The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-23

that he had bt ter be careful. 1t was
another tame round.
Round 16-Wolgast swung several
times over the kidneys and they rough
ed it. Nelson receiving the lions share
Of the punishment. WolgaSt kept peg
ging away with right and left to the
jaw. Nelson never wavered, but closed
in, exchanging punch for punch. Mel
son 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,
Nelson throwing himself at him with
great vim. Wolgast met these efforts
with right and left swings to the body
Nelson fought hard and never stopped.
Finally WolgaSt swung terrific right
to the jaw and then shot in half a
dozen right swings over the cham
pion's sore ear. Nelson received
hard left uppercut on the jaw, causing
the blood to flow afresh. The men
fought every inch Of the way.
Round 1S-'How do you feel?"
asked Nelson, as the men came up.
LAS If were punching bag" was the
quick rejoinder of Wolgast at which
he waded in. landing right and left on
Nelson's sore mouth. Wolgast slipped
to his knee in his own corner, but was
up in jiffy. He covered up, with Mel
son battering away but failing to land.
Wolgast appeared to stagger Nelson,
sending in several viciou- right swings
to the jaw. Wolgast deliberately but
ted the champion with his head and
was quickly cautioned. The crowd
Kissed and the round ended without
damage.
Round 19-The men came up al
| most as fresh as at the beginning
| Wolgast time and again jabbed his
| left n tho Nelson fOhfinGr hack
| f1ercely, but Intellectually. They bat
tied about the ring. Nelson all the
! time the aggressoR and meyer relent1ng
, and Wolgast slowly breaking ground
short arm jolts. WoIgast staggered
the champion with succession OF
powerful rights to the jaw. There
| was no giving way with Nelson and as
! the round ended he tripped to his
seat One round was practically q
repetition of its predecessor.
| Round 20-They slugged and rough
/ ed it from one end of the ring to the
other. 1t was the same old story
! Nelson forcing and Wolgast retreat
f, ~ swollen face. Wolgast planted his
! left to the jaw with much force az
| the round ended. 1t was tame ses'
sion.
/ Round 21--Nelson opened the round
with vicious straight to the jaw ane
| w OlSdSl SOuSAL IS1uSS Ill o. Cl1lICii
! Nelson then planted right and left or
the jaw and Wolgast almost backed
thorough the ropes. They milled it tt
the center of the ring without infiict
ing damage and then exchanged
hard right to the jaw, Nelson counter
ing with a right to the same place
The bell ended a round of tame mill
ing.
Round 22-Nelson staggered hi
,s.~1,A 7--sv1 u,
stomach. He followed his advantage
landing right and left to the. jaw AM
body. A right swing sent Wolgast t.
his launches. He was up quickly bu
staggered about the ring. Wolgas
stalled for half a minute and boil
swung fiercely. Nelson tried with al
his might for a knockout but failed
Wolgast's seconds gave him whisky a
he took his seat. It was all Nelson
round.
Round 23-Nelson went right afte
his man and Wolgast fought bacl
gamely. He swung twice to the bat
tiers jaw with right and then a har'
rally in midring followed. both land
! to be much the stronger of the two
, He shot his left hard to the jaw VOL
CAST retaliating with left swings t
! the jaw. Nelson tried for a knockout
! closed into elinch. The round ende
! without damage. Wolgast again wa
given whisky.
Round 24-Wolgast came up fresh
: Nelson forced him from one end of tn
ring to the other. Wolgast in tn
! meantime swinging viciously to tn
jaw with the right and left. Nelso
only shook his head and then she
, a hard right to the jaw and lef
! swing to the face. Wolgast hooke
his right to the jaw, Nelson counter
, ing with a left hook to the body. VOL
: CAST slowed UP and the crowd yelle
t Fight, fight. fight" The round end
; ed tamely.
Round 20 Nelson drove his ma
/ against the re pes but his swings Wer
badly directed They exchanged say
age lefts to the face and Nelson crosse
hackers cheering by scoring thrice o
the jaw with card right swings. 500
after he duplicated this performance
4 but Nelson never wavered. Wolgas
appeared to be firing at this stage
The crowd sent up a great cheer whe
they realized that Wclgast had Taste
the 25 rounds.
Round 26-They wrestled to til
center of the ring and refused
8 break. Then they battled head
4 head, Nelson almost closing Wolgast
8 right eye with straight left. Ate
8 isome smuggling at close range Wo1gas
8 tiers face and the Dane went to HI
4 corner splitting blood.
Round 27-Wolgast changed h.
& tactics at tho start of the round. Fl
4 rushed in close and took the hghtin
to the Dane. Fighting shoulder
]! shoulder, eacE landed repeatedly o
4 | the face. Nelson's eye was almost eT