The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-23
NELSON TASTES b.
TEREST DEFEAT
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the body and jaw. with Nelson fight
ing wildly. splitting blood. Wolgast
had literally cut the Battler's face to
ribbons, but the Dane came on for
more. Nelson wrestled his man
against the ropes, Wolgast covering.
There was a temporary lull In the
battle, after which Wolgast swung
right and left to the body. The
worst beating the champion ever re-
iceived" said old time ring followers
Jas Nelson's seconds worked over his
damaged face during the minute
respite at the end of the round.
Fourteenth.
Wolgast looked much fresher as he
came up. He swung his right hard
to the face and followed with his left
and right to the body. Nelson's face
was badly swollen Wolgast fought
fiercely. taking the fighting right to
the Battler. Nelson almost forced
Wolgast through the ropes and then
assisted him to the center of the ring.
Wolgast smiled and shook the cham
pion's hand warmly Wolgast then
hooked his left twice in quick sue
cesion to the jaw, followed with a
straight right to the face and the
bell ended a rather tame round.
| Fifteenth.
| The betting was now even money.
They whaled away ineffectiveIy at
one another. both displaying more
caution than in the prey:ous rounds
Nelson wrestled his man about the
ring, only to be rewarded with left
Iuppercut on his sore mouth. Nelson.
loutpointed badly, continued TO force
| the pace, all the while the target for
Wolgast's well timed swings. Nelson
missed terrific swing that was
Tabled knockout" and this taught
Wolgast that he had better be care
| full. A tame round.
| Sixteenth.
Wolgast swung several times over
the kidneys and they Toughed it. Mel
son receiving the lions share of the
punishment. Wolgast kept pegging
away with his right and left to the
jaw and finally tremendous drive
Ieaught Nelson's jaw. Nelson never
wavered but closed in, exchanging
punch for punch. Neison swung left
land right to the body and forced his
Antagonist against the ropes. landing
iseveral times with right and left to
1.-THE jaw. Nelson went to his corne.
dancing.
/ Seventeenth.
Wolgast backed away, Nelson
| throwing himself at him with great
vim Wolgast met the onslaughts
with right and left swings to the
body Nelson fought hard. never
stopping. Wolgast swung a terrific
right to the jaw and then shot hall
4 dozen right swings over the
champs sore ear. Nelson received q
hard left uppercut on the jaw causing
blood TO flow afresh.
Eighteenth.
How do you feel?" asked Nelson
as the men came up. "As if | were
punching the bag was the quick re
joinder of Wolgast. with which he
waded in landing right and left or
Nelson's sore mouth. Wolgast slipped
to his knees in his own corner, but
was up in iiffy. Covered up with
Nelson battering away at him, ht
failed to land Wolgast was appar
emily staggered, the champion sendins
in several vicious right swings to the
jaw Wolgast deliberately butted tn,
champion with his head and wa
quickly rebuked by Referee Smith
The crowd Kissed.
Nineteenth.
The men came zip almost as fresl
sat the beginning Wolgast tim
ind again jabbed his left to the face
Nelson fighting back fiercely but in
effectively. They battled about tn
ring, Nelson all the time the az
gressor, never relenting. and Wolgas
slowly breaking ground and playint
for the face and jaw with short arm
iolts. Wolgast staggered the cham
pion with a succession of powerful
rights to the Jaw. There was no giN
ing away with Nelson and as tn
round ended he tripped to his corner
Twentieth.
They slugged and roughed it fror
me end of the ring to the other
was the same old story--Nelson fore
ing and Walgast retreating and pei
pering the champions badly swolle
ace. Wolgast planted his left to tn
Jaw with much force as the roun
ended. H @G &,4.
Twenty.fIrst.
Nelson opened the round with
Ficious straight right to the jaw, an
Nolgast sought refuge in clinci
Nelson planted his right and left 3
he jaw and Wolgast almost backe
through the ropes. They milled 1t
the center Of the ring without infiic
ng damage and then exchange
lights to the face Wolgast SWIM
hard right to the ,aw, Nelso