ad-
vantage, landing right and left to the jaw
and body. right swing sent Wolgast to
his launches. He was up quickly, but stag
gered about the ring, loking like a defeated
man. Wolgast stalled for half minute and
both swung. fiercely at each other. Nelson
tried with all his might for knockout, but
failed to land vital blow. Wolgast's seconds
gave him whisky he took his seat. 1t was
all Nelson's round and he looked like sure
winner
ROUND NO. 2S--Nelson went right after his
man. and Wogast fought back with great
gameness He swung twice to the Batter's
Jaw with right and then a hard rally in mid
ring followed, both landing telling punches.
Nelson appeared to be much the stronger of
the two He shot his left hard to the jaw,
Wolgast retaliating with left swings to the
Jaw. Nelson tried for a knockout, but VOL
gast covered up cleverly and closed in to a
clinch. Nelson seemed content to bide his
time and await a favorable opportunity for a
telling punch. The round ended without dam
age. Wolgast again was given whisky during
the minutes intermisson.
ROUND NO. 24-Wolgast came up fresher.
Nelson forced him from one end of the ring
to the other Wolgast in the meantime swing
ing yiciously to the jaw with right and left.
Nelson only shook his head and then shot
hard right to the jaw and left swing to the
face. Wolgast hooked his right to the jaw,
Nelson countering with a left hook to the
body. Wolgast slowed up perceptibly and the
crowd yelled: "Fightp' 'FightP' The round
ended tamely.
ROUND NO 25-Neson drove his man
against the ropes, but his swings were badly
directed. They exchanged savage left to the
face, and Nelson crossed his right to the jaw.
Woleast set his hackers cheering by scoring
thrice on the jaw with hard right swings.
Soon thereafter he duplicated this perform
ance but Nelson never wavered. Wolgast ap-
reared to be tiring at this stage. However,
he iolted the champion four times with right
swings to the jaw and then peppered him with
half a dozen straight lefts to the face. The
crowd sent up a great cheer when they real
ized that WoIgast had lasted the twenty-five
rounds.
ROUND NO 26-They wrestled to the center
of the ring and refused to break at the com
mand of the referee Then they battled head