Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-29
WOLGAST LOSES
TOR|TCH|E ON
FOUL
Continued from Page I.

Jones, Billy Richards and Charley Hen
drixson.
Wolgast was well wrapped UP.
Jordan introduced Ritchie as "the
Pride of California" and Wolgast as
the Lightweight Champion of the
World
The day being cold, very little time
was lost in arranging preliminaries,
New boxing gloves we're fitted to the
lightweight's hands.
Referee Jim Griffin entered the ring
and shook hands with both individuals.
There was little chance to Judge the
mems conditions
The cold winds caused both to SILVER
as they waited in their corners.
A photo Of the men in boxing pose
was taken and they went to their seats
at 2:45.
Round one--They shook hands. Rit-
chic tried for the face with left. VOL
CAST blocked and they clinched Rit-
chic got in left and right in face. VOL
CAST got in the body twice at close
quarters. WolRast kept his left Shout
der high and danced away from Rit-
chies leads. They closed in and work
ed TO the ropes, each man using q free
arm with little damage. Wolgast work
ed Ritchie to the ropes and hooked vic
iously at the body with both hands.
but some of them landed Richie got
in two straight lefts and a right upper
cut. Richie kept Wolgast at arms
length with straight lefts He ducked
left swings and Wolgast threw left into
ribs. Richie stabbed Wolgast between
the eyes with left and jumped away
from body blows. The round was a
cautious one for both men.
Round Two-Wolgast reached and
- MOI
again and Richie clinched. Wolgast
landed a pokey left getting to Ritchie's
body and face. Ritchie landed with
right uppercuts, and stood away, ana
Richie got his straight left in. Richie
kept Wolgast of for a while with
straight left, but Wolgast closed in
again and hit Richie on the face with
the left. Richie brought blood from
the mouth with a right chop. They
closed in and Richie got to the face
with left pokes. Wolgast put in one
hard left Ritchie's straight left found
Wolgast's face many times and then
Wolgast raped Richie on the temple
with straight lefts
Round Three-They went into a
clinch and parted without hitting. VOL
CAST covered and pressed in, placing a
hard left on the stomach. Richie shot
in a straight left TO the face. Wolgast
worked to close quarters and rammed
both fists into the mid section. Richie
Tented with left and whipped the right
between the eyes. 1t was a hard punch.
Wolgast's left swing brushed Ritchic's
crown. Richie Kept poking his left
into into Wolgast's face and the cham
pion seemed to be sizing up his oppo-
nent, Wolgast swung his left against
the face. In a clinCh Wolgast used a
loop the loop punch, getting to Rit-
chie's face. Richie began using a
right uppercut to Wolgasts face There
was so much excitement that Richie
struck Wolgast after the gong sounded
Round Four-Wolgast went in and
covered up. using a free right on the
head and body. Richie broke and
planted straight lefts on the face
hard body blows with both hands.
Richie came back with body blows,
but they were not as stiff as the cham
pion's. There was a good deal of close
fighting. At times Richie prodd I'd
Wolgasts forehead while the champion
covered. Then he swung for the head
with left. Richie worked Wolgast to
the ropes, scoring with both hands.
Wolgast fought his way to mid-ring
both men hammering at the body.
Richie forced Wolgast into a corner
and tried with lefts and rights, while
Wolgast kept covering. Wolgast oc-
casionally took his hands from his
head and dashed out. Richie had a
shade the best Of the round.
Round Five-W tgast covered and
pressed into a clinch ramming at ribs
and stomach with both hands Richie
protected himself fairly well. Woleast
swung Oh the chin with the left and