Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-28
Wolgast Keeps Title
After Short Go with
0ne-ROund Hogan
Terrific Left Swing to Jaw in Second
Round Finishes California
Fighter.

NEW YORK. April 27.-Ad wolgast OF
Michigan, stepped from the ring in the
Madison Athletic club last night stnl light
weight champion of the world
In the second round of what was to have
been a ten-round bout, he caught zone
Round" Hogan Of California, a terrific
left swing to the jaw, followed by heavy
right to the wind and instantly had Hogan
in distress. moment more and the lat
ter's seconds threw up the sponge.
Quick to see his advantage, when he
had dazed Hogan, wolgast followed him
up relentlessly. He poured in a steady
volley of rights and left swings to either
side of the Jaw, rocking Hogan's head
beating down his guard, and driving him
helplessly around the ring.
Hogan stood swaying from side to side
his hands hanging Imply against his
thighs, While Wolgast pounded his bloody
race and still he could not seem to land
the decisive punch. But after a little
more than minute of the second round
] Hogan turned his back on the ring, faced
his own corner and Acknowledged defeat
He lifted his hand to his seconds and they
signalled to the referee that they conceded
the fight
Before entering the ring Hogan an
nounced that IL he was beaten decisivey
he would never fight again. In the first
round it seemed as he might prove worthy
OF the title to his nickname of zone
Round" He found little difficulty in stab
bing the champion with an effective straight
left' and swinging to the jaw will
heavy right hand sweep, he had VOL.
CAST for moment rocking and dazed
against the ropes. But wolgasts wonder.
ful powers of recuperation came to his
rescue. He rallied. fought back again and
at the bell was smiling
When the second round opened he was
as fresh as ever, Wolgasts whole fight
was at close range. He was willing t.
take punishment for chance to get al
close quarters where he could rip in short
heavy punches to the wind and close
coupled uppercuts.
At the ringside were James j. Jeffrles
former heavyweight champion; Young Crit
fifth, former lightweight champion; Knock
out Brown, Abe Attell, owen Moran, Fred
die Welsh, Tommy Murphy, Packey McFar-
land and Leach Cross.
In the semi-finals Joe Blum Of Philadel-
Tphia won cleverly from Frankie Fleming
of Canada.
Round One-Both men rushed into a
oiinch. Wolgast played for the chin with
short uppercuts Hogan stabbed the cham
pion with four lefts. They exchanged
punches and In the olinches Wolgast shot
snort uppercuts to the jaw. The champion
was willing to take straight lefts for a
Ghance to get to close quarters. Hogan
hammered Wolgast with terrific rights and
letts Wolgast seemed dazed The house
went wiId, but Wolgast rallied and the bell
70 Obi him smiling; Both men were bleed
Round Two-They rushed into another
cllnch. Hogan took heavy left hook 10
the jaw and was badly dazed, Wolgast
followed his man vigorously, putting rights
and lefts to the face 1t was q Slaughter.
Wolgast bored In constantly and with fear
ful left and right hooks to the wind and
jaw, had Hogan so dazed he could hardly
hold up his head. The Californian reeled
from one corner of the ring to the other
trying feebly to ward off Wolgasts vicious
attacks His knees wobbled under him
and as he staggered toward his corner
he lifted his hand in a mute appeal to
Referee White. He could go no further.
Hogan's seconds threw up the sponge and
Referee White waved Wolgast back to his
corner The round lasted two minutes.