Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-07
BROWN OUTBOxED
CHAMP, W0LCAST
LITTLE NEW YORKER WON NEWS
PAPER DECISION ON AID IN
LAST NIGHTS GO.
PUNISHED OPPONENT
Shot Over Singing Let's to Face OF
BeIt-Wearer With Much Rapidlty
adversary Saved Him
self by Holding.

New York, March 4.-Before re.
markable assemblage, 20 per cent VI
whom were men noted IN America, n
life, and who paid more than Szo'oVo
to see the contest, K. 0. Brown nearly
made himself lightweight champion 81
the world in the ring at the Natlohal
Sporting club last night. Wolgast the
champion, held his title, by the sheef
simplicity of clinging to Brown.
Brown always carried the fight to MS
rivals corner. In the second round ne
gave the champion a walloping that ne
will remember.
The story OF the entire fight can pc
told in few words. Brown would Whlp
. over that singing left to Wolgast 5
,face and body, and the champloa
would hug like bear. At this metnou
Wolgast was wonder. He could slam
few into Browns body, but the New
Yorker always steered to safety.
In the last three rounds Wolgast
threw what little science he had TO the
winds and tried to land haymaker,
, but he never got chance. ~
The last round was hummer.
Brown, confident he had the victory III
his grasp, tried to win by a knockout.
: Wolgast was just as determined, and
| in ore clirch both rolled out Of the
ring. The pair were so lacking in Sci
ence that they repeatedly missed by
such big margins that they appeared
I ridiculous.
The records proclaim Wolgast
champion, but ii he again meets the
boy who whipped him twice so far, he
will have to go like fury to retain his
title.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round Brown was the first to
lead. He shot in two short rights to the
face Wolgast came back with a stiff
left to the body. Working out Of the
clinch, Wolgast ripped in a right to the
short ribs. staggering Brown. Quickly
turning. Brown shot in a left uppercut
to the face. He repeated, forcing VOL
CAST to cover up. Wolgast rushed and
Brown sent in fierce lefteto Wolgasts
face. bringing the crowd to their feet.
Wolsast planted short left hook just
at the gong. 1t was Browns round.
Round 2.-Wolgast rushed to clinch
and began to trough house in the
second. The men locked arms and
hung on. Wolgast began to. dance and
Brown Strengthened him out with lefts
and rights to the face with effect. vol
CAST held his left arm out to measure
Brown. Brown found the mark with a
swinging left hook to ADS jaw that
knocked Wolgast back on his heels,
staggering him. He was dazed by the
blow and had to shake his head to
clear his brain. Brown landed another
smash on the neck while the crowd
stood UP and yelled, KNOCK him out"
He tried to follow the advice, but !
failed. It was Browns round by good
Round 3.-Brown rushed from his /
corner in the third round and pumped
a stiff left swing to Ads face. He fol-
lowed it up with similar blow. In
clinch that followed, Wolgast tried to /
back heel Brown, but failed. Wolgast .
shot over a right to the short ribs, .
but Brown hit him hard with left TO
the jaw as a compliment. Wolgast
missed a wild swing and Brown fol
lowed suit In the opening Ad placed
a light right to the stomach. 1t was
Browns round.
Round 4-The boys stood up in the
fourth ana mixed it freely after Brown
had opened the session with right
hook to the jaw Wolgast rushed Brown
to the ropes and back heeled with his !
right glove. The crowd Kissed the Of
tense. Wolgast, working out of clinch
rouched low for protection, but Brown
found his jaw with curving left swing.
Wolgast covered up most Of this round,
which was all Browns. #
Round 5-Brown found Wolgast's
face for three hard punches and two
left hooks and a stiff right. Then VOL
CAST ripped in right to Browns stom-
a oh and in the clinch tried to butt with
his head. Another stiff left by Brown
to the champions stomach made MIN
hang on. Both boys missed wild swings J.
to the head. Wolgast rushed in and
worked we'll in the clinches, using
right uppercut effectively. The round
was even.
Round 6.-Brown crossed over a
eft to the law in the sixth, putting
face forward and then Brown
inherent him with left to the jaw.
Ad slipped to the floor. Both started on
with left swings to the body, but
brown beat w OlS,doI W liz Poii>AA. ~
aided hard. He followed with another
,ne in the same place. Wolgast coun-
erred with right to the short ribs just
1T the bell. Browns round.
Round Brown missed left swing
Ind before he could recover his bal
,nce AID crossed left hook to Browns
aw. Brown missed aonther swing.
Wolgast ducking low. Then Ney both
vent to clinch. Both were wild,
Missing left swings. In the last half
minute Brown stepped in close and
With a rush planted two hard upper
.uts to Wolgast's face and the bell
ended the round.
Round S-Wolgast sent over right
mash hard to the face after making
Brown miss. After a clinch Brown
shot over a right and left smash to
ADS face. Brown then hit Wolgast
With right and left hooks that reached
he stomach. Both boys slipped as
hey made wild swings and dropped
@ one knee Brown jumped up first
md managed to plant left to the