BOXING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 30 November 1912, Page 5

BOXING.

WOLGAST DEFEATED,

RITCHIE GAINS THE TITLE.

(Received November 29, 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 28. At Daly City, California, Ritchie defeated Wolgast, winning the lightweight honours. They went to sixteen out of the twenty rounds. Wolgast steadily lost throughout. The men fought like tigers throughout, and bled freely from face blows, Wolgast's teeth suffering. In the sixteenth round, Wolgast bit low, and the referee awarded the fight to Ritchie upon a foul. There was a tremendous crowd. ■The decision wa« generally satisfactory. The early rounds were very even.

ABE ATTELL RETIRES. (Received November 29, 11.10 a.mi) ST. LOUIS, .November 28. After Oliver Kirk had led for six rounds of a scheduled eight-round fight, Abe Attcll stopped fighting, a nd annnonnced that he was quitting tho ring permanently.

"BATTLING" NELSON OUTPOINTED.

(Received November 29", 11.50 a.m.)

NEW YORK,. November. 38.

Leach Cross outpointed "Battling" Nelson in a ten-round bout. Nelson took heavy punishment, and several times was in a bad plight., but he rallied towards the close, and forced tho fight sharply.

RIVERS AND MANDOT.

(Received November 29, 1.50 p.m.) NEW YORK, November 28. At Los Angeles, California, '.livers got the decision over Mandot in- the twentieth round.