Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-01
MATT WELLS DEFEATS BROWN
English Lightweight Champion Gets
Popular Decision.
DEFENSE PUZZLES KNOCKOUT
Britisher Never In Danger at Any
Period and Leaves RinR Unmarked,
while Opponent BIeeds from
Injuries.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New
York City, Aug. S.-Matt Wells, English
lightweight champion. last night added to
his fistic laurel by outboxing and Outright
ing Knockout Brown the New York light
weight, In q ten-round bout before probably
the largest crowd that ever witnessed a
pugilistic contest in New York city The
bout, the second to be held under the new
boxing law, brought q crowd of probably
1900 to Madison Square Garden.
The British champion never was In
danger at any period during the milling
and left the ring unmarked, while KNOCK
OUT Brown was bleeding around the mouth
and from a cut under the right eve.
Wells cool and calculating defense had
the American sorely puzzled and he re-
PEELED Browns attack from every angle.
Brown could not solve the Englishman's
left jab. which played about his face with
lishtning-like rapidity and kept the Ameri-
can from doing any damage at infighting
Seven OF the rounds clearly belonged to
Wells. Referee Charlie White had to eau
ton both men frequently in the clinches
The battle gave Knockout" Browns
championship aspirations a severe setback.
Popular opinion gave the battle to Wells.
but no decision was rendered. Ii was as
serted that the gate receipts totalled $4,000.
Brown received S2lf per cent and Wells
221R per cent Of the gross receipts.
Fight ny Rounds.
Round 1-Thcy came to a clinch and both
held for several seconds. Wells landed a
stiff right to the jaw and blocked a return.
Inc Englishman forced the fighting, jab-
ping Brown with his left. Both were wild
ana there were few clean blows struck.
Brown missed right hook, but a few
minutes later caught Wells with a left to
the wind Wells had a slight ADVANTAGE in
the round.
Round 2-They roughed it to clinch,
Wells trying kidney punch. Brown hooked
a hard right to the jaw, which wobbled
the Euglishman. They snapped lefts to
race ana went to repeated cltnches Wells
hooked a right to the ear and there was
more rough work. Wells walloped Brown
twice on the jaw. sending the American
back to the ropes. The Englshman fol-
lowed this with two fierce lefts to the face.
BrownIgot a left to wind and Wells coun
tered with left to nose. 1t was Wells
round
Round S-Brown bored in and they
roughed It to the center Of the ring. Wells
ducked wild left swing, but missed a
counter to the jaw. Brown was wild In
cleanly. Wells put two lefts to the nose
and Brown countered on the stomach. Wells
wslloped Brown twice on the nose, but
took a left to wind in return. Wells ducked
into a terrific left swing and Brown fol-
lowed his advantage with a left to the
chest. At the bell Brown got q right to the
ribs. Brown was bleeding at the nose
Round 4-Wells held in the clinches. Wells
gave Brown ~ terrific right to the mouth
which caused Browns mouth to bleed
stream. The Britisher came back with an
other hard right to the jaw, but Brown
backed away from further damage. Brown
put right hook to the shoulder and then
they spared for a time. The American
swung his left TO the wind and Wells
hooked right and left to the jaw, causing
Brown to reel. Brown recuperated quickly
n ha han ohf In ha
center of the ring. 1t was clearly Wells
round.
Brown ripped a right to ear WeIis Dc Clearly
outboxed Brown, jabbing him repeatedly
In the face. Brown kept trying for a hay
Brown got a stiff right and left to Walls
face. Near the bell Wells put right to
ear. Wells had the round.
Round 6-Wells got a right to the jaw
and side stepped the return. Brown hooked
a right to the chin. Wells slipped to the
heavy rights, but Wells more than evened
II with two heavy swings to the INV.
Brown got in terrible left to the ear,
which staggered the Englishman. Brown
had slight advantage on the round
Round Brown got stiff left and
right to the head but the Englishman
the mouth. Wells got in several straight
Jabs without return, Wells hooked a hard
wind in return II was clearly Wells'
round.
Round S-Brown got a left to face and
followed It with left to wind. Brown
bored in repeatedly, trying to land a
knockout. They worked to repeated
clinches without much damage. Brown
hooked a right to the jaw, which drove
the Briusher's head back. Wells put a
hard left TO eye. Wells round.
Round 9-Browu rushed and there were
rapid exchanges. Brown hooked q hard
left to wind and Wells came back with a
right to the eye. Brown hooked hard left
to stomach. Wells opened the cut again on
Brown 8 mouth accidentally with his alhO.y
Brown was at Wells like a tiger and
smashed a pretty right TO wind. The round
" as even
Round 10-They shook hands and were
quickly at IT. Brown kept trying for a |
knockout, but Wells kept inside the blows. |
Brown staggered Wells with a hard left |
to wind. Wells got in several jabs to the |
face and had Brown bleeding profusely. |
Wells slipped TO the floor in an exchange |
Brown tried hook TO the jaw and Wells |
drove him off with straight jabs. They ex- |
changed lefts. Near the end Wells drove |
Browns head back with a left to the eye |