The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-25
AGREE IT IS SHAME
To LET WELLS FIGHT
London Sporting Writers and
Clergy Entertain Similar
Opinions.
FEAR BRITON WILL LOSE
Big Bout Is Scheduled for Oc-
tober 2 in Empress Hall,
Earl's Court.
FEAR BRITON WILL LOSE

LONDON, Sept 24-Although the
worlds heavyweight championship is az
stake. the coming battle between Chant
pion Jack Johnson and Bombardier Wells.
the English title holder. is no, causing n
great deal OF excitement in sporting cir
cles. Even the big purse OF $4,000. the
largest ever given for prize fight out
eide OF the United States. has not stirred
the public To enthusiasm This is proba =
bly because sportsmeu doubt that the
fight viii take place. II II docs II VIII
draw immensely.
II opposition ran be considered in the
light of an advertisement the fight re
ceived plenty from as widely divergent
sources as the sporting writer's and the
pulpit; 49,, uu,.a, .non,. ,.r,,inr
for the sporting papers. continue to crit
icse Wellss hackers for permitting him
10 battle against the champion. These
writer's agree in describing Wells as q
promising but inexperienced fighter, and
they deplore the blight TO his career which
a defeat at the time would entail,
Rev. F 3 Never Of Regents Park
chapel has denounced the proposed match
from his pulpit as a brutal prize fight
which should be prevented by the law.
which permits only boxing contests. he
spoke of il In one sermon as prize fight.
and said there ought TO be enough Chris
tianiIy IN this country TO make II lmpoS-
sibe
II was described according TO the min
lister. as a great boxing contest. because
prize fighting was contrary 10 the Jaw
but" he added. the fact that one OF
the conbatants is the negro Johnson who
won the championship OF the world IN
rhe sickeninC exhibition OF last year; ano
hs 10 hold It against the EneEsn Guam
pion. proves that there is no real ditter-
cnce between this contest ana that on
last wear which American opinion pan
ished 10 the outskirts of their clViii%a-
Appa rently unmoved by the opposition
against their meeting, the champion ana
the challenger are hard at work az the,r
respective training quarters-Joenson IN III
Farls court When the black champion
left here for the French capital, he was
fat. and II he attains fighting weight py
october . he will have to , put ,rds IN some
Wells claims 10 be In the pink OF con :
difion and looks IL, For the remainder
OF his training season, the English cham
pion will take things easy, Going only
enough work 10 keep to weight.
This will be the first heavyweight
championship 10 be decided here since me
fight between Tommy Burns ana sumner
Moir at the National Sporting club ana
prepa rations are being mace 10 eccoHlo-
date a record crowd.
The match is scheduled to take place
IN the Empress hall, Earrs court q place
will be converted into a perfectly
equipped boxing arena. seating $4,000 and
providing standing room for several
thousand more.
sporting Life announces that the Dis
trict Railway company, owners OF land
on which Earl's court stands. VIII apply
"a the courts for an Injunction TO stop
shc Johnson Wells contest
Bombardier B. Wells %.
Many misstatements have been made
about the age OF Bombardier Billy Wells.
who expects to fight Cha mpion Jack
johnson in E;srIs Court, london Oeto-
ber ,. Wells was born in 1855. twenty
three for his. saw LII Ahthuh ad-
mlrers,