Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-05

approximately $Sz.OUo. O1 this sum
WoIsnst gets AZ per cent. Before the
fight he Was given q guarantee Of sl2.-
ooo or 10 per cent. OF he gross. which
amounts to close to So, 800. Moran will
get approximately $500.
The measured swing of Referee
Welsh's arms tolling of the ten sec
onds over the writhing body of Moran
in the thirteenth round of yesterdays
battle denoted another decisive victory
for Champion Ad Wolgast.
Right upper cuts to the stomach. fol-
lowed by q left hook to the Jaw, forced
the game little English fighter to take
the count for the first time in his
eleven years in the ring. Moran came
up undistressed for the unlucky thir-
tecnth round, although 1t was plain he
vas firing. Wolgast met him with a
well-tined r1sh and forced his way to
close quarters. Moran checked him
with a left jab, but was backed against
the ropes in his own orner
Suddenly Wolgast whipped his right
arm free from the clinch. and, swing
ing from his hip, sent his glove crash.
ing three tines TO the pit of Moran's
stomach.
lGQIdI y ldCG "ilktOIlCO 6ii0 tWtotS0
with agony under the smear of blood
from his cut lips. He CROPPED blindly
10 smother the smashing blows; then
his knees gave under him and he
slirred from Wolgast's grasp to the
brown canvas that covered the ring,
The champion whipped over a left
hook to the jaw as Moran fell, but It
was not needed. Moran rolled on his
side and his legs scrambled for a foot
ing. put his mouth was open n his
eyes rolled back and the shouting sec
onds brought no meaning to his dead
ened senses. It was several minutes
before he regained consciousness.
AS sWolgast turned to his corner,
more firmly planted than ever on the
lightweight throne, a grin flashed
across his bleeding lips n he pluckea
with his gloved hands at the American
flag he wore about his waist. In d
second he was smothered in the throng
of admirers, who surged into the ring,
united the battle-scarred flag ana
waived it over Wolgast's head.
some bait for the Fourth of July
he Lanted, as the photographers tousht
through the 'rowd to get his picture.
Moran's seconds entered a claim OF
foul, but the blows in question were
plainly seen from the ringside n the
protest y as disallowed.
Ne1 er for a moment during the battle
did the terrific pace slacken, n
American carried the fight to his oppo-
nent from the first tap of the gong as
Moran was never able to keep him at
long range. 1t was in the clinches b
the champion showed to best van
age. Moran was unable TO perfect a
defense against the short. ripping right
uppereuts. Wolgast worked to his ribs
and the "loop-the-loop'' punch, a right
uppercut to the face outside his own
left arm that snapped the Britishers
head back repeatedly and KEPT MS
mouth bleeding from the first roono
At long range, Moran clearly out-
pointed the Michigan boy, and MS
clever ducking foot work e2trl-
Gated him from many a tight corner
1t was a battle of a clever mt expert
enced boxer against a tearing, ripping
fighter, and the fighter weathereu the
storm with never a sign of distress.
1t was a rough fight from the start.
AS the first round opened. Moran came
willingly to close quarters, but was met
with a volley of short lefts to the race
and a right uppercut that brought
blood from his lips. 1t was the cham
pion's round by a wide margin n
Moran came back for the second with
instructions to stay away. with Won
derful Judgment of distance, ne slipped
away from Wolgast's vicious swings,
flashing in with cleancut lefts n
rights as the champion opened up. 1t
was Noran's round, and he continued
to pursue the same tactics throughout
the fight.
When forced to close quarters in the
third, Moran fought BAG; viciously.
They roughed it head to head, Welgast
working his right to the kidney n
body, and Moran ripping his left hand
and forearm into Ads chin ard face
and holding the champion even. Both
were bleeding when tie rourd closed.
Moran seemed to gain confidence as
the fight progressed. Shifting in and
out as 1.-THE as a panther, he landed re.
peatedly throughout the fourth, fifth
and sixth rounds, rocking Ads head
with hard, clean punches n making
Wolfgast look almost like an amateur
by the way he avoided his swings. His
c%leverness brought frequent applause,
but he never stopped without Wolgasts
steady advance, and Wolgast was
plainly the stronger, laughing and nod
ding to friends among the spectators
between the rounds.
In the seventh Wolgast forced the
Englishman to the ropes, where they
fought toe to toe until parted by the
referee, Moran having all the better
of the exchange, but Wolgast evened
matters before the round was over by
his wicked uppereuts. Wolgast bored
in, and although Owen crossed his right
often to Ads head in the eighth and
ninth rounds, he was unable 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. ! anding 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 Wolgast attempted
to clinch and beat the champion to
numberless punches in the exchange.
His effort was but a flash in the pan,
however. Wolgast. strong as an OK,
came in eagerly for more in the
twelfth, and while Moran continued to
60 Ty-l--- $1,000