ROUND 1 Rivers led the fighting and they clinched. Rivers landed three lefts to the face in quick succession and Wolgast covered. Rivers was much faster and his blocking was better than the champion's. In a clinch Rivers sent in three stiff rights, jarring Wolgast. It was River's round.

ROUND 2 Rivers opened a deep gash in Wolgast's neck. The blood spurted in a stream. Rivers pecked Wolgast ten times without a return, and a stiff left to the stomach. Rivers put a stiff right to Wolgast's nose starting a new flow of blood. Wolgast fell short while Rivers never missed once. Rivers's round.

ROUND 3 Wolgast took a stiff left to stomach and head. The fighters exchanged fearful rights and lefts. Wolgast missed a right swing and Rivers put in another left to the wind. They fought like tigers. Wolgast went to the clinch and covered. Both were covered with blood. In a clinch Rivers opened the wound in Wolgast's neck. Round even.

ROUND 4 They clinched and Rivers sent Wolgast's head back with a right. Wolgast clinched but could not land at close work again. Rivers rocked Wolgast, but the champion bored in. Wolgast found much difficulty in hitting Rivers. Wolgast was wild. Again he missed and the Mexican put in left and right to the jaw. Round even.

ROUND 5 They went into a clinch and both held on. Wolgast put light left to jaw and missed a right. In a neutral corner Rivers put a right to wind and received a light right to jaw. Then they stood in the middle of the ring looking at each other. They clinched and Rivers nearly upset Wolgast with a right to the jaw. Round even.

ROUND 6 They clinched. Wolgast missed and was nearly upset again. Then Rivers put a stiff left to wind. Another right to the jaw rocked Wolgast, but he bored in. His judgment of distance was poor. In a clinch Rivers put right to jaw and Wolgast went down. He was up in an instant and they fought like tigers, head to head. It was Rivers's round by a big lead.

ROUND 7 Both were cautious. In a clinch Rivers backed the champion to the ropes. Wolgast then sent in left and right to the wind. Rivers covering. In the break both landed light lefts. Rivers then jarred Wolgast and the champion was wild hitting low. Both seemed tired and clinched. Wolgast again hit low. It was Rivers's round

ROUND 8 Wolgast tried with right and left and missed both. Wolgast suddenly rushed and put lefts and rights to the wind chasing Rivers around the ring. Both seemed content to do it at long range. Both were very tired and slowed down considerably. The round was slightly Wolgast.

ROUND 9 After a clinch Rivers got in light left to the stomach. Wolgast began to crouch to protect his stomach. Rivers seemed to be resting, as he kept away. It was the tamest round ofthe fight. Wolgast rushed suddenly and put a stiff left to the stomach, making Rivers winced at the bell. Round Wolgast's by a shade.

ROUND 10 Wolgast rushed and Rivers blocked, making the champion miss a left. Rivers kept away, poking Wolgast and stepping back. In a clinch Wolgast made Rivers cover with swings to the jaw. Rivers suddenly jumped in and put a hard right over Wolgast's kidneys and clinched, taking nothing in return. Head to head they exchanged fearful body smashes and were clinched at the bell. Round Wolgast's by a shade.

ROUND 11 Wolgast missed left to wind and Rivers hit him three times without a return. Rivers put a hard left to jaw. Both clinched and nearly rolled out of the ring. Rivers seemed to force the fighting. Wolgast could not hit him hard and clinched. Rivers then stood still and took four or five hard lefts and rights to the jaw, but never winced. He then sent in a hard left, staggering the champion. Wolgast's smile had disappeared, and he seemed very tired. Round even.

ROUND 12 Wolgast sent in a right to the wind, rushing Rivers to the ropes. Wolgast then tried hard to land on the wind, but could not get through Rivers's blocking. Time and again the champion missed, Rivers attempting to follow up his advantages. Both rushed, and head to head it was a clinch at the end. Rivers had the better of the mixing. Rivers's round.

ROUND 13 Rivers rushed. They clinched, both holding on. Wolgast nearly went over from a right to jaw, but bored right in putting left to the wind, "Take your time, Joe," shouted manager Levy to Rivers, "you got him." Twice Wolgast missed, Rivers putting in lefts to the face. Wolgast was getting wilder than ever, but Rivers kept away. Wolgast claimed a foul, but it was Rivers who was hit.
���� Wolgast left the ring seemingly in great pain. Rivers was suffering agony from the blow struck over the groin. It was a palpable foul on Wolgast's part. Manager Levy told Welsh he would continue, but Welsh immediately disappeared and left the house. Both boys were fighting head to head, Wolgast suddenly crouched and sent in a terrific left directly over Rivers's groin. At the same instant Rivers put his right to Wolgast's jaw and the champion went down and was practically out. Rivers fell writhing in pain, and Referee Welsh began to count. Claims of foul were made in behalf of Rivers.
���� The claims in behalf of Rivers were not heeded by Welsh. The referee picked Wolgast up from the floor and declared him the winner. His seconds had to carry him from the ring. Rivers was lying on the floor, but in a moment arose unaided. The ring was instantly in a semiriot. Welsh seeing tile crowd coming announced that Wolgast was the winner and immediately disappeared
���� "It was the worst case of robbery in the history of the American ring," said Manager Levy , "Never before have I seen a referee pick up a man and then give him the decision. The foul blow struck by Wolgast was seen by every man near the ringside. It was the fourth or fifth foul the champion had landed on Rivers. The sum total of it all is that Wolgast knew he was whipped and resorted to his foul tactics to save himself. " No one connected until Wolgast's camp would say a word and all of them jumped in an automobile and quickly left the pavilion.

July 5, 1912
New York, NY.
The New York Times