The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-31

| few clean blows struck. Brown missed
a right hook but a minute later caught
Wells with a left to the wind. Wells
| had the slight advantage on the rouno.
Round two-They roughed it to a
clinch, Wells trying kidney punch.
| Brown hooked q hard right to Jaw
which wabbled the Englishman. They
swapped lefts to face and went to re
peated clinches. Wells hooked r1gnt
to the ear and there was more rough
work Wells waloped Brown twice on
the jaw, serding the American back TO
| the ropes The Englishman folloWed
this with two fierce lefts to face. Brown
GOT a left to wind and Wells countereu
with left to nose. 1t was Wells fouhd.
Round three-BroWn bored N ana
they roughed it to the center Of the
ring. Wells ducked a wild left swing
but missed counter to the jaw Brown
was wild in his attack and could not
seem to land cleanly. Weus Wallopeu
Brown twice on the nose but took lett
to the wind in return. Wells ducke1
into a terrific left swing and Brown
followed his advantage with a let- TO
chest At the bell Brown got a righ- 70
the ribs. Brown was bleeding az the
nose. Round was even
Round four-Wells held In the
clinches. Wells gave Brown terrific
right to the mouth which caused
Browns mouth to bleed stream. The
Rritisher came back with another hard
right to the jaw, but Brown backed
aWav from further damage. Brown put
| a right hook to the shoulder and then
they spared for a time Ihe AIneIIcali
SWING his left to the wind and WeIs
hooked right and left to jaw, causing
brown to reel Brown recuperated
oricIxIv and the bell found them fight
ing in the center of the ring II as
clearly Wells round.
Round five-Wells got in q right up
percut. Brown ripped q right TO the !
ear. Wells clearly outboxed Brown
jabbing him repeatedly IN lne l1-or' 80
Brown kept him trying Tor nay Ilii1.HeI' 7.il-
but Wells danced out of danger. Brown !
got a stiff right and left to Wells race |
Near the bell Wells put rlght TO ear |
Wells had the round
Round six.-Wells got a right TO Jaw |
and side stepped the return Brown |
hooked a right to the chin. wells |
slipped to the floor in side stepping. |
Brown got in two heavy rlghts, put |
Wells more than evened 1t with two |
heavy swings to jaw. Brown got N = |
terrific left to the ear which staggered |
the Englishman- Brown had shghl |
advantage on the round.
Round seVen-BrOWn got stir lett |
and right to the head but the English |
man started the blood again with a |
right to the mouth Wells got In sew |
eraI straight jabs without return. |
Wells hooked a hard left to jaw ara re- |
ceived a right to wind in return IL
was clearly Wells round.
Round eight-Brown got left to |
face and followed it with a left to wind |
Brown bored in repeatedly trying TO
land a knockout. They worked to re-
peated clinches without much damage
Brown hooked right to the jaw which
drove the Britisher's head back. Wells
put a hard left to eye.
Round nine-Brown rushed and there
were rapid exchanges. Brown hooked
hard left to wind and Wells came back
with a hard left to the eye Brown
hooked a hard left to stomach Wells
opened the cut again in Browns mouth
accidentally with his elbow. Brown
was at Wells like a tiger and smashed
a pretty right to the wind
Round ten-They shook hands and
were quickly at it. Brown kept trying
for a knockout but Wells kept inside
the blows. Brown staggered Wells with
A hard left to wind. Wells got IN SOW
eral jabs to the face and had Brown
breeding profusely Wells slipped 70
the floor in an exchange. Brown tried
a hook to the jaw and Wells drove nim
off with straight jabs. They EXCHANGED
Iefts. Near the end Wells drove
Browns head back with a left to the
eye.