The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-05

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LOS ANGELES, Cal, July S.
Ad Wolgast retains the light
weight title today by virtue of the
verdict OF Referee Jack Welsh Of
San Francisco who declared that
Al knocked out the challenger,
Joe Rivers, in the thirteenth
round of their scheduled twenty
round fight at Vernon. Never in
the history OF the fight game In
Los Angeles has such confusion
marked the termination of bat
tie. The end came when the
lighters were engaged in a fierce
rally against the ropes and were
lighting head to head. Suddenly
Rivers sank to the floor, his
hands over his groin. Wolsast.
almost at the same instant pitch
ed forward to the canvass, his
hands clasped about his stomach.
while both boys lay on the floor
Referee WeAh counted. Ring
side spectators aver that at the
count Of i've the gong sounded,
ending the round. Welsh con-
tinued to count. Rivers handlers
maintain their boy dragged him
self to his feet at the count OF
eight and some persons even de-
clare that Wolgast still was on
tho floor when Rivers left his
knees. Welsh maintains that
Wolgast was on his feet before
Rivers: that ne counted ten over
the PROSTATE challenger, and
that the gong did not end the
round until after Rivers had been
declared out.
The scene that followed the de-
cision was of the widest disor-
der. Not one spectator in o
hundred knew Welsh's decision
Others nearer the ringside were
crying Robbery" Meanwhile
tho crop of country constables al
Vernon were making puerile ef-
forts to clear the ring which was
filled with raving fight bugs.
Rivers, tears streaming dowr
his bioodstained face, begged fol
the bout to go on. Wolgast aftel
being assisted to his corner had
fallen back in his chair, hal
conscious. Welsh slipped from
the arena during the commotior
and Wolgast as soon as he coult
be moved, was taken to his train
ing quarters at Doy1e's camp nea
by. Rivers was given a relic
treatment In his dressing room al
the arena and then hurried :,
Los Angeles, where doctors VIII,
examined him declared that b,
had been badly hurt.
The Wolgast contingent indig
nantly denied that AID fouled hfs
opponent. Tom Jones, the cham
pon's manager, asserts that tht
wallop which put Rivers to the
canvass was q hard right swing
following a left to the pit of tht
stomach Wolgast himself de
terminatedIy stated that he knew
the moment that the blow landed
that Rivers was out. His ex
PLANTATION Of the general scrambl,
on the mat Is that Rivers, In
stinctively drawing mp his kne
when the blow landed in his stom
ach, prodded the champion, uinin
tentionally. In the groin.
Timekeeper Harder, who's
statement was anxiously awaite-
by the Rivers camp, asserted tina
Rivers was counted ont after tn
bell had ended the round.
Charles Eyton. official refere
OF McCarey's fight club, who wa
1t the ringside, gave his opiniot
that Wolgast was winning hanc
ily at the time the mix-up occur
red. He further declared that
Harder's contention that the gon
rang before Rivers was counte
ont is correct. both boys, unde
the Qucensberry rules, shoul
have been sent to their corner
and the hght resumed. He d.
clared that Welsh probably was
victim OF unusual circumstances
ROUND ONE
Rivers put left to face. The
stood head to head Wolgast Vi
percuf twice. They SPARED. Ri
ers uppercut with left. Clinc
WolRasf led short left. Rive
put hard left to stomach Rive
stabbed twice in face With lef
They traded uppereuts head
head. Rivors poked his left twi,
TO face Wolgast swung left
ear. Rivers put light right
face and left to Jaw. WoIgaI
core,z5d nn IN center, smiling. W
ese< put fNo long leffs 70 FAC
Rivers pelfed left to face tHic
WoIx6e< bored Ii, uppercutfdn'