Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-23

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range at a fast clip, Nelson landing with short
arm rights and lefts to the body. Wolgast
stood with his back against the ropes ana
hayed the Battler with short arm raps on the
| face. Nelson landed right and left with equal
facility on the jaw and face. Wolgast mad
dened, fought back furously landing several
powerful wallops on the champions jaw and
nose The crowd oheered wolgast vigorously
Closing in Wolgast worked right and left
uppercuts to the jaw. sending Nelson's head
back The men failed to hear the gong, so
intent were they with their work.
1t even round
ROUND NO 2-The bell rang prematurely
and the men. after rising, were sent again to
| their seats. Nelson started the round with a
left smash to the face and forced his man
against the ropes. Wolgast swung two power
| full lefts to the face, and laughingly covered
up as the Battler waded in. Wolgast flung
right and left to the jaw at close range, and
the crowd yelled again approvingly. Nelson's
! lips bled slightly he waded In, both eX-
changing wicked rights and lefts to the face
right swing by Nelson opened up a cut un-
der Wolgast's right eye, and his lips bled
| slightly. Nelson took the fighting to his op-
ponent. but met with two hard lefts to
the stomach and a right to the jaw that stag
gered him. Both men were fighting at fierce
clip and Wogast had a shade the better Of
/ the round.
! ROUND NO. 3-Both came up willingly, the
champion forcing the pace Wolgast shot in
| three straight lefts to the face. Nelson re-
bulzing him with a right swing fairly on the
jaw Wolgast only smiled and they mixed 1t
| against the ropes sam-bang fashion. Nelson
brought the blood from his opponents nose
crushing him with vicious right After some
wrestling Nelson forced his man against the
ropes but Wolgast covered up and smothered
neatly. They fought to the other side of the
ring with Nelson doing the major portion of
the work and it was noticed that both men
slowed UP. considerably as the bell changed.
The round was even.
ROUND NO. 4-Nelson piled top of his
man aud the Mwaukeean fought back with
great ferocty. Nelson staggered Woigast with
a left uppercut to the jaw, which he followed
With left and right swings to the body. VOL
gast fought back with great gameness. play
ing for both head and body Nelson forced his
antagonist against the ropes and tried with
might and main to land a knockout punch,
but Wolgast was too elusive. Wolgast landed
twice with right the face, and then they
fought at close range, Wolgasts right hndlnS
the stomach and his left landing on the Bat
tiers Jaw. Wolgasts eye was swollen as he
took his seat. Both men bleeding from
the nostrils at the close of the round, which
was even.
ROUND NO. 5-The round opened with the
men lambasting each other viciously at close
range. Nelson forced his man around the ring
and delivered a telling right smash on the
Jaw, to which Wolgast responded in kind, lift
ing Nelson in the air. They went at it like
pair Of bull terriers and both men were eau
toned for butting with their heads The fight
ers scowled hercely at each other, and it was
apparent there no love lost between them.
The round ended in furious exchange, VOL
CAST having all the better of it. Wolgasts
round
ROUND NO. 6--wolgast talked to his Sec
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, look
ing serious, closed in and an exchange of
short arm rights and lefts to the head fol-
lowed Wogast laughed as Nelson swung a
hard right to the jaw which the Battler du-
plcated a moment later Wolgast backed
into his own corner and scored on the stom-
ach with tremendous left that set the crowd
howling moment later he sent in another
to the same place, and Nelson again looked
serious The round closed with the honors in
favor of Wolgast.
ROUND NO 7-Nelson appeared to have
slowed down. Wolgast swung two lefts to the
face and midring rally followed the men
exchanging swings to the head. Wogast met
the oncoming Battler with two left uppercuts
to the jaw, and instant later swung twice
with right to the face and left to the body.
meanwhile covering up cleverly. Nelson sent
Wogast almost through the ropes with a
straight left smash to the jaw. They mixed
1t in the center of the ring, Wolgast landing
two to one and bringing a fresh stream of
blood from the champions face. As the bell
rang Nelson swung hard right over the
heart Wogasts round.
ROUND NO. S-Nelson rushed in, planting
his right squarely on the jaw. He forced the
pace, but was met with a straight right and
left to the face. The champion never faltered,
however, and kept Wolgast constantly at work
covering Nelson started the blood flowing
from his mans nostrils as he chased him
about the ring, landing several times with
right and left to the face. Wolgast sought
haven against the ropes, with Nelson slugging
away increasingly. Wogast looked tired at
this stage of the contest and his blows seemed
to have lost some of their sting. The round
closed with Nelson enjoying a good lead and
looking very determined. He winked at some
of his friends at the ring side as he took his
seat
ROUND NO. 9-Wolgast broke ground before
the Battler, ever and anon trying to reach
Nelson with right and left for the stomach.
Finally they mixed it, fitting at a furious
clip, each landing the face and jaw One
mix was a repetition of another, Nelson fore
ing his man back and Wolgast trying hard to
stop the pace leader. Wolgast uppercut to the
Jaw with his left, and moment later cut
danced to his corner with the blood streaming
from his injured ear. Nelson had shade.
ROUND No. 1O-Nelson came up with his
right ear still bleeding, He forced the pace,
constantly backing his opponent against the
ropes Wolgast, in corner, fought back
Aercely, but Nelson was mott to be stopped.
Time and time again wolgast landed. but
Nelson never for an instant faltered. all the
while seeking to wear his smaller opponent
down. Wolgast peppered the champions face
with left and right, and finally, crossed with
a terrific left to the jaw, Nelson never WINGED,
all the time causing Wolgast to step back and
rest against the ropes Nelson again danced
to his corner at the sound of the bell. Nell
sons round.
ROUND o. 11-Wolgast come up smiling.
He outboxed the champion, but could not make
him break ground. Nelson mercilessly kept
wading in, almost unmindful of the constant
tattoo that Wolgast beat against his face and
Jaw with short arm hooks and Jolts Wolgast
swung right and left to the jaw, and Nelson
appeared to be giving away. The bell ended
the round with Wolgast hammering away at
Nelson's jaw and face. landing almost at will.
Nelson's face was a mass Of blood as he took
his seat, with the honors of the round against
him
ROUND NO. 12-Wolgast cautioned to
let go by the referee. Nelson forced the pace,
as usual, Wolgast meeting him with several
hard left swings the jaw. Nelson appar-
emily was determined to tire the Milwaukee
boy out but meanwhile he received fearful
punishment, Wolgast slashing with right and
left with almost pendulum precision Wolgast
seemed to gain confidence the men roughed
1t, head to head, against the ropes Wolgast