Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-31
MATT WELLS CLEARLY
OUTPOINTS X. 0. BROWN.
Englishman'S Clever Tactics Help Him Avoid RusheS
OF Lefthanded New Yorker, Who Does
Poorly Against Opponent.
GREAT CROWD, SOME HANGING FROM
RAFTERS OF GARDEN" WITNESS BOUT

Matt Wells used all his science in
the early rounds of his fight with
Knockout Brown in Madison Square
Garden last night, and reserved his
Furnishing blows till the closing rounds.
Their damaging effects toppled the
Morgan entry from the pedestal of
fame almost ingloriously. Wells won
easily.
Knowing Browns showing in the
past with clever men, the wise ones
predicted a victory for Wells ON points.
The bowling Manhattan adherents of
h tow-headed youth, when they
realized the English champion was
marking Browns features, jolting his
head back and tieing him in knots,
yelled for him to try his trusty left.
Brown was generally beaten to the
punch, and on several occasions rushed
across the ring wildly.
There is no iced of p~raising Blown
for his gameness. He was there to
battle hard and score a knockout, but
he was ~outpointed and punched hard,
At no time, however, was he III ..ny
danger of being dropped to the can
vas, though it did seem two or three
times there was sufficient power behind
~RC bO"S ~ AK IA w 49,
him down for the count or six or seven.
The bells were ringing ior Brown in
the first two rounds. wien Wells
scored with snappy left hooks and had
K~nockout's left figured to a nicely. Ha
must nave spent a lot of time IN his
training periods practising how to get
under this great blow of Browns lie
rather frustrated the New Yorker by
his fast footwork and ability 10 get ont
of a corner when BroNa believed he
had him in position to land On hin
with a left swing.
When Brown finally did get the Eng
1ishman in position to swap punches
there were doings aplenty and the
English t~itie-holder was pressed to
speed in his efforts to move away. 1t
was Browns aim to weaken the Brit
Usher by working on his wind. He put
all his energy behind the blows, yet
Wells was strong n shot in snappy
:jolts and smart uppercuts, beating
Browns lefts.
The crowd on several occasions
Missed Wells when they thought he
was heeling the New Yorker, but no
roughing on one side alone was notice.
able. 1t seemed to be Wells's style to
push with his left a few times after
connecting when they got into a clinch.
This caused h supporters of Brown
to yell their disapproval. But when
the two clinched they shared honors
roughing IT quite frequently because
Wells could use his hands better
backing away after being separated
n Knockout didn't like ii.
Brown travelled fast throughout the
fight and tried, in leading, to corner
A. I-A H. 4 - 4--f tza
helped him in getting away by duck
ing and he could counter. too, easily.
Browns footwork was better than he
has shown in many previous fights.
and he was inclined to rush Wells saw
agely when he realized 1t would be
necessary to put his man away to get
the honors.
When he made an effort to box with
Wells, Brown saw he was lacking.
While he could use his left properly,
his right was no good, n his efforts
TO lead with this hand did not look
very spectacular. Wells. on the other
hand, displayed a lot of skill with
either the right or left and he wasted
few blows. The two retreated several
times when there was a lot of rushing,
but they always returned to fight as
hard as they were able.
Interior Scene Great.
About 10000 persons were in the gar
den when the two entered the ring,
and it was reminder of the days of
ten years back. when all the big bat
ties were fought there. Thousands
were turned away, as the management
was anxious to obey the rules laid
down by the fire department. In the
throng unable to gain admission were
many women. All during the after
noon they tried to secure seats, but
the managers thought the game would
be better off without their presence.
Inside there was a sea of faces. The
lery and some were perched on the
rafters and enjoyed the fights from
the perilous position without any show
of discomfort. The arena was soon
Allied and the cheaper seats were not
cbtainable late in the afternoon. The
building was brilliantly Illuminated
and presented a fine appearance. Part
of the crowd surged close to the ring
side, but were kept back well by a
force OF special policemen.
The crowd was reminded often of
the rule prohibiting betting, but it was
not obeyed and a lot of money changed
hands. those in sight who had bet ON
Brown willingly giving up their end
before the tenth round was over. Wells
remained the favorite, but many were