Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-18
Rsftree Stops Fight with
N msiC in Ninth Round,
MemsiC Starts Rough House,
But Meets More Than Match.
woIgast Retains Championship
Match with lie Grave March 81.

Los Angeles Calf, March 17.-Ad
Wolgast retained his title of light
weight champion in his scheduled 20
round fight today with George Memsic
of Los Angeles, at the Vernon Arena.
He virtually knocked Memsic out and
caused the referee to stop the fight in
the ninth round.
Wolgast outclassed Memsic from
start to finish and the result was never
in doubt. The Los Angeles man was
helpless and Referee Eyton acted in
accordance with his promise to District
Attorney Fredericks that lie would in
tervene the moment either man show
ed decided weakness.
Wolgast entered the ring at 3.5S p.
NJ. Memsic entered the ring moment
later The announcer said both men
had weighed in and that the weight
was correct. He said vas TO be a
"2o-round boxing cor- for ~, cham.
piarship of the world Manor Me
garr" f tho Vernon .ithlctio ,.'..b an
Eoa9e' q that the articles - i,-u 20
HaS.H~ contest only.
II district attorney called 80
Ref, re Eyton by telephone and in
structed him to see that it was strictly
promise to this effect and Wolgast and
Mensic We're told to get ready.
Round 1-Memsic was first to land put
ting light right to Wolgasts jaw. They
clinched and exchanged vicious body
blows, Wolgast claimed Memsic hit him
too low. Memsic rushed into another
clnch and wrestled Wolgast to the floor
Memsic landed a hard right to the jaw
laf
ach.
Round 2-They clinched and Memsic
again threw Wolgast and was warned by
the referee. Memsic put a hard right to
the stomach and Wolgast covered. VOL
CAST put another to the face and took
two straight lefts to the mouth in re-
turn. In clinch both landed hard body
blows.
Round 3-Memsc sent a straight left
to the jaw and Wolgast rushed him. land
ing right and left on the face. Memsc
covered and Wolgast shifted a left to the
body. Wolgast then put hard left up
percut to the face and Memsic covered
again. Memsic landed a stiff right on
the jaw.
Round +-They rushed into a clinch and
in the breakaway Memsic landed a hard |
left on the jaw. Wolgast blocked right
swing and Memsic then put left to the
jaw, following it with two stiff body
punches. They fought head To head ex-
changing vicious body blows. On the
break Memsic landed both right and left
on the face and Wolgast hard left 10 the
stomach.
Round 5-Wolgast backed Memsic the
ropes, landing terrific rights and lefts to /
the face and body. Memsic covered up.
Wogast fairly rained blows. Memsic sent
in left to the body and Wolgast again
rushed. landing both left and right on the
face. AS the bell rang MemSic put
stiff right on Wolgasts neck. !
Round 6-Memsic missed two swings
and Woigast put light left to rhe face ,
following with stiff right to tie same
spot. They exchanged body Iuncncs.
both keeping well covered Wolgast land
ed two blows to Memsics one. and Mem
sic seemed tired. Woleast shot a ter
rife right uppercut and Memsic was
dazed.
Round 7-Wolgast caught Memsic with
another right uppercut and the Los An
geles boy fell against the ropes. Mem
sic rushed into d clinch and Wolgast
sent blow after blow to the body. The
champion with a hard left sent Memslc
to the ropes. Memsic Strengthened up and
countered with a right to Wolgasts jaw
He Seen to be weak however, and his
punches did not bother Wolgast.
Round S-They clinched and Wolgast
pounded Melnsic's kidneys. Memsic put
a right to the Jaw and Wolgast backed
up. Memsic butted Wolsast with his
tContinued on Pare Twelve