Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-23
FACE OF GREAT BOXER
BEATEN ALMOST IN PULP
Covered in Blood the Famous Pusi-
list Still Hangs on, Staggering
Around Ring Until Referee Smith
Calls Halt to the Fierce Contest
Returns to Corner Heartbroken.
tBy Associated Press.l

RICHMOND ARENA, CAL, Feb.
Ellis face battered to pulp, his
eyes closed, covered with blood and
staggering helplessly about the ring'
Battling Nelson, conqueror of Joe
Cans. was saved from a knockout in
the fortieth round of his fight with
AID Wolgast today when Referee Ed
Gle Smith. humanely stopped an I'M
equal contest.
Nelson. game to the last, stood In
the center of the ring anG, though ne
could hardly raise his hands, begged
10 be allowed to continue. He was
led to his corner heartbroken.
In the opposite corner of the ring,
the new lightweight champion OF the
world. Ad wolgast, of Cadiallac,
Mich. was lifted to the shoulders or
bis trainers, while the big crowd
cheered.
His Only Chance.
Only cnce did Nelson have a
chance. In the twenty-second round,
with a stingng right cross to the Jaw
he staggered Wolgast, and before the
round closed he dropped Wolgast in
the middle of the ring with a SINH
lar blow. Three seconds were tolled
before wolgast regained his feet.
The -esOwd- prepared to leave the
arena as the word went from bench 20
bench that another boy had fallen v.c-
tim to the wonderful durability of the
Dane. But in the next round VOL
CAST recuperated and from then on
slowly, but surely, wore Nelson
down.
For II rounds. before the finish Nell
sen seemed bewildered and his blows
were delivered as though his arms
were stiff From the thirtieth round
Nelson could hardly see or hear The
left side Of his face had lost all
semblance of it's former contour. He
staggered and hung on. In the 37th
round he was all but out
In the 3Sth round John Robinson,
Nelson's manager, wanted to throw
the sponge into the ring. but Abdul.
the Turk. another of the seconds, tore
il from his hands and threw ii into
The bucket Robinson protested on
the verge of tears, that his man was
beaten.
New Champion Made.
When the fortieth- came referee
Smith asked Nelson il he wanted 10
quit Nelson. unable to talk, merely
shook his head negatively. After
thirty seconds OF the fortietb round
had gene and as darkness was be-
ginning to creep over the scene. Re-
fierce Smith raised Wclgast's glove
and the new lightweight Championship
was made. wofgast outgensraled, out
boxed and ali tut outgamed Nelson.
Afterwards Wclgast scampered out OF
the ring like school boy and gallcp-
ed through the mud to his training
Ioom- Nelson was taken out on the
arms CT his seconds. As he was car
ried through the crowd he was cheer
cd for the grit and gameness he had
displayed.
Referee Smith made the following
statement: -Wolgsst fought Nelson
az his own game ana beat him fairly
and squarely. Nelson complained at
times q Wc,gast's butfing. but
paid little heed. as it was simFly the
case Of one battler getting the worst
Of a game where both we're equally
guilty.
Both men fought the same but one
had youth. the power to come back,
vig-F. life and all that gees with H.
while the thirteen years OF fghtins
through which Nelson had gone bad
szpped his strength and left him with
out the old snap. dash and stamia-'
Fighters Talk.
Wolesst said after the fight: Ny
fight today was Ike a training hout
Only oace did he bother ne and that
was in the end round. Nelson hrrt
me mlTe BY bctting ne Than any
thing else and ] felt funny for Just
few seconds. I Cannot say anything
a. 10 my future plans. bat J am ready
10 give deserving lfehsweighfs
chsnce-
When Wilson vas atie 10 talk. he
said: 4 am sorry thcv called the
SIGHT OF when fhcy did think
could have stayed the a. founds. bot
7 have NJ complain; {. make
Fight BY RoUros
Round NELSON SWING his ieft
hirb On the bead and = moment la'er
planted . solid left 70 tie face, They