The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-05
GIVES
THE FIGHT To
AID WOLGAST
RIVERS WHIPPED THE LIGHT
WEIGHT CHAMPION, THOUGH
REPEATEDLY FoULED - ALL
BETS DECLARED OFF.
By Associated Press.

Vernon, July AID Wolgast, with
the aid of Referee Welch, retained his
claim to the lightweight champion
ship today, when he was given the de-
cision over Joe Rivers in the thirteenth
round. Rivers practically had the bet
ter of every round, save one or two.
In the thirteenth Wolgast, tired and
bleeding, suddenly struck Rivers a
vicious left in the groin. At the same
instant Rivers's right landed flush on
Wolgast's jaw and the champion went
down and out. Disregarding the foul
made by Wolgast, Referee WEIGH
counted Rivers out and then picked up
the unconscious Wolgast and declared
him the winner, at the same time de-
claring all bets off.
The first round Of the Wolgast-
Rivers fight was called at 4:42.
Rivers won the first two rounds,
never missing once, while WoIgast fell
short In the third the men fought
like tigers and both were covered with
blood. It was an even round. In the
fourth Wolgast had much difficulty in
hitting Rivers. Wolgast was wild, and
it was Rivers's round.
The fifth round was even, although
toward the end Rivers nearly upset
Wolgast with a right to the jaw.
Round Six-Wolgast missed and was
nearly upset again. Rivers landed fire.
quently. In the clinch Rivers put his
right to the jaw and Wolgast went
down, but was up in an instant. Both
fought hard. 1t was Rivers's round by
big lead.
In round seven both men were eau
tious. In the clinch Rivers backed the
champion to the ropes. Both men
seemed tired. 1t was Rivers's round.
In the eighth Wolgast tried with
his right and left and missed both.
Wolgast suddenly rushed and put his
lefts and rights to the wind, chasing
Rivers around the ring. It was VOL
CASTS round.
In the ninth Rivers got in a light left
to the stomach and Wolgast crouched
to protect his stomach. Wolgast made
Rivers vince with a left to the stom-
ach. The round was slightly Wolgast's
and was the tamest of the fight.
Round Ten-Wolgast rushed and
Rivers blocked. making the champion
miss a left Rivers kept away, poking
Wolgast and stepping back In the
clinch Wolgast made Rivers cover with
swings to the jaw. 1t was Wolgast's
round by shade.
In the eleventh wolgast missed a
left to the wind, and Rivers hit him
three times without return. After a
clinch Rivers took four or five hard
lefts and rights to the jaw, but never
WINGED. Wolgast seemed tired. The
round was even
Rivers had the better Of the twelfth,
time and again the, champion missing.
Wolgast was given the decision in
the thirteenth round on what he claim
ed was a foul.
They clinched, both holding on.
Wolgast nearly went over from q right
to the jaw, but bored right in. putting
his left to the wind. Twice wolgast
missed. Rivers put in Iefts to the face
Wolgast getting wilder than ever and
Rivers kept away. Wolgast claimed a
foul but it was Rivers who was hit by
a foul blow. Wolgast left the ring,
seemingly in great pain, while Rivers
was suffering agony from blow over
the groin. 1t was q palpable foul on
Wolgast's Fart.
Manager Levy told Referee WEIGH
ately disappeared and left the house
Beth sides claimed a foul. The foul
struck by Wolgast was seen by every
man near the ringside. II was the
fourth or fifth foul the champion
made. The sum total is, Wolgast
knew he was whipped and resorted to
foul tactics to save himself. Referee
WEIGH declared all bets off.
It was the worst case of robbery in
the history Of the American ring" said
Levy. Never before have I seen z
referee pick up a man and then give
him the decision"