The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-23
WO[GAST KNOCKS
OUT BAT NELSON
Bloody and Staggering Help
lessIy. Fighting Dane Retires
With Broken Heart.
YOUNG CHAMPION SHOWS
NO MERCY To BATTLER
Referee Stops Contest i'll For
tieth Round: Nelson Had
One Chance.

RICHMOND ARENA. Cal Feb. ~
His face battered TO a pulp. his eyes
closed. his lips puffcd, covered with blood
and staggering hclplcssly about the ring
today. Battling Nelson. conducror Of Joe
Cans. MAS saved from knockout iii the
iorticth round OF his fight with Ad Woi-
cast when Referee Eddie Smith humane
ly stopped most unequal contest Nell
son, game 10 the very last. stood IN
the center oi the ring. and oven though
lie could hardly raise his hands. begged
la he allowed 10 continue, lie was led
To his corner broken hearted
In the opposite corner OF the ring the
new lightweight champion of the world.
Al Wolsast OF Cadillac. Mich vas
lifted 10 the shoulders of his trainers
amid the cheers OF the big crowd
Missed Only Chance.
Only once during the fight did Nelson
have chance-thc twcnty-sccond round
whcu With n stinsug right across the
Jaw he staggered his opponent. Before
lhc round closed he dropped Wolgast In
nc middle OF the ring with a similar
nlpN. ana three seconds were tCllCd be
Tore Woi2ast rcGaincd his feet. The
crowd prepared to leave the arena: The
wore went 'rom bench Ia bench through
the spectator that another boy had fallen
Dane. Eut in the next round WogaSt
rccnperatcd and from Then on slowly.
steadily. but surely. wore Nelson down.
For twelve rounds before the finish.
Nelson seemed bcwidcrcd and Eis blows
were sent as though he held Weights in
his hands. From the thirticth round
Nelson could hardly sec or hear. thc/lcft
side of his face having lost all Somblancc
Of It's former contour. lie staggered and
l'hns on lu the thirty seventh round he
was all but ou;. hut survived the round.
Abdul Stops Sponge.
I'm The thirty eighth round John Rob
lnSpu. Nelson : manager wanted 10 throw
the sponge into the ring. but Abdul. the
Turk. Que of the seconds tore il from
his hands and threw II into the bucket.
From then "n, during each round Robin
son protested. nn the verge OF tears, that
his man was beaten.
When the forticth came. Referee smith
asked Nelson II Ee wanted 10 quit. and
Nelson. unab la talk merely shook his
head negatively. When thirty seven see
ends Of :hc forjicth rourd had gore, and
as darkness was beginning To creep over
the scene ri the light full moon Just
beginning 10, peep through the clouds,
Referee Smith raised Woigasts glove i'm
The air and = new lightweight champion
had come into hstiana.
Makes Game Fight
NolSast had outzcncralcd outboxcJ
snd alI but oGtcamed the great Battling
Nc.son. After the battle Wolgast scam
pcrcd out OF The ring like schoolboy
and @allopcd through the mud Nelson
ON tho other hand. was taken out on
the arms OF Ills seconds, As he was car
ricd through the crowd he was chccrc6
hy the crowd for the remarkable grit and
Saucness displayed. such AS. old ring fol-
lowers say. seldom has been seen In a
prize rlnc.
The referee made the following state
mcut 10 the Associated Press
''Wolgast fought Nelson at his own
game and bcut him fairly and sGuareiy.
Nelson complained AZ times Of Wolcast
buttinG. but | paid little heed rs IL was
simply case OF the Battlcr getting the
worst of game where both were equal
Is guilty.
Both mon fought the same. lat one
had youth. the power TO coTea back vgor
life. and all that goes will H. wnilc the
thirteen years OF lighting through which
Nelson had gone had Sapped his strength
and left him without the old snap, dash
and stamina