The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-23

the Battler's face and the Dane went
20 his corner splitting blood. The
round was featureless otherwise
Round Twenty Seven.
Wolgast changed his tactics at the
start of this round. He rushed in close
and took the fighting to the Dane.
/ Fighting shoulder to shoulder they
whanged away at each other, each
landing repeatedly on the face. Nell
sons left eye was almost entirely clos
cd at this stage. Wolgast clipped Nell
son solidly on the jaw with his right
and the spectators cheered Justify.
| Wolgast closed in and played for the
Danes body, but his efforts were
blocked and Nelson broke it up with
singing right to the face. 1t was
Wolgast's round.
Round Twenty Eight.
Nelson come up with his left cheek
swollen all out of proportion. They
fought at q hot pace, locked in each
others embrace and were cautioned to
break by the referee. Breaking, VOL
CAST swung twice with right on Nell
sons fore face and at close range
swung left and right to Nelson's
mouth, starting the blood. The fight
ers slowed up considerably and often
fought to a clinch. Nelson went to
his corner in a trot. No damage
Round Twenty Nine.
Wolgast rushed in. grabbed Nelson
with one arm and sought to land on
the body with the other. He finally
and twice SHOT his left to the face.
| Nelson unlocked a left that caught
Wolgast over the heart and the latter
WINGED and groaned audibly. Nelson
caught his man with straight left on
the jaw as they rushed in close and
then followed a succession OF clinches
Breaking, they exchanged terrific
left swings to the jaw and then fought
to another clinch in which position
they were at the close of the round.
! Round Thirty
AS the men came UP for this round
! Nelson's left eye was completely clos
ed. The men roughed it, Nelson hit
ting rather low. The crowd yelled it's
disapproval. At close quarters WolgaSt
drove right and left repeatedly in the
stomach and Nelson covered UP. Nell
son then swung a terrific right to the
jaw and missed two similar blows.
! Wolgast swung a right to the jaw and
the champion broke ground for an in
slant The men then rushed at each
other and Nelson ended the round with
a right hand smash to the chin. 1t
was a very tame round
! Round Thirty One.
! ~Wolgast smiled and talked almost
! C. aselessly during the minutes rest.
! Ne,son trotted to the center of the
ring aid Wolg9st landed several short
arm jOlts on the stomach, following
them with a right swing to the chin.
Nelson fought more carefully and
seemed to be husbahding his strength.
Don't make me laugh retorted VOL
CAST to an injunction that came from
his manager. 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. Wolgast had
the advantage of the round.
Round Thirty-Two.
The men came up slowly and i'm
mediately closed in, volleying at each
others stomachs with Wolgast land
ing frequently. Wolgast landed weak
ly several time with left jabs to which
I Nelson paid little attention. The
blows of both men had by this time
lost much OF their earlier force and
seldom was a telling punch landed
Suddenly Wolgast swung with his
right catching Nelson flush on the
mouth and Immediately a stream OF
blood covered him from head to foot
The round ended in Wolgasts favor
He no longer feared to mix it with the
champion and appeared to gain con-
fidence as the battle progressed.
Round Thirty Three.
In clinch Wolgast drove three
rights on the stomach and with his
left peppered away at Nelson's sore
eye. Wolgast then swung two rights
TO the same place and Nelson was half
blinded. His blows were wild and he