The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-31
PATRONS CLIMB
Up FIRE ESCAPE
Madison Square Garden Is
Jammed by Biggest Assem-
blage in Its History.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. New
York Aug. 3O-Matt Wells. English
lightweight champion, tonight added TO
his iistic laurcls by outboNIns and out
lighting "knockout'' Brown, the New
York lightweight, In o ten-round bout be
fore probably the largest crowd that ever
witnessed a pugilistic contest In New
York City. The bout. the second 10 be
held under the new boxing law. brought
crowd of abou, 1900 persons to Madl-
son Square Garden.
Tho British champion was never in
danger at any period during tho milling,
and left the ring unmarked while
Knockout Brown was bleeding about
the mouth and from cut under his right
Wells's cool and calculating defense
had the American sorely puzzled. Weus
repellcd Browns attack from every an
gle Brown could not solve the English
mans left jab. which played about his
face with lightning like rapidity and
kept The American from doing any dam
age at ln-hghUng.
Wells Referee Charley White had 10
caution both men frequently in the
clinchos. The battle gave Knockout
Browns championship aspirations a So
we're setback
Popular opinion gave the battle to
Wells but no decision was rendered 1t
stated that the gate rpCtlDtS 'pNai'u
$50. 900 Brown received 32l per cent and
Wells 22l per cent OF tho gross receipts
The big amphitheater was jainmed.
while hundredsSf others sought v,nnly TO
gain admission but were turned away
by the police. Ticket Spectators reaped
n harvest
The old ring and platform on which
Corbett and Mccoy. Rubin and F1tzsim,
mons and other lesser lights had swapped
punches In other years was erected IN
the center Of the garden,
Brown and Wells weighed In az
beam slightly under 1879 pounds. The
British lightweight champion, before he
stepped on the scales. had found hlnsci
overweight. but he donned "A couple OF
sweaters and took a long run, followed
by a vigorous rundown. Even then Wells
was q quarter OF a pound overweight
when he weighed In. Brown, however,
did not claim the forfeit OF SooO Tor over
weight.
Spectators Fall In,
BY tho time Brown and Wells left their
dressing rooms every inch in the garden
was taken and hundreds stood behind the
box seats. Some OF those turned back
at tho doors climbed n fire escape TO the
fourth floor, There was Il crash OF glass
and before the police could check the
rush "A stream Of spectators spilled
through the window like beans from u
bag.
Wells was the FIRST TO climb through
the ropes and was given "A cordial well
come. lie was escorted by nine seconds,
including his manager. George MaoDon-
aid.
Tho Englshman was trained fine and
looked 10 he in tiptop shape Brown. tho
little German American, soon followed
Wells into the ring. He went at once
10 Welss corner, where Inc shook hands
with his opponent. Brown was smiling
and confident and looked right. There
was some betting at 100 to 40 on Wells.
Both men came into the ring with
hands banda ced Referee White stripped
some OF the bandages from Wells S hands.
Brown was forced to remove some OF tho
bandages from his hands also. The men
boxed straight Marquis OF Queensberry
rules.
Fight by Rounds
ROUND 1-They came TO a clnch and
both held for several seconds. wells
landed n stiff right TO the jaw and
blocked a return. The Englishman forced
Both wcrc Wild and there were few
clean blows. Brown missed right hook.
but a minute later caught Wells With "a
left to the wind, Wells had the slight
advantage on the round.
ROUND They roughed it to clinch,
Wells trying a kidney punch. Brown
hooked hard right to the jaw which
wobbled the Euglishmau. They swappcd
lefts 10 the face and went To repeated
clinches Wells sent a right 10 the ear
and there was moro rough work. Wells
wallopcd Brown on the jaw, sending the
American back TO the ropes. He fol-
lowed this with two fierce let's to
Browns face. Brown got left 10 the
wind and Wells countercd with left to
the nose. II was Wells's round
ROUND Brown bored in and they
roughed II 10 the center OF the ring.
Wells ducked wild left swing. but
missed a counter TO the jaw. Brown
continued on paoa Nine