Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
SOLAR PLEXUS
WALLOP DOWNS
AD IN SEVENTH
michigan Bearcat" Claims Blow
Is Low, But Referee Stout
Rules Otherwise.
BY Ed W. Smith.
n N ILWAUKEE, March 13.-Won-
M derful fight!
Wonderful fightersi

w OnueFIul IlSuIerS!
Wonderful crowd, wonderful arena.
wonderful night, wonderful every
thingl
And after 1t was all over, the cheer
ing had died out, the throng had sift-
ed out the entrances, and the jani-
tor was witching off the lights, Willie
Richie, worlds champion lightweight,
was back in his dressing room, Won
dering whether he really can whip
this terrible bearcat from Michigan,
the vicious Ad Wolgast.
He bested AID by a slight shade in
the Auditorium Arena here last night
in the presence of throng that set
record for limited round glove con-
tests, if not in the whole world, at
least in this section of the globe.
There was about $685. to be cut
up by those vitality interested in the
struggle. Richie getting a fiat figure
of 81 600 per round, while Wolgast
and his manager, Tom Jones, fiirted
with fate, won, and took what re-
manned Of 10 per cent of the house
after paying the financially rapacious
champion.
DLTCHIE had the shade last night
N merely on the cleverness of his
hitting. his ability to drive, home
clean cutting left-hands to the vul-
nerable point, his general skill in the
boxing art, but, most of all, knock
down that he scored in the seventh
round.
1t was the Touchdown and the gen
eral way in which it was brought
about that gave Richie the shade de-
cision over Wolgast.
1t all came about in the middle OF
the seventh round and was sudden
Happening. Wolgast had been shoot
ing his injured left and his entirely
good right into the mid section of the
champion with what looked like tell
ing effect, for it seemed as If Ritchle
was getting tired and willing
q wftfY amazing rapidity, his express
z sion never changing, Richie switched
his attack from head to body, ana,
playing Wolgasts own game, began
TO shoot them into Ads ribs.
A left landed a trifie high up into
the chest, and as the champion swung
through into the attack with his pow
erfdl right. Wolgast dropped to ooth
knees. then f1oundered up until ne
rested on one, and then ms groves
clapped over his groin and an appeal
in his ewes to Referee Stout, he slow
ly arose to his feet.
Stout shook his head in token that
he considered the blow fair Stouts
arm waved, but it never will be known
what the count was Stout probably
doesn't know himself, since he matted
the toll of seconds. resumed, and, tnen
as he saw Wolgast was going to con-
tinuc the contest, he discontinued IL
entirely.
Wolgast plainly was in distress
The punch, aimed at the solar pleNus
section, was just trifie high to bring
about Carson City result but 1t hur[
Just the same, and Wolgast barely
weathered out the round. He was
sagging and worried. tired out, spent
for the time being. and Richie, see
ing his chance, stepped in with a
heavy left and a hard right hook to
the head They rocked AID to the
heels as the crowd screamed wildly
for finish. The bell came to VOL
CASTS rescue just then
D ITCHIE saw his chance in the
N eighth and in response to the
frantic appeals from ms corner 70
hook his left. tried to put over the
hnisher It was too late. The bear
cat. refreshed with the minutes rest,
stood still in the center of the ring.
forced Ritchie to make the pace. and
then did a little fighting Of his own.
Richie, himself tired and put to
extremities, held Ads head with his
left and hit with his right Ad jerked
loose. slashed a left to the body, but
the steam was gone. From then to
the end Of the round it was a pulling
and hauling match. but with the
round in Ritchie's favor
It can not be settled in ten rounds,
this question between two Of the
greatest Dutchmen that ever inhab-
tied the Queensberry arena.
On Wolgast's showing last night
Ritchie must give him a battle over
the long route, irrespective of the
outcome of impending contests.