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WOLGAST WINS IN NINTH- IiRetains Title of Lightweight Cham- ! plon by Beating George IMemsic.Los Angeles, Cal.—By out-fighting George Memsic, the Pacific coast pugilist, in eight out of nine rounds of their scheduled 20-round battle, Ad. Wolgast Friday again clinched the title of lightweight champion of the world.Boxing before a crowd of 8,000 people in the Vernon arena of the Pacific Athletic club Friday, Wolgast whipped the Bohemian into such an abject state of helplessness that Referee Charles F. Eyton stopped the unequal contest early in the ninth round and awarded the decision to the champion.Memsic's one fleeting chance at the world’s lightweight title came and went glimmering in the first round.After the fight Promoter Thomas J. McCarey, Wolgast, Memsic and Referee Eyton were arrested charged with violating the state law against prize fighting. i-
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Millersburg Grit
Millersburg, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 23, 1911
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