New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-27
TIMELY BITS OF Sport
Matt Wells Here with Belt LA.L
ing for American Gold.
TO BOX GOODMAN FIRsr.
Japs Will Test Their Bas.h.,
Skill in a Game with
Fordham To- day

Soiundu 4o-udy.
Carrying his highly treasured rn,
belt. emblematic Of the lightweight 49,
pionship Of Great Britain. under ~.
Matt Wells walked down the sanvn,.-S
the Hamburg-American liner c.
yesterday morning. The champion 80
fered a slight injury to his ankl. !, =
way over. but he said he was ready :,
into the ring at a minutes not.oA
Wells is matched 10 box Jack cocA
at the Madison Athletic Club Of Hay,.,
June 2. Following the bout with TIA "
Side boy he will meet any Of the An.1..s
llghtwelghts. According TO his m,,..-
he would like to face Knockout p,r~
who knocked out Tommy MUMMY =
Thursday night The weight ou.s~.-
however. IS likely 10 stand in the W., :.
such a bout, however, as Wells is Ar.
his stand for 1875 pounds at o'clock IN "A.
afternoon.
Wells had little TO say over his v.rn,,,
the title. fre preferred 10 let his nass,,.
do the talking. Mcdonald. however, VI.
little more communicative He said IN -
ply to the query. How did Matt ~.
Welsh ," "Oh. e beat the fellow baIly ~
awfter the twelfth round, yknow. wa.
thought 10 dazzle Matt with is trick a.,
speed. but at the end e was tired A.,
sorry. A good sort, Freddie is, and
clevah bleeder, but on me word. 'es no, .
good as Wells. 1t was good, ard CT,
but we won in the closing rounds"
Wells boxed In this country last ~,
but failed TO create much OF an impresso,
He was outpointed by boys who, while "a,
boxers. are not rated in the first rank 4
American lightweights. II Is the op.rc
Of some who have seen Wells In the r;f
that there are many boys here who VI
make it most uncomfortable for him.
The swift and sudden defeat OF Tonsy
Murphy at the hands OF "Knockow'
Brown on Thursday evening aroused msa
comment among the boxing fang yeSs.
day. Some expressed the opinion as
Brown won on a fuke punch. and po,M
to the fact that Tommy beat the Eas, 81
boy decisively IN their previous bout to ~
tify the contention. Others thought Brow
did the trick IN true. workmanship ST.
and Murphy was beaten as fairly as nr
could be.
In the bout at the Whirlwind Athsc.
Club Brown threw all science 70 the v-a
and tried To batter down the defence
the Pride Of Harlem by brute force
was useless. Murphy measured the BE-
like PUSHES and hit short and strsiss
while Brown swung like a windmill. Ne
gan looked and studied In training for q
bout Brown was drilled in boxing. He u
taught how 70 dance away and then NJ
with a right to the head. and II was
right to the head that beat Murphy.
In speaking OF the bout yesterday =.
of Murphys seconds said: ut Is TOO =.
that Tommy was licked so quickly |,
gives him an awful setback. but Il ~
great thing for Brown. II was tr
and decisive victory. and there was
luck connected with II"
Fifteen diminutive ball players from n
Orient. representing the University Of Ks
Of Janan. will descend on this city totr
TO test their skill at the great Amerr
game with Fordham University al Br-
oval l63d street and Southern Bouley;-
The Japs are making tour OF the Un1
States. and the game with Fordhan WI
the only one they will play in this q
The Orientals average feet inches
height and 1873 pounds in weight. and y
said to be as expert at Uncle Sans CA
game as many American college teams
Eizo kanki is captain OF the team ~
like all the other players. speaks Esf
fairly well. I'VE are glad 10 nex -
Americans on the baseball field as fr,e''
we have no desire TO meet them % "
battlefield as enenies," says Captain hnA
I'VE are thankful 10 the Americans tx %
game of baseball II is now one Of =
leading sports and is played by am@
the boys OF Japan. When the big uhe
sity teams like Keo and Waseda NEE
have crowds Of fifteen thousand
games.
Fordham players feel they will ha"
put forth their best efforts 10 WhP
laps. who have beaten some OF me :
teams i'm the West. They will be rreps'
for A hard tussle and will have Kence .
Lynch. their crack battery. In the POI
The Japs will rely on Sugase. then '@
ing star. with Fukuda behind the
Sugase is said 10 be the equal OF IA
American college boxmen.
The amateur boxing tournament W.
came 10 an untimely end in NaHs
SQUARE Garden a few days ago. VIII g"
tinued at the National Sporting Gus
America tonight Eight bouts are e. e..
card. the champions OF the Cniten 60 80.
meeting the champions or Great D"'
and Canada.
The Montreal Amateur Abilene AsSN
ton has accepted a challenge rom
Crescent 4. c.. OF Brooklyn, 10 se 80
lacrosse team to New York for '"0
on June and 10.
M0T0RISISll