| Show 1 BATTLING NELSON 1 LOSES TO New Shows Xo No and amI Batters the Battler Almot Into I I Richmond Arena Cal Feb Ills face tace battered to a pulp his ce ceI eyes I closed II covered with blood and staggering helplessly about the ring toda today Nelson conqueror ot of Joe Joo Gans Gaas was saved from a knockout In the fortieth round ot of his wih with Ad d Wol gust when Eddie Smith humane 1 w a mOlt most unequal contest Nel Nd Nelon on gme game to 10 the tho Vcr very last In tho th center of oC the ring and even though lie he cull had hardly I raise ralso his hands hand begged to be allowed to continue le lIe wn was led to his corner In tho corer corner of oC the tho ring tho lew flew lightweight champion of oC tIm tho world I ot of Cadillac Mich was Ad d Wolgast Cadilac wt lifted to the tho shoulders ot of his trainers amid the cheers ot at the big crowd Only durn thc light dId Nelson have hae n a round when hen with stinging right tita a jaw ho staggered his opponent opponent the tho round close closed ho dropped In tho middle ot of the tho rin with a blow and three seconds were toled tolled be bc tOro tore regained his Itis feet Tho crowd to leave the arena orena the tho thoI I word went vent from Crom bench to bench through the tho spectators that another ho boy hot fallen victIm to tle the wonderful durability ot of tho ane But In the next rOi round ni Wolgast and from flom then on Slowly hut but surely wore Nelson down NILSO NELSON For 12 rounds the finish Nelson on bewIldered and his blows Jent sent al as though tie he held weights In his hiM hands From tue tho thirtIeth round could hardly sea Seu or heat hear tho lef left side ot of hil hIs face havIng lost all semblance or of Ia its former contour He le staggered ond attil hun hung on In tile the run round ho hoWalt Walt 1 al but out but survived tile the round In the rund round John lou louIn In inson on Nelsons manager to throw the sponge into the but Abdul b ul the Turk furk one of oC the secondi tore toru I it from Crom his hands Ind and threw It Into time tho bucket bucket lom thel on durIng each round son protested on cit the verge rge of t tears ars that hil his man was beaten When the thc fortIeth Referee Smith asked Nelson It IC li h wanted anted to quit old and Nelson mutable to talk merely shook his head negatively When lien sec sac seconds I of oC the fortieth gone one and lS mIll darkness was begInning t to crp over oer tw tilt scene ot of the light a full ul moon just I to peep through the c clouds Referee Smith h Pi raised f gl glove II In Inthe the tho al air and nI a new lightweight chumpon had come Ino into BATLER BATTLER I IS GAME Wolgast olgat had outgeneraled and all but tile the great reat Battling Neilon Nelson After the tho battle alio leam scam Pored out ot of the tho ring mike like 1 a In and galloped through the mud 01 on the tho other hand was taken out on tile tho arms ot of hi A As lie ho was car carrle ned through tIle the crowd he was cheered b by the crowd for or tho grit and amid gameness displayed such al as old oil ring say sel seldom om lies has been leen seen In a prize rl ring Tue he made mude the following state men to the Associated Press ohn t fou fought ht N lson ut at his own gante ame und and beat him fairly Ind and squarely Nelon complained at times of oC 0 t butting but I paid little 1 heed ld ni It WIS was I a caF cace of oC the Datter Battier gettIng the tho worst ot of a Jamo game where lol both welO eual I ly guilty ul Both men the tho same sime but ut ono one had youth tile tho power to core come Dack ack vig vigor vigor or life unit und al all gos o s wih with It while the 13 years ears ot of lighting through whIch eiso had 1181 guile one hAl had sopped hil his strength nn and and loft stamIna stamIna him without the old snap dash GOAT TACTICS Wolgast saId after the I light toda today W was lIke a trin training In bout Only once did lie ho botier bother mo ma anG t that lt was In the tw NI on hurt mo me mOl more then hy by me titan than anything el else e al and I fel felt funny for Just IL few seconds I 1 cannot lay say 11 nit thin as S to m my future plum pIan but nm am ready to give deserving a ahen chance e When hen Nelson WIS was able ahI to talk lie he saId I am lorr sorry the they called the tho fight oi of fht when whon tile the did I 1 tunk think I 1 couii have stayed the I l runds rounds but have no complaint to molt make c |
