The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-02
FIRST PICTURES OF WOLGAS7
RICHIE CHAMP BATTLE
W0LGAsT QUIT.
WHEN he LOST
HIS TITLE n

SAN FIfANGiNfo. Cal, Dec -
When Ad Wolgant Lost the light
weight championship tn Willie
Richie. Thanksgiving day, lust out
side or San Francisco. he didn't I'd
down fighting.
lie quit, not In the true aenao AZ
the word. but no quit iust the
same. *#t
lie quit because the pace was too
fast. and because he knew that nns.
erai more rounds would nse him
stretched out cold upon the canvas
covered ring, with the referee toll.
Ing off the fatal seconds that would
mark the end OF Champion woigast
and the rise ~ Champion Richie.
wuiEaat went 20 defeat with n
stigma to hia name such az no 9th
or fighter of recent years.
RsehIe starts IN
For 10 rounds the litti. German
fought. iionsheariediy and unaffald.
Then Ritohie began forging to the
front with the champion fighting
hack vciouniy and with telling Of.
feet. but In the analysis Of the
rounds Richie had tho shade.
Round after round liltchle battered
WolKast with rights and iefts 10
tho face iiia own couutrnance
bleeding. he tore after hss crouch
Ing opponent, hammerlnK him and
avoiding the come. barh---thAt terrif
10 left Awing Of the champion that
has snnt many a good man down
and out.
Then the 10Th round opened
Wolgants face was cut he WAS
tired, too. Richie was no better,
except that he appeared more eager
more willing TO tear after the title
holder. In one corner sat Tom
Jones. the egotiasirnl. diamond.
bedecksd manager II the champion,
a look Of anxiety on bis face. lie
saw hls meal ticket slipping from
him. In the other corner SAT Buy
Nolan. the man whose advice. train.
Ing and erneFaiahlp made the op-
pnrtunity for Rltchle 10 fiEht the
champion. Nolan wasn't worried.
because he saw hts sneai ticket com
ing 10 him. Only the nervous chew.
ing OF hin cigar showed the strain
under which he Was labofinx.
Go and Get Him"
20 get him. suddsniy called
Nolan, sticking his head between
the ropes.
Hang, A fist shot out and land
81 with Awfml fufcr alonEwtde thr
head OF Champion Adj Wolgass- lilo
weut down like q shot. rolling over
and ever. hts body shooting under
the ropes TO The spectators At me
rlnEside. who stopped hltn wifh
their hands.
One. two. three. four" called
Referee GFlffla. coumslng out thr
cham pson. nut woixast wasn't I'm
lahsd. wobbly. shaky. his battered
face and his beading knses show.
ing hss physical condition. the
champion nrosa. Richie tried hard
10 finish him. bat woigast sassd
himself By holding and stallngs
Again Richie scnt ths champion
through the ropes when hs showed
him Away. wolxast ~ax huKxsnK
the challenger 60 avoid knou<out
Then. deliberately, MolSasi shot
his gioved hand forward and land
cd on Richie. The blow was be-
low the belt. Again tho Champion
aimed a punch: deliberately again.,
II landed in the spot he aimed 3D.
belo~ the belt. Again Richie saa
foulod. but this time the saow
hurt. He dropped 10 the floor for a
second and then came 70 his fest
Before he straightened up Referee
Griffin has his right hand xripped
and was hosting II above his head
in token OF victory, while he mo
toned back the beaten champion.
That was the end. To save him
self from . knockout. Ad Wolxsst
deliberately and cowardiy. IN def
ance Of ali the rules Of the boxing
game. fouIsd bis winning opponent.
Perhaps he did u to set . return
match. Perhaps. with . dying
hope that tho subsequent arsu-
ment over the ending would result
in q return match with big money
for his end and q chance to take
back the title.