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Show SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT WOLGAST WON Los Angeles, Cal , July 8. Moving pictures of the Wolgast-Rivers fight were given their first presentation yesterday at a private display. Tho Important questions raised by the unsatisfactory un-satisfactory conclusion of the fight, in the minds of tho light enthusiasts, are to a certain extent satisfied by the pictures. If Wclgast fouled Rivers at the finish fin-ish the films fall to record it. In th4 thirteenth round the pictures show the men fighting head to head near the ropes Suddenly Wolgast's arms begin working like mad at the Infighting In-fighting Four body blows are delivered. deliv-ered. They are clearly shown. First a right and then a left to tho body, and then, repeated with lightning rapidity, are clearly depicted The pictures show Rivers sagging backward, one foot stretched forward, and as the champion lunges forward his foot strikes the foot of Rivers, who Is just settling back to tho canvas. can-vas. Wolgast stumbles forward over this foot as Rivers finally stretches out and the champion falls over the upraised kuoe of the man below him Referee Welch drags Wolgast off the prostrate body of Rivers Wolgast is apparently suffering great pain and Is very weak. The referee's hand is seen to rise and fall eight times in counting RIveis out F. J. Balshofer, vice president of the Bison company, developed an Interesting In-teresting fact In counectlon with tho pictures and the fight. "Sclontlflc mechanical argument cannot lie," said Balshofer "The machines were taking pictures at the rate of one foot of film per second. This fact cannot be disputed Tho pictures by actual measurement of the film show Rivers on the floor for twelve feet of film, proving that he was down for twelve seconds of actual ac-tual count, whether the Teferee counted count-ed that number or not" |