The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05

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 Arena, San Francisco, July 4.-Champion Ad Wolgast, fighting true to form, re- tained his title this afternoon by knock ing out Owen Moran of Birmingham, England,' in the thirteenth round of their scheduled 2O-round battle in the Eighth street open arena. Wolgast knocked out the Englishman in the first minute of fighting in the thirteenth round. Tine lightweights had been going at a terrific pace up to the very end, with the honors first with one and then with the other.
 Wolgast rushing the Britisher into a neutral corner in the thirteenth, ripped in a right-hand uppercut into the stomac ch at close quarters. following with two punches that sent the game little Eng lishman to the canvas helpless and gasp ing, while the arm of the referee tolled off the ten seconds.
 The ring was cleared at 3:05 D. m. and time was called at .3:06.
 Round 1-After shaking hands, they closed in slowly and almost immediately the crowd yelled for the referees to break them apart. Moran protested that Vol sdSl was Dulllne, tio 1ioNo cheered. Wolgast broke clinch with two powerful le1s to the jaw and they mixed it, each fighting violently. They went to close quarters with Wolgast hooking his left viciousy to the jaw. Then he started the blood from the Britons mouth with a volley of short arm lefts A body blow by the champion de- livered with great force closed the round, which was decidedly in Wolgast's favor.
 Round 2-Morans supporters shouted at him to keep away, but, the Englishman 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. Moran fighting back gamely sent Wolgast across the ring with hard right to the jaw. Wolgast bled from the nostrils as Moran followed his advantage by clipping the champion sev- eral times with his left and right punches to the face and head Moran's round.
 Round 3-Wolgast covered up, crouch ing low and missed a terrific left swing intended for the jaw They rushed it head to head, both scoring frequently while il. this position. Wolgast almost foored his man with a left swing to the jaw and then closed in, flashing out with left and right. Wogast sent three lefts in succession to the body and received in return a stiff right to the jaw The round was even.
 Round 4-Wolgast's right eye was badly discolored and Moran's mouth was bleed ing as they came up. Moran shot stiff left to the face and again they roughed it. with their arms locked, Wolgast doing the greater execution. Moran drove a straight right to the jaw and then clout- ed the champion with a left to the same place. Wolgast sent his right with great force to the body and they seemed disin- cined to break from a clinch. Wolgast hooked left to the body and drove the Briton against the ropes. They were quickly back in the center of the ring fighting like tigers. Wolgasts seconds taunted Moran, to which the Britisher re- piled: "He wont get me today" and then protested vigorously to Referee Welsh that the champion was intentionally "el- lowing him. Moran had just a shade
 Round 5-They clinched with Wolgast upper-cutting with right and left to the face. Moran jared the champion with short arm right to the jaw. Wolgast swung wildly and Moran rammed him twice more with rights to the face. A long clinch followed, Wolgast breaking 1t with hard right to the face. They danced about the ring and Walgost land ed twice to the jaw with short rights. l1 bell ended on an even round
 Round 6-The fighters slowed up a bit at the outset of the round and then Moran shot straight left to the face. They went to close range, Wilgast land ing several rights over the kidneys. They fought at a hot pace against the ropes, each scoring repeatedly. Then followed smart long range rally, both landing lefts to the face and both spit ting blood. Moran breaking from a clinch, rocked the champions head with a right hook and the round eded with the men mixing it at a fast clip. The round was about even.
 Round Up to this stage Moran ap- parently had landed the cleaner punches but seemed to be the weaker of the two. They at once went into a clinch and heart breaking rally followed, Moran having much the better of the wicked exchange. Wolgast crowded Moran against the ropes, the English man making a determined stand. Ref cree Welsh finally parted them for the first time. Wolgast, steadying himself ripped uppercut after uppercut to the body with telling effect and Moran reeled across the ring to the ropes wolgast put left to the Jaw ti'a' sent Moran hurling against the ropes and the bell ended round mucn III favor of the champion.
 Round S-Moran found Wolgas's race thrice with his left. They ciincned anu wolgast drove his right powerfully to the Kidneys Moran almost sent 'he champion through the ropes with rush and then went nearly through himself from the force of his onslaught. Wolgast drove terrific left to the stomach and followed it with right up- percuts to the jaw. Wolgast started the blood in a stream from the Briton's