The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-18
WOLGAST Wins
FROM MESMIC
CHAMPION BEATS Los ANGELES
MAN TO HElPLESSNESS AND
FIGHT Is STOPPED.


Vernon Arena. Los Angeles. California
March lad Wolgast retained his title
Of lightweight champion this afternoon
in his scheduled twenty round tight with
George Memsie Of Los Angeles virtual
! ~ knocking Memsic out and causing the
referee to stop the fight in the ninth
round.
Wolgast outclassed Memsic from start
to finish and the result was never In
doubt He had the Los Angeles man
helpless in the ninth and referee Eyton
stopped the contest In accordance with
his promise to District Attorney Fred
cries that he would interfere the mo-
ment either man showed decided weak
ness.
Round 1.
] Memsic was first TO land, putting q
Night right Ito Wolgast's jaw. They
clinched and exchanged vicious body
blows wolgast claiming Memsic hit him
| too low. Memsc rushed into another
clinch and Wrestled Wolgast to the floor
The champion was UP IN an instant.
Memsic landed a hard right to the jaw
and Wolgast put stiff left TO the stom-
ach. The round was slightly in favor
of Memsic.
Round g.
They c9inehed and Memsbc again
threw wolgast and was warned by the
4 referee. Memsic put a hard right to the
stomach and Wolgast covered. Wolgast
landed a straight left on the nose and
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er to the face and got two straight lefts
TO the mouth In return. He sent in a
terrific left and IN clinch both landed
hard booy blows. The round was ev-
en-.
Round 3.
Memsic. sent a straight left TO the jaw
and wolgast rushed him, landing right
| and left on the face. Memsic covered
and Wolgast shifted left to the body.
i WoIgast then put hard left upercut to
the face and Memsic covered again.
Memsic landed a stiff right on the jaw.
Wolgasts round.
Round 4.
Memsic rushed into a clinch and in the
breakaway Memsic landed hard left on
the jaw. Wolgast blocked right swing
and Memsic then put left on his jaw
following 1t with two stiff body punches
They fought head to head. exchanging
vicious body blows On the break Mem
sic landed both right and left on the
face and wolgast hard left to the
stomach
Round 3.
Wolgast backed Memsic to the ropes
landing terrific rights and lefts to ths
face and body, Memsic covered up
wogast fairly rained blows in as he
broke ground. Memsic sent in left te
the body and Wogast again rushed
landing both left and right on the face
AS the bell rang Memsic put stiff right
on Wolgast's neck. Wolgasts round BY
wide margin
| Round 6.
Memsic missed two swings and VOL
CAST put light left to the face, follow
ing with stiff right to the same spot
Head TO head they exchanged body
punches both keeping well covered. Woi-
CAST landed two blows to Memsic's one
and Memsic seemed tired Wolgast shot
terrific right uppercut and Memsie
was dazed. 1t was again WoIgast's
round
Round 7.
wolgast caught Memsic with another
rihtt upperout and the Los Angeles
lad fell against the rope Memsic then
fen into a cIinch and wolgast sent blow
after blow to the body. The champion
with a hard left sent Memsic to the
hopes MemsIc Strengthened up and
countered with right to Wolgast's jaw
He seemed to be weakened. however
and his punches did not bother VOL
CAST. 1t was Wogast's round.
Round 5.
They clinched and Wolgast pounded
the kidneys. Memsic put a right to tbs
jaw and Wolgast backed up. Memsie
butted wolgast with his head and thu
champion. showing Memsic back, rainee
rights and lefts to the face, Memsis
covering Memsics face was badly
ewollen.
Round Q.
Wolgast Immediately rushed, evidently
intending to Try for knoc'out. He sho
in series OF hard rights to the face
and body Memslc was very weak ant
il was SO evident that he was done foi
that Referee Eyton stopped the fight
| giving Wolgast the decision.
Wogast and Memsic, promoter Thorn
as Mecarey and Referee Charles Ely
ton. were arrested tonight on tbs
charge of violating the special status
against prize lighting. A bond Of $500
was furnished in each case.
The statute which 1t Is charged has
been violated provides maximum pen
atty of five years in penatentIary.
TACOMA AT GALVESTON.