The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-15
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
HOWARD-WELLS BOCT STIRS
UP A CONTROVERSY.

difference % Oplnio0 - 20 Alleged Foul
BlOW with the Beltef mat an BETS
Ehould he Declared Od- Md Metoy
Takes Held % WeIter Wllts Lewis.
sporting men who saw Jim Howard
and Matt Wells box az the Fairmont A. &.
on Tuesday night are div ided in opinion
Whsther or not How ard committed q foul
In the ninth round. The controversy
prompted much discussion yesterday. SeV-
eral physicians who examined Wells alter
he had been carried from the ring expressed
the opinion that he had been struck In the
groin. but some OF the keen eyed OBJ
servers az the ringside said that not . single
blow was landed below the belt and that
II Wells showed q bruiss below the waist
line Il VAS due to some other cause
A-a matter OF fact. Wells was hit in the
solar pleNus and dropped to his knees Just
a. Jim COTbett dld at larson city when
fitysimmons landed his famous LETT hand
body punch. n was not a blow below the
belt. but a fairly delivered one that made
him cry ont in pain. and howard could
not have been disqualified.
A. the referee could not make n decision
without violating the Law aud as there Was
such a vide difference OF opinion concern
ing the decisive blow or blows. 10 was the
general opinion Yesterday that all vagers
should he declared on. Wells insisted yes
Was just sure he had not violated the rules
Of the ring and fair play.
those " hO Watched this rough scrap
closely said that Wells = cTouching and hug
ging tactics made Il imperative for Howard
20 Use upper cuts In the body in his effort
10 win deCi-ively Wells was head shorter
than Howard and had Just enough defensive
~ IA To make ~ almost Impossible To hit him
on the head OF Jaw
m his a land anagfiNa hloWa
Howard naturally appeared slow and awk-
ward. but there seemed to bs no doubt a.
20 his hitting aud lighting ability. In fact
he impressed taVorably competent ring
experts Who looked him over. Against a
man of his oNu height and weight and one
vho Will not adopt the hugEing tactics
displayed by Wells. Howard may show To
better advantage. u - thought
lie Is a superbly built chap. about feet
TO-. inches tall. and looks something like
STANLEY ketChel lie Possesses = clean cut.
easy style Of boxing. having good stih
left aud "A riSht hand swing OF hoOk that
spells disaster " ~ lands
Howard drifted IN from the We-t the other
daN after scoring q victory ON points over
wanted TO isRt any %eirer%eisht in the
world, but several promoters said he would
have "a show something To warrant an en-
heavy weight named NIck Muller IN a punch
az "A local club. Thereby attracting attention.
further INTO the lmslight and his next op-
pon"nt may toe Harry Mansfield. the Dixie
hld or sailor burke nle-. Howard sud
very much ~ n he will cause an upheaVal
IA the weltsrweight class
when the Dixie Md welt-rNeis ht cham
pion, whipped Willie Lewis The other night
The latter manager. Daniel N"ketrick.
would not tram and was his own worst
enemy LOWS Was shocking around
Mcke'rick took hold Of him
They sailed away 10 Paris. where lewis
Cr.a,ed a -en-al'on Nv Sh,ppihE lo' 81
-hrewd manager LOWS made plenty ~
money out ~ 'hi~ venture. hut he refused
rater and proceeded - tackle -ome top
notcher- including k"tchel and Papke
the inh"sgan. for Keicnei and Papks
shocked lewis out IA 1tg time When the
plAie Md cam" WITHIN ar sss o. putting
ar hts hands in disgust and Iuit his former
breadwinner without further delay
The Ily kid Nc, ov lost no time IN getting
TavI-'S ear with the result thai Will"
-ignsd CONTRACT for Two v-aTr with Met ol.
wh" -a,- h~ an mas" hun ram IN "afne-t
and all" Win -nm" MONEY with HIN P"-
.ihly No oN Will ~ lewis against Howard
Or The p,Nie ND after Wilhr has spent lev
ve"k- a. a real training camp
d.. proposed boat between sailor Burke !
and 'ha D,yte d scheduled inE neV' TueS- I
f,v night a. ne fsirmont has hesn
postponed for 4 couple ~ weeks and tins !
da'e viii hs used hv loo '"-rcr and Phil
viii meet for ton rounds a. llS pounds. |
scaling a. u''lo"k
When Jack Goodman and Fighting Dick |
Hyluud come 'ogst her IN 4 ten round bout !
a. -" NATIONAL Sp0Tt,nE Tub 10 rnGTrc~ .
4 h-"n' Ihi- match. "n paper. -esm- 80 .
10 one ~ IN" hest hts year Goodman. . |
grsa'lv improved lightweight N the hands !
nj sam Kelly, has a hig follow ing and
" hsn's.r hs puts on 'he gloves his friends ,
are h"hini him 20 a man u" viii have 20 .
%, terrific pace
nd Cotton he heavyweight Who boxed .
Ntfh lack Johnson when the latter was
T"Errns t@T ~" SfnG sn nnir am sae IN h ~
fourth round ~ bout in Pittsburg on
uc~dnv night B"uedicr took The count
srhout getting punch cotton weighs
80 pounds and = a -lN foo'er
what has becons Of Hugh Mcintosh and
BhI Lang, Not a VOID from either since
-ang was trimmed by kaufman IN Phila
islphia = week ago " Vas rumored yes
australia from Van, ouver last saturday
9Th the American fighters Clabby. BTon-
h rasA" and snken T@Ee. Msni".s
ust took them with him and did not ask
or permission.
James CoYroth. thu california Eight pro
no'"Ti J. building huge smphuheaits in
ian Francisco to hs devoted 20 sporting
md spectacular events II will cost in
he nsig horhoOd Of e7so .OS1 COnro'h saws
he fighting game on the Coast IL permA.
Ienily wiped Out rs new legislation no will
,oom wrestling and will oher big purses
or matches involving tiotch. Hack~n-
.hmidt, Iybys"o and other noted Crap
,lers rhev'n bet ON anything IN the
iaTthpUah" Cty
The big money makers m The American
eague thus year are N" Boston, Philadel-
his New YORK, Detroit and Washington
iub- In The National league Chicago,
'iit-burg and New York have all done we'll |
formidable nr-' baseman have beaten
d. ottt Of the championship this year saws
Manager Clarke Of The Pttt-burK- Hard
uck has followed ~ sv~ryN here Last