The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-20

stage of the fighting, and both SCENE
willing to mix it at all times. VOL
CAST tried every kind of blow. an
finally landed hard with his elbow
which drew Kisses from the specta
tors. One clinch followed another
Wolgast hammer.ng with his right an
left IN the stomach, and again elbow
ing his man. Even round.
Round Fourteen.
Wo}gast, as in the ease of severa
preceding rest periods. was givel
testes of whisky by his seconds. VOL
CAST planted his right solidly agains
the cheek, and followed it with a lief
to the stomach. For the first TIM
in many rounds the men fought a
long range. and Wolgast landed hi!
left with great force on the face
Murphy countering with straight left;
and right facers. Wolgast started thu
blood from Murphy's nose with a ter.
rifle right smash to that organ, ant
Murphy founsht back rather wildly
Wolgast followed this with a volleA
Of hare short-arm blows to the body
and went to his seat with a huge
smile as the bel ended the fighting
Wolgast's round.
Round Fifteen.
WOlgast took up the fighting with
much vigor, and landed solidly sew
eral times with right and left to the
face and body, Murphy clinching and
backing to the ropes. Murphy woke
up, peppering the face with short-arm
blows NNn1paSf wa wild with cnver91
swings, and then Murphy caught him
on the jaw with a left hook that drew
, another clinch. Wolgast drove out
with great force with rights for the
body, some of which found their mark.
The bell ended the round just as MUIR
ply shot his right twice to the stom-
ach. Wolgast's blows, however, We're
much the more powerful, and he had
the advantage.
Round Sixteen.
Wolgast, uppercutting with right to
the jaw, drove Murphy to the ropes
for a brief spell. AS they were split
from a clinch Wolgast's right landed
hard on the head, Murphy then an
gered the eX-champion with a half
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and he followed this with a raking
right uppercut on the point of the
chin, causing Wolgast to spit blood.
Wolgast sent a good right to the
body, and as they clinched he dupli-
Gated the blow several times, and the
bell rang with both men firing. VOL
CAST a shade.
Round Seventeen.
They fought to a slow clinch, giving
and taking light punches. Wolgast
missed a terrific swing. SO great was
the force that the e~x-champion turned
completely in a circle. Murphy was
quick to take advantage of this mis-
hap on the part of Wolgast, and
landed a half-dozen smashes or the
body and face hat sent Wolgast
against the ropes. Adj planted three
rights to the stomach and seemed to
slow up. Ad missed again and MUIR
ply cloutcd him with a vicious right
over the mouth. Murphy's round.
Round Eighteen.
Ad rushed in like a maddened bull,
but Murphy met him with a right to
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stream. Murphy followed this with a
right and left to the face, almost
closing Wolsast's left eye. Wolgast
chung to his man to save himself, but
Murphy almost cut his face to rib
hons with straight left and right labs
to the face. Wolgast chung to his
man, all the while splitting a stream of
blood. The crowd frantically urged
Murphy on. Wolgast then tried to
land a vital punch. lunging out with
all his remaining strength. Murphy
measured himself and landed a ter
rifle right to the jaw as the bell
ended, with the crowd yelling itself
hoarse for the Harlemite. It was all
Murphy, and WOlgast's seconds
worked h~eroically to stop the stream
of blood.
Round Nineteen.
Wolgast rushed in like a wild man,
but found Murphy cool and collected,
seeking to Ia a finishing punch.
Much battered as he was, Wolgast
seemed for the moment able to
weather the gale, clinching and rush
ing inside Murphy's swings. Finally
Murphy landed with right and left
with trip-hammer blows to the stom-
ach and started the blood afresh with
face punches. He seemed. however,
to lack the power to land the finish
ing punch. Wolgast clinched, swing
ing low. for which he was warned by
Referee Griffin. Murphy's round.
Round Twenty.
They shook hands, and Wolgast
forced the fighting. closing in and
landing twice on the stomach. VOL
CAST fought with great ferocity. MUIR
ply meeting him with a right upper
cut to the face that sent the blood
flying in every direction. Wblgast
fought back with great power, whip |
ping away with his right and block
ing Murphy's blows. Murphy suddenly
Strengthened his man out with lefts
and rights to the jaw and a series of
uppercuts to the jaw found Ads head
resting on Murphy's shoulder. How
ever, Wolgast forced the fighting, only |
to receive a singing right smash on
his sore mouth, The round ended
with Wolgast having fought himself
to a standstill, and Murphy vainly ,