Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-02-23
Battler Receives Worst Beating in His History
and was Unable to Talk But Wanted
to Continue Fighting.

threw it into a bucket. From then
on, during each round, Robinson
protested, on the verge of tears
that his man was beaten. When the
fortith came, Referee Smith asked
Nelson if he wanted to quit. Mel
son was unable to talk, and mere
ly shook his head negatively.
When thirty-seven seconds of the
fortieth round had gone, and, IL
darkness was creeping over the
arena, Referee Smith raised VOL
CASTS glove in the air and a new
lightweight champion had come in
to prominence. After the fight the
new champion scampered out OF
the ring like school boy and gal
loped through the mud. Nelson
on the other hand, was taken out
in the arms of his seconds.
Nelson and his manager will
leave in the morning for Chicago
Nelson, who gave up his rights tc
a share of the pictures, in order tc
get Wolgast to sign for the fight
will receive thirty-fve per cent OF
the picture profits which was
bought for him by Robinson, his
manager, after Wolgast had so'd
his interest.
The following is the fight by
rounds as received by the Nevada
Club and Tonopah Club over the
wires of the Postal company:
Round NELSON swings left
over Wolgast's head and jabs left
to mouth. Wolgast puts light left
: to head and left on wind. Nelson
works Wolgast to ropes Jabs two
lefts to face and gets a hard left or
stomach. Wolgast stands up close
and blocks cleverly. Both are short
) with lefts. Nelson works Wolgas
around the ring and lands botl
hands repeatedly on face. Wolgas
rushes in, lands couple of hare
ones on Nelson's face and hare
right on kidneys. Wolgast covers
up and backs away, protecting his
face well. He rushes again an(
lands couple of hard lefts on jaw
and makes the Battler's head rocl
with sharp uppercut as the bel
rings.
Round 2.--Nelson is short will
left for wind but puts two straigh
lefts on nose. Wolgast swings ;
good right to Nelson's ear ans
blocks and crouches as Nelson
works him into a corner. but doe
no damage. Wolgast is faster thar
Nelson and sends in a couple O
: good rights to the chin. Nelson ha
Wolgast bleeding from the mouth
Nelson sends right to face ant
; they clinch on the ropes. Nelsol
forces the fighting. They exchang,
lefts to face Wolgast brings bloot
with right to the mouth ant
works two solid lefts to the wind
Nelson is jabbing Wolgast's fac
| with short lefts at the bell. Bot
boys bleeding from the mouth.
Round 3-Wolgast backs ava.
from left and sends left and righ
! to the Danes face. He knock
> Nelson's head back with straigh
, left, then works a right to the ear
I Nelson puts solid left on jaw
Wolgast puts hard left on wind
! Wolgast's nose is bleeding VOL
CAST missed hard right uppercu
| and then worked left to wind AM
, left to mouth. Nelson blocked
right and left for wind and jabbe,
l left to mouth. Nelson swung righ
$ and left uppercut repeatedly bu
( misses. Honors about even in thi
round.
Round 4-Nelson jabbed righ
. and left to nose and blocked a left
Wolgast walked into choppy righ
/ on face and they mix it fiercely
both landing left swings. The
clinch and both land on wind. Mel
son forces the fighting. Wolgas
hooked left to cheek and worked
!, solid right to wind. Nelson is shor
: with left and Wolgast landed righ
r uppercut to mouth. Nelson put
Wolgast across the ropes but NJ
damage results Again Nelson put
T. Wolgast on the ropes and puts
right on jaw. Wolgast hooked
right left to wind and swung har'
, left over Nelson's head. Wolgas
hooked good left to mouth at tn
bell No choice in this round, bot
fighting hard and there is not
seconds letup.
i Round 5-Nelson takes the az
Q gressive and lands left on face
t Wolgast reaches Nelson's head wit
right and they spar. Nelson tap
: Wolgast's cheek with a left an
: then puts Wolgast on the ropes
sending a short jab to the ribs