The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
WOLGAST IS KING
Of LIGHT WEIGHTS
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him, and he came up in the tenth and
eleventh rounds with a burst OF speed
that fairly smothered wolgast. Tim
ing every blow to perfection. he
whipped in rights and lefts, landing
straight lefts. right hooks and swings
with a speed and force that slowed
the champion for the first time. He
fought himself out of close quarters
as Wolgost attempted to clinch. and hs
beat the champion to numberless
punches in the exchanges His effort
was but Hash in the pan. however.
Wolgast, strong an OK, came in
eagerly for more in the twelfth. and
while Moran continued to land the
more often, Wolgast loosened his
teeth and started a fresh stream OF
blood from his mouth. and the Eng
Nshman went to his corner in distress.
But thirty three seconds OF the thir
teenth round had passed before tho
rally came that dimmcd Moran's hopes
OF becoming lightweight champion.
In his dressing room. Wolgast said:
1T was easy all the way. I would have
had the decision II the fight had gone
to the end. Moran's claim that fouled
him is foolish. He went down be-
cause he could not hold on any longer
pitted him in the stomach five times,
oil fair, square blows. and then clipped
his jaw. That's all there was to It"
The ring was cleared at 1905 p. NJ.
and time was called at 3:06.
Round AFTER shaking hands they
closed in slowly. and almost immedi-
ately the crowd yelled for the referee
to break them apart Moran protested
that Wolgast was "butting," and the
crowd jeered. Wolgast broke a clinch
with two powerful let's to the jaw,
and they mixed 1t, each lighting vic
iously. They went to close quarters,
with Wolgast hooking his left vicious
ly to the jaw. Then he started the
blood from the Briton's mouth. with
volley of short arm lefts a hard
body blow by tho champion closed the
round. which was in Wolgasts favor.
Round 2-Moran's supporters shout
ed to him to keep away. but the Eng
lishman rushed In. Wolgast rocked
his head with short arm punches and
paved the way for a volley of lefts by
sending in rights to his stomach. Mo-
ran, lighting back gamely. sent Wol-
CAST across the ring with hard right
TO the jaw. Wolgast bled from the
nostriis. as Moran followed his ad-
vantage by clipping the champion sew
eral times with hard left and right
punches to the face and head. Mo
rams round
Round a-wolgast covered UP,
crouching low and missed a terrific
left swing, intended for the jaw They
rouShed 1t head to head, both scor-
ing frequently while IN this position
Wolgast almost foored his man with
left swing TO the jaw. and then
closed in. lashing out his left and
right. Wolgast sent three let's in
succession to the body, and received
In return stiff right to the jaw The
round was even.
Round 4-Wolgasts right eye was
badly discolored, and Moran's mouth
was bleeding as they toed the mark.
Moran shot stiff left to the face,
and again they roughed 1t, with their
arms locked. Wolgast was doing the
greatest execution. Moran urove a
straight right to the jaw, and then
clouted 49, Champion with u left TO
the same place. Wolgast sent his
right with great force TO the body, and
they seemed disinclined to break from
the clinch. Wolgast hooked a left to
the body and drove the Briton against
the ropes.
They were Quick back In the centre
of the ring. fighting like tigers. VOL
CASTS seconds tainted Moran, to
which the Briton replied: He won't
get me to-day" and then protested
vigorously t Referee Welsh that the
champion was Intentionally "elbowing
him." Moran had shade the best of
IL.
Round o-They clinched. with VOL
CAST uppercutting to the face with
right and left. Moran Jared the
champion with q short arm right TO
the jaw. Wolgast swung wildly and
Moran rammed him twice more with
rights to the face. n long clinch fol-
lowed. Wolgact breaking 1t with q
hard right to the face. They danced
about the ring, and Wolgast landed
two to the jaw with short rights.
Wolgast seemed the stronger. as the
bell ended an even round.
Round 6-~The lighters slowed up a
bit at the outset OF the round, and
then Moran shot n straight left to the
face. They went to close range. VOL
CAST landing several rights over the
kidneys. They fought at a hot pace
against the ropes. each scoring re-
peatedly. Then followed a smart long
range rally, both landing lefts to the
face, and both splitting blood Moran.
breaking from n clinch. rocked tho
champions head with right hook.
and the round ended with the men
mixing 1t at fast clip. The round
was about even.
Round up to this stage, Moran
apparently had landed the cleaner
punches, but seemed to be the weaker
OF the two. They at once went into
u clinch. and a heart breaking rally
followed. Moran having much the bet
ter of the wicked exchange. Wolgast
crowded Moran against the ropes. the
Englishman making determined
stand. Referee Welsh finally parted
.thom for the first time. Wolgast
steadying himself. ripped upper cut
after upper cut to the body, with tell
Ing effect, and Moran reeied across
the ring to the ropes. Wolgast shot