Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-02-25
BATTLING NELSON
MEETS HIS EQUAL

'OdH PIdHCISSo, DdlIiuS NSlSoi, lol
three years peer of all lightweight
fighters, went down to defeat after
forty rounds Of hurricane fighting, be-
fore Ad. Wolgast, the stocky Milwau-
kee light weight The fight was one
OF the greatest exhibitions Of game
ness and endurance ever displayed in
world of punishment without vino
ing.
Wolgast was by far the cleverer
man and this fact, coupled with his
punching ability, gave him a big ad-
vantage. Nelson fought with all his
usual gameness and kept boring in
all the time, but his efforts were USE
I less. His opponent was too clever for
him and the punishment he took in
trying to land an effective knockout
proved his undoing Weakened and
battered to pulp he was mercifully
saved from knockout by the inter.
yention of Referee Eddie Smith, who
gave the fight to Wolgast.
At the opening of the fght.the odds
favored Nelson to without much
.Wolgast money in sight. The greater
part Of the sporting fraternity was
of the opinion that Wolgast's clever
ness might win for him in a short
fight, but over the forty-five round
route Nelson looked sure winner.
More than 5000 people were in the
arena when the bell brought the men
from their corners for the first round.
The men started in at a pace that
Indicated a quick finish. 1t was the
fiercest kind OF milling right from
the jump, with both men eager and
willing to mix 1t up For the first
seven rounds Wolgast had the better
OF each session, Nelson being unable
/, to land an effective blow, his oppo-
nent evading the battlers vicious
swings. +
In the eighth round, Nelson for the
1irst time assumed the lead and had
Wolgast looking tired hut 1t was only
for one round, for Ad came back
strong in the ninth and brought a
stream of blood from Nelson's face
with his vicious right swings, From
then until the twenty-second round 1t
Was all Wolgast He danced around
his slower opponent and literally cut
his face. to ribbons. But despite the
terrible punishment he was receiving,
the batter kept boring in all the
time and was always the aggressor.In
the twenty-second round Bat caught
Wolgast with a terrific right to the
stomach and followed with hard
smash on the jaw that sent the
Dutchman to his launches.
S For the next four rounds 1t was all
Nelson, and Wolgast looked like a
beaten man, but he seemed to possess
I wonderful recuperative powers and
when the thirtieth round was reached
he was again on even terms with the
battler. From then on Wolgast grad.
ually assumed the lead He peppered
Nelson with a perfect stream Of right
and left jabs which brought the blood
in streams, With the thirty-tifth
round, IT was plainly evident that the
champion was a beaten man.
Il Wolgast fought carefully and APP.
psared in no hurry to finish his man.
IN the thirty-ninth, perfect storm Of
blows on the jaw almost sent Nelson
I to the foor for the count but his
wonderful endurance pulled him
through and he stayed the round
All this time Referee Smith announc-
ed tina he would stop the fight IN
mex round ii Nelson's seconds
did not and after Wolgast had landed
full on Nelson's jaw with terrific
right which left the champion help
less lie gave the light to Wolgast,
The battle is renaarkable for the
reason that neither an scored al
clean knocked down.
Following is a full account Of the
tight bs rounds
Round 4.
Nelson swung his left high on the
head and q moment later planted i
SOLE left to race. Fhes fol ght ats
close lan ge at j fast clip Nolgast
stood With his back against the rope,
and la the hattlei, with short arm
taps ON the face Nelson forced the
IA yolgast nadd ened, fought
sbac furiously landing several pow
aertuI waltnps on The champ law and
nose The crowd cheered Wolgasss
Ihs men allied 10 hear the GONG, so
Intend we're hey N FORK
Round q
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sacs lid forced Ii man the ropes.
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