The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-23
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Story-Nelson forcing and Wolgast
<etreating and peppering the cham
pion's badly swollen face. Wolgasts
punches to all intents and purposes
were powerful enough but other than
cutting Nelson's face badly, they had
$40 other effect. Wolgast planted his
lift to the jaw with much of the force
as the round ended. 1t was a tame
session.
Round Twenty One.
WOlgast exchanged remarks with
ine crowd as he occupied his seat
~f'll close his eyes pretty soOn," he
xaid- Nelson opened the round with
\ vicious straight right to the jaw
and Wolgast sought refuge in
clinch. Nelson then planted right and
left on the jaw and Wolgast almost
backed through the ropes. They mill
ed it to the center of the ring without
snfiicting: damage and exchanged
rights to the face. Wolgast swung a
hard right to the jaw, Nelson counter
ing with a right cross to the same
place The bell ended q round of
tame milling
Round Twenty Two.
Fully minute was wasted in de-
sultOry exchanges. Suddenly Nelson
staggered his antagonist with a clean
right drive to the stomach He fol-
lowed his advantage, landing right and
left to the jaw and body. A right
swing sent Wolgast to his launches.
He was up quickly. but staggered about
iie ring, looking like a defeated man.
Wolgast stalled for a half a minute
and both swung fiercely at each other.
Nelson tried with all his might for a
knockout but failed to land a vital
blow. Wolgast's seconds gave him
whisky as he took his seat. 1t was
all Nelson's round and he looked like
4 sure winner.
Round Twenty Three.
Nelson went right after his man and
WOlgast fought back with great game
ness. He swung twice to the Battler's
Jaw with right and a hard rally in
nidring followed, both landing tell
ing punches. Nelson appeared to be
much the stronger of the two. He
shot his left hard to the jaw, Wolgast
retaIiating with left swings to the
jaw. Nelson tried for knockout, but
Wolgast covered up cleverly and
closed into clinch. Nelson seemed
content to bide his time and await a
favorable opportunity for a telling
punch. The round ended without dam
age. Wolgast again was given whisky
during the minutes intermission.
Round Twenty
WOlgast came up fresher. Nelson
forced him from one end of the ring
To the other, WQlgast in the meantime
swinging viciously to the jaw with
right and left Nelson only shook his
head and then shot hard right to the
Jaw and left swing to the face. VOL
CAST hooked his right to the jaw. Mel
son countering with a left hook to the
body and the crowd yelled Flight"
tight" The round ended tamely.
Round Twenty
Nelson drove his man against the
ropes. but his swings were badly di-
rected. 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
thereafter he duplicated this perfOr-
nance but Nelson never wavered.
Wolgast appeared to be firing at this
stage. However, he jolted the cham
piOn four times with right swings to
the jaw and then peppered him with
half dozen straight lefts to the
lace. The. crowd sent up { great
cheer when they realized that Wolgast
had lasted the IS rounds.
Round Twenty Six.
They wrestled to the center of the
ring and refused to break at the COM
mand of the referee. Then they bat
tied head to head, Nelson almost clos
ing Wolgast's right eye with a straight
left over that member. After some in
effective smuggling at close quarters
Wolgast swung a powerful wallop to