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Jim Flynn Fought a Disgracefully Foul Battle
Referee Accuses the Fireman of Being a Coward
By Ed. W. Smith.
(The Georgian’s Fight Expert, Who
Refereed Title F:ght.)
EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M„ July
s_Jim Flynn disgraced
everybody by fighting about
as foul a battle as a man could de
vise, bringing down thq wrath of
the state police of New Mexico in
the ninth round of his battle yes
terday with Jack Johnson for the
world’s championship. He demon
strated that he no longer is entitled
to be known as "one of the tough
est and gamest” of the heavj
weights.
There is much more respect for
a man who will take a punch on
the Jaw and die the death of a real
gladiator on the floor than there is
for the man who, seeing himself in
for a trimming.' will seek the sub
terfuge of the foul—the cowardly
refuge of the man who isn’t game.
Flynn Was Not Game.
Flynn might have been game
once, but he did not show' that he
was in this instance.
The Pueblo fireman claimed, and
with some justice, that Johnson
was not fighting him fairly. Per
haps so, for Johnson was guilty of
the trick of jerking Flynn into him
and slashing at him at the same
time.
Maddened by the fact that he
was being checkmated and out
guessed at every stage of the con
test, Flynn resorted to the most
barefaced system of fouling.
I passed over a few of these, and
finally in the ninth round all pa
tience was exhausted and, after
giving him every opportunity to
redeem himself. I was about to dis
qualify him and give the contest to
the champion w'hen the state police
burst into the ring and declared
the thing at an end.
Though Johnson won, the ques
tion remains: "Is he as good as he
was at Reno?” It’s hard to answer.
There are evidences against it, not
withstanding the fact that he won
decisively enough to suit anybody.
FIGHT BY BOUNDS,
BY W. W. NAUGHTON
Round I—Flynnl—Flynn lands on Johnson’s
stomach with a left, they clinch. John
son uppercuts,with a right to the jaw.
Another clinch. Flynn gets uppercut
to chin. They clinch again. Flynn but
ted Johnson In the chest. They break.
Johnson landed a light left uppercut on
the jaw. Another clinch not allowed.
Johnson grins and holds Flynn off.
Johnson lands a hard right uppercut
In the clinch, drawing first blood.
Flynn rushed Johnson with two hard
lefts to the stomach. Johnson cuffs
Flynn with a right, and another right
to the jaw. They were in a fierce ral
ly as the gong sounded.
Round 2—They responded slowly.
Johnson jabbed Flynn with three
straight lefts and an uppercut. John
son jabbed Flynn four times. Flynn
got in a right stomach punch and a
clinch followed. Johnson held Flynn
off. Flynn got in a left to the jaw
and they clinched again. Johnson drove
a hard right to the jaw and they clinch
ed. In the break Johnson uppercut
with right and hooked in three lefts on
the jaw. Another clinch followed.
Flynn got in a left to the jaw and a
right to the stomach and agam they
clinched. Flynn put one to the stom
ach. Johnson hooked right to Flynn’s
jaw as the bell rang. Johnson laughed
and talked to a friend as he took his
seat.
Round 3—Flynn met Johnson and
they' immediately clinched. In the
break Johnson jabbed Flynn with a
light left. Flynn got in a right to the
ribs and a right over handed punch to
the head. Johnson uppercut Flynn
three times in the clinch. Flynn tried
for the jaw and missed a hard right.
Flynn uppercut Johnson with left to
the jaw. Another clinch followed and
Flynn pounded to stomach. Flynn got
In a hard left to the mouth. Johnson
Is bleeding from the mouth. They
clinched and Johnson uppercut three
times with right to Flynn’s face. Flynn
< overed up. Johnson rocked Flynn's
head twice as the bell sounded. Both
were uppercuts. Johnson's round.
Round 4—Johnson shot in a straight
left to the jaw. Flynn ctosed in and
Johnson held Flynn back with left up
percut and twice with the right. Flynn
reached Jack's stomach with a right
punch. Johnson jabbed Flynn on the
nose starting the blod afresh. Flynn
drives two lefts to the stomach and
Johnson reached the wind with a left.
I lynn got in two body blows. Flynn
missed an uppercut and Johnson laugh
out loud. They are now in a clinch
bn the break Flynn tried a left swing
and missed. Johnson sent in right hook
to the jaw three times in successsion.
In a fierce rally Flynn drove right three
FERNS AND MAGRIT DRAW.
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA.. July 5.
1 larence (Kid) Ferns, of Kansas City,
and Art Magrit, of Bartlesville, went
fifteen fast rounds to a draw' at
Dewey, Okla., without the anticipated
Interference on the part of the state
authorities.
ANOTHER BRADY FOR HUB.
BOSTON, July s.—The Boston Na
tional league club has purchased
Pitcher William A. Brady, of the In
dianapolis American Association
league, it was announced today. Brady
will report at the end of the American
Association season.
NO BIG STAKE RACES.
KEWANEE. ILL., July s.—On ac
count of failure to secure enough en
t'ies, the Central Illinois Trotting and
Pacing Association called off $1,090
stake races arranged/for meets on the
circuit.
FANS 24 BATTERS.
’’HARLOTTE. N C., July s.—Pitch-
Jaynes, a North Carolina col'ege
t wirier, struck out 24 men. pitching
for Morganton against a team of semi
professionals of Lenoir.
times to the jaw. Bell.
Round s—Mrs. Johnson spoke to
Jack. Flynn sent a left to jaw and
right to ribs. They clinched and John
son jabbed his eye with a left as they
broke In another clinch Johnson got
to Flynn’s mouth with a light left.
Johnson jabbed Flynn's nose three
times in succession. Flynn rushed mtn
a clinch and tried to drive a couple
into Jack’s stomach. Johnson rocks
Flynn’s head with a left uppercut. They
clinch and Flynn pounded Johnson’s
stomach four or five times. Johnson's
started the crowd to cheering by pat
ting Flynn on the back and head. John
son rebuked Flynn for butting and
Flynn said: “Make him let go.” They
clinched. They were in a clinch when
the bell rang.
Round 6—Flynn came w’lth a rush
and they went into a clinch. Flynn
butted Johnson twice. Flynn cries to
the referee: “Call him off.” In a fierce
rally Flynn drove five or six vicious
blows to the stomach and Johnson
broke ground, plainly worried. They
clinch and Flynn drove in a hard right
and left to the stomach. Johnson jab
bed the nose three times and in a
clinch, which followed. Johnson reach
ed the face. Johnson seconds raised
an uproar. Flynn drove a right to the
ribs and they mixed it fiercely, John
son uppercutting. Flynn drove a right
to the kidneys and rushed Johnson to
the ropes as the bell sounded.
Spider Kelly went to Flynn's cor
ner.
Round 7—Flynn rushed into a clinch.
Johnson held him off. In the break
Johnson jabbed Flynn three times
HARRISON NEAR DEATH
FROM WALLOP ON HEAD
PEORIA, ILL., July s.—Phil Harri
son. a Chicago lightweight, is hovering
between life and death today in a hos
pital here as a result of injuries in a
ring battle wdth Harry Donohue, of
Pekin, yesterday. The two men fought
nine desperate rounds.
Up to the latter part of the eighth
round Harrison had much the better of
the fierce milling. Shortly -after the
opening of that round it is thought
that Donahue caught Harrison a heavy
blow behind the ear with his bare fore
arm.
Harrison immediately became help
less, though he stood up under a ter
rible shower of blows. His seconds,
seeing their man apparently helpless,
threw a sponge into the ring, stopping
the contest in the ninth round.
Harrison was carried to a bath houss
near by, attended by only his seconds.
He shortly' began to sink. A physician
was hastily, called. He discovered a
broken artery with his patient near
death. He was hastened to a hospital,
where desperate efforts are being made
to save his life.
WALSH DENIES HE AND
CALLAHANARE AT OUTS
CHICAGO, July s.—Edward Walsh,
the spitball pitcher of the White Sox,
wants it distinctly understood that he
and Manager Callahan are friends and
that he (Walsh) would go further for
Callahan than any other man in base
ball.
Walsh wants it further understood
that he regards Callahan as one of the
greatest, one of the most competent,
one of the most brilliant managers in
baseball. And Walsh further wants it
understood that there is one man on
top of this earth that he can lick. That
man is the fellow’ who started the
rumor that he and CJallahan were at
outs.
NEW YORK AMERICANS
GET SHORTSTOP O'DOWD
BROCKTON, July s.—The New York
Americans and the local club of the
New England league completed anoth
er deal today’ by which Shortstop Leo
O'Dowd. of South Weymouth, who has
been playing independent baseball in
Atlantic City, joined the Highlanders
today. O’Dowd was released outright
by Brockton.
THOMAS SHADES BEECHER
IN SLUGGING BATTLE
NEW ORLEANS, July s.—Joe Thomas,
of this city, was awarded the decision
over Willie' Beecher, of New York, after
a fast ten-round slugging match at the
Orleans Athletic club. Two of the sport
ing writers voted a draw and two others
thought Thomas the winner. Both fight
ers used their elbows and butted fre
quently.
•who you are, where
you live, or what
you have—
Georgian
•will bring results.
We KNOW IT.
St
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1912.
lightly on the nose. Flynn could not
get to close quarters. He backed John
son all around the ring. Flynn poked
two hard lefts to the stomach, and
drove a right and left to the stomach
Immediately’ afterward. Johnson jab
bed Flynn’s nose and grabbed Flynn’s
arms to hold until the referee broke
them apart. Flynn got in a right to
the jaw and received three uppercuts
w’lth Jack’s left to the jaw. ' In a close
mix Flynn got in a right to the ear.
Johnson landed left to the ear. They
clinched as the bell sounded.
Round B—Johnson landed left to the
jaw and they clinched. Flynn butted
and Johnson got to calling to the ref
eree’s attention to it. Johnson drove
right to Flynn’s jaw and a straight left
to the mouth. They went into a clinch
at this point and after the break Flynn
tore in. driving two hard body blows.
Johnson scored heavily wltA right to
the nose and they clinched. Flynn but
ted three times. The referee broke
them apart and Johnson jabbed Flynn’s
jaw with a left, and put right to the,
nose. They clinched again and John
son held Flynn. Flynn got in a right
to the heart and left to the nose. Again
they clinched. Johnson held Flynn and
Flynn jumped up and butted Johnson
twice on the chin. Flynn Is covered
with blood. Bell.
Round 9—They ran into a clinch.
Johnson held Flynn and they wrestled.
In the break Johnson jabbed the nose
with left and right uppercut to the
nose. Flynn drove In two lefts to the
stomach and a right to the heart. They
clinched and Flynn butted Johnson sev
eral times. The referee stopped the
fight and gave it to the negro.
Crackers* Batting
Averages, Including
Yesterday's Games
These averages include yesterday’s
double bill with the Billikens:
Players. G. A.B. R. H. Av.
Combs, utility . . 1 10 1 1.000
Dessau, p 14 42 0 14 .333
Hemphill, cf. . . 68 262 31 84 .322
Harbison, ss. . . 18 63 7 19 .302
Bailey, rs 72 257 48 77 .300
Alperman, 3b. . . 72 273 40 70 .256
Callahan, If. . . . 30 132 17 33 .250
Becker, p 1 4 11 .250
Graham, c. .... 25 74 7 17 .230
McElveen, 3b.. . 78 288 35 66 .229
Donahue, c. ... 26 82 7 18 .220
Brady, p 9 29 1 6 .207
Atkins, p 14 36 3 7 .194
Sitton, p 14 35 17 .194
Agler, lb 9 26 3 4 .153
“OUT AT THE PLATE;”
KILLED SLIDING HOME
PITTSBURG, PA., July s.—“ He’s
out,” said the catcher.
“No, he’s dead,” said the umpire just
as Joseph Laverick, aged fifteen years,
of 309 Clarence street, this city, rolled
into the home plate, while attempting
to make a “squeeze, play” in a ball
game on Duquesne Heights here. He
was struck on the head with a bat
which slipped from the hands of the
batter, and died instantly. The catcher
tagged the dead player w’lth the ball,
not knowing that the boy had been
struck with the bat.
“He's out!” shouted the catcher. But
the umpire sorrowfully said: "No, he’s
dead."
UNITED STATES LIKES
SOCCER FOOTBALL GAME
NEW YOfK, July 5. —Soccer foot
ball is slowly but steadily gaining a
foothold in the East, according to a
statement by officers of the Association
Football league.
“Already soccer has crowded out the
American game on the Pacific ccast,”
the statement asserts, “and while it has
not yet supplanted the Eastern game
on the Atlantic coast, a league has
been formed, with six colleges as mem
bers, and indications are that two more
will join for next year,”
Princeton and Brown have been for
mally invited to join the Intercollegiate
league, whose membership already
comprises Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Col
umbia, Pennsylvania and Haverford.
FISHER BREAKS SHOULDER
IN MATCH WITH BILLITER
MUSKOGEE, OKLA., July s.—John
ny Billiter, of Toledo, Ohio, claimant of
the lightweight wrestling championship
of the world, after an hour and 29 min
utes on the mat last night broke the
right shoulder of Jack Fisher, of Mus
kogee, and was awarded the match.
JOE MANDOT DEFEATS
TEMPLE IN HOT FIGHT
MEMPHIS, TENN., July s.—After
eight rounds of fierce fighting, Joe Man
dot, of New Orleans, was given the deci
sion over Ray Temple, of Milwaukee, be
fore a large crowd at the National Ath
letic club here.
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BACKER OF FIGHT
SAYS $22,000 WAS
LOST ON VENTURE
EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M„ July s.—Art
Greiner, of Chicago, the former auto racer,
who was interested in the venture with
Curley, was bitter against Flynn for los
ing in the manner he did and did not
mince his words.
“Flynn had a chance to make good,”
said Greiner, “but he did not prove equal
to the occasion In any particular. He
not only fought a foul fight, but spoiled
the pictures for us by his uncalled for
work.
"The pictures were the only chance we
had to get even. Flynn acted the part
of an ingrate, while Johnson acted the
part of a gentleman.
"We lost $22,000 on the venture. Up to
noon we had taken In a little over $20,-
000. but w'e paid Johnson his $31,100 in
full.
“The total was $27,000. lam only sorry
that the fight was not a better one. We
had knockers from the start to the last,
and probably they are now satisfied.”
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
SAY NIX ON BOXING
ST. PETERSBURG, July s.—The courts
have decided that, however backward
Russia may be, she is still too gentle to
tolerate boxing contests.
A man named Petroff. who manages a
recreation hall here, advertised a contest
for money prizes among English and
French boxers.
The prefect of St. Petersburg, General
Bartchevsky, at first forbade the show as
a disorderly entertainment. He was over
ruled by General Kurloff. minister of the
Imperial police, who ordered that the show
be allow’ed to proceed.
Petroff went on spending money, but at
the last minute the premier imposed an
absolute veto and directed that the pre
fect’s first decision should be acted upon.
Petroff then sued Bartchevsky for
$7,000 damages, this being money spent in
launching the show, and apparently spent
on ‘squaring” Kurloff’s department.
The supreme court rejected his claim
and based Its judgment on a statue of the
Empress Catherine, issued 120 years ago,
directing her ministers to see to it that
the lower orders should not use their fists
on each other in public or use bad lan
guage. According to the court, the box
ers would constitute the lower orders and
the spectators doubtless would provide the
bad language.
PRIES GIVEN DECISION
OVER CULLUM ON FOUL
AMERICUS, GA., July s.—Meyer Pries,
of Atlanta, was given the decision over
Clyde Cullum, of Macon, in the sixth
round of a scheduled ten-round bout here
yesterday. Pries won all the way and
would probably have received the decision
had the fight gone the scheduled number
of rounds.
However, Cullum deliberately fouled
Pries in the sixth and the referee raised
Meyer’s hand. Pries Ilves In Atlanta and
recently fought an eight-round draw there
with Spider Britt.
JACK DILLON EASILY
DEFEATS JOE THOMAS
TERRE HAUTE, IND., July s.—Jack
Dillon, of Indianapolis, easily defeated
Joe Thomas in a fast bout here last
night. Thomas was outclassed all the
way, and when Dillon landed a stiff
punch in the eighth round he took the
count. He gained his feet to meet an
other blow on the jaw that was a clean
knockout.
DALTON TEAM LOSES.
DALTON, GA., July 5.—A picked team
from the Chattanooga City league de
feated the local team here yesterday aft
ernoon in a close ten-innfng contest by
a score of 9 to 7. The game’s feature was
Camp's relay of a throw' from Centerfield
which started a double play.
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Montgomery in Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon.
Game called at 4 o’clock.
Memphis in Birmingham.
Mobile in Nashville.
New Orleans In Chattanooga.
Standing of tne Ciuns
W. L. P.C W. L. P.C.
B’ham .49 27 .645 Chat. ..35 37 .486
M’mphis 38 33 .535 Mont ..35 40 .467
N. Or. ..35 35 .500 Atlant* .31 38 .449
Mobile. .39 39 .500 Nash. ..29 42 .408
Yesterday's Result*.
(Morning Games.)
Atlanta 9, Montgomery 3.
Chattanooga 5, New Orleans 2.
Birmingham 2, Memphis 1.
Nashville-Mobile, rain.
(Second Games.)
Montgomery 5, Atlanta 3.
Chattanooga 4, New Orleans 0.
Memphis 3. Birmingham 1.
Nashville-Mobile, rain.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Columbus in Jacksonville.
Macon in Columbia.
Albany in Savannah.
Standing or the Club*.
W. L. P C W. L P C
Sav’nah. 5 2 .833 Macon .. 4 4 .500
Cola ... 5 3 .625 C’bus. . 3 4 .429
J’ville. .4 4 .500 Albany. . 2 6 .250
Yesterday's Results.
(Morning Games.)
Jacksonville 2, Columbus 1.
Savannah-Albany, postponed.
Columbia-Macon, postponed.
(Afternoon Games.)
Macon 9, Columbus 0 (first game.)
Macon 9, Columbus 0 (second game.)
Albany 5. Savannah 1 (first game.)
Savannah 3, Albany 0 (second game.)
Columbus 7, Jacksonville 2. .
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Detroit in Chicago.
New York In Washington.
Boston in Philadelphia.
Pittsburg 3, Cincinnati 2.
Brooklyn 5, New York 2.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L. PC. W. L. P.C.
Boston . .49 23 .681 C'land. . 35 35 .500
Wash. . .43 31 .581 Detroit . 36 37 .493
Phila .40 28 ,588 N. York 19 48 .284
Chicago. 40 30 .571 S. Loafs .19 49 .279
Yesterday’s Results.
(Morning Games.)
Washington 12, New York 5.
Philadelphia 4. Boston 3.
Chicago 2, Cleveland 1.
Detroit 9, St. Louis 3.
(Afternoon Games 1
Washington 12. New York 1.
Boston 6, Philadelphia 5.
Detroit 7, St. Louis 0.
Cleveland 9, Chicago 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Philadelphia in Boston.
Brooklyn In New York.
Chicago in St. Louis.
Standing of the Club*.
W. L. P C W L. PC.
N. York 54 13 .806 Phila . 34 41 .453
Chicago .38 26 .603 B’klyn .25 39 391
P’burg 39 27 .591 S. Louis 23 40 365
C'natl. 36 33 .522 Boston .20 50 .286
Yesterday’s Result*.
(Morning Games.)
Brooklyn 10, New York 4.
Boston 7. Philadelphia 3.
Pittsburg 11. Cincinnati 5.
(Afternoon Games.)
Chicago 2, St. Louis 0.
Chicago 3. St Louis 2 j
Philadelphia 7. Boston 4 *
Scandal in the Victory of Wolgast Over Rivers
Both Fighters Were Verily Out at the Same Time
By H. M. Walker.
LOS ANGELES, July s.—The
scandal that followed Ad
Wolgast's victory over Joe
Rivers in the thirteenth round yes
terday will not be forgotten in a
hurry. Nothing else is discussed in
sporting circles today. There are
three distinct versions of what hap
pened in that final tumultuous
round. They are:
1. That Wolgast knocked Rivers
out cleanly w’ith a blow In the
stomach. This was the referee's
version—and that’s the one they
paid off on.
2. That both men were simulta
neously knocked out and that the
referee, w’lth his back to the pros
trate champion, counted Rivers out
while Wolgast was unconscious.
3. That Referee Jack Welch lost
his head and, after counting four,
declared Wolgast the winner.
Both sides were claiming foul
when the decision was made.
The decision of Referee Welch is
condemned In most quarters.
Betting commissioners stated
that payment of bets w’ould be ac
cording to the decision of the ref
eree. The gate receipts for the
fight were $41,465.
The fight by rounds follows:
Round I—Theyl—They went close and played
rights on the face. Rivers stood
straight and jabbed face. Wolgast
bored in crouched, and Rivers caught
him a stiff right on the heart and a
hard right swing to the jaw. Wolgast
sent right to body. Rivers rtfiped ter
rific right for the jaw, but fell short.
Wolgast placed two lefts on the mouth.
Rivers played on the kidneys with
rights, hard. In the break Rivers
smashed the jaw with right, and Wol
gast, maddened, struck two blows aft
er the gong, for which he apologized.
Round 2—Wolgast is bleeding from
left ear Wolgast put left to wind;
Rivers retaliated with left on the jaw
and right to the wind, which made
Wolgast stagger. In several mix-ups,
Rivers got In hard right and left wal
lops. Rivers is cool and Wolgast’s left
ear is bleeding from Rivers’ right wal
lops.
Round 3—Rivers met the champion
with stiff right over the heart. At close
quarters Rivers mauled the body. In a
clinch Wolgast put a stiff right on the
wind and in the break Rivers retaliated
with right over the heart. Both missed
rights. In the mi/-up both Rivers and
Wolgast landed blows. Wolgast missed
frequently. Wolgast put a hard left to
the wind. Wolgast tore Into his oppo
nent, but the Mexican fought back vi
ciously.
Round 4—They feinted and Wolgast
bored in. In the break Rivers hooked
a right to the jaw. Blood was flowing
freely from Rivers’ face, while Wol
gast’s left eye was swollen. Rivers
pelted the eye with right and left,
while Wolgast kept boring in for the
body. Wolgast missed a left swing.
Rivers walloped the sore ear with
right and then shot a left hook to the
A Bit Os
0 Belated Vanity
A/TAYBE you remembered
your smart outing attire
r yes^erc^ay s un —
mMR] Many a man is prone to
1 IIS' promise himself this luxury
Ln | (BT, and then postpone it till the
occasion is gone.
/I 1 I But the occasions round up very
I h regularly, and tis never too late to get
1 i I ready for the next time.
I. I U Don t let the next time get "right
li\y ' on your heels to he reminded. Accept
/” d Ww a f rien dly suggestion today— see about
smart summer suit of crash with the
straw hat and white shoes; or the nobby
Norfolk—blue for instance, that chimes
so smartly with white flannel trousers.
Do you get the picture? Be a bit vain if you like—' Every
body s doing it —think of your own good looks for once in a
lifetime, and come to see us about this sort of healthy vanity.
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jaw, but Wolgast took it all and showed
no 111 effects of the operation he under
went last winter for appendicitis.
Round s—Wolgast took two jabs
in the face in order to wallop left,
to the body. They clinched. The
champion started wrestling and
was cautioned by the referee. Wol
gast missed two vicious swings for
the Jaw. Wolgast put the left to
the jaw and Rivers smiled at him.
Joe said: “Is that all the hard you
can hit. Ad?”
Wolgast missed right and they
joined each other. Rivers said:
“I’ll give you all the run you can
stand.”
Round 6-—Rivers hooked the right
to the jaw and they fell to the
floor together. Rivers sent a left
to the Jaw, then Wolgast retal
iated with right on the chest.
Round 7 —Rivers met his oppo
nent with right to heart, Wol
gast keeping after his man took an
other right in the stomach. Head
to head they fought across the
ring Wolgast scored both right
and left on the face and body. Riv
ers opened up and staggered Wol
gast with right to the jaw. Rivers
landed a stiff left on the mouth and
Wolgast got his left to the stom
ach. The bell found them trying to
get at each other's body.
Round B—Wolgast blocked two
attempts for body. Lighting slow
er. Wolgast tore in with sledge
hammer right and lefts to jaw,
switching tp body forcing the Mex
ican to cover. Wolgast put left to
stomach in close quarters; again
Wolgast landed right to stomach
and left to jaw. Rivers missed a
haymaker. Punishment did Rivers
no good.
- Round 9—Wolgast crouched and
"covered. Clinch. Wolgast got two
lefts to wind. Rivers poked left, 1
ther ripped hard right to stom
ach. Rivers looked up and smiled.
Wolgast put right uppercut on
mouth. Rivers led a light left to
the body. Wolgast shot a hard left
to the wind, almost lifting Rivers
off his feet. Wolgast tore in a
ripping blow with both hands to
the jaw, but Rivers covered well
and was fighting back viciously at
gong.
Round 10 —Wolgast kept on top
of his man. Both landed light
punches to the jaw. Wolgast was
the aggressor. Rivers pummeled
Wolgast scored twice with
left to stomach. Wolgast tore In
and unsuccessfully tried right for
the body. At close quarters Riv
ers jolted to jaw then Ad forced
him around the ring. While Rlv
s ers backed to the ropes Wolgast
. tried hard, but the Mexican cov
, ered well.
Round 11—Rivers danced around,
putting left to the face. In a ter
-1 rifle slugging match both boys fell
! through the ropes, then shook
I hands on being forced back in the
, ring. They slugged again, honors
being about even. The disheart
ening way Wolgast kept on top of
his man apparently did not dis
courage Joe for he fought back
fiercely. The gong found them i
slugging In Rivers’ corner. i
Round 12—They mix it up with
honors even. In a clinch the boys
exchanged body blows. Wolgast i
swung left for the jaw and as he
did so his left foot slipped. He i
missed another hard left. Rivers
kept shooting left to face, then I
switched in a hard right to the jaw. 1
In ’he terrific slugging match Riv- i
ers landed several hard rights and
'efts forcing the champion to cov
er.
Round 13—Wolgast missed a
left to the body, Rivers kept him
at arm’s length. Ad planted a left
to the wind, then Joe tore in with ,
right and left which he switched
to the body. This attack forced
Wolgast to straighten up momen
tarily. Rovers’ defense was more
effective than in early rounds. In
a vicious mix-up against the ropes
Wolgast slammed a right to the
stomach. The boys were against
the ropes on the side of the ring
where the telegraph instruments
are located. The blow that Wol
gast landed was very low. The
boys were at close quarters, both
went to the floor, Rivers with a
look of pain on his face with Wol
gast's arms about him. Ad fell on
top of him. River* was the first
to rise to his feet after having
rolled off his man, doubling up as
If In pain. The referee had start
ed the count a moment after both
men went to the floor.
According to the tlmekeepwp
there remained but eight seconds
before the bell. Referee Welch
slowly counted the fallen and mis
ery-stricken Mexican out.
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AMERICAN TEAM WINS
MORE OLYMPIC HONORS'
STOCKHOLM, July s.—The United
States added to her victories In the
Olympics yesterday. J. R. GraJiam, Chi
cago A. A., won the gold medal in
the individual competition at clay
birds, with an aggregate score ♦f 96
out of a possible 100. Captain F. M.
Hird, of lowa, captured the gold med
al in the individual competition for
miniature rifle shooting.
A celebration In honor of the
Fourth of July took place aboard the
steamer Finland, the quarters of the
American athletes. More than 3,000
persons crowded the ship.
The Swedish committee has re
arranged the drawings for the trials.
The committee decided this was tn ac
cordance with the arrangements made
at last year’s meeting of the commit
tee, which the Stockholm committee
had overlooked when the first draw
ings were made. The Americans
would have been the principal suf
ferers. It also was decided to place
twelve competitors in each heat of the
800-meter trials, thus avoiding semi
finals which would impoos too great
a strain on the runners.
England defeated. Denmark last
evening In the football contest, four
goals to two. The Anal game was
played In the long northern twilight
before an Immense crowd which near
ly filled the stadium. The king and
other members of the royal family oc
cupied a box, and his majesty present
ed the medals to the winners.
The American Marthon team ran
over the full Marathon course this
afternoon and finished In good shape,
although the weather is exceedingly
warm and the roads are dusty.
All of the representatives of the Stars
and Stripes are confident they will be
victorious when the count is finally
made.
The English hopes received a set
back today when McMillan, the crack
British sprinter, broke down. He prob
ably will be unable to compete at all.
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