Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
LIGHTWEIGHT BELT
NOW BELONGS TO
CALIFORNIAN
Ad Wolgast, Beaten, Fouls
Richie and Loses Decision
Rivers Comes Back Wonder.
fully and Worsts Mandot in
Gruelling Battle.
my L.s..s Wire TO Evsaisg Hsrs,al

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san FrnnclscD, Nov. 2s.--WObbliDg
pn lcadcn l'gs. his eyes glazed ana
| his body r""ling, Al WOlgast, COM
qurrur 81 "BAttling" Nelson, fOuled
! VINO Ri'rhic twice IN the sixteenth
round of their fight at Daily city to-
! day with the wave Of Referee Grif-
! nu'- utud which disqualified him. the
| lightweight championship Of tho
worid passed, for the first time In
| Qu""usUury history into the keeping
Of California boy.
By his ring grneralship. his cOur-
age ana his splendid hghtlng ability.
Uit,hnr won his spurs IN the cham
plonyhip division. Through round
after round OF toe To toe milling he
earned clear title TO the pugllist ic
| crown n" wears with his waspish left
~ TIE fac" and his gtlnEing right
| cross.
tn" unexpected end 81 the fight
came after those a. the rinEside had
noticed M the fifteenth round that
WOlgasts strength was waning "A
mite. Tn" huys faced each other In
| the sixteenth. liitchic confidently car
| rylng the milling 10 the now serious
\ champion. from whose face the sheer
! ing smile had passed. AZ Wolgast
J was going away Richie made him
vince with two handed vollcy To the
midscctiun and then quick az the bat
| uf an eye, q crushing right shot out
L and caught the Cadillac lighter fairly
on the Jaw. lie fcll back on the ropes
and saEg"d, pitching forward In an
other instant toward his corner.
L Etchic crowded him. and as he
raised his head the San Franciscan
repeated the right cIoss Wolgast,
the invinclblr, went sprawling. Of
Gcnl Timckrcpcr George IIarling,
who has been counting out champions
for thlrty.Kcven years, began to toll
m the seconds. Al the count Of four.
4 Wolgnsr. hls brain clouded. fiung him
pclf through sheer instinct at his an
tagonlst
Ititchlc. true 10 his agreement, had
skipped across 10 ihn opposite side ol
the ring when his opponent went q
, IN" cHuyHE AZ wnlgaRt came ~ HIN
he rushed 10 meet him and tho TIVE
exchanged blows Wolgast was bad
! ~ dnZcd. but b" covered 50 tina
| Richie could not send In the finish
! ing smash. only twcnty-four seconds
remained of the life uf the round
Hitchic, near his own corner, pOlset
the deadly right cross again wheI
Wolgast's left took him low. Bill
Nolan, his manager. loapod 20 th'
edge uf the ring and shouted To Ref
Gree Grifiin aud hundreds Of voice
raised the cry Of foul foul"
Grimm rushed over aud Cautinne,
Wulgast. In another instant the lief
Z rip of tho champion found the sam,
sore spot. Richie tried to fight bacl
4 but h" was plainly in distress,
Griffin without hesitation Tushe'
between the lighters. pushed Wolgas
aside and raised RitChie's hand II
token of victory. The crowd at tn
ringsidc chccred him and hundred
rushed to shake his hand when n
left the ring. Richie was taken To
) bath house and Wolgaat went To hi
| Ocean Beach training quarters imme
dlHtcly after the fight. wolgast ha'
, the better Of seven rounds. four wer
even and the remainder were casil
Rltchle's.
wolgnst says he did mot intention
1 ally foul Richie and that he think
! Il In poor way to win champion
4 ship.
II II didn't hear Grimm caution ms
J and I do not believe ] struck a fOt
I blow" he said after the fight, Ritehi
waA rough. and when ! first got
D trouble In the sixteenth II was froE
him throwing me against the ropes IL
stead OF hitting me. I'll night hi
) again tomorrow"
>, Richie protested that he va
fouled. but said that he was strot
: and could have finished Wolgast
another round.