The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18
REFEREE STEPS IN
TO SAVE WOLGAST
Cross Wins Bout in sixth
Round After Leading Al
most From start.
FORMER WEAK

Leach Cross used his ring generalship
wolsast at the Harlem Sporting Club last
night that the referee had to step In
and stop the bou in the sixth round to
save the former lightweight champion.
The fighting dentist had the better or
the encounter all the way and Il was
only In the first round that Wolgast
was able to hold his own. As soon as
the men settled down to real fighting
Ad was on the receiving end. the crafty
dentist landing almost at will.
When the men entered the ring there
was no sign that wolgast had been
injured In his previous fight that had
necess'tated n doctors examination be-
fore he was allowed to meet Cross.
Light body punches started the fray and
the hrst real damage was when Leachie
sent in a hare left and right to the
head. Wolgast woke UP then and bored
In with body smashes that caused the
dentist TO cover up. leaohie made more
fuss than the punches warranted and
his old stalling tactics were in evidence
"A few minutes later when he came out
Of his trance and Jared Wolgast with
a left to the face. This left the honors
of the u In favor OF Cross.
In the second round Cross went after
his man in earnest and the fight quickly
went his way. Wolgast was uncertain
In his delivery and could not Measure his
distance. Cross followed his man all
around the ring and handed out a severe
beating.
After the second session a merciless
was the programme. with VOL
CAST unable to stop the dentist. In the
third. fourth and ffth rounds Cross ham
bms man and nlfhnlUh ba did mt
score n knockdown. pounded Wolgas, 80
hard that he was practically helpless.
When they came IN for the sixth round
Wolgast was weak and about halfway
the round the referee stepped
between the men and stopped the bout.
Benny Leonard scored "A clean cut
victory over Joe MaHdot by knocking out
his man in the seventh round with a
right to the jaw, Joe yelling of Chi
cago put IL all over Young Brown of
New York in another ten round AFFAIR.
yelling had the better OF every round
except the last. in which Young Brown
to life too late 10 save the day.
Willie Richie and Ted Lewis are
names to c~onjure with In the boxing
world. hut as a matter of fact there
are no such persons. These boys nave
been matched to fight in Madison Square
ouAuNii va tAN IlltHN VI itNtlIlbtI ID
and the matching of one OF the mos;
American fighters against one
" the best that England has produced
N years has caused an inquiry into their
When Lewis first began hghting In
he attempted TO IN press the
Of ceremonies with the fact that
mis- name was G.rshon Mendeioff. but
The official declined to try that mouth
'ul and invented the name of Ted Lewis.
which the Brltisher has accepted as his
nom de ring. The so-called Willie
Richie had a different reason for boxing
Inder an alias. lie wa. born and
up under the name OF Gearv
S%tenens. but when he made his entry
o the boxing world his parents objected
o the name of Steffens being announced
rom the ring, The lad VINO later gained
he title OF American lightweight champion
hen selected the name of Willie Richie
has fought under that name ever
'ince.
Manager John Weismantle has ar
IA bantam weight caruiva for
broadway Sporting club I'm Brook
tonight. The chief item on tn.
ard is "A return bout between Dutch
'randt of F1atbush and Terry Martin
n Providence. These boys met recently
fought each other TO a stands,ill.
Dung Lippy and Freddie Reese are two
I'D rivals who will meet again and In
he seini-windup Jake brandt. brother
u Dutch. will be pitted against Bert
A big turnout is expected al the bene-
II for George (kldJ Lavigne. which Will
Ne held at the Harlem Sporting Club
leNt Tuesday night. Men prominent i'm
he sporting and theatrical world are
'ehind the benefit. The show will con.
list OF vaudeville acts, mixed I'm with
he appearance of past and present, ring