The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-05
Wolverine WONDER KNOCKS
OUT GREAT BR|TA|Ns PRIDE

His clcveruess brought round after
round OF applause, but he never stopped
Woieasts steady advance and Wolgast
InoddinS to friends among the spectators
between the rounds
In the seventh Wolgast forced the Eng
lllshman 10 the ropes. where they fought
Toe To Toe until parted by the referee.
| Moran having all the better of the eX-
change, but Woleast evened matters be-
fore the round was over by his wicked
uppercuts. Wolgast continued 10 bore in
and although Owen crossed his, right
again and again to ADS head In the
/ TO stop him or slow the furious pace,
and seemed TO be weakening fast.
! His seconds worked desperately over
him and he came up In the tenth and
eleventh rounds with a burst of speed
that fairly smothered Wolgast Timing
every blow to perfection. he whipped in
rights and lefts. landing straight lefts.
! right hooks and swings with a speed and
force that slowed down the champion for
the first time. He fought himself out
to clinch. Moran beat the champion to
punch after punch in the exchange,
Ills efforts were but flash in the
came In eagerly for more in the twelfth
and while Owen continued to land the
more often, Ad loosened Morans teeth
and started fresh stream OF blood from
his mouth, The challenger went TO his
corner In distress.
But thirty-three seconds OF the thir
came that changed Moran's hopes of be-
coming lightweight champion into merci-
full unconsciousness. In his dressing
room Wolgast said;
1T was easy all the way. would
have had the decision il the fight had
gone to the end Moran's claim that ]
because he could not hold on any longer.
/ pitted him in the stomach five times
all fair square blows-and then clipped
his jaw. That's all there was to it,
Round One.
After shaking hands they closed in
slowly, and almost Immediately the crowd
yelled for the referee 10 break them apart.
Moran protested that Wolsast was but
ting and the crowd jeered. Wolgast
broke a clinch with two powerful lefts
Ing vciously. They went 60 close quar-
ters with Wolgast hooking his left vicious
ly To the jaw. Then he started the blood
from the Britons mouth with a volley OF
short arm lefts. 4 body blow by the
champion. delivered with great force |
closed the round. which was decidedly in
Wolgasts S favor.
Round Two.
Morans supporters shouted at him 10
keep away. but the Englshman rushed in.
Wolgast rocked his head with short arm
punches and paved tho way for volley
of lefts by sending. his right TO the stom
Wogast tottering across the ring with q
hard right TO the jaw. Wolgast bled from
the nostrlls as Moran followed his advan-
tage by clipping the champion several
times with hard left and right punches
TO the head and jaw Moran's round.
Round Three.
Wolgast covered up, crouching low and
missed terrific left swing intended for
the jaw. They roughed it head to head. |
both scoring frequently while In this po-
sition Wolgast almost floored his man
with left swing 10 the jaw and then |
closed in. lashing out wickedly with left |
ND c1N a hrna f.Et i.,l
quick succession TO the body and re-
ceived in return stiff right to the Jaw. |
The round was even.
Round -Four.
WoIgast's right eve was somewhat dis
colored and Moran's mouth was bleeding |
as they toed the mark Moran shot a stiff |
left to the face and again they roughcd It, |
with their arms locked. Wolgast doing |
the greater execution. Moran drove a |
straight right TO the Jaw and then
same place. Wolgast sent his right with |
great force to the body. and they seemed |
disinclined TO break from clinch. VOL |
CAST hooked a left TO the body and drove |
the Briton against the ropes They were |
quickly back in the center OF the ring |
lighting like. ike tigers Welgasts seconds
replied: He won't get me today" and
then protested vigorously TO Referee
Welsh that the champion was intention
ally "elbowinS" him, Moran had just a
shade.
Round Five.
They ciinched. with Wolgast uppercut-
ting to. tho. face with right and left |
Moran Jared the champion with short
wildly and Moran rammed him twice |
more with rights TO the face A long
clinch followed. Wolgast breaking it with |
a hard right TO the face They danced |
about the ring and Wolgast landed twice
10 the jaw with shortarm rights. VOL
CAST seemed the stronger as the bell |
ended an even round
Round Six.
The fighters slowed up bit at the out
set Of the round and then Moran shot |
straight left 10 the face, They went |
TO close range, WosAst landing several |
rights over the kidneys. They fought al
ing repeatedly. Then followed a smart |
long range rally. both landing Iefts to
the face and both splitting blood Moran |
breaking from clinch, rocked the cham
pion's head with right hook and the |
-ound ended with the men mixing il at a |
fast clip. The round was about even.
Round Seven.
Up to this stage Moran apparently had
landed the cleaner punches, but seemed |
breaking rally followed. Moran having
much the better of the wicked exchange,
ropes: the Engishrnan making a deter
mined stand. Referee Welsh finally parted
them. Tor the first time Wolgast. steady
ing himself. ripped uppercut after upper
cut 10 the body with telling effect and |
Moran reeied across the ring to the ropes
Wolgast shot left TO the jaw that sent |
Moran hurtlinng against the ropes and |
the bell ended round much in favor
OF the champion
Round Eight.
Moran found Wolgasts face thrice
with his left. They clipched and VOL
CAST drove his right powerfully TO the
kidneys. Moran almost sent the cham
pion through the ropes With a rush and |
then went nearly through himself from
the force of his onslaught. Wolgast |
drove a terrific left 10 the stomach and |
followed il with right uppercuts 10 the
jaw Wolgast started the blood In |
stream from the Briton's nose and mouth
and Moran wilted like leaf Wolgast
sent in a storm OF blows following his
man about the ring and using both
hands with equal facility. Moran went
to his corner with a bloody face and ap-
pearcd 10 be in sore straits Wolgast
Moran tiring fast.
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