The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
WOLGAsT WINS
IN HARD FIGHT
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tators yelled Burns then electrified the
crowd by rushing in and mixing II with
the champion landing several lefls and
rights to the face before the gong ended
the slugging. Wolgast. however. had
biz lead.
Burns Fights Gamely.
Round 5--After half minutes inef-
fectual sparring during which Wolgast
tried time and again TO land a Knockout
blow. the champion almost catapulted
Burns into the laps OF the newspaper
men Burns came back and they mixed
it in midrine. fighting head to head. Burns
cut Wolgasts mouth during this mix and
the champion spat blood as he went to
hrs corner. Wolgast's round
Round s-wolgast rushed fiercely and
they closed. Wolgast tapping lightly with
hard right on the jaw. later following
II with two lefts to the face. A vicious
midrng rally followed. Burns rushed
and almost staggered the champion with
right and left short arm punches TO the
face. Wogast fought with all the force
at his command. but Burns was stu fuli
Burns's eyes was almost closed and there
was slit In his ear from which the
blood seeped
Round 7-They battled head To head
at close quarters. Wolgast broke II up
with a vicious straight right to Burns's
nose and kept shooting at Burns's de-
fense Burns covered up and took the
aggressive only when a fancied open
away with short. snappy rights and lefts
10 the face and appeared TO be much the
fresher OF the two as the round closed.
Round S-Wolgast drove a left hook TO
across the ring and then Wolgast was
staggered and almost taken off his feet
by a right swing on the jaw Maddened.
Wolgast set furious pace and rained left
ri oh hpc IN n
two powerful lefts to the Jaw, the first
OF which lifted the Californian clear off
his feet The round ended with a smile
on the champions face and with Burns
looking serious
Fighting Is Fierce.
Round 9-The champion forced matters
and Burns was soon hanging to the ropes
The Oakland boy fought back viciously.
each landing several times on the face
and head Wogaste ec'n cut loose but BsTns
failed TO return the fighting. So fiercely
were they engaged that they failed TO
hear the bell and had to he pried apart
by their seconds. Burns was putting up
game fight and was cheered again and
again az he went TO his corner.
Round lo-Burns took the lighting to
the champion and Immediately they were
locked In each others arms Wolgast
uppercuts to the jaw and Burns retail
ated with right and left jolts to the jaw
WolgaSt smashed with right and lie l.
chops TO the face. but Burns never for
an instant broke ground. The cham
pion Jared his man with rain Of blows
TO the face as the round Terminated and
IL again began TO look bad for the chal-
leneer.
Round 1.-THE round opened with a
long clinch. both men wrestling Burns
broke the cIinch by lifting the cham
pion's head with a right uppercut which
lie augmented with left swing TO this
head. These blows. however. failed u
sion the Cadillac youth, Burns forced
Wolgast into his (Wolgasts) corner and
here the champion made a determined
stand. They battled hotly and Burus sue
ceeded In again bringing the crowd 10 its
| feet by beating the champion at his own
game OF whirwind fighting. If anything.
| it was Buruss round.
! Burns Takes Lead.
Round 12-They camo together in the
! center with & crash and then Bruins
chased the title holder, landing right and
| left to the jaw. He ceverly covered up
as Wolgast fought back and moment
later had Wolgast grogGy and hanging on
| from q succession OF right and left face
and body smashcs.
| "Go on. Frankie. finish him." yelled
| the crowd. but Wolgast covered up and
seemed content To give his wits chance
TO clear. Wolgast gained strength as tho
| round progressed and they went TO a
| clinch. Burns swung hard left to the
| jaw rs the bell rang and Wolgast had
| lost his smile as his seconds eagerly