The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-29

San Francisco, November 2s.-Ad. Vol gast, lightweight champion pugilist, lost his title to Willie Ritchie today in the sixteenth round of their fight at Daly City. In that round Wolgast fouled Ritehie twice and Referee James Griffin awarded the fight to Richie. Wolgast, however already was a beaten man. His eyes were glazed, his legs shalSy. his whole body tottering.
 The end of the fight came after those at the ringside had noticed in the 18th round that Wolgasts strength seemed waning somewhat At the beginning of the 16th the boys faced each other with Ritchie confidently carrying the fight tp his opponent. wolgast looked worried. His face had lost the sneering smile it wore in the earlier rounds. Ritchie made him vince with a smash to the body and then shot a crushing right squarely to the jaw. Wolgast fell against the ropes then retreated toward his corner. Ritehie crowded him and as Wolgast raised his head, he right crossed him and Wolgast fell sprawling.
 official Timekeeper George Harting, who has been counting out champions for 37 years, began to toll off the seconds. At the count of four, Wolgast, very groggy. got up and came toward his antagonist. Ritchie. who had crossed to the opposite side of the ring, rushed to meet him and they exchanged blows. Vol gast, though badly dazed, covered so that Ritchie could not send in the 'inish- ing smash.
 only 24 seconds remained of the round. Ritchie, near his own corner, made ready for the right cross again when Wolgasts left struck him. Hundreds of voices raised the cry of "four' and Referee Grif- fin cautioned Wolgast.
 In another instant the left glove of Wolgast struck low again. Ritchie tried to fight back but was plainly in dis tress.
 Referee Griffin rushed between the fighters, pushed wolgast aside and Iaised Ritchie's hand in token of victory. The crowd cheered him and hundreds rushed to shake his hand when he left the ing Ritehie was taken to bath house and Wolgast went to his ocean beach training quarters immediately after the fight.
 Round 1.-Rltchie. with the men fighting close scored several times to the head and face before the champion essayed the offensive. They mixed flercely in a neutral corner and the Californian scored the first blood as a result of a success sion of short arm blows to the mouth. Wolgast spat blood as he took his seat IL was Ritchie's round
 Round 2.--Wolgast opened the round with rush. The champion kept vel under cover and after deluging Ritchie with several lefts and rights to the jaw, drove two wicked rights to the jaw and left uppercut over the heart. Ritchie broke ground and Wolgast drove two telling lefts to the stomach The round ended with desperate infighting. Ritehie excelling. Wolgasts round by a shade.
 Round 3--Wolgast drove in q powerful left to the stomach. His blows lacked direction, which provoked comment Vol gast drove two wicked rights to the stom- ach and a right to the mouth, which started the blood. Wolgast almost sent his man through the ropes with right to the jaw Ritchie fought back fiercely The bell ended the round with both bleeding from the mouth. The round was even.
 Round 4.-They came up eagerly and exchanged right uppercuts to the jaw Ritchie drove the champion against the ropes with snappy blows to the face The wild cat'' worked to his corner and covered up. Ritchie's round.
 Round 5.---A rally to the ropes and closer blocking by both men brought