The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29

ltdIlHlHS that tHe ItltGtt Setlltd loath to end the contest on a foul. hurtled into the ring and brought thereupon gave the decision to Johnson. Johnson was given a ter rife cheer. while the crowd vented it's wrath on Flynn by jeers ana "boos'
 LOS ANGELES. Cal, July - For twelve rounds Ad Wogast and Joe Rivers fought like catamounts in
 heir lightweight championship bat lie at Vernon arena this afternoon. In the thirteenth there came a blew which landed low, and both boys in an instant were sprawling and "rithing upon the floor. Wolgast was declared the winner by Referee Jack Welch. Then bedlam broke loose demonstration lastil.s more than half an hour - by ll,0O0 excited fans, the most remarkable feature of which was that It was handled throughout by less than d dozen policemen without violence Of any sort
 Tonight Referee Welch stands dis puted by Rivers and by thousands ot spectators in his decision that Nol- sast won by knockout The Mex tcan fighter claimed a foul, and in his dressing room he displayed a dented aluminium protector to prove nis claim Wolgast also said he vas fouled, but tonight in con ference with Promoter Tom NcCarey of the Pacific Athletic club, Tom Jones, his manager, said he did not believe the foul inflicted upon the champion was at all intentional Jones said Wolgast stumbled over the feet of Rivers as the later lay prostrate and fell upon his adver- sary's knees. Wolgast fainied and was carried to his dressing room.
 As Wolgast Was taken out the spectators jeered and booed him, while they struggled in frantic ef- forts to get into the ring, where Referee Jack Welch stool Tor a moment in hot altercation with the ,'ngered manager and Sc eondS of Rivers, and then disappeared.
 Welch remained only long enough % reassert that Rivers claim of loul was unfounded; that he had ,oInted ten seconds on Rivers and that the gong ending the round did not intervene before he had conplet- eG the count.
 McCarey maintained silence. So did Jones. But Joe Levy, the man ager of Rivers, repeated his offer made in the ring to let the little men fight it out at once.
 The end came suddenly. 10th boys, gory from head to belt. their faces pufled and cut, were fighting near the ropes on the north side of the ring when Rivers suddenly col lapsed. Wolgast previously in the same round and in several other rounds had struck Rivers rather low, and when Rivers went down there was a sudden shout ot foul. In an instant Wolgast was down on top of Rivers groaning. WolSdst rolled off Rivers body, his features contorted.
 Welch immediately began codnti +; and was still counting when he reached down and helped Wo:sast to his feet There were shouts that the bell had ended the round while Welch was counting. The arena by this time was in an uproar.
 Al Harder, timekeeper of the Pa cific Athletic club, shouted that he had rung the gong.
 At this point Rivers, his face dis figured with pain, scrambled weak ly to his feet and squared away ready to renew the battle Weloh waved him back
 That's an outrage, and it won't go here," dozen angry men who had scrambled through the ropes ex- claimed to Welch.
 Tt will have to go," the referee replied. "It was fair" ana slipped out of the arena
 Welch said tonight:
 ''Wolgast is clearly the winner.
 Just before Rivers went down |