The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-23

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had shade the best Of it.
Can't Stop Dane.
ROUND 1O-Nelson forced the pace,
! constantly backing his opponent against
| the ropes. WOlgast, in a corner, fought
! back tiercely, but the champion was not
to be stopped. Time and time again VOL
| CAST landed, but Nelson never faltered.
| Wolgast peppered the champions face
| with left and right, and finally crossed
! with a terrific left to the jaw. Nelson
/ never WINGED, all the time compelling
! WOlgast to step back against the ropes.
| Nelson again danced to his corner at the
sound of the bell. Nelson's round.
! ROUND u-Wolgast OutbOxed the
| champion, but could not make him break
! ground. Nelson mercilessly waded in I'M
| mindful of the constant tattoo that VOL
! CAST beat against his face and jaw with
| shOrt-arm hooks and jOlts. WOlgast
swung right and left to the jaw. The bell
ended the round with WOlgast hammeTing
away at Nelson's jaw and face, landing
! almost at will. Nelson's face was a mass
| of blood as he took his seat, with the
| hOnOrs of the round against him.
| ROUND 12-WOlgast was cautioned 10
| let go by the referee. Nelson forced the
pace, as usual, WOlgast meeting him with
| several hard left swings on the jaw. Mel
son apparently was determined to tire
| the Milwaukeean out, but meanwhile he
received fearful punishment, WOlgast
| flaying with right and left with almost
pendulum precision. WOlgast seemed to
/ gain confidence as the men rOughed it,
/ head to head, against the ropes. Wogast
never let up and again started the blood
| flowing from Nelson's face with a series
| of right and left punches.
Blows Begin to Tell.
ROUND las the men toed the mark,
| Nelson's lips were puffed and his mouth
and eyes swollen. They mixed like tigers,
| Wolgast landing repeatedly on the body
and Jaw, with Nelson fighting wildly and
splitting blood. WOlgast literally cut the
| Battler's face to ribbons, but still the
| Dane came on for more Nelson Wrestled
| his man against the ropes, WOlgast COW
| ering up. There was a temporary lull in
! the battle, after which NOlgaSt swung
| right and left to the body, The worst
beating the champion has ever received,
| said Old-time ring followers, as Nelson's
| seconds worked over his damaged face
| during the minutes respite at the end Of
| the round,
ROUND l4-Wolgast looked much the
| fresher 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 fierce
| ly, taking the fighting right to the Bat
| tier, 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. WOlgast then hooked his left
| twice in quick succession to the jaw, and
| followed it with a straight right to the
face and the bell ended a rather tame
round
Betting Now Even.
ROUND 15-Betting now even money.
They whaled away ineffectively at one
another, both displaying more caution
than in any previous round. Nelson then
wrestled his man about the ring, only to
be rewarded with a left uppercut on his
sore mouth. Nelson, OutpOinted badly,
continued TO force the pace, all the while
the target for Wolgasts wen-timed
swings. Nelson missed a terrific swing
that was labeled knockout, and this
taught WOlgaSt that he had better be
careful. 1t was another tame round
ROUND l6-WOlgast swung several
times over the kidneys, and they rOughed
it, Nelson receiving the lions share of
the punishment WOlgaSt kept pegglng
away with right and left to the jaw, and
finally a tremendous drive caught Mel
sons jaw. Nelson never wavered, but
closed in, exchanging punch for punch,
Nelson swung left and right to the body
and forced his antagonist against the
ropes, landing several times with right
and left on the jaw. Nelson went to his
seat dancing.
ROUND 17-WOlgast backed away, Mel
son throwing himself at him with great
vim. WOlgast met these Onslaughts with
right and left swings to the body. Mel
son fought hard and never stopped FL
nally WOlgast swung a terrific right TO
the jaw and then shot in a half-dOzen
right swings over the champions sore
ear. Nelson received a hard left upper
cut on the jaw, causing the blood to flow
atresh. The men fought every inch of the
way.
Exchange Compliments.
ROUND 1S-'How do you feel?" asked
Nelson as the men came up.
''As if it were punching a bag" was
the quick rejOinder Of WOlgast, with
which he waded in, landing right and left
Ion Malls - Il,
to his knees in his own corner but was
up in jiffy. He covered up with Nelson
battering away at him, but failing to
land. Wolgast apparently staggered the
champion, sending in several vicious right
swings to the jaw. WOlgast deliberately
butted the champion with his head, and
was quickly rebuked by Referee Smith.
The crowd Kissed and the round ended
without damage.
ROUND 19-The men came up almost as
fresh as at the beginning. WOlgast time
and again iabbed his left to the face, Mel
son fighting back fiercely, but Ineffective
ly. They battlod about the ring. Nelson
all the time the aggreSsor and never re-
lenting, and WOlgast slowly breaking
ground and playing for the face and Jaw
with short-arm jolts. Wolgast staggered
the champion with a succession of power
full rights to tho Jaw. There was no CIV
ing way with Nelson, and as the round
ended he tripped to his seat. One round
was practically a repetition Of its prede-
cesSOr.
ROUND 20-They slugged and roughed
II from one end Of the ring TO the other
II was the same old stOrv-NelsOn forcing
and Woigast retreating and pepperng the
champions badly swollen face. Wolgast
planted his left to the jaw with much
force as the round ended. It was a tame
session.
WoIgast cInches.
ROUND 21-Nelson opened the round
with a vicious straight right to the Jaw.
and Wolgsst sought refuge in a clinch
Nelson then planted right and left on the
Jaw and Wolgast almost backed through
the ropes. They milled IL to the center
Of the ring without inflieting damage and
then exchanged rights TO the face VOL
CAST swung a hard right to the Jaw, Mel
son countering with right cross to the