The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-05
WHOWON
RIVERS CLAIMS FOUL.
WOLGAST KNOCKOUT

Ads rush. putting a right across.
Clinched at the bell. Wolgast had
a shade. Champion putting badly
in corner. Rivers seemingly not
distressed.
ROUND EIGHT
Rivers put left to stomach. AID
covered up and bored in. WEIGH
broke. Snapped rights. Wolgast
missed left to head. Rivers block
ed two more. Wolgast put left to
stomach and right to head. He
bored in but Rivers blocked neatly
escaping five blows. They slow-to
a walk. Rivers put two lefts to
ear. Wolgast countering with left
to stomach as they clinch. Ad
pushes Joe back and misses wick
ed swing. AID held Joe's arm and
put hard right to head. They
trade lefts to face. Rivers putting
two hard rights to ear. Ad pound
ed stomach in clinch. Fiddling at
bell. Wolgast a shade.
ROUND NINE
Rivers put right to head. VOL
CAST clinched, hammering sfom-
ach. Rivers put light left to head
Rivers put left to face. Wolgast
stabbed Rivers nose with left.
Rivers put left to stomach. VOL
CAST played for stomach. Rivers
laughed as he covered up. RiRers
landed left to ear. Clinched and
uppercut. WEIGH warned both to
let go. Neither seemed to try
hard. Rivers put right to head.
Wolgast rushed Rivers to ropes
with hard right and lefts. Joe
measured a good right. Wolgast
covering up at bell. Wolgast had
a shade on forcing. Wolgast
seemed the stronger and in last
round Rivers hit hard in stomach.
ROUND TEN
They clinched, Rivers pulling
away and Strengthening Wolgast
with left uppercut. Ad forced 1t.
Wolgast put right to- neck. Joe
Strengthened AID with right and
left to face. Clinehed. Wolgast
tried left but was blocked. VOL
CAST put hard right and left to
head. Rivers landed left to mouth
Each landed left. Rivers wallop-
ed the kidneys and AID winched.
Clinch. Ad played for stomach.
Rivers left and right to Jaw. VOL
CAST uppercut to face. AID rushed
Hivers to ropes but without DAM
age. Clinched at boil. Even
round.
ROUND ELEVEN
Wolgast landed left to face.
Rivers countered with hard left.
Wolgast put right to head. They
roughed 1t at the ropes both going
down on slippery floor as they
broke. Wolgast put right and left
to face. Rivers put right to head,
Wolgast laughed as they tore in.
Rivers covering. Rivers swung q
fierce right to body. Rivers cover
ed up, Wolgast forcing him to the
ropes. Then Wolgast covered, Riv.
ers trying right and left to head,
AID rushed punching with both
hands but Joe ducked. They trad.
ed rights as round ended. VOL.
CASTS round on aggressiyeness.
ROUND TWELVE
AID lands left to stomach. Joe
right to head. They exchanged
lefts to head. Rivers put Hight LEFT
to nose. Wolgast swung right
and left to head and to stomach
They chnched and Wolgast goi
very busy. Joe stepped back and
measured Wolgast with right
Rivers ducked AID put left hare
to stomach. They trade lefts II
stomach and Joe landed right Il
Jaw. WEIGH broke them and Jot
led twice with lefts to face ant
uppercuts. A fierce rally follow
ed, Wolgast fighting Rivers al
over ring. Break from clinch al
bell rang. Wolgast round. VOL
CAST still strong, while River,
seems to lack furnishing powel
and covering up.
ROUND THIRTEEN.
Rivers got left to face. Clinch
Head TO head they snapped punch
es. Wolgast put left to stomach
and Rivers two hard lefts to head
Ad hid behind his shoulder. VOL
CAST right to stomach In clinch
Exchange light lefts. In clfncl
Wolgast put hard right uppercu
to Jaw and repeated Missef
swing. Wolgast put hard left b
stomach. In the center led 10
hard right and left to face an,
/ Ad covered. Joe landed hard lef
to face, ducking left swing. Hfy
ers went down from hard left 3
4 stomach. Bell prevented decia
ion. Both were carried to fhei
icorners wfIthfng IN pain. Bot
claimed q foul. Great confusion
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