Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-31
ENGLAND CHAMP
Furnishes BROWN +.
Knockout" Is Badly Pummel-
ed in Ten-round Battle
Staged in New York.
is FIRST LEGAL" CONTEST
Twelve Thousand Crush Into Madison
Square Garden to Witness the
GrueIling Exhibition.


New York. Aug. S1.-Emphatic pro
tests against the management of the
big Wells-Brown fight here last night
poured in today on the police, newspa-
pers, reform organizations and state
officials charged with supervision OF
boxing clubs. Police reserves from II
precincts had TO be called out in an
effort to restrain the throng which
mobbed the streets around Madison
Square garden. With drawn sticks.
the blue coats repeatedly charged the
mob. and finally resorted to the ex-
pedient of closing up several streets.
The trouble began with series OF pro-
tests against the manner in which the
price of tickets was being raised.
OLD GAME OVER, SAY POLICE.
Holders of dollar tickets calling for
admission found signs OF standing
room So" and the price of tickets con
tinued TO soar as the evening advanc-
ed. 1t is charged also that spectators
had a corner on the best seats. Pc
lice Inspector McCloskey blamed the
new boxing law. which provided that
the police may not enter any portion
of a building where a fight is being
held, for the most trouble. He said.
the whole scene was disgraceful. II
was the old days and the old game
over again. The hands of police are
tied
FIRST s'LEGALIZED" SCRAP.
New York, Aug. 31.-Matt Wells,
the English lightweight champion.
won the popular decision last night
over Knockout" Brown OF New
York after a gruelling 1O-round bat
tie.
The Madison Square garden was
choked by a crowd estimated at TO-
900 persons, while hundreds OF 9th
ers fought vainly TO gain admission,
but were turned away by the police.
Spectators reaped an August har-
vest. The old ring and platform
upon which Corbett and Mccoy. Rub
lin and Fitzsimmons and other lesser
lights had snapped punches In other
years. was erected in the center OF
the garden.
Harlem Tommy" Hopkins had a
shade over Joe Bell in a four-round
preliminary. and the semi-final Jim
Coffey shaded Harvey Kelly in six
rounds.
BY the time Brown and Wells left
their dressing rooms every inch OF
the garden was taken and hundreds
stood en- masse behind the box seats.
Some of those turned back at the
doors climbed a fire escape TO the .
fourth floor. There was a crash OF
glass and before tho police could
check the rush a stream Of spectators
spilled through the window like
beans from jug. II was one OF the
largest crowds that ever damned the
garden.
WELLS FIRST IN RING.
Wells was first to climb through
the ropes and was given a cordial
welcome. He was esquired by nine
George Macdonald.
The Englishman was trained fne
and looked TO be in tip top shape. The
little Tueton Brown soon followed
Wells into the ring. He went at
once toward Wells corner where he
shook hands with his opponent.
Brown was smiling and confident and
looked right.
II was announced. however. that
both men had weighed in under 1873
pounds. There was some betting at
100 TO rs on Wells.
Both men came into the ring with
hands bandaged. Referee white
stripped some OF the bandages from
WeIIs' banda Brown was forced TO
remove some OF the bandages from
his hands also.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round They came 10 a clinch
and both held for several seconds
Wells landed a stiff right 10 the Jaw
and blocked a return. The English
man forced the fighting. jabbinR
Brown with his left. Both were wild
and there were few clean blows
struck Brown missed a right hook.
but minute later caught Wells with
a left TO the wind. Wells had the
slight advantage on the round.
Round 2-They roughed II 10
cIinch. Wells trying a kidney punch
Brown hooked a hard right TO Jaw
which wobbled the Englishman. They
swapped lefts 10 face and went TO
repeated clinches Wells hooked a
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