The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
MORAN GOES OUT
Plucky English Champion Beat
On for First Time.
Tries Yainly to Rise and Con-
tlnue Fight.
FAST BATTLE STAGED
Moran Shows Good Form in
Fight With WOlgast.
Michigan Fighter clearly Best
in Close Contest.

san Francisco, July 5.-The measured
g ING Of Referee Welsh's arm, touing
off owen Moran, Of England, brought
victory to Ad Wolgast in the thirteenth
round of Tuesdays international battle
for the lightweight championship. II
was a clean knockout, and the decisive
victory was clearly earned BY the rug
ged strength and terrific punching pow
er of the champion.
Right uppercuts to the stomach fol-
lowed by a left hook to the Jaw
forced the game little English tghler
to take the count for the nrst time III MS
il years in the ring. Moran came up IN
dietrassad Tor the uniucky thirteenth
roTnd. although 1t was plain he was
firing. Wolgast met him with Well-
timed rush and forced his way to close
quarters. Moran checked MIN Win q
left lab, but was backed against INC
ropes in his own corner Suuu el-l.
Woigast whipped his right arm from
hin. sent his glove crashing three times
TO the pit of MorRn's stomach. $1,000
Noran's face whitened and twisted
with agony under the smear OF Dlooa
from his cut lips. He CROPPED blnoly 70
smother the smashing plo@sf 'n sIinn ed
knees gave under him and ne suppeu
from Wolgast's grasp TO the Drown
canvas that covered the ring.
The champion whipped over lstt
hook to the jaw as Owen teIl, Out A.
Vas not needed. Moran rolled on MS
80 and his legs scrambled for a foot
ing, but his mouth was open anu ms
ewes rolled back, and the shouIns
eeconds brought no meaning TO MS
desdened senses. It was several illh-
7ltes before he regaiped consciousness
AS Wolgast turned 70 ms Cyl ~,
more firmly planted than ever peIote
on the lightweight throne, a grin 1lasn-
ed across his bleeding lips ana nc
plucked with his gloved hands at ths
American flag he wore ABOUT MS WIS !,
In a second he YVES smotnetsu ~ - -
throng of admirers who surged INTO Inc
ring united the battle SCARED flag ana
waved it over Wolgast's tousled mead
"eone battle for the Fourth or July,
he painted, as the photographers fought
through the crowd to get his picture
RIoran's seconds entered a claim OF
foul. but the blows in question Were
Mainly seen from the ringside and the
protest was disalloWed.
Never for a moment during the Dae-
tie did the terrific pace slaeken- me
American carried the fight TO MS op-
ponent from the first tap OF the CONS,
as Moran never was able to keep MN
at long range. 1t was in the cllnche7
that the champion showed to the besl
advantage. Moran was unable to per-
feet a defense against the short ripping
right uppercuts Wolgast worked TO MS
lids anu Tie lDDR LA4N IVY
right uppercut to the face outside MS
own left arm that snapped the British
eris head back again and again, ana
Kept his mouth bleeding from the Iirsu
round.
AT long range Moran clearly out
pointed the Michigan boy, and his clev-
er ducking and foot work extrical9d
him from many a tight corner.
1t was a battle of a clever and ex-
Perieneed boxer against a tearing, rip
ping fighter, and the fighter weathered
the storm with never a sign of distress
Rough from Start.
1t was a rough fight from the start.
AS the first round opened Moran came
willingly to close quart ers, but was
met with volley of short lefts to the
face ana a right uppercut that brought
the blood in a stream from his lips
It was the champions round by a
wide margin and Moran came back for
the second with instructions to stay
away. With wonderful judgment of
distance, he slipped away from VOL
CASTS vicious swings, flashing in with
clean cut lefts and rights as the cham
pioH opened up It was Moran S
round, and he continued TO pursue the
same tactics throughout the fight.
When forced to close quarters in the
third, Moran fought back viciously.
They Foughed 1t, Wolgast working
his right to the kidneys and body. and
Moran ripping his left hand and fore
arm into Ads chin and face and
holding the champion even. Both were
bleeding when the round closed.
Moran seemed to gain confidence as
the fight progressed Shifting in and
out as 1.-the as a panther, he landed
clearly again and again throughout
the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds,
rocking Ads head with hard. clean
punches and making Wolgast look
almost like an amateur by the way he
avoided his swings. His cleverness
brought round after round of ap-
plAuso. but he never stopped VOL
CASTS steady advance, ant Wolgast
plainly was the stronger. laughing
and holding to friends among the
spectators between the rounds.
IN the seventh Wolgast forced the
Englishman to the ropes where they
fought toe to toe impaired by the ref
cree, Moran having all the better Of
the exchange, but Wnlgast evened
matters before the round was over by
his wicked uppercuts. Wolgast bored
in and although owen crossed his
right again and again tc Ads head
in the eighth and ninth rounds, he
was unable to stop him or slow the
furious pace, and seemed t, be weak
ening fast.
His seconds worked desperately over
him and he came up in the tenth and