The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-23

d soIlu IetI TO the race. They fought at
close range at fast clip. Wolgast with
/ MS back against the rope flayed the Bat
/ tier with shOrt-arm taps on the face.
/ Nelson forced the fighting, landing right
and left on the jaw and face. Wolgast
maddened, fought back fiercely landing
/ several powerful WallOps on the cham
round
/ ROUND 2-NeisOn started the round
with left smash to the face and forced
ms man against the ropes. Wolgast swung
/ two powerful lefts to the face and a right
and left to the jaw at close range. Mel
sons lips bled slightly. Both exchanged
rights and lefts to the face. A right
SSHWlng by Nelson opened up cut under
WoISasts right eye that bled slightly.
Nelson took the fighting to his opponent
/ but was met with two hard lefts to the
stomach and right to the Jaw. VOL
CAST had shade the better of the round
ROUND 3-WOlgast shot in three
straight let's to the face, Nelson rebuk-
/ ing MIN with right swing fairly on the
/ Jaw. WOlgast smiled and they mixed it
against the ~FOpes, Nelson brought the
| blood from his opponents nose crossing
| him with a vicious right. After some
wrestling Nelson forced his man against
/ the ropes, but WOlgast covered up and
smothered neatly. Nelson was doing the
major portion of the work and both men
/ slowed up considerably. The round was
| even.
Bat Rushes In.
ROUND 4-Nelson piled on top of his
man and the Milwaukeean fought back
IeroclOusly. Nelson staggered Wolgast
WIN LETT uppercut TO the jaw, followed
with left and right swings to the body
W OI9aSt fought back gamelY, PLAYING for
! the head and body. Nelson forced his
antagonist against the ropes and tried to
/ land a knockout punch, but Wolgast was
TOO elusive. Wolgast landed twice with
1 right on the face and then they fought
at close range, Wolgasts right finding
| the stomach and his left landing on the
Battler's jaw. WOlgast's eye was swoI-
len as he took his seat. Both men bled
from the nOstrils at the close of the
round which was even.
ROUND 5-NelsOn forced his man
around the ring and delivered a telling
! IlSht smash on the jaw to which Wolgast
/ responded in kind, lifting Nelson in the
ar. They went at it like a pair of bull
terriers and both men We're cautioned for
putting. The round ended in a furious
exchange, Wolgast having the better
ROUND 6-Wolgast talked N his sac-
/ onds as Nelson battered away at him
AFTER WOlgast had landed two rights to
the Jaw and a left swing to the same
place Nelson closed in and an exchange
OF shOfI-arm rights and lefts to the head
/ followed. Nelson swung a hard right to
the Jaw, which the Battler duplicated a
moment later. WOlgast backed into his
own corner and scored on the stomach
I
crowd hOWl1ng. moment later he sent
/ IN another to the same place. The round
closed with the honors in favor of VOL
CAST,
Nelson Slows Up.
ROUND Nelson apparently slowed
down a bit WOlgaSt swung two Iefts RI
the face and a midring rallv followed
/ me men exchanging right and left swings
! 70 the head. 'WOlgast met the oncOming
Bdttler with two left uppercuts TO the Ia w
and an instant later swung twice with
right 10 the face and left to the body.
meanwhile covering up cleverly, Nelson
sent WOlEast almost through the rcnns
with a straight left smash to the law
they mixed it in the center Of the ring
NOlgast bringing a fresh stream of blood
from the champions face. As the he'll
rang Nelson swung a hard right over the
neafL The round was fairly even
hOI NJ Nelson rushed in, planting
his right solidly on the jaw. He forced
the pace, but was met with a straight
rlSht and left to the face. The a. mnfon
never faltered, however, and KEEP, VOL
CAST constantly at work covering. Nelson
started the blood flowing from his mans
nosTils as ne chased him about the ring,
landing several times with right and left
TO the face. WOlgast sought a haven
against the ropes with Nelson smuggling
away Increasingly. Wolgast looked tired
at this stage Of the contest and his blows
seemed to have lost some of their sting
The round closed with Nelson eniovine p
good lead.
ROUND s-WOlgast broke ground be-
fore the Battler, ever and anon trying TO
reach Nelson with right and left for the
stomach Finally they mixed 1t, fight
ing at a fierce clip. each landing on the
face and jaw. One mix was a repetition
Of another, Nelson forcing his man back
and WOlgast trying hard to stop the pace
leader. WOlgast uppeTcut to the law with
his left and a moment later cut open Mel
sons ear with right swing Nelson
danced to his corner with the blood