The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-11-29

~ to the jaw and nearly fioored the
Californian. Richie appeared groggy
and Wolgast sought furiously to land
Knockout, raining in has blows.
This round was wolgast S by wide
margin.
Eighth Round.
Wolgast took 1t easy in this round,
wearing his opponent down. Richie
found the champion s defense beyond
him and appeared unable to land any
Sind Of an effective blow. The cham
pion fought with a broad smile on his
face.
Wolgast Is round
Ninth Round.
Richie came mp with his right eye
entirely closed He was on the defen-
sve throughout the entire round, dodg-
ing the champion, who chased him
about the ring, trying to corner him.
The Californian was severely punished.
Wolgast IS round 'Ns =
Tenth Round.
With a suddenness that surprised ev-
eryone, Richie came back strong and
this round was close, ending with hon
ors even and and the crowd on its feet
yelling for the local fighter. Richie
sailed in on the jump and tilted the
champion IS headpiece with straight left
and right. This was Ritehe s-~best eff
fort and the crowd rose and cheored
Round even, with Richie having q
shade the best of it.
Eleventh Round. 9t
Wolgast appeared badly ratified by
Ritchie's sudden return to full fighting
vigor. He swung wildly and uncover.
ed himself. Richie took quick advan-
tage and landed several straight rights
to the jaw. The champion slowed down
considerably and his punch seemed to
lack the kick.
This was Ritchie's round.
Twelfth Round.
Richie again forced the fighting, run
ming the champion around the ring in
an effort to come to close quarters.
Wolgast was wary and confined him
self to the defensive. No telling blows
were landed.
The round ended even, with no ad.
vantage
Thirteenth Round.
This was another even round, the
men clinching and fighting head to
head. Wolgast s delivery was very wild.
Both men were playing for time and
wind and neither seemed inclined to
break.
Round even.
Fourteenth Round.
Both fighters tried to make this round
the last and each fought desperately.
WOlgast forced the Californian to the
ropes and planted two telling rights to
the stomach, under which Richie wine
ed. The champion whipped over his
left and landed on Richie Is closed eye.
Ritchie's countered with shower Of
right and left jabs, landing repeatedly
on Wolgast 8 stomach
Towards the close of the round VOL
CAST landed another jab to the face,
closing the Californian IS left eye.
The round was not decisively for one
or the other, but goes to Wolgast by
a shade.
Fifteenth Round.
Richie angered the champion at the
first of this round by shooting a wick
ed left to the pit of the stomach and
Wolgast waded in with fire in his eye.
He clinched repeatedly and time after
time the referee was forced to pry the
fighters apart.
The Californian was clearly outlook.
ing the champion, who grew more and
more mad as the blows fell upon him.
This was Ritehie's round.
Sixteenth Round.
Richie drove his right to the jaw
and forced Woigast to the ropes, the
champion lettering. A moment later
the champion went down under another
right similarly placed Wolgast came
up reeling and Richie again sent him
to the ropes. Richie had all the best
of the fighting, but lacked the punch
to land knockout. The best the cham.
pion could do was to close in, stalling
for time.
Wolgast Fouls Richie.
With the men locked, Wolgast
brought his left up from the side and
struck Richie low. The referee warn
ed him, but again Wolgast struck low
; with his left and Richie fell.
Richie Wins on Foul
, The referee stepped in, stopped the
! fight and announced that Richie was
the winner on foul.