Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-23
Wogast Wins from Nelson in 40th, Referee Stop
ping Fight, Nelson Being on Point Of Collapse
--Con|y Knocks Out Monte in AID Round
for BantamWeght Tit|e--0ther Bouts.

several times with the right and left to
the face. WGlgast sought q haven
against the ropes with Nelson tugging
away lnceasiEgly. Wolgast looked tired
at this stage of the contest and his
blows seemed to have lost some of
their sting Tie round closed with Nell
son .Eiovirg a good lead.
Euind Nine-Wolgast broke ground
before the Battler in trying to reach
| Nrso!' with right and left to the stom-
aGh Finally they mixed it. fighting at
a furious clip, each landing on the
fac" }i?d jaw. one mix was repetition
OF the other Nelson forcing his man
back and Woigast trying hard to stop
the pace. Wolgast upper-cut to the jaw
| with his left and a moment later cut
| open Nelson's ear with q right swing.
Nelson danced to his corner with the
blood streaming from his injured ear
| Nelson's round.
| Round Ten Nelson forced the pace,
| constantly backing his onponent uD
against the rnues. Wolsast in Il corner
got back ticrccly. but the champion
! was not to bc stopped. Time and again
WolgaSt landed, hut Nelson never fall
tered WolgaSt raincd blows on the
| ichampic MS face with left and right
and finally crossed with a terrific left
to the jaw. Nelson never WINGED, all
tlc time compelling WolCast to step
back against the ropes. Nelson again
| danced to his corner at the sound OF
the gong. Nelson's round.
| Round I1lcvcn-Wolgast Cutboxed the
champion, but could not make him
, break ground. Nelson mercleSsly Wad-
ed in, unmindful of the constant tattoo
that Wolgast beat against his face and
jaw with short arm hooks and iolts.
WogaSt swung right and left to the
jaw. The bell ended the round with
WolTast hammering away at Nelson's
jaw and face, landing almost at Will,
! Nelson's face was a mass 81 blood as
] he took his scat with the hOnors Of
. the round against him.
| Roun3 Twelve -WolGast was eau
toned to lot 90 by the referee Nelson
forced the pace as usual Wolgast
meeting him with several hard left
swings on the jaw Nelson was appar-
emily determined to tire the MiWau-
. kccian out. but meanwhile he received
! fearful punishment. Wolgast llaying
| with right and left with almost pen
! titlG'H tlEttlSIDll- w PlSttSI s''ttilN'' ~
gain confidence as the men roughed it,
head to head. against tn" ropes VOL
CAST never let up and again started
tine blood flowing from Nelson's face
with a series of right and left
punches.
Round Thirteen AS the men toed the
mark Nelson's lips w"r" pufted and his
IN puth and eyes swollen. They mixed
like tigers, Wogast landing repeated
ly on the body ani jaw with Nelson
fighting wildly and splitting blood.
Wol,'ast literally cut the Fathers face
to ribbons. but still the Dane came on
for moro Nelson Wrestlcd his man
against tho ropes. Wolgast covering
up There was a temporary lull in the
battle, after which Wolgast swung
right and left to the body. "The worst
beating the Chamn0n has ever re-
ceived." said old-tmc ring followers,
as Nelson's seconds worked over his
damaged face during the minutes re-
Spitc at the end of the round.
Round F0urteen-WOlgast looked
much the frcshcr as they came up. He
flung his right hard to the face and
! followed with left and right to the
| body. Nelson's face was badly swollen.
| Wolgast fought forccly, taking the
fighting right to the Battler. Nelson
almost forced Wolgast through the
ropes and then assisted him to the
| center of the ring. Wolgast smiled and
shook the champions hand warmly
Round Fiftcru--rctting now is even
| money. They whaled away at one an
other. both displaying more caution
| than in any previous round. Nelson
| then wrcStled his man about the ring,
ONLY to he rewarded with a left upper
| c,It on the sore mouth. Nelson was
| ontroirted radlv. hut continued to
| force the pace, all the while the tar
| get for Wolgasts Wtll-tirNcd SWINGS.
| Nelson missed a terrific swing that
| was labelled "kno~k ont and taught
| W-olgast that he had better be care
| ful II was u tame round.
| Round Sixtnrn-NVolgast swung SOW
| eral times over the kidneys and they
| roughed ii, Nelson receiving the lions
| share of the punishment. Wolgast
| kept pcgging a,caY with right and left
to the jaw and finally a tremendous
drive caught Nelson's jaw. Nelson
| never wavered. but closed in. eXchang-
| ing punch for punch Nelson swung
| lett and right to the body and forced
| his man against the ropes. landing
several times with right and left on
the jaw. Nelson went to his seat dane
ing.
| ROurd Seventeeen-WoIgaSt backed
away, Nelson throwing himself ct him
with great vim. Wolgast met the on
SlauGhts with right and left swings
to the body Nelson fought hard and
never stopped. Finally Wolgast swung
terrific rieht to the Jaw and then
sent in. half-dozen right swings over
tthe champions sore ear. Nelson re-
ceived hard left uppercut on the
jaw, causing. the blood to flow afresh
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