Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
R0LAR PLEXUS
|NALLOP DOWNS
| AD IN SEVENTH
Michigan Bearcat" Claims Blow
Is Low, But Referee Stout
Rules Otherwise.
Bv Ed W. Smith.
r1LWAUKEE, March 1S.-Won-
II derful fight!

A derful fight!
w Wonderful fighters!
a Wonderful crowd, wonderful arena,
,onderful night, wonderful every
bins.
And after it was all over, the cheer
H. had died out, the throng had sift-
n out the entrances, and the jani-
+ IN was witching off the lights. Willie
kftchie. worlds champion lightweight,
has hack in his dressing room, won
\ bring whether he really can whip
his terrible bearcat from Michigan
\. vicious Ad Wolgast.
He bested AID by a slight shade in
h. Auditorium Arena here last night
Il the presence OF a throng that set a
stcord for limited round glove con-
ess II not in the whole world, at
hast in this section of the globe.
there was about $4,000 to be cut
i IN nv those vitality interested in the
.trggle. Richie getting a fiat figure
n $1,000 per round. while Wolgast
md his manager, Tom Jones, hlrteu
kth fate. won, and took what re-
hained of 70 per cent of the house
fer paying the financially rapaclous
champion.
AblTCHIE had the shade last night
~ merely on the cleverness of MS
Hitting. his ability to drive home
tlean-cutting left hands to the vul-
terable point, his general skill in the
koying art. but, most of all, a knock
kown that he scored in the seventh
bound
1t was the Touchdown and the gem
srsl wav in which it was brought
Bout that gave Richie the shade de-
kison over Wolgast.
1t all came about in the middle OF
he seventh round, and was q sudden
happening. Wolgast had been shoot
tng his injured left and his entirely
hood right into the mid section of the
champion with what looked like tell
\ ng effect. for it seemed as II Ritchle
as getting tired and whiting.
With amazing rapidity, his express
kion never changing, Richie switched
bis attack from head to body, ana
baying Wolgasts own game, began
10 shoot them into Ads ribs.
A left landed a trifle high up INTO
biz chest, and as the champion swung
Through into the attack with his pow
|erful right. Wolgast dropped to ooth
lnees then foundered up until ne
rested on one, and then. his gloves
Fapped over his groin and an appear
En his eyes to Referee Stout, he slow
ly arose to his feet.
Stout shook his head in token that
Die considered the blow fair. Stout
arm waved, but it never will be known
What the count was. Stout probably
doesn't know himself, since he halted
Ithe toll of seconds, resumed, and, then
Jas he saw Wolgast was going to con-
tinuc the contest, he discontinued II
entirely.
Wolgast plainly was in distress.
The punch, aimed at the solar pleXus
section, was just a trifle high to bring
about Carson City result, but 1t hurt
Dust the same, and Wolgast barely
weathered out the round. He was
sagging and worried. tired out, spent
FOR the time being. and Richie, see
ng his chance, stepped IN with a
heavy left and a hard right hook 10
the head. They rocked Ad to the
heels as the crowd screamed wildly
for a finish. The bell came to VOL
casts rescue just then.
n lTCHIE saw his chance in the
eighth and in response TO the
frantic appeals from his corner to
nook his left,s tried to put over the
fnsher. 1t was too late. The bear
.tat refreshed with the minutes rest,
stood still in the center of the ring,
forced Richie to make the pace, and
then did little fighting Of his own.
Richie, himself tired and put to
amenities. held Ads head with his
,lsft and hit with his right. Ad jerked
bose slaShed a left to the body, but
me steam was gone. From then 10
me end OF the round 1t was pulling
sno hauling match, but with the
round In Ritchie's favor
It can not be settled In ten rounds,
lfs question between two OF the
Greatest Dutchmen that ever inhab-
'led the Queensberry arena.
On Wolgast's showing last night
KIlchie must give him a battle over
me long route, irrespective of the
outcome of impending contests.