Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-04
Boy Might Have Lost
Title in Second if *. o."
Was There"

cuts had Browns head rocking, but
stopped quickly and kept In his corner
waiting for Brown to come in after
him, and was generally accommodated,
'as-he was doing his best and YVES anx-
ious. to battle.
A sharp left swing was landed by
Wolgast In the next round and VOL
CAST promptly hooked right and left to
the wind. He was dancing around and
wary and nearly lost his balance when
missed. He also chopped Brown on
the face. He struck after the bell, but
1t was plainly unintentional and he
~apologized quickly.
Wolgast fought like a little tiger when
the ninth opened and dug In a hard
one to the ribs and also uppercut. He
Strengthened Brown up with a left jab.
beating him to the punch, but received
an uppercut in return. wolgast was so
anxious to hit he landed In Haley's
back.
Both had chances in the tenth, but
We're not equal to the task. The fight
ing was hard, each nan fighting for all
he knew how. yet both were missing.
Brown pushed Wolgast across the ring
and fell through the ropes n nearly
rolled out of the ring, so eager were
they to connect, and spectators pushed
them back with their =
Before the Fight.
The club was crowded, as early as
7 o'clock, many arriving and looking for
reservations, but found most of the
choice seats taken. The doors opened
at 1870 and the fans started to file in.
prominent men being in the first d.
vision.
Tom O'Rourke introduced a novelty
for the members by presenting cards
fixed up like dance slips with spaces
marked for each round and with the
announcement they represent a new
and desirable feature for the man in
the seat, often a clever and impartial
critic"
WaIgast was first choice in the bet
ting The odds varied during the
night, the Brown men laying their coin
that the New Yorker would not be put
away before the end, and many took
a chance on Brown having a lead on
points at the close. The general view
was the bout would last ten rounds.
Early betting was 10 to Z on Wolgast.
the day before the odds being 10 to 9.
From the Wolgast camp came the in
formation that the champion was in
the best of shape and his form was
similar to that when he fought Battling
Nelson. A man close to the latter
made this statement To better fathom
Browns style Wolgast used a Phila-
delphia boxer who fights with the right
lU-a forutarJ e. haln train him
Wolgast arrived In town early, and
With his manager went to a hotel for
4 rest. Brown also took things easy
during the day at the Boys Club, as
unconcerned as yer, the fight ap-
parently not worrying him in the least
A delegation from the Boys Club was
on hand to see their idol perform,
Billy Lewis Wins.
Than came Billy Lewis, of Newark,
and Jim Howell, of Canada, far heavier
than Billy, but this did not deter him
from working in close, and his body
blows and left jabs made Howell very
slow. Lewis repeated his tactics in
the third, not allowing Howell to get
set to deliver. Lewis had him groggy
from right smashes to the jaw, and
the only time Howell could punch was
when Billy was locked with him.
In the third Howell realized his
strength and punished Lewis with body
and kidney blows. Lewis did not nave
the power to get away from him when
they clinched. and Howell pounded him
hard with his right, Billy landing but
a few clean punches. Early in the
fourth it looked like an ending for
Howell when Billy landed right and
left swings to the jaw. He did not
have the strength TO hnisf~him. though,
and was slowed up himself from the
body punches of the Lewis
gave Howell a thorough beating in the
sixth round, and IT looked as II he
would put the Canadian away. His
rapid work in this session entitled him
to the honors.
Joe Shear, Abe Attel's protege. went
against Kid Herman. enc nj Jim h