Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1910 — Battling Nelson Defeated in a 40 Round Battle by Al Wolgast [ARTICLE]

Battling Nelson Defeated in a 40 Round Battle by Al Wolgast

A 1 Wolgast , of Cadillac. Mich., whipped Battling Nelson in a fight at Richmond Arena, Cal., Tuesday night. The fight went 40 rounds and the referee called the battle In favor of Wolgast when Nelson was so badly punished that he could scarcely see and could not talk. Nelson has been the lightweight champion of the world for Some years and the chap who has wrested the title from him gave him the soundest whipping he ever had. With the exception of one round, the 22d, Wolgast had the better of the fight all the way through.