The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Decisive Victory ever
Owen Moran in Ihir-
teenth Round.
CLAIM OF FOUL
is DISALLOWED
American, From First Tap o!
Gong, Carries Fight to Oppo-,
nent, and Terrific Pace Never
STRENGTHENING Fighter
Wins in Battle With
Clever Boxer.

san Francisco. July l.-The mea sured
swing of Referee Welsh's arm tolling OFF
the ten seconds over the writing body
CT owen Moran. OF England, brought
victory to Al Wolgast in the thir.
teenth round of to-day's International
battle for the lightweight Champion
ship. 1t was a clean Knockout, and
the decisive victory was earned by
the rugged strength and Furnishing
power OF the champion.
Right upper cuts to the stomach, 4
followed by q left hook TO the jaw,
forced the game little English fghtcr
TO take the count for the hrst time in I
his eleven years in the ring.
Moran came up undstressed for the
unlucky thirteenth round, although
it was plain he was firing. Wolgass
met him with well-titned rush, ana
forced his way to close quarters
Moran checked him with left lab
but was backed against the ropes In
his corner Suddenly Wolgast whipped
his right arm Tree from the ciinch,
and swinging from his hip. sent his
glove crashing three times to the pit
OF Morans stomach.
Moran's face whitened and twisted
with agony under the smear of blood
from his cut lips. He CROPPED blind
~ TO smother that blow, when his
knees gave way and he slipped to
the brown canvas that covered the
ring.
The champion whipped over Left
nook to the Jaw as Moran fell. but
1t was not needed. Moran rolled on
his side. and his legs scrambled foe
footing, but his mouth was open,
and his eyes rolled back, and the
shouting noise brought the man to his
deadened senses 1t was several min
utes before he regained consciousness. /
AS Wolgast turned to his corner, more
firmly planted than ever on the light
weight throne, n grin flashed across
, his bleeding lips. and he plucked with
his gloved hands at the American flag
he wore about his waist. In a second
he was smothered in the throng of
admirers who surged into the ring,
united the battla-scarred flag and
waved 1t over Wolgast's head. Morans
seconds entered claim OF a foul,
but the blows in question were plain
~ seen from the ringside, and tho
protest was disallowed.
Terrific Pace.
Never for moment during the bat
tie did the terrific pace slacken The !,
American carried the fight to his OPP
ponent from the first tap OF the gong,
as Moran was never able to keen him
a long range.
IL was IN cIlncheS that the cham
pion showed TO best advantage Moran
was unable to perfect a defense
against the short. ripping right upper
| cuts Wolgast worked TO his ribs and
the loop the loop" punch. right upper
cut to the face outside his own left
arm that snapped the Britisher's
head back repeatedly. and kept his
mouth bleeding from the first round.
AT long range Moran clearly out
pointed the Michigan boy. and his
clever ducking and footwork extrt-
Gated him from many a tight corner.
1t was battle of a clever and ex-
perienced boxer, against a tearing.
ripping fighter. and the fighter
"eathered the storm, with never q
sign of distress.
1t was 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 face. and right uppercut that
brought blood from his lips 1t was
| the champions round by wide mar
sin. and Moran came back for the
second with instructions to stay
away. With wonderful Judgment OF
distance. he slipped away from VOL
casts vicious swings. flashing In with
clean-cut let's and rights as the cham
pion opened up. 1t was Moran's round.
>''AN 80 So''11hHON " lAe same
tactics throughout the fight. When
forced to close quarters In the third.
Moran fought back viciously. They
roughed ii head to head Wolgast
working his rignt 10 the face and tho
| body. and Moran working his leIt
hand and forearm into Ads chin and
face, and holding the champion even.
Both were bleeding when the round
closed. Moran seemed 10 gain conf
dence as the fight progressed. Shift
ing IN and out 1.-the as q panther
he landed clearly repeatedly, through
out the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds.
rocking Ads head with hard. clean 4.
punches and making Wolgast look
almost like an amateur. by the way
no avoided his swings.
His cleverness brought frequent ap-
plause from the crowd, but ne never
stopped Wolgasts steady advances,
and Woigast plainly was the stronger.
In the seventh Wolgast forced the
Englishrnan to the ropes, where they
| fought toe TO toe. until parted by the
/ referee, Moran having ali the better OF
| the exchange, but Wolgast evened
| matters before the round was over bv
| his wicked uppercuts Wolgast' bored
in, and although owen put his right
| often 20 Ads head in the eighth ard
ninth rounds. he was unable TO stop
| him or slow the furious pace and
seemed TO be weakening fast
/ Remarkable Burst of speed.
His seconds worked desperately ovori
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