The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-23

percut on the jaw, causing the blood
to flow afresh. The men fought eY-
cry inch of the way
Round 1s-"How do you feel?' asked
Nelson as the men came up. AS II
were punching a bag, was the qu1cs
rejoinder of wolgast with which he
waded In, landing right and left On
Nelson's sore mouth. Wolgast slipped
to his knees in his own corner, but
was up In a jiffy. lie covered up wit
Nelson battering away al him, but the
latter failed to land. Wolgast appar-
entity staggered the champion again by
sending In several vicious right swings
to the jaw. Wolgast deliberately but
ted the champion with his head and
was quickly rebuked by Referee Smith.
The crowd Missed and the round ended
without damage.
Roth Men Fresh
Round 19-The men came up almost
as fresh as at the beginning. Vol
CAST time and again jabbed his left
to face, Nelson fighting back fiercely.
but ineffectively. They battled around
the ring, Nelson all the time the ag-
gressor and never relenting and VOL
CAST slowly breaking ground and play
ing for the face and jaw with short
arm jolts Wolgast staggered the cham
pion with a succession of powerful
rights to the jaw. There was no Civ
ing way with Nelson and as the round
ended he tripped to his seat. This
round was practically a repetition Of
its predecessor.
Round 20-They slugged and roughed
1t from one end of the ring to the
other. 1t was the same old story of
Nelson forcing and Wolgast retreating
and landing on the champions badly
swollen face. Wolgast planted his LEFT
on the Jaw with much force as the
round ended. 1t was a tame ses-
sion.
Round 21-Nelson opened the round
with a vicious right to the jaw and
Wolgast sought refuge in clinch. Net
son then planted right and left on the
Jaw and Wolgast almost backed to
the ropes. They milled 1t to the CEN
ter of the ring without inf1icting dam
age and then exchanged rights to the
face. Wolgast swung a hard right to
the jaw, Nelson countering with a right
cross to the same place. The bell end
ed a round of tame milling.
Round 22-Nelson staggered his all
tagonist with a clean right drive to
the stomach. He followed his advau-
tage by landing right and left to the
jaw and body. A right swing sent
Wolgast to his launches. He was up
quickly but staggered about the ring.
Wolgast stalled for half minute and
both swung fiercely at each other. Nei-
son tried with all his might for a
knockout but failed. Wolgast's seconds
gave him whisky as he took his seat.
1t was all Nelson's round.
WoIgast Fights Gamely
Round 2s-Nelson went right after
his man and Wolgast fought back
gamely. He swung twice TO the Bat
tiers Jaw with right and then q hard
rally In mid-ring followed, both land
ing telling punches. Nelson appeared
much the stronger. He sh OF his Ter,
hard to the jaw, Wolgast retaliat-
ing with left swings to the jaw. Nell
son tried for a knockout, but VOL
CAST covered up and cleverly closed in
to a clinch.
Round 24-Wolgast came up fresh
er. Nelson forced him from one end
of the ring to the other, Wolgast in
the meantime swinging furiously to tn e
jaw with right and left. Nelson shook
his head and then shot hard right
to the jaw and left to the face
Wolgast hooked his right to the jaw
Nelson countered with left hook TO
the body. Wolgast slowed UP percep-
tibly and the crowd yelled, Fight
fghtr'. The round ended tamely.
Round 25-Nelson dropped his man
gainst the ropes but his swings were
badly directed They exchanged savage
lefts to the face and Nelson crossed
his right to the jaw. Wolgast set his
hackers cheering by scoring thrice on
the jaw with hard right swings. Soon
afterward he duplicate this perform
ance but Nelson never wavered. VOL
CAST appeared to be firing at this stage.
The crowd sent up a great cheer when
they realized that Wolgast had lasted
rs rounds.
Round 26-They wrestled to the cen
ter Of the ring and refused to break
Then they battled head to head, Nel-
son almost closing Wolgast's right eye
with straight left. After some slug
ging at close quarters Wolgast swung
a powerful wallop to the Battler's face
and the Dane went to his corner spit
ting blood.
WoIgast Changes Tactics
Round 27-wolgast changed his tao
tics at the start of this round. lie
rushed in close and took the fight
ing to the Dane. Fighting shoulder
to shoulder, each landed repeatedly on
the face Nelson's left eye was almost
entirely closed at this stage Wolgast
clipped Nelson solidly on the jaw with
his right and the spectators cheered.
Wolgast closed in and played for the
Danes body, but his efforts were
blocked and Nelson broke 1t up with
a singing right to the face. 1t was
Wolgast's round.
Round 2S-Nelson came up with his
left cheek badly swollen. They fought
at a hot pace, locked in each others
embrace. and were cautioned to break.
Breaking, Wolgast swung twice with
right on Nelson's sore face and at
close range swung left and right to
Nelson's mouth, starting the blood.
They closed up considerably and fire.
quently fought to clinch. Nelson went
to his corner in trot. No damage.
Round z9-Wolgast rush ed IN,
grabbed Nelson with one arm and
fought to land on the body with the
other. He finally landed several
swings over the kidneys and twice shot
his left to the face. Nelson then
hooked left that caught Wolgast over
the heart and the latter WINGED and