Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
LAR PLEXUS
|bLL.OP DOWNS
I'D IN SEVENTH
bigan Bearcat" Claims Blow
Low, But Referee Stout
Rules Otherwise.
BY Ed w. Smith.
uWAUKEE, March 1S.-Won-
aorfuI fighti

. uWAUKEE, March 13.-Won-
derful fight!
Wonderful fighters!
,n5erfuI crowd, wonderful arena,
lerful night, wonderful every
h after it was all over, the cheer
lad died out, the throng had sift-
Inf the entrances, and the jani-
las witching off the lights. Willie
lie worlds champion lightweight,
hack in his dressing room, won
g whether he really can whip
terrible bearcat from Michigan,
-icious Ad Wolgast.
bested Ad by a slight shade in
auditorium Arena here last night
Q presence of a throng that set
a for limited round glove con-
if not in the whole world, at
in this section of the globe.
! was about $4,000 to be cut
y those vitality interested in the
c.e Richie getting a fiat figure
600 per round, while Wolgast
his manager. Tom. Jones. fiirted
fate won. and took what re-
ej Of 70 per cent of the house
paying the financially rapacious
ipion.
CHE had the shade last night
,ereN on the cleverness of his
lg his ability to drive home
cutting left-hands to The Vul-
be roint. his general skill in the
.g art. but, most of all, a knock
that he scored in the seventh
was the Touchdown and the gen
way in which it was brought
that gave Richie the shade de-
; over Wolgast.
all came about in the middle OF
eyenth round, and was a sudden
ening. Wolgast had been shoot
lis injured left and his entirely
right into the mid section of the
pion with what looked like tell
feet, for it seemed as if Ritchle
getting tired and whiting.
til amazing rapidity, his express
never changing, Richie switched
attack from head to body, and,
ne Wolgasts own game, began
DOT them into Ads ribs.
left landed trifle high up into
hest. and as the champion swung
Igh into the attack with his pow
right Wolgast dropped to both
= then houndered up unit! ne
on one, and then. his gloves
ed over his groin and an appeal
; eyes to Referee Stout, he slow
DSe to his feet.
nat shook his head in token that
the blow fair. Stouts
waved, but it never will be known
the count was. Stout probably
II know himself, since he halted
III of seconds, resumed, and, then
saw Wolgast was going to con-
the contest, he discontinued 1t
Fly.
lgast plainly was in distress.
lunch, aimed at the solar pleXus
N, was Just a trifle high to bring
a Carson City result, but it hurt
the same, and Wolgast barely
Tered out the round. He was
ng and worried, tired out, spent
le time being. and Richie, see
MS chance, stepped in with
7 left and a hard right hook to
read. They rocked Ad to the
as the crowd screamed wildly
finish, The bell came to VOL
rescue just then.
CHE saw his chance in the
eighth and in response to the
c appeals from his corner TO
his left, tried to put over the
or. II was too late. The bear
eireshed with the minutes rest,
still in the center of the ring,
Richie to make the pace, and
1id a little fighting of his own.
chic, himself tired and put to
mites, held Ads head with his
nd hit with his right. AID jerked
slashed a left to the body, but
team was gone. From then to
nd Of the round it was a pulling
hauling match, but with the
in Ritchie's favor.
an not be settled in ten rounds,
question between two of the
EST Dutchmen that ever inhab-
ne Queensberry arena.
Wolgast's showing last night
Ie must give him a battle over
ons route. irrespective of the
me- of iu1popIiOo contests