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REFEREE PUTS A STOP TO UNEQUAL CONTEST MAN BESTED BY WOLGAST NOT NELSON OF OLD Defeat Inevitable After Failure to Take Advantage of the * Twenty •second Round ' Battler a Beaten Man From the fwcntymfifih and Referee's Action Was Humane^) JAMES W. COFFROTH Wolgast, cham pion! That's how it will read until some new Richmond en tors the lists like the little Richmond who battered the hitherto invincible Nelson in Richmond yesterday. Ror 40 rounds Nelson unflinching ly stood a grueling. For 13 or more rounds he looked all over a winner. Then Wolgast shone un- # lil he was dropped to the floor by the 'Battler in the mid dip of the txreiuy- second round. Was Nelson the lighter of old? I say no. The Nelson we have known ap peared with particular brilliancy when h« had tlie other fellow going. He tore nft*» r him as though he was just entering thp ring:, but yesterday he tired so badly that lie could hot stop tiic young lion from Milwaukee when ihe latter appeared on his last legs. m:l>ovs r'xi.KKV m.mber At that Nelson was not knocked out, nqr even once knocked down. Wol sast will enjoy the unique distinction of having: won a championship contest without scoring a knockout or a knockdown, or having: a decision ren <i'ro<j in his favor in the ordinary sense. When the fortieth round had just *3 seconds — Nelson's lucky number — Referee Snilth stopped the light and declared a new champion. Did he do right? I say he did. The Hauler was gone. One eye was closed tightly and the other so nearly shut it was almost impossible for him to see in the gathering twilight. The left .«ide of his face swollen twice its nat ural size, his ears torn and bloody. It was a humane act on the part of the referee. Many persons will cavil at Smith's actions, thinking that Nelson ¥ -hould have been permitted to stay the limit, but what good would that have done the sturdy Dane? The de cision must have gone against him and 5t was a merciful act to save him from further punishment. , U'OLGAST FOUGHT WAIUIA' The boys started on their journey at o:20. Nelson looked considerably taller and a bit heavier than bis opponent. One could not help thinking that the usual beating was in store for Wolgast, as in the case of so many former chal lengers of the champion. . Wolgast f«jught warily. It led. us to believe that the Dane would hav<^an easy vic tory. Nelson forced Ad around the ring and the latter would but seldom make a stand. It looked like "pay off" on the old Battler in each succeeding round. By the time the sixth rolled around it seamed Wolgast was listening to too much advice from his corner. He was too inclined to glance that way. But at tiie same, time it could be told he was following instructions to the let ter, and that won for him in the end. The seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth found Nelson forcing and Wolgast cov ering and occasionally unwrapping and flaying the Battler. Nelson seemed dis turbed as? early In the fight as the thirteenth from punching that in other fights would not have feazed him. Two tired men toed the scratch in \u2666 the fifteenth and neither gathered much rest in the next five rounds. At the close of the twenty-first Wolgast was obviouslj- the more tired of th« two. DEMON DROPS BIT RECOVERS Nelson opened the twenty-secontJ with a hard crack on Ad's jaw. The latter nearly dropped, but came on. Nelson met him with a right hander on the point of the jaw and the "Dutch Demon" dropped to the floor. He arose inFtaqtly. but quite wobbly. The Battler rained blow after blow on his cowering adversary, but could not put him away and Wolgast went to his corner nearly as fresh as the. Dane. Like the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight at Carson, when Corbett dropped Fitz to the floor in the sixth and failed to finish him in the seventh and in conse quence Jost Ua championship, so it happened with Nelson yesterday. The I J. -vr. CCFFROTH Continued on I»ajcr 12, Column C DUTCH DEMON DESERVING OF ALL CREDIT FOR BEATING THE BATTLER AT HIS OWN GAME NELSON (ON THE LEFT) AND WOLGAST -IN.A.FURIOUS-CLASH DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE FIGHT. (PHOTO BY HALEY.) WOLGAST-NELSON FIGHT BY ROUNDS ROUND I—Nelson1 — Nelson swings a left over Wolgasfs head, jabs left to mouth. Wolgast put light left to head and left on wind. Kelson works Wolgast to ropes, jabs two lefts to face and gets a hard left on stomach. WolgaHt stands up. close and blocks cleverly. Both are short with lefts. Nelson works Wol gast around tho ring, lands both hands repeatedly on face. Wolgast rushes in and lands a couple of hard ones on Nelson's face and a hard right on kid neys. Wolgast covers up and backs away, protecting his face well, then rushes in and lands a couple of hard lefts on jaw. He 'makes the Battler's head rock with a sharp right uppereut as the bell rings. Smith does not hear the bell and they are in a clinch until Smith pulls them apart. ROUND 'Z — Nelson is short with left for wind, but puts a straight left on nose. Nelson puts another left on hose. Wolgast swings a good right to Nel son's ear and blocks and crouches. Nel son works Wolgast into a corner, but does no damage. Wolgast Is faster than Nelson and sends a couple of good rights to the chin. Nelson has Wolgast bleeding from the mouth. Nelson sends a right to face and they clinch on the ropes. Nelson forces the fighting. They exchange lefts to face. Wolgast brings blood with a right to tlie mouth and works two lefts to the wind. Nelson is Jabbing Wolgast's face with short lefts at the bell. Both boys .bleeding from the mouth. ' ROUND 3 — Wolgast backs away from a left and sends left and right to the Dane's face. He knocks Nelson's head back with a straight left. Wtlgast works a right to the ear. Nelson puts a solid left on jaw. Wolgast puts a hard left on wind. Wolgast's nose is bleeding. Wolgast misses a hard right uppereut. Wolgast workes left to wind, and left to mouth. Nolson blocks right and left for wind and jabs left to mouth. Nelson puts both bands on face. Wolgast blocks and dances away. Hq tries a right uppereut repeateiHy but misses. ROTUND 4 — Nelson, 'jabs light lett to nose, blocks a left lead. Wolgast walks into a choppy right on face. They mix it fiercely, both landing left swings, then clinch and both land on wind. Nelson forces the fighting. Wolgast hooks left to cheek and works a solid right to wind- Nelson Is. short with left: Wolgast lands right uppereut to mouth. Nelson puts 'Wolgast : across the ropes, but does no damage., Again Nelson\puts Wolgast on the ropes and puts a right on jaw. Wolgast hooks a solid left to wind, and swings a hard left over Nelson's head. Wolgast hooks a good left to mouth "at the bell. - No choice In this round, both fighting. hard and there is not a second's letup. ; ROUND s—Nelson5 — Nelson goes on the ag gressive, lands a left on face. Wolgast rocks Nelson's head with a right and they spar. Nelson taps Wolgast's cheek with a left. Nelson puts- Wolgast on the ropes and: sends a right . to ribs. Wolgast feints Nelson out of; position and lands' lefty and right on mouth. Wolgast swings hard left on wind and they both start to butt They clinch and Nelson appeals to Smith. Wolgast hooks a hard right. to cheek and cov ers up as Nelson works- him to the ropes. Nelson keeps on top 'of .Wolgast, but" does no damage. NeLson sends -a* good right to check and misses a left swing for. Jaw at the bell. Wolgast has a shade in this round, though Nelson is alway* the aggressor/ ROUND fl — Nelson jabs two lefts to eheek.\ Wolgast puts .a left on mouth, gets inside Nelson's guard and swings left on. wind. Nelson Is walking Wol gast around -the ring. Wolgast puts both hands on - face. Nelson swings right on ribs. They spar. Wolgast hooks left to mouth three times. . Nel son lands two lefts on mouth and a left on wind. .Wolgast jabs left to nose. Wolgast swings right to wind. Nelson works both hands to Wolgast's jaw. Wolgast lands a hard Bwing on the stomach, the hardest v blow:;yet struck. They exchange lefts on' face at bell. This is .Wolgast's round. He's putting^ up a good, brainy. fight. . .-, - <, ? ROUND- 7— Nelson starts the fight with light right onribs.' Wolgast sends two lefts td face. . Both land lefts bn THE :SAN GALL, WEDNESDAY; FEBRUARY 23, ; 1910; face. Nelson hooks right to ear and in a clinch" Wolgast swings a solid left to face. Nelson has Wolgast on the ropes, but does : no damage, and gets a solid left on wind. Nelson jabs two lefts to the mouth. -Wolgast jumps in with a low left -swing to wind. Nelson rocks Wolgast with * left hook to mouth. Hmith cautions Wolgast about- hitting low. Wolgast hooks left to wind. Nel son puts both hands on Wolgast's mouth. Both bleeding freely from mouth. Wolgast puts a straight right to the eye as [the bell rings. /Wolgast's round by a good margin. \u25a0 . ' t . •; . ROUND B— Wolgast 1s \hort with left.- Nelson puts both hands on jaw. Wol gast fights fast and lands solid right on mouth. Wolgast hooks a hard right to mouth: : Nelson, lands both, hands on face. Nelson blocks wicked swings' at the jaw and hooks a good left to jaw. Wolgast. puts two lefts on mouth. W,ol gast backs away and covers , up, then tights back strongly, putting a left on wind. Nelson forces', the fighting and has Wolgast on the defensive. Ho works Wolgast to the ropes' and lands three or four blows on face without return. Wolgast uppercuts with right to face and is covered up, 'while Nelson peppei-B his head with both hands as the bell rings. Nelson had a .shade in this.- v v '\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 \\u25a0\u0084 ROUND o—Nelson0 — Nelson jabs left to mouth and chases . Wolgast around the ring. Nelson keeps -crowding Wolgast and runs into a left on wind. They slug in Wolgast's corner, clinch and fight themselves apart. Bat lands both hands on face and lights every moment. Wol gast puts a left on face and swings a solid right to ear. In a Wol gast hooks a left to chin. Wolgast sends a good right to cheek. ~ -Bat-hooks a good one to' chin. Wolgast^ is loafing and letting Nelson do the forcing. Wol gast put a hard left' on wind. They fight at close quarters, both landing on face. Wolgast swings a hard left over the head at the bell. Wolgast did the better work, though on the ROUND 10 — Nelson lets a 'light left go to the mouth arid starts crowding Wolgast. *' Wolgast blocks Nelson's leads cleverly and swings right on wind and two left hooks to jaw. Wolgast put another left on wind. Nelson puts Wolgast on the ropes and works both hands on the head, but does little dam age. Wolgast rocks Nelson's head with a solid- left,- , Both land lefts on face. Nelson blocks -a straight left. ! Both swing lefts on face and Wolgast puts a hard left on wind, j Wolgast fights hard for a moment and puts both hands on" head. 'Nelson -comes back In his tireless ' fashion "and makes' Wolgast break-ground, though he runs into a left on wind. Even.round. * ROUND. 11 — They meet* in .midring: Wolgast is short with left for wind. Wolgast puts a right on the jaw. and swings two lefts on Nelson's ear. Nel eon -misses a- left for jaw. * Wolgast connects- with a hard left to Nelson's, jaw., Wolgast -hooks another :left to jaw. . 'Nelson nuts-both hands, to-Wol •gast'g fac«." Nelson lands'.three times on Wolgast's head. - Wolgast swings- a hard left' to the mouth. They are in a- fierce mixup at tho bell and Wolgast had away ..tha, best of it. Nelson looked serioys as the bell rang. J " r \ ; ROUND 12— Wolgast. misses at hard \u25a0right uopprcut/ ; They i clinch v aiid ,: ex change body blows. Wolgast puts two clean lefts on the mouth and 16wers-.it to -wind. -' .Nelson* swings good left to the cheek. Nelson- is. bleeding freely, from the mouth. Nelson' uDpercuts a left'to mouth.: \u25a0Wol«?ast : i lands- a 1 couple of solid . lefts -\u25a0 on Jaw and ; j seems .to wftaken Xelsna. fora -moment. ; .They clinch. . Both send ; lefts, to face. . Wol- Kast's Wowß-arc the harder,' but Nelson keeps in.; Nelson putp light right, on; cheek and 'both -land 'lefts on the body. ,. Wolerast swings a lurrd left for,* wind. -Ifelson,^ blocks'^ \t. "but Wolcrast puts two hard Jefts to therface nt -.the bell and the crowd cheers for Wolgast. ; This was ail Wolgast's round and .it looks bad : for Nelson. - # _ : - --.; • ROUNDS 13-^-Nelsoh I'gets'a. vleftSoh mouth 'as 'he. rushes - Wolgast. --Wolgast puts, left •on face..-:. Both land flight lefts on^face.: -AVolgast.: works "ieft to body.l Nelson ;missesa 'hard?rignt-up percut.' thoy .. stand- head :- to .*, head r and light \u25a0 for the .body. . -Nelson's left eye. almost closed. Wolgast hooked a hard, left to face. Nelson puts hard left on jaw, crosses right -„ to ear. and works Wolgast to the ropes to get a hard left on his ear.. Wolgast works left to body and covers up. Nelson puts left on wind and' blocks a tierce left swing. Wolgast swings right over Nelson's head. Wolgast grins at Nelson as the Dane backs away and they work into a clinch at the- bell. This round ..was about even. • • Nelson turned around -and winked at some of the presamen as he sat ia his corner. • v 4 \ ROUND 14— They spar in midring. Nelson puts left on wind and carries the fight to Wolgast.- Both land light lefts- on wind and Nelson swings left around Wolgast's head. Wolgast puts a. right on ear and alight one on the 'body.- Wolgast rushes Nelson half way across the ring, but Nelson immedi ately puts him on th.c run and forces him half way through the ropes. "* He helps him back into the ring and they shake hands. Both land: light lefts on face. Wolgnst hooks a wicked right to Bat's jaw. Nelson sends a straight left to mouth. Wolgast hooks two lefts to Bat's sore mouth. .Wolgast goes to his corner apparently very fresh, while Nelson seems tired.' Nelson's mouth is badly cut. * ROUXIi 15 — Nelson sends a hard right as they come together. They spar into a clinch. Nelson blocks a left for the wind. Both land lefts on face. Wolgast swings a solid left to jaw and misses a right swing to cheek. Wol tfast forcing the fighting; both butt fiercely. Nelson lands two lefts on jaw. Wolgast ducks, a left swing and comes up behind Nelson. Nelson puts both hands on wind. They clinch and Wol gast puts '\u25a0 a y left on mouth. Nelson seems tired, but keeps after Wolgast. Nelson hooks a solid left to Jaw. They fight into a clinch, Wolgast bringing a eight up to the mouth. Both land left 'swings on mouth at bell. Nelson's Up is cut and he has a gash over the left eye., \u0084 ; \u25a0- \ /\u0084, . • \u25a0'._ - \u0084.-. 7j- . \u25a0 ROUJVD I«— They rush Into a clinch. Wolgast working both Miands into Nel son's stomach. Wolgast swings-l eft to face. Wolgast blocks Nelson's leads and send left to mouth. Wolgast shows more speed now than before. Nelson sends a good left hook to«the mouth. Wolgast looks serious and hurt for a moment, then swjngs hard left to jaw Nelson works a right hoolt to the chin then Wolgast hooks two hard lefts to mouth. Both land left swings on face Wolgast hitting the cleaner.blows. Nel son s«nds a solid right to jaw. Wol gast hooks left on wind and jumps away. Nelson, rushes- Wolgast -to the ropes and puts two lefts on Wolgast's mouth: Wolgast lias, a shade: the best of the round. . -ROUND 17— Bat takes the fight to Wolgast and sends light' left to nose Wolgast puts solid right on stomach and repeats'it. Wolgast sends a solid 'left to wind and hooks right to head Wolgast lights -Nelson into a corner and starts * his mouth bleeding afresh Nelson puts light fight on check. Wol gast swingShaiM 'right, on jaw.r Wol gast "puts a half dozen rights on- Nel-" son's 'face without return. Wolgast pokes two straight lefts to face. : Nel son -works '; Wolgast .to the ropes, but does no damage,* and gets two "straight lefts on . face. ,-> Nelson puts /a left lon jaw, "but gets two: on :body in return. Wolgast c : - Nelson' half way. through the ropes as the bell .rings and has : much. the best of- this round. \u25a0 - ROUND 18— They spar a moment and Bat "sends": left to > mouth. \u25a0 Wolgast hooks a left \u25a0• to '• face -and puts* both lands ' on:' Bat's j£ sore I 'mouth. Jj Nelson liooks '.a; right i'to : ; the :» mouth • -and clinches. Wolgast hooks a right to ear us j they j work ; out~ of ? a .clinch. **Nelson lands bothhands on' chin and has'Wol gast on the run. --Wolgast, slipped': to his.knees.-t They- shake* hands; when he rises.;.* Wolgast lands' two] hardl swings on Bat's jaw.and makes ithe.Dane cover up.? Then they mix it, fiercely, and gast makes Nelson'break ground.yWol gast hooks i two rights | to the face. 'They clinch~~and>.Smith -is" breaking ; them away vWhen.Hhe -bellv rinsrs. ; 'Wolgast's round.'Jthough : he, "appeared 'to-'tire*' a little 'atlthe bell." V: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0--;. ..- ';_,_\u25a0: ;;.-\u25a0-•_•• t .-ROUND ; 10— -Nelson trotted nimbly to .midring and p"ut' a left on v jaw. rwol gast dances around and gists a straight left on the mouth, but lands a left on wind. Nelson hooks right to cheek. Both land lefts on wind.- Wolgast hooks v light left' to chin. Nelson puts both hands an Wolgast's .face.' They exchange lefts on face. Nelson- works Wolgast- totha ropes ami' hooks left to face. .Wolgast swing's left. to Bafstear and covers up. Nelson; straightens him Up -with right uppercut. ..Wolgast swings a' hard left to Bat's 1 jaw and the Dane appears tp stagger, but comes right back and is crowding: on the ropes when the bell rings.- ; -.-.;\u25a0., ... lIOU SiD 20 — Nelson pokes a left to .wind and jabs three lefts to- Wolgast's mouth. "Both- land lefts on -face and Wolgast sends a solid- left to Bat's jaw. Bats face is badly -swollen. - Nelson carries : »«ie fight to the- Dutchman. They. clinch: Nelson. puts right on ribs. Wolgast dances around, landing light :left on face. Both connect": with lefts on. face. Wolgast sends, a straight left to the facet Wolgast rocks Nelson's head with right. .Nelson drives Wol gast'back vfith left on wind. Nelson backs Wolgaet to the ropes and crosses the cheek with right. Wolgast hooked a hard right to cheek. Nelson lands both' hands on Wolgast'* face, but seems to make ng impression. Even round. ROUXU 21— Wolgast blocks Nelson's left. Bat lands a right Jon face and forces Wolgast into a clinch; and Wol gast-works both hands, into the wind. Wolgast hooks two lefts to face. Nel son puts a right on the ribs in a clinch. Nelson puts a left onthe face and gets a solid left swingr on the ear. Wolgast lands two blows to Nelson's one now, but the Dane carries the fight to him all the; time. -Both send lefts to face.'! Nelson gets a straight left on nose and Wolgast swings a" solid right to the cheek. " Nelson rushes: Wolgast to the copes and lands two selid blows on. the face. They are In*, a clinch when the bell, rings and the round is slightly in Nelson's favor. : : . ROUxb 22— Wolgast is first out of his corner; They exchange light lefts on the face. Nelson pokes a left; to the face. The betting is now even money. Nelson -sends. -two light lefts to face. Nelson staggers Wolgast with a right hook, to -the 'jaw.- Nelson puts both hand on Walgast's face, works Ad into i a corner and lands both hands' on face. Nelson drops Wolgast with «. left to Jaw and , has .Wolgast on queer street. -Wolgast covers. Up and attempts to re turn, and Nelson lands both' hands on the fate. ; Wolgast swingsa good right to, the face. Wolgast is fresh again and runs away. He- meets. Nelson with a solid left to mouth: as the bell rings. This -was -all Nelaon's_ round. - ROUIVD 23— Nelson tbores in and they clinch.^, Nelson rocks : Wolgast's head with two lefts. fWolgast swings a right to head, but leaves him. Nelson lands bothhands on mouth. -Wolgast swings a -hard" right : to. jaw. - Nelson crowds Wolgast into a -corner, but does no damage. Wolgast swings a: light left to cheek, but misses a left hook for the jaw.; Nelson '-crowds -Wolgast and gets a straight left on the mouth. 'Nelson is not leading, he simply : crowds Wolgast around the ring. : Nelson puts a- left on the ; face.- Wolgast hooks, a" left to the mouth.' "Bat;:, slaps \u25a0 him with. the, open glove on the , jaw. Nelson dances to his corner. He had a shade the best of it, though Wolgast landed the most blows. Wolgast is pretty, tired. . \:jL*~ " ' ; ROUXD 24— Nelson i 3 short^withitwo lefts.: Wolgast 'jabs a left \u25a0\u25a0 to the nose. Nelson misses a left swing.: Bat'sends a straight* left to ,the ; face. , Wolgast lands -a hard right Yon: the jaw- and ; a left: hook to the cheek. -Nelson, sends a hard: straight .right- to> the r face. Wol gast misses aright swing.-! and Bat puts two good 'lefts on face. BothUand lefts on fatJe as they{Clinch.vWolgast swings a- goftdsright to cheek." vi Nelson, works Wolgast into :ia'Tcorner,- but- Wolgast ducks ; out. v'of'i danger: -Nelson' puts;' a rightf on cheek.yi Nelson ( is.-on '; tap of ,Wolgnst- : every ; moment f and ; stops a straiphtl'left to face. sNelsorr' lands :With both .hands on face as^ the : gong-, sounds." ' v- nOUXDTss^Nelsoh^digS i: in" \ atrttin. Wolgast hooks a'leftto^ace and swings rights to icheek;;3tNelson sends; a. left :to the^nose. is doing welL now, and-puts two sulidrightson Bat's. face. . Bat sends Wolgast's head back with a left and hooks right to jaw. Wolgast swings his right on Bat's head three times and sends a.good left to the wind. Wolpjast sends another hook to the cheeß. Nelson sends a glancing left to head and Nelson seems tired. Nelson keeps on top of Wolgast. They clinch and break without an exchange. Wol gast swings another right to head. They exchange lefts at the bell and Wolgast has a good lead in this round, besides saving his backers' money. ROUND 26 — Nelson sends a right to cheek in a clinch. Wolgast roasts Nel son's ribs with the right. Wolgast ham mers Nelson on the stomach in clinches. Nelson works a right to cheek. Both land light lefts on face. Nelson jabs a right to cheek. Nelson puts another right on cheek. Both land lefts on mouth. Wolgast misses a vicious left swing for the head. Both boys are tired and not fighting hard. Wolgast swings right on* kidneys and glancing left on Nelson's eye. Wolgast puts a solid right uppereut on Bat's mouth. Nelson sends a solid left to face, and they clinch at the bell. This ,was Wolgast's round, though Nelson . trotted to his corner. ROUND 27 — Nelson pokes a left to wind. Wolgast hooks a left to wind. Wolgast is fighting fast and playing for Nelson's body. Nelson pokes a left to. the mouth. Nelson misses a left for jaw. Wolgast puts another left on the wind. Wolgast" sends a right to wind and a left to cheek. Both land lefts on face I and. Nelson swings a rig Tit to cheek. Both.butt. each other and Wol gast uppercuts flush on mouth. Nelson puts a hard left on Wolgasfs JaV. Wol gast uppercuts with left to mouth. Wol gast lands twice on the wind: They clinch, and- Nelson holds on.- Wolgast uppercuts with left to mouth. Nelson swings a solid right on cheek at the bell. Wolgast Is much fresher now. ap parently, and this was his round. ROUND 28— They spar into a clinch and break clean. Nelson sends a left to cheek/ They ' clinch and Wolgast plays right on kidneys. Nelson pokes a right into Wolgast's face. Wolgast is .fighting hard. Nelson sends a right to. ear and keeps digging in. Wolgast's shoulders are covered with Nelson's blood. Wolgast swings a right to ear. Nelson sends a right to cheek. Wol gast sends a straight left to face and misses a- vicious swing for the. jaw. Nelson sends a good right to the face. Wolgast rushes at Nelson, tries a right swing for jaw, but misses and both swing lefts on face. Nelson has Wol gast in a corner at. the bell and put a right: on face. Wolgast much the frefeher. - • • -- ROUND 2J^-They rush into a : clinch, Wolgast working on Bat's body. Wol gast is short . with a left and I they clinch, both sending rights to the body. Nelson misses a- hard- right. Both land lefts on face.- • Nelson hooka a right to cheek; but gets a nasty left on mouth in return. - They clinch and hang on. Nelson Is losing- a lot: of blood" Wol gast hooks a left to ear before ar'clinch. Bat lands- both -hands* on Wotgast's face. Wolgast. hooka left to win'dVßoth swing lefts on face. Nelsflh sends a left to mouth. \u25a0 Wolgast/ hooks a good right to cheek. . They are in a clinch at the bell and it's Wolg«st's round. Nel son seemedfwobbljr going to his, corner. ROUND 30— Wolgast Vco'mes up freshj They immediately go to a clinch. Wol gast landings on body. Nelson sends: a right to cheeky Wolgast clinches and works hare l ' blows bn.* Nelson's wind. The Dane Is hanging on. -They go Into another clinch. Bat misses a right-<or face.. Wolgast : sends a right- to face. Bat.'. lands, a' hard- right- on jaw. - Bat misseß a. .wild left . swing. y, They spar carefully. . Bat puts right to ear. wol gast rocks . ; Bat'a head .with a* 'solid right. \u25a0 Nelson gets a hard left on" the mouth." Both land lefts' on- face. S Bat puts' a'solid right-on cheek at the bell and has 'the best of this roand. but goes to his- corner very -tired, while Wolgast .seems -fresh. Wolgast's seconds ; work on- his. legs. V- Nelson sits coolly;- in' his corner and gets his mouth, doctored; : : \u25a0 '.:> ROUND * 31— -They go to a clinch at once,*. Wolgast '.'\u25a0 working * the ~ right: "to wind." ' Wolgasit, puts -a light -left 'on Continued on Page 13, Column 2 PAT DEAN SUED BY ANTI-FIGHT SOLON Richmond Councilman Demands $10,000 Damages for Alleged Injury to Good Name / . [Special Dispatch to The Call] RICHMOND. Feb. 22.— Suit for $10. 000 damages has been brought at Mar tinez by. Councilman J. C. Owens against Pat H. Dean for the latter** alleged statement that* Owens had tried to "graft" money from Eddie Graney in connection with the permit, recently given for the Wolgast-Nelson fight. > ft The accused councilman carae out with a statement today to the effect \u25a0 that Dean's accusation was- 'false and unfounded, and a defiance to prove the charge was cast down. . The principals in the quarrel ;of t words that follows that of fists are on the one side Owens,, who conducts a .hotel In Richmond, and pAe'the oth,«r^ side Dean, proprietor of; the BicnMoml: opera house, sporting promoter and holder of the permit under ..whic+f tb,e fight of today was carded;. •-*' Dean, it was charged, made the fol lowing accusation openly and without reservation recently: "You went to San Francisco to get a piece of money out of this fight game. That is a fine proposition, a council [ man from Richmond going to San Francisco to get graft 'out of the fight. You were . over there for graft and I can prove it. You were in Graney's trying to butt into this fight game. You went over there to get a piece of money out of It. You are as bad as .Ruef: out for graft. You went to Graney's for graft, and I can prove It. 1 can prove all I have said." According to Owens,: this statement was false and malicious, scandalous and defamatory, and has Injured his name to "the extent of llO.foo. The town of Riehrnond is divided over the feud between the city official -and the right promoter. At the time the plan to pull off the fight at Rich mond was first bruited it was strongly opposed by a contingent of whom Owens was the • spokesman^, in the council. Cove Wins on Points From Danny Goodman {Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO, Feb. 22.— Percy Cove the human toothpick from Seattle, got the decision over Danny Goodman of Chicago in one of tlie fastest fights seen in this city. The boys mixed it from start to fin ish, and when the final gong sounded both were wobbly on^ their feet from the effects of the punishment in the last round. Goodman was unable to solve Cove's style of milling and was too willing to let the slender boy force matters. «, In the fourteenth Cove floored Good man and almost had him out when the gong sounded. The decision of. Referee Alex Greggains was popular. Tommy Feltz won over Young Dunn in their six round preliminary and the Mickey O'Brien-Jimmie Fitzpatrlck af fair went to a draw. Cubs* Manager Confident Of Winning Pennant CHICAGO, Feb. 22.— "Put a bet on these Cubs in the coming: championship race, for we will be safely rooted to tire upper sung of the ladder when the end of the season arrives," was the greeting Manager Frank Chance ex .tended to those who welcomed him when he arrived from California jces terday. "We will get away with a fly ing start this year," said Chance, "and •». when the young blood that has been instilled into the team gets to u-ork ing I predict the fifth pennant for the Cubs. . "" "The entire squad with the exception of a few who are to join the team at New Orleans will be taken to West Baden, and when we pull out of there March 3 to take up our regular train ing at New Orleans, we will be primed for an encounter that can't prove any too hot." V: Pirates to Get Bonus for "Overtime" PITTSBURG. Pa.. Feb. 22.— Every player in the Pittsburg club will re ceive "overtime" for every hour worked after October 13 next.' said President Barney Dreyfuss of the National league club yesterday. He insists that the six months' contracts signed by his men terminate on that date and that if the new schedule arrangement approved at the recent meeting in New- York ia faithfully observed there will be a neat bonus coming to each man. President Dreyfuss expressed the opin ion that If the Pittsburg club repeats this season the' world's series will be gin before the date set for the regu lar season to close. He did not explain how this was to be brought about. RAIN DELAYS TENNIS MATCH BERKELEY, Feb. 22. — On account of the rain today the singles tournament for the club championship of the Berke ley tennis club was postponed and will be held next month. ' The- cross coun try run of five miles to Northbrae and return of the Berkeley Y. J-L C. A. was postponed until March 5 on account of the inclement weather. 11