Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-23
lgast Stops Battling Nelson i'm the Foriet1 Round
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS

spectators cheered Justify. Wolgast closed in
and played for the Danes body, but his ef-
forts blocked, and Nelson broke 1t up
with a singing right to the face. 1t was
Wogasts round.
ROUND NO. 2S-Nelson came UP with his
left cheek badly swollen. They fought at
hot pace, locked in each others embrace, and
we're cautioned to break by the referee. Break
ing, wolgast swung twice with right on Nell
sons face and at close range swung right
and left to Nelson's mouth, starting the blood.
The fighters slowed up considerably and often
fought to a clinch Nelson went to his corner
In trot No damage
ROUND NO. 29-Wolgast rushed in, grabbed
Nelson with and sought to land on
the body with the other He finally landed
several swings over the kidneys and twice shot
his left to the face. Nelson unlocked left
which caught Wogast over the heart and the
latter WINGED and groaned audibly. Nelson
caught his man with a straight left to the
jaw as they rushed in close and then fol-
lowed succession of clinches Breaking, they
exchanged terrific left swings to the jaw, and
then fought to another oinch, in which posi-
tion they were at the close Of the round.
ROUND NO. 3O--As the men came up for this
round Nelson's left eye was completely closed.
The men roughed 1t, Nelson hitting rather low
The crowd yelled its disapproval. At close
quarters Wolgast drove right and left repeat
edly In the stomach, and Nelson covered up
Nelson then swung a terrific right to the jaw
and missed two similar blows. Wolgast swung
right to the jaw and the champion broke
ground for instant The men gared at
each other and Nelson ended the round with
a right hand smash to the chin. 1t was q
very tame round
ROUND NO. S1-wolgast smiled and talked
almost ceaselessly during the minutes rest.
Nelson trotted to the center of the ring and
Wogast landed several short arm jolts on the
stomach, following them with right swing
to the chin. Nelson fought more carefully
and seemed TO be outstanding his strength.
Don't make me laugh" retorted Wolgast
to an injunction that came from his
ager. Then he swung a hard right to the
sore cheek, after which both rested in a
clinch. Breaking, Wolgast swung twice with
his right on the jaw, and he danced away as
the Dane rushed after him.
ROUND NO. S2-The men came up slowly
and Immediately closed in, volleying at each
others stomachs, with Wolgast landing furi-
ousy. Wolgast landed weakly several times
with left jabs, to which Nelson paid little at
tention. The blows had by this time lost
much of their earlier force and seldom was
telling punch landed. Suddenly Wolgast swung
with his right catching Nelson flush on the
mouth. and Immediately a stream Of blood
flowed from that organ. Nelson presented
sorry picture az the blood covered him from
head to foot The rounded ended in Wolgast's
favor. Wolgast longer feared to mix it
with the champion and appeared to gain con-
hdence the battle progressed.
ROUND NO. SS-In clinch Wolgsst drove
three rights the stomach and with his
left peppered away at Nelson's sore eye. VOL
CAST then swung two rights to the same place
and Nelson was half blinded. His blows were
wild and he found 1t difficult to locate the
Milwaukee lad. They mixed it and Wolgast
planted two hard rights full tilt in the stom-
ach and Nelson clinched. Nelson could SEQ
with one eye only the other being out Of COM
mission. 1t was all Wogasts round. Nelson's
efforts to land were feeble in this round.
ROUND NO. 34-Both came up quickly and
had to be pried from a cllnch. Wolgast pep
pered the Battler's face and varied this
with right and left short arm rips TO the stom-
ach. Nelson seemed to be entirely at sea,s fig
uratively. He seemed to have lost all his vim
and seldom made any determined effort to land
The men closed in and Wolgast started the
blood spouting from the champion's mouth with
two well directed jolts. Wolgasts round.
ROUND NO. S5-Nelson surely a sight
as he came to the center of the ring. All life
seemed to have gone out OF him. and although
he forced matters, all his efforts were devoted
to stopping the blows Of his younger adver-
sary. Wolgast started his arms going in
whirlwnd fashion, landing without return on
the Danes stomach. Wolgast staggered the
champion with terrific left swing TO the jaw
and Nelson appeared to be going to pieces
gradually. II seemed if all his vitality had
fed Wolgast smashed with his right and had
the champion groggy from a succession Of
rights and lefts to the jaw. The bell rang in
the nick Of time. saving the champion from
almost certain defeat.
ROUND NO. S6-Nelson came up weak. His
indomitable fighting spirit showed itself to the
very last, for he waded in, but could not see
Wogast. The latter danced around the cham
pion like jumpingjack, all the while sending
in punch after punch. Nelson almost tottered
into clinch, but Wolgast fought warily and
took no chances of the Battler stalling. VOL
gast played for the body and head alternately,
but his blows were not strong enough for a
knockout Nelson almost fell into his chair as
the round ended. Meanwhile Wolgast kept UP
a constant exchange of repartee with the spec
tators who yelled new champion at him.
ROUND NO, S7-Wolgast took no chances
that the champion possibly was taking weak
ness, He Jared Nelson with three right
punches to the jaw, and Nelson could hardly
come back. They met in midring, with Nelson
swinging like babe and Wolgast landing with
good, clean punches Nelson's ability TO stem
the tide was a wonderful exhibition. Wolgast
almost sent the champion through the ropes
tered about the ring helplessy and Wolgast
sent in smash upon smash and the bell rang,
saving Nelson from a knockout. 1t looked like
Nelson's last stand
ROUND NO SS-Nelson was a pitiful sight
as he staggered to the center of the ring.
Wogast appeared to be in no hurry to
plete his work. Robinson at this stage tried to
throw up the sponge, but the other Nelson
seconds took the sponge from him and threw
it in the bucket Nelson, to all intents and
purposes, a beaten man, and it required
the of all his senses to stave off pro-
long inevitable defeat. Both
cred from head to foot with the Dane s blood
and the arena became a shambles. VOL
gost peppered away at the disntegrating
champion, the crowd yelling itself hoarse for
the Milwau1eean to finish his and end
the agony. These cries were mingled with ex-
pressions of pity for Nelson.
ROUND NO. s9-Wogast appeared loath to
put in the finishing punch. He jabbed inces-
sanity at the Battler's anatomy and again the
blood flowed in a stream. Nelson tried to
make last rally, but it was only for a fleet
ing moment and he again quickly subsided,
and scarcely could hold up his hands. VOL
CAST almost sent Nelson to the floor, then
landing blow after blow the defenseless
champions face. Ring followers stated that
never had they seen such exhibition OF
gameness displayed by Nelson. Referee
Smith said he would stop the fight in the next
round il Nelson's seconds did not.
ROUND NO. 4O.Wolgast backed away look
ing for the final blow. He smashed the beaten
champion flush the jaw with a mighty
right, putting all his remaining strength into
the blow. Nelson tottered and was on the
point of collapsing when Referee Eddie Smith