The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-23
(RY W. ". NauQhton.

San Francisco, Feb. 23.-Battling
Nelson is no longer champion, but
the extent of his powers of endurance
is still thing to be guessed at His
fight with Ad Wolgast at Richmond
yesterday was stopped by Eddie Smith
in the fortieth round at time when
Nelson stood up--uprght on his feet.
But the referee acted wisely, for in
one or two of the rounds before the
last Nelson leaned across the ropes
in manner that suggested impend-
ing collapse.
Weighed 1873 Pounds.
The weight was 1913 pounds at ring
side. Both boys were under that fig
ure. The betting was : to l, with
Nelson the favorite. and even money
that Wo!gast would stay % rounds.
Nelson was seconded by Jack Robin
son, his manager Abdul the Turk, Joe
Myers. Dick Wheeler, Morris Rauch
and Arthur Nelson, his brother. VOL
CAST was looked after by Manager
Tom Jones, Charley Ansinger, Jeff
Perry, Hobo Dougherty. Tommy Deak
in and Jockey Marpole. The arena
seats 10000. 1t was about half filled.
The receipts are said to be about
$4,000
His face was punched out of all
semblance to a human countenance
and great strawberry blotches around
his stomach and hips bore testimony
to the merciless battering of VOL
CASTS fists. Nelson was too feeble
to fight on with any hope of success.
Wolgast's eyes were snappy, while
Nelson's We're lusterless. The Dane
had lost all sense of distance and
direction and could only fling out his
arms in feeble way.
lie ''telegraphed'' his blows, as the
rail birds of the prize ring say, so that
even if he had retained the power to
hurt, his intentions We're SO palpable
that his opponent had ample time in
which to escape.
Only Punching Bag.
The champion was a mere punching
bag for AID, and to have allowed the
thing to continue would have been to
incur risk of fatality
1t could be seen in several of the
rounds before the finish that the re-
fierce was on Uneasy street. He eyed
Nelson closely especially whenever the
man from HegeswisCh arose from one
of his leaning positions across the
ropes. At the end of the thirty-ninth
which was particularly severe one for
Nelson. Smith took the champion by
the elbow and led him to his corner.
There he told Nelson and those who
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though all hope was lost and that the
champion had better give up. Nelson
shook his head in a weary, yet deter
mined way. and said:
Never never, never.
"l'n give you one more chance Bat,
and you must show me something in
this coming round said Smith, decis-
lively shaking his forefinger at the bad
ly bruised ringman huddled in his cor
ner. IF you don't do any better I'll
stop the fight
When the gong signaled the start of
the fortieth round. Nelson stalked in
heavy-footed way toward Wolgast
and began hooking and swinging aim
lessly. He was SO weak that he dis
turbed his own balance whenever he
dashed out, and Wolgast chuckled as
he noted how easy it was to avoid the
fast fading world beaten. When VOL
CAST stepped in briskly and began to
batter his feeble opponent on the face
as straight as files on parade, even
although scarcely able to raise an arm
the durable Dane stood as straight as
files on parade. even while Wolgast
smashed him full on the sore face.
Referee Stopped Bout.
After Wolgast has driven two extra
heavy right handlers against Nelson's
badly puffed lips Smith jumped quick
ly between the men and brought it to
an end right then and there. He grasp
ed Wolgast's blood soaked glove and
raised it aloft. the orthodox pugilistic
way of declaring winner.
Nelson was loath to quit. He laid
his hands on Wolgasts shoulder to at
tract Ads attention. and then raised
his hands feebly to the fighting posi-
ton. 1t was an invitation to continue
and the terribly battered light weight
meant it, Wolgast only grinned and
drew away from the man he had fairly
beaten. and then Nelson's seconds in
terfered and coaxed the Dane to his
corner.