The evening world., 1911-08-31

IN closer. Back OF me SomebOdy
punched a Pinkerton and he went down.
There was n night lasting half a min
ute. The Pinkerton was knocked down
and ktcked.
But AT last tho presence OF the hsht.
ers In tho ring caused tho spectators
to quiet down. here was tense silence
all over the great hall ~ Charlie White
rave the last instructions. Wells and
Brown were in tho middle Of tho nns,
with some OF their eoonds. Both wsrs
cool. but Wells especially %. His eyes
were bright with excitement. hut he
listened 20 instructions quietly and
nodded his head with a smile a. White
talked. Then he and Brown shook
hands both smiling. and rsturned to
their corners. They had agreed upon
straight ouecnsberry rules. TO break AZ
tho r~feree's order, and protect thsm.
selves at all tmes. A. announced
Prunty introduced the mon by name the
crowd ave Wells a cheer. but Brown q
roaring welcome Brown. local oham-
pion. was favorits.
The Fight Starts or
Al the he'll Brown ruahcd. ana wsfis
neatly ducked. ~clinched, broke, and
nailed X. o. with a hard night a. he
slipped away. II was tho first stsm
VI Wuht Wo& W UIno AITS00Y vn0
Enslishman had shown that he could
handle himself.
Now Brown rushed and swung riSht
and lef'. n Wells. smiling. danced
lightly on his toes, feinted and drew
brown in. meeting him with hard
punches that Jared him, There was no
DOUBT that the Englishman could NH,
There was a world OF speed and snap
in his work. Brown landed blows now
and then. but Wells landed three or
four 80 one.
In the second round there was A
witt mix-up. Wells swinging hard
blows. One went low and struck the
aluminium cap that Brown wore - hard
that tina ound of the impact co,ld BE-
plainly heard. Brown clnched and
turned protestnsly TO the referee. The
blow was accidental. snd he showed no
sign OF being hurt. II was the only
apparent foul blow In tho isrt, for
both men fought cleanly. Brown came
out OF the cl,nch and rushei AT Wells,
nghting hard. The English champion
met him more than half way and heat
him back. He RAJ outboxtns X. O.
with ease, so that tho boyish little
folov looked like a sturdy novice
pitted against a fcnoinE master. In that
second round Brown took some hard
punishment and twice staggered under
the crushing impact OF Wells'e right
handera He weakened under the ham
merins, hut recovered Immediately and
only rushed In harder
KID Mccoy. crouching beside tho ring,
watched X. O. a~nxiously betwesn
rounds. and as he came out for the
fourth called: Keep your head down,
KID. Don't try to box him." II was
good advice. Still. boxing or smuggling.
Wells more han held Ids own. Near
tho end OF tho third X. O. ~outfought
him, driving ferce left-hand body
punches home. and tho X, q. seconds
yelled You're getting him, X. o.
Hos weakening"
There was no weakening In Matt
Wells. He was strong as a little man
OF iron In the fourth he drew Brown
In and met him with three crushing
right-henders on mouth and chin. X.
o'e lips Fwelled and there wns a
trace OF crimson he couldn't beat that
right. In his. anxiety he forget the
clean punching no had learned to use
in other out n began paving in
his ord style, Wells was riing up a
h'g lead now He o~utsluEged X. o.,
and AZ tho end OF the NTH drove a
riv't 90 his chin that rrted him to nj,