First Round—they wasted no time going into action. Mandot stabbed three lefts to head. Wolgast crouched and tried with two left swings, but missed. Wolgast landed left to jaw. Mandot put light left to face. Wolgast sent hard right to stomach. In a mix-up Wolgast landed twice to body while Mandot put right and left to jaw. There was no damage, but Mandot landed a greater number of blows.

Second Round—Wolgast crouched and took things easy while Mandot opened up, jabbing two lefts to face. Mandot landed two hard lefts to jaw. Wolgast put hard right to body. Wolgast landed right to head. Mandot placed right and left to body at close quarters. Wolgast landed to head and rushed Mandot with hard right to body. Mandot landed punch to body making Wolgast wince. Mandot’s round by good margin.

Third Round—Wolgast crowded Mandot, but the latter stabbed him with a left and followed with an uppercut to the jaw and right to body. At close quarters Wolgast put a right to body. Mandot sent a right to ribs. Wolgast put a left to stomach and then swung a left to the jaw and a left to the stomach. There wasn’t much to choose in this round.

Fourth Round—Wolgast went after Mandot’s body landing rights and lefts. Joe sent a right to stomach and a right to head. Wolgast seemed to do his most effective work at close quarters. In a furious mix-up Wolgast landed rights and lefts and rushed Mandot to the ropes. Both nearly fell out of the ring. The referee pulled them back in the arena. The gong found them in a clinch with honors to Mandot.

Fifth Round—They dashed into a mix-up, Wolgast sending right and left to body, while Mandot put right to head. Wolgast sent a hard left to the body. Wolgast put rights and lefts to Joe’s body, but Mandot came back with two rights to head at gong. Round was even.

Sixth Round—Mandot stabbed a left to face and then opened up a notch. They swapped wallops on two sides of the ring, the southerner having the better of the changes. They exchanged a series of wallops. Mandot landed a right to jaw and they were in a terrific mix-up in the center of the ring when the gong sounded. Mandot’s round.

Seventh Round—Wolgast sent a left to body. Mandot swung a light right to head and then put a “one-two” to the head, rushing a left to the head and a hard right to body. Wolgast uppercutted to jaw and swung right to head. Wolgast planted a hard right to stomach. It was Mandot’s round.

Eighth Round—Mandot landed left to body and in a mix-up, which followed, both landed punches which did no damage. Mandot sent right to jaw and Wolgast returned right to body. A right to mouth made Wolgast spit blood. This round was all Mandot’s and Wolgast was worried when he walked to his corner.

Ninth Round—Mandot opened with a left, and in a clinch Wolgast roughed it, landing lightly with rights and lefts to body. Mandot jabbed left to face and followed with straight right to head. Ad uppercut to body with left. Mandot landed two rights to head and a right to kidney. Mandot uppercutted to chin with right. Mandot clipped hard left to body. For the remainder of the round there was not much action, and at the gong Mandot had the shade.

Tenth Round—Mandot opened with his usual left jab to face. Joe swung a right to head and Ad put a right to body. Mandot landed a right to head and Wolgast a right to body. Wolgast sent a hard left to head. Mandot uppercutted with left. When the gong sounded they were in a clinch. It was Mandot’s round and fight.

September 18, 1914
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Tribune