The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-23

Richmond Arena, California, Feb.
22-EIis face battered to pulp. his
eyes closed. his lips puhcd, covered
with blood and staggering helplessly
about the ring today, Battling Nelson.
conquerer of Joe Cans. WAS saved
from n knockout in the 10th round of
his fight With Ad Wolgast, when Ref
cree Eddie Smith humanely stopped
a most unequal contest Nelson
game to the very last, stood In the
center OF the ring and. even though
he could hardly raise his hands,
begged to be allowed to continue, He
was led to his corner broken hearted
In the opposite corner OF the ring,
the new lightweight champion of the
world, Ad Wolgast OF Cadillac, Mich.
was lifted to the shoulders OF his
trainers amid the cheers OF the big
crowd.
Only once during the tight did Mel
son have a chance-the twenty-sec-
ond round when. with a stinging
right cross to the jaw. he staggered
his opponent Before the round had
closed he dropped Wolgast In the
middle OF the ring with a similar
blow and three seconds were tolled
before Wolgast regained his feet
The crowd prepared 10 leave the
arena; the word went from bench to
bench through the spectators that an.
other boy had fallen victim to the
wonderful durability OF the Dane.
But In the next round Wolgast re-
cuperated. and from then on, slowly.
steadily. but surely. wore Nelson
down. For twelve rounds before the
finish Nelson seemed beWldered and
his blows were sent as though be
held weights In his hands, From the
30th round Nelson could hardly see
or hear. the left side OF hHs face hnv-
Ing lost oil semblance OF Its former
contour. He staggered and hung on.
in the 37th round he was all ou, out,
but survived the round.
In the 3Sth round John Robinson,
Nelson's manager. wanted to throw
the sponge into the ring, but Abdul
the Turk, one of the seconds, tore it
from his hands and threw II into the
bucket From then on. during each
round, Robinson protested, on the
beaten.
When the fortleth came, Referee
Smith asked Nelson II he wanted TO |
pulAf sluu 4NtIoou, W lulhp !
merely shook his head negatively. !
When thlrty-seven seconds of the |
10th round had gone. and as darkncss
was beginning to creep over the !
scene of the fight and 4 full moon 10
peep through the clouds, Referee !
Smith raised Wolgast's glove into the
air and a new lightweight champion |
had come into flstania. Both men |
fought the same Wolgast had ont. |
generated, outboxed and all but out |
gained the great Battling Nelson.
After the battle Wolgast scampered |
out OF he ring like a schoolboy and |
galloped through the crowd. Nelson, |
on the other hand, was taken out on |
the arms Of his seconds AS he was |
carried through the crowd. he was
cheered by the crowd for the remark |
able grit and gameness displayed !
such as old ring followers say seldom
has been seen in the prize ring,
Referee Smith made tho following |
statement to the Associated Press;
"Wolgast fought Nelson at his own
game and beat him fairly and square
Iy, Nelson complained at times OF
butung. but paid little heed
rs IL was simply case Of the Battler
getting the worst of a game where
both men wero equally guilty
Both men fought the same. but
one had youth, the power to como
pack, yigor. life and all that goes
With IL. while thirteen years OF fight
ng through which Nelson had gone
lad sapped his strength and left him
without his old snap. dash and STAN
ma"
Wolgast said after the fight;
MY fight today was like a training
pout Only once did he bother me,
md that was in the twenty-second
'ound. Nelson hurt me more by but
ing me than anything else. and I felt