Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12
FIGHT TO A DRAW
WoIgast Has to Extend Him
self With Willie Richie.
CHAMPION LOOKED STALE
Ad Bleeding From Cuts in Mouth
and Face in Final
Round.

SAN FRANCISCO, May lad
Nolgast was forced TO extend himself to
the limit to get a newspaper draw in his
four-round bout with Willie Richie here
today For the first two rounds Richie
kept the champion on the defense.
The champion was staggered in the
second round by long range stab to
the chin. but recovered quickly.
Richie took the count twice in the
third. although he came back strong and
carried the fight to Wolgast in the fourth,
when the latter was bleeding profusely
from cuts in the face and mouth.
The general opinion of the fight fans
seems to be that Wolgast had failed to
extend himself. or that he has gone back
somewhat as a result of his operation for
appendicitis.
Six four-round bouts between fighters
of all weights preceded the Wolgast-
Richie fight. The attendance was light
The air was fog-laden and chill wind
was waited directly across the arena.
Wolgast and Richie weighed in at noon
and both easily were under weight
The fighters arrived early at the arena.
Wolgast occupying spectators box dur
ing the preliminaries.
Round 1.-The fight opened with light
sparring and then Wolgast quickly ripped
left and right to the face The pace
vigorously with left and right, several of
which landed. Some close fighting fol-
lowed and Richie lifted the champion in
the air with his knee. Richie suddenly
shot a powerful left straight to the jaw
and the champion tottered against the
ropes. Wolgast, maddened at this unex-
pected turn, waded in, fighting fiercely,
and II was give and take until the end of
the round. Wolgasts blows seemed
badly timed in this round, Richie having
the ADVANTAGE
Round eThey clinched with Wolgast
driving left to body and moment later
swung terrific right TO the jaw. stag
gering Richie. Wolgast ripped good
left to the face. but the Californian sent
his opponent back with two wicked short
arm blows to the jaw. Richie followed
his advantage. landing solid punches to
the jaw and Wolgast appeared groggy.
The crowd was on its feet in terrific
uproar. Richie again staggered VOL
CAST with succession of right and left
wallops TO the face and hammered VOL
CAST. 1t was all Ritchie's round.
Round 3.-They went at il fiercely at
close range. The crowd yelled to Richie
to be careful. He responded with
straight left to the jaw and followed this
with right and left to the face So fierce
was the milling that both fell to the
floor. When they got up Wolgast planted
his right solidly to the stomach, but
Richie retaliated with two powerful
iefts to the chin Ritchie packed away
Suddenly Wolgast shot his left flush to
the jaw and Richie went sprawiins to
The floor. As he arose W olgast inlmedi-
ately toppled him over with right cross
and Richie was very groggy. The round
ended with Wolgast smiling and fresher.
IL was the champions round
Round 4-Wolgast lunged his left to
the stomach and missed with left for the
Jaw Wolgast closed in, trying for fin
ishing blow, but Ritchie was evasiye AS
they mixed Wolgast drove his left three
times TO the jaw without return. The
champion then forced his man to the
ropes. but missed several times with
fierce swings. Richie then got the cham
pion into a corner and sent two hard
rights TO the jaw. The men fought at a
furious clip with Richie nettled VOL
CAST spat blood he came out of a mix
during which Richie scored repea tedIy
with lefts TO the mouth. The round and
nght ended ma mix. with Wolgast spit
ting blood No decision mas given