New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-23
WOLGAST BOBS Up
UINS BIG FIGHT IN
FORTIETH ROUND.
Referee !Sares Nelson from a
Knockout After Furious
Battle Oh Coast.

championship % the world from batltlhs
Nelson in tie fortieth round Of a sched-
.iled forty-fve-round battle here to-day
sf;.r long and bitter fight. Eddie Smith
the referee saved the e:stwhile champion
-he stigma of knockout by stopping the
contest after Nelson had received beat
inx such as oldIime followers o. the
snort maintained had rarely been seen IN
9 p-ize ring.
Nelson. the conoueror OF Joe Cans, was
CT the verge OF collapse when the bout
Was stoned. He was covered with blood
his face was battered TO p pulp, his eyes
were practically closed and he was stag
Fering about the ring. which looked ike
= xhambles. in a iifeless condition
Came Ia tfte end Nelson stood IN ihe
osn+-A Of he ring, and although he conlo
har61v raise his hands begged to he
allowed 10 continue. He was LED 10 MS
corner heartbroken-
In the opposite corner the new champio"
was lifted 10 the shoulders Of MS ualIes
while the big crowd cheered.
Oniv once did Nelson have chaH0e-
n the rwenty-second round with suns
,r,, right cross 10 the jaw ne staggered
woIrast. and, before the round closed ne
drained his rival in the middle OF the
.-rg with q similar blow Three secohos
we're tolIed OF before WolEast fes"liieo
his feet. ,-, III. arena
&c the word went from bench 10 DeiiC"
that another boy had fallen victim 70 NV
wonderful stamina Of the Dane hu' a.
The next round wolgast recuperated' anu
rom then on slowly but surely wore ->ei-
son down.
For twelve rounds before the finish Me-
.19 seemed hewiIdered and his blows were
oh, Il;
1--s73 the thirtieth round Nelson couIc
hardly see OF hear The lef; side OF ms
...s had lost all Se1nblance Of its former
contour. He staggered and hung or In
he thsrtv-seventh round he was saved
or7v ny The bell
In the rhitty-eiEhth round John Robin
son. Nelson's manager. wanted TO thro"
ne sponge into :he ring. but Abdul me
--,,l. another of the seconds, tore IL from
hiss hands and threw II into the bucket
porinson protested on the verge Of tears
Thar his man was beaten. but Nelson IN
sisted that the unequal struggle so on
although many men in the crowd pro-
tested
When the fortieth round began the ref-
cree asked Nelson if he wanted 10 quit.
The latter. unable TO talk. merel-- shook
MS head negatively. After thirty seconds
o. the tor1ieth round had gone. however.
and as darkness was beginning to creep
over the scene Smith raised Wolgasts
glove ending the -.ght, and the new light
weight champion was made
Holcaer outgeneraled, outboxed and all
hui outgamed Nelson. After the light
Wn,gast scampeTed out Of the ring like a
ecneoIboy and gaIloped through the mud
ia his training room. Nelson was taken
oll- on the arms Of his seconds. AS he
was carried through the crowd he was
cheered for the grit and gameness he had
displayed
The referee made the following state
rnent: ''Wolgasr Fought Nelson at his own
game ard beat him fairly and sQuarely.
Nelson complained at times Of Wolgasts
nur1ins but ! paid little heed, as it was
ernnplv the case ot one battler getting the
worst Of a game where both were equally
guilty.
Both men fought the same. but one had
youth. the power 10 come back vigor, life
and all that goes with il, while the thir-
teen years Of fighting through which Mel
son had gone had Slapped his strength ana
eft him without his old snap. dash and
stamina"
Nolgast said after the fight. My fight
today was like a training bout. Only
once old he bother me, and that was il the
tvrenty-second round. Nelson hurt me
more by butting than anything else,
and felt funny for Just few seconds
! cannot say anything as 10 my future
plans but / am ready 10 give deserving
lichtHeights chance
When Nelson was able TO talk he said:
Il an sorry they called the fight off when
they did. ! think ] could have stayed the
fo-ty-fve rounds hut I have no complaint
o make
Weather conditions at the ringsIde could
scarcely have been worse. 4 heavy drizzle
Eel throughout the fight. and q cold. biting
Wind blew directly from the bay into the
faces Of the spectators.
IN spite OF the unfavorable conditions
~ enormous crowd gathered at the arena
10 see the fight. Never before was there
such an exodus from San Francisco
The betting continued brisk up TO the
time the men we're called into the ring.
Nelson was the favorite 10 the last. al
ODDS Of 20 >. but out-of-town delegations
brought much wolgast money. Each fight
g. appeared absolutely confident OF being
returned the winner. in his dressing room
Nelson reiterated mis- statement that he
never had felt better during his fighting
career and declared he would end the fight
rs quickly as possible. Wolgast expressed
himself With equal confidence and also
declared his physical condition per
tot
Jack Gleason who with Tex Richard is
promoting the Jeffries-Johnson fight, said
upon entering tie arena:
This IS an ideal arena. Both Rickard
and rnvseif Will give Richmond earnest con-
sfderation when il comes TO selecting a
place for the heavyweight fight. We Will
not decide upon battle-ground Until the
end ~ the week, however.
The attendance was estimated a. eleven
Thousand persons. and. according 70 Sid
Hester. the receipts will re about s3Se10.
Wolssst and Nelson were checred they
entered ,he ring. Nelson receiving a ire
rnenooas ovation. Both were under the re
CURED WEIGHT OF I33 pounds.
owen Moran. Of England: Harlem
] oT'rny Murphy. Lew Powell and Cyclone
Johnny thompson were presented in quick
succession and challenged the winner.
When fhe bel rang for the first round no
time was lost ia sparring and both BOYS
rushed il ana fought at close range. Nell
scn forced the battle, landing right and left
TO he jaw ana face, but wolgast returned
blow for blow. and neither could claim ,be
advantage So 1t went round after round.
Nolgsst had rather the better ~ The sec
ond, fifth anc sixth rounds the al hers S,efnp
about even up 10 the eighth. when Nelso,,
set his followers wild b. again forcing IN.
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