The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-23
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Referee Smith made the following state
ment to the Associated Press;
| "Wolgast fought Nelson at his own
game and beat him fairly and squarely.
Nelson complained at times of Wolgast
! butting. but I paia little heed, as 1t was
simply a case of the Battler getting the
worst of a game wherein both were
equally guilty.
Both men fought the same, but one
had youth, the power to come back, life,
vigor and all that goes with 1t, while the
% years of fighting through which Mel
son has gone had Slapped the strength out
| of him, and left him without the other S
snap. dash and stamina"
| Wolgast said after the fight:
My fight today was like a training
| bout. Only once did he bother me, and
that was In the twenty-seeond round.
Nelson hurt me more by butting me than
anything else and l felt funny for just
few seconds. l cannot say anything
as to my future plans, but l am ready
| to give deserving lightweights a chance
| When Nelson was able to talk he said:
Il am sorry they called the fight off
when they did. ! think I could have
stayed the five rounds, but have no COM
| plant to make
Fight BY Rounds
| Round NELSON swung his left high on
/ the head and a moment later planted a
solid left to the face. They fought at
close range al a fast clip. Wolgast stood
with his back against the ropes and
| nayed the Battler with short jabs on the
face. Nelson forced the fighting. land
! ing right and left on the jaw and face.
Wolsast, maddened, fought back fiercely,
landing several powerful wallops on the
champions jaw and nose. 1t was an even
| round.
| Round 2-Nelson started the round with
a left smash to the face and forced his
man 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 ex-
| changed rights and lefts to the face. A
right swing by Nelson opened up a cut
under Wolgast's right eye that bled
| slightly. Nelson took the fighting to his
| opponent but was met with a left to the
stomach and right to the jaw. Wolgast
had shade the better of the round.
Round 3-Wolgast shot in three straight
lefts to the face. Nelson rebuking him
with a right swing fairly on the jaw.
Wolgast smiled and they mixed 1t against
the ropes. Nelson brought blood from
Wolgast's nose. crossing him with a
vicious right. After some wrestling Nell
son forced his man against the ropes.
but Wolgast covered up and smothered
neatly. Nelson was doing the major por
ton of the work and both men slowed up
considerably. The round was even.
Round 4-Nelson piled on top of his man
and the Mlwaukean fought back fierce
ly. Nelson staggered Wolgast with
left uppercut on the jaw, following with
left and right swings to the body. VOL
CAST fought back gamely. playing for the
head and body. Nelson forced his antag
onist against the ropes and tried to land
a Knockout punch but Wolgast was too
elusive. Wolgast landed twice with right
on the face and the men fought at close
range, Wolgasts right finding the stom-
ach, and his left landed on the Battler's
jaw Wolgast looked sullen as he took
his seat Both men bled from the nos
trils at the close of the round, which
was even.
Nelson Forces Fight
Round 5-Nelson forced his man around
the ring and delivered telling right
smash on the jaw to which Wolgast re-
sponded in kind, lifting Nelson in the
air. The men went at it like a pair of
bull terriers and both men were eau
toned for buttng. The round endeu in
a furious exchange, Wolgast having the
better of 1t.
Round s-Wolgast talked to his seconds
as Nelson battered away at him. After
Wolgast had landed two rights TO the
jaw and a left swing to the same place.
Nelson closed in, and an exchange of
short-arm rights and lefts to the head
followed Nelson swung hard right to
the jaw which the Battler duplicated
moment later. Wolgast backed into his
own corner and scored on the stomach
with tremendous left that set the crowd
bowling A moment later he sent in an
other to the same place. The round closed
with the honors in favor of Wolgast.
Round NELSON appeared to have
slowed down a bit Wolgast swung two
lefts to the face and a mid-ring rally
followed, the men exchanging right and
left swings to the head. Wolgast met
the oncoming Battler with two uppercuts
to the jaw and an instant later twice with
a right and left to the face and a left to
the body, meanwhile covering up clever
iy/ Nelson sent Wolgast almost through
the ropes with left smash to the jaw.
They mixed 1t in the center of the ring.
Wolgast bringing fresh stream of blood
from the champions face. As the bell
rang Nelson swung a hard right over the
heart The round was fairly even.
Round s-Nelson rushed in planting his
right hard on the jaw. He forced the
fight but was met with straight right
and left to the face Nelson never fall
tered however. and kept Wolgast con-
blood from his mans nostrils as he
chased him about the ring landing sew
eral times with the right and the left
to the face Wolgast sought a haven
against the ropes with Nelson tugging I'M
ceasingly Wolgast looked tired at this
stage of the contest and his blows seemed
to have lost some of their sting. The
round closed with Nelson enjoying a good
lead.
Nelson's Ear Cut
Round 9--Wolgast broke ground before
the Battler ever and anon trying to reach
Nelson with right and left before the
Battler could sdestep and the mix that
followed damaged face and jaw. The
mix was the repetition of the others.
Nelson forcing his man back and VOL
CAST trying hard to stop the pace leader.
Wolgast uppercut to the jaw with his
left and a moment later cut open Mel
sons ear with a right swing. Nelson
danced to his corner with the blood
streaming from his injured ear. Nelson
had shade the better of 1t.
Round 10-Nelson forced the pace con-
stantly, backing his opponent against the
ropes Wolgast in a corner got back
fiercely. but the champion was not to
be stopped. Time and again Wolgast land
ed but Nelson never faltered. Wolgast
peppesed the champions face with left
and right and finally crossed with ter
rife right to the jaw. Nelson never
WINGED, all the time compelling Wolgast
to step back against the ropes. Nell
son again danced to his corner at the
sound OF the bell. Nelson's round.
Round 11-Wolgast outboxed the cham
pion. but could not make him break
ground Nelson mercilessly waded in, I'M
mindful of the constant tattoo that VOL