Evening star., 1911-05-28
BURNS SECONDS THROW UP
SPONGE IN 18TH ROUND
California Lightweight Recev,s Severe Drub-
bing at Hands Of Champion Wolgast.
Game, Bot Is Outclassed.

1s.1ss r,s1ss and lsf.s r the sscs. ana wsss..
vantage.
45 Burns LANDS Blow.
Round 4-Burns sent q left 70 the
face that sent the champion's head bnck i
For the moment wolsast fought back
like mad steer and landed some tall
ling punches 70 the faoc as close range.
Burns his nose swollen 20 thrice It's
normal size. battled gameiy woigast
ring 10 the other, beating a tattoo on
the Oklander's bloody face stop It"
stop IT.; the spectators yelled. Burns
in and mixing 1t with the champion,
landing several lefts and rights to the
race before the gong ended the slug
glng Wolgast however. had a big
Round 6-After half q minutes inef-
lfectual sparring, during which wolgast
tried time and again to land a knock
out blow. the champion almost cate
pulled Burns into the laps OF The
1 newspaper men- Burns came back and
then mixed 1T In midring. fighting head
to head. Burns cut Wolgast's mouth
blood as he went to his corner. VOL
igasts round. M
Round s-Wolgast rushed fiercely. and
they closed Wolgast tapping lightly
I
drove a hard right to the jaw. later
following it with twe ,lefts to the, face.
A vicious midrtng, rally followed. Burns
lrushed and almost STAGGERED the chartf'
punches to the face. Wolgast fought
with all the force at his command, but
Burns was still full Of fight as the
round ended One of Burns eyes was
his ear. from which the blood flowed
4 r. <v1~-~l
Round 7-They battled head TO head
at close quarters. Wolgast broke II up
with vicious right to Burns sore eye.
and kept shooting at Burns defense
Burns covered up and took the aggres-
sive only when a chance opening pre-
sented. Wolgast pcppered away with
snappy rights and lefts to the face, and
appeared much the fresher OF the two
| as the round closed.
Round s-Wolgast sent a left hook to
/ the stomach that sent Burns half way
| across the ring. and then Wolgast was
staggered and almost taken on his feet
by. = right sylRS pH thee jaw. Madasnss; as5r
| left and right smashes to the face. He
swung two. powerful, lsfts TO the jaw. the
I hrst Of which lifted the CalifofnfaH
clear on his feet. The round ended with
q smile on the champions face and with
| Burns looking serious.
Round 9-The champion forced matters
ropes. The Oakland boy. fought back
viciously. each landing several times cr
| the face and head. Wolgast cut loose.
but Burns was right on the firing line
So fercely were they engaged that they
failed to hear the bell and had to be
pried apart by their seconds Burns
was putting up q game fight and was
| cheered again and again as he went to
his corner.
Round 1o-Burns took the fighting to the
| champion and Immediately they were lock-
| ed in one another arms. Wolgast straight
| ened his man out with two right upper
cuts to the Jaw, and Burns returned with
right and left 3olts to the jaw. Wolgast
| smashed with right and left chops TO
Broke ground. The ohaa,pion Jared has,
as T tfss ia round teimins%sed, II % and nd s Il again
began to look bad for the challenger. -
CANT Stop Wolgast.
Round 1.-THE round opened with 4
long clinch. both men wrestling Burns
broke the chnoh by lifting the cham
pions head with o right uppercut and "A
| left swing to the head. The blow, how
ever. failed to stop the Michigan wild
Burns forced wolgast into his Cwol-
made determined stand They battled
hotly. and Burns succeeded in again
bringing the crowd to its feet by beating
the champion at his own game OF whirl-
wind fighting. II anything. It was
Burns round.
Round l&They came together In the
center with crash and then Burns
chased the title-holder. landing right and {.
left to the jaw. He cleverly covered up
az Wolgast fought back. aud q moment .
later had Wolgast groggy and hanging
face % and BODY smases oa on FauE Fna
finish him.. yelled the eOrowd. but Wolgast
covered up and seemed content to Gy4 !.
his wits chance TO clear. WolgaH
and they went TO a ciinch. Burns swung
a hard left to. tina jaw as. tho boll .Mne
and Wolgast had lost his. smile a. secs :
onds eagerly worked on him and ssys,
Round IS-They mixed in the oen&sr OF
the ring. Wolgast~ then slowed down
and seemed to have lost some OF his VIM.
Burns covered up with Wolgsst tryinf q !,
cess. The crowd at this stage began %
taunt Wolgast, and. maddened, ne clneslk
In, but Burns guard was tuapenetxah1e.
eiinches he % and T the % nossWorshy So ssssurs VS.
the Improvement Of the Californian, who
now seemed the stronger OF the two. ,,sa
Round M-Wolgast forced his opponent
stood him well tn stead and few Of the
blows found their mark. Tho fighters, :
mixed II at close range and Wolgase1e
DrOughe Id0 DlOoQ from S06 NOUN sbE
landing several stir punches on that :,
member. Wolgast fought with renewed
confidence, and soon had Burns seeking
refuge In ciinch. Wolgast uppercut
with q terrific right to the mouth and
staggered his man with right and left
uppercuts to the Jaw and nose. Tho
round gave the wolgast camp renewed
confidence.
Round l6-Woigast rushed and feinted !
with his right and quick as a flash his
left glove found Burns jaw. Burns coy- :.
cred UP and received left hook over the
heart. Even at that Burns tried vainly
to turn the tables on the champion. VOL
CAST, carefully measuring his distance.
landed left and right with precision on x
the jaw. and although Burns countered
with a straight right to the jaw he was
leg sore he went to his corner. Vol,
gast had much the better of the round.
! Round 16-They mixed 1t, Wolgast land- :.
ing blow after blow ON the face and jaw
Burns fought back fercely. and succeed
ed in landing several telling punches TO
the face. Later, Wolgast almost at will.
smothered his man with a volley of right
and left uppercuts to the face. and Burns
was helpless From all over the house
came cries to stop the bout. but Referee
Jack Welsh refused. Burns was reeling
around helplessly, with Welgast smashing
him on the face with might .Nnd main an
the round ended saving the Oakland
youth. -
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