Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-05
FLYNN HELPLESS BEFORE JOHNSON
Police End Bloody Fray in the Nnth-Wogast in Spite of Foul, Given Decision in Thirteenth Round Holiday Baseball Games.


 picked up the unconscious WolEast and declared him the winner, at the same time declaring all bets off. Later the referee denied calling the bets off.
 The foul blow struck by Wolgast was seen by every man near the ring side. It was the fourth or fifth foul the champion had landed on Rivers. The sum total of it all Is that Wolgast knew he was whipped and resorted to his foul tactics to save himself. No one connected with Wolgast's camp would say a word, and all of them Jumped in an automobile and quickly left the pavilion.
 The Best Rounds.
 Round 1-Called at 3.42. Rivers led the fighting and they clinched. Rivers landed three lefts to the face in quick succession and Wolgast covered. Riv- CTS was much faster and his blocking was better than the champions. In 8 clinch Rivers sent in three stiff rights, jarring Wolgast. It was Rivers round.
 Round +Rivers opened deep gash in WolgaSt's neck. The blood suprted in a stream. Rivers pol1ed Wolgast ten times without a return, and then put a stiff left to the stomach. Rivers put a stiff right to Wolgasts nose, starting a new flow of blood. Wolgast fell short. while Rivers never missed once. Rivers round.
 WoIgast Nearly Upset.
 Round 6-They clinched, Wolgast missed and was nearly upset again. Then Rivers put stiff left to wind. An other right to the jaw rocked Wolgast, but he bored in. His judgment of dis tance was poor. In a clinch Rivers put right to jaw and Wolgast went down. He was up in an instant and they fought like tigers, head to head. It was Rivers round by a big lead.
 Round Both were cautious. In 8 clinch Rivers backed the champion to the ropes. Wolgast then sent in left and right to the wind, Rivers cover ing. In the break both landed light lefts. Rivers then jared Wolgast and the champion was wild, hitting low. Both seemed tired and clinched. Vol gast again hit low. It was Rivers round.
 Round 10-Wolgast rushed and Riv- CTS blocked, making the champion miss a left. Rivers kept away, poling Vol gast and stepping back. In a clinch Wolgast made Rivers cover with swings to the jaw. Rivers suddenly jumped in and put a hard right over Wolgast's kidneys, taking nothing in return. Head to head they exchanged fearful body smashes and were clinch- ed at the bell Round Woigast's by a shade.
 Champion Very Tired.
 Round 11-Wolgast missed left and Rivers hit him three times without a return. Rivers put hard left to jaw. Both clinched and nearly rolled out of the ring. Rivers seemed to force the fighting. Wolgast could not hit hard and clinched. Rivers then stood still and took four or five hard lefts and rights to the jaw. but never winced He then sent in hard left, staggering the champion. Wolgast's smile had disappeared and he seemed very tired, Round even.
 Round 12-Wolgast sent in a right to the wind, rushing Rivers to the ropes Wolgast then tried hard to land on the wind. but could not get through Riv- ers blocking. Time and again the champion missed, Rivers attempting to follow up his advantage. Both rushed and head head it was a cllnch at the end. Rivers had the better of the mixing. Rivers round
 Round 13.-Rivers rushed. They chnched, both holding on. Wo1gast nearly went over the ropes from 8 right to the jaw. but bored right in putting left to the wind. '"Take your time, Joe," shouted Manager Levy te Rivers, "you got him" Twice Woigast missed. Rivers put in lefts to the face. Wolgast was getting wilder than ever, but Rivers kept away Wolgast claimed 6 foul, but 1t was Rivers who was hit by the foul blow.
 Blow in Rivers' Groin.
 Both boys were fighting head to head. Wolgast suddenly crouched and sent in terrific left directly over Riv- ers' groin At the same instant Rivers put his right to Wolgast's jaw and the champion went down and was practi- cally out. Rivers fell writhing in pain and Referee Welch began to count Claims of foul were made in behalf of Rivers.
 The claims in behalf of Rivers were not needed by Welch. The referee picked Wolgast up from the floor and declared him the winner His seconds had to carry him from the ring. Rivers was lying on the floor, but in a moment arose uns ided The ring was instantly in a semi riot. Welch, seeing the crowd coming, announced that Vol gast was the winner and immediately disappeared.
 Wolgast left the ring. seemingly 1T great pain. Rivers was suffering agony from the blow struck over the groin It was a palpable foul on Wolgast's part. Manager Levy told Referet Welch he would continue, but WeIcf immediately disappeared and left tht house. It is impossible to learn wha his decision was. as both sides clain foul.
 Tt was the worst case of robbery IT the history of the American ring" sait Manager Levy. Never before have seen a referee pick up a man and ther