The evening world., 1911-04-27

piuyer eeu0g on the lrlSn dSueTN
and forty seconds. I'll wager my life
tuilding even thought OF the words.
Jim Jeffries sat Just behind me.
While the ~preliminaries were going on
pretty slow prellminaries they were
i'm reminded me OF that famous par
ody:
"The boy stood on the burning deck,
A eating peanuts by the peck"
Jim was eating peanuts, and tho
cracking OF shells came much faster
than the crack OF punches delivered in
the ring. But when the main event
came along JEFF didn't crack any more
peanuts. He didn't ave time. Lik
all the rest of us. he was too busy.
Just before the big fight began and
. while q few hundred announcements OF
future fights. plcnics, chowders. balls.
wrestling matches, auction pinochle
championships, chess matches to = nm
ish n other thrilling sporting events
we're being reeled off by Joe Hum
phreys. and while all the aspiring, per
spring and altogether uninspirins
lighters in America were being intro
0uNtu, Sfl dAsS'Btal 'bs ~ Nuhit poNh
when Wolgast and Hogan were In the
ring and sat down with D mysterious
smile.
1--WE Just been out TO see JONES' Jeff
whispered. This little fellow Wolgsst
10 the greatest staller In the world.
but he's q fighter. ! told Jones that
re up to him to send Wolgast In 20
show you fellows what he can do.
He'll show you some fighting, Watch
him" And then JEFF settled down In
his seat and ate more peanuts while
Charlie White instructed tho boxers
and announced that they had agreed
10 "Asht straight Marquis OF Queens
berry rules. break al the order Of the
referee. n protect themselves at all
times"
Hogan. serious and businessltke. sal
down IN his corner and began 70 strip
Wolgast. smiling very confidently,
pulled or his heavy bathrobe'and. toss
Ing It over his shoulders. stood waiting
for the bell. At the sound OF Il n,
tossed the bathrobe aside and started
for the middle Of the ring. Hogan wa
there 10 meet him. Behind me Jeffrle
cracked the last peanut. In the heav!
silence that had fallen over the hous'
that crack was IKE the popping Of
toy pistol.
YoGAN Tipped his left glove int
the champions face, and the
came together In a clinch. The
broke instantly without hitting. Wa
CAST drove his left into llogan's bod,
Hogan began jabbing. and at each ia
the champions head bobbed back hare
II takes more han a jab to distur
wolgast's confidence. He paid no a
tention whatever TO the stin drive
lie didn't even lose his tantall1ing smll
In he danced against the gloves. react
Ing for body or jaw. Al close quartz
he brought his right arm up In sho
uppercuts, landing with the back OF Il
hand where tho padding covers Il
wrist. There was a good jar IN q
blows. II was easy to see that tbs
were shaking Hogan, lie retaliated wi,
a heavy right to the jaw. driving We
CAST back on his heels. Wolgast on
lowered his head and pushed in again
There was a minute OF fast rghtin
Both were landing, but Wolgast'E bloy
seemed 10 NC IHpIo eucNlNo. iipki
tried 10 Sab him away.
Then suddenly Hogan shot his rig
across with a short. snappy, liftil
punch that caught Wolgast Just und
the point OF tho chin. Wolgast W
flung back. He was Keeling. lie "
dazed. Even before the crowd reall2
that anything had happened Hogan W
after him like a fash, trying TO DIRT
another right TO the same spot.
Hes out He's gone! Hes got him
shrieked the spectators. lesplng fr,
their chairs. Look! Look"
II was the One-Round Hogan pune
the punch that made him famous,
punch that mad sent X. o. Brown sta
ger!ng IN the FIRST round of their ne
1t was Wolgasts turn now. He "
getting II. A worlds champions ain "
changing hands before our eyes. Thu
thousand non were yelling: Hogs
Hogan Get hint HoGanl'
~ Ut Wolgast, battle Tied. expe
enced, knew stWthat TO
- He dove headlong into a ciinC
Hogan broke away and beat him ba
10 the ropes. Wolgast spread his 10
wide and. leaning over. covered
head with one -rm. Hogan hammer
al him eagerly, One punch on the ris
spot! lie saw the championship-fan
wealth. everything right at the end
hb arm. II ne could only feel the sol