Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
WELLS ISSUES Def
English Boxer Anxious to Meet
WoIgast or Mcfarland.
PROVEN HIMSELF CLEVER
All He Asks Is That He Is Allowed
: to Weigh in at 8 O'Clock
at 1873 Pounds.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September Matt Wells,
the English lightweight champion. who
defeated Knockout Brown in the garden
Wednesday night. went back to his train
ing quarters at Rye yesterday after an
nouncing that he was ready to make a
match with any lightweight in the world.
Wells intends to visit Milwaukee Septem-
Der 10 to witness the ten-round bout be-
tween AID Wolgast. the world title holder,
and Packey McFarl land, the wonderful
Chicago boxer. The Englishman says he
will challenge the winner to meet him al
any reasonable weight. although he pre-
fers 13j at :: o'clock He expresses a will
ingness to make 133 at 3 O'Clock for VOL
CAST. however, inasmuch as the latter
will never agree to 135. In a pinch Wells
may consent to weigh LIB at 4, the limit
that governed his bout with Brown. AS
Wolgast will let Mcfarland in at 13I,
scaling at ), Wells does not see why he
shouldn't make match on similar terms.
In McFarland's case, Wells points out
the fact that Packey has always insisted
upon 135 at ;, so that there should be no
hitch in arranging a bout. whether Nc
Farland trims Wolgast or not Wells is
anxious to take part in as many bouts as
possible. and if Freddie Welsh. from
whom he won the English championship,
bankers for another clash he can have
! one II he'll agree to the British limit, 13o
at ,. As ring sharps believe that Nc
Farland will outpoint WolSast at Mil
| waukee, the general opinion is that Packey
will be Wells next opponent. and that
the Madison Square A. {. Will put them
| on early in October. This match, 1t is
! believed, would create as much popular
interest as the Wells Brown affair, If not
more for the that Mcfarland
would stand a far better chance of de-
feating the clever English champion than
the awkward East Side Dutchman.
Wells Victory Impressive.
Wells impressive victory over Brown
was due to quick thinking and a we'll
laid plan of action. The Englishman
evidently knew that Brown had one style
of fighting and he carefully arranged to
offset it. By beating Brown to the punch
again and again and by surprising him
with unexpected right-hand swings Wells
proved too clever in every way. From
the time that Brown first attracted at
tention students of boxing predicted that
sooner or later he would come to grief
because Of the entire lack of defensive
tactics for a right-handed hitter. No
boxer ever won a championship by eX-
tending his right hand instead or his left.
Browns left, used for attack, could not
provide protection, while his right never
possessed the Jabbing power that the
other hand usually produces. Unable TO
shift to the stereotyped methods of first
class pugilists Brown, therefore, was at
a disadvantage when he faced Wells, in
aSmuch as the Briton had found the
proper way to land his right-hand swings.
Browns attack was also solved. els
let him rush blindly and stepped either
backward or to one side. X. O.'s left up
percuts and swings. as result. fell short
of their intended destination, and, as
Brown spent his energy in this manner,
he left himself open for the English
mans quickly delivered punches. Per-
sons who We're not Influenced by partisan
feeling or by the enthusiastic predictions
OF Browns manager were confident that
Wells would prove the master.
They based their opinion upon Browns
ten-round bout with Young Sammy Smith
last year at Tom O'Rourke's club Smith,
a finished boxer, was so shifty that
Brown found ii extremely difficult to lay
a glove on him, whereas the Quaker hit
him when and where he pleased. Pal
Moore easily outDointed Smith in sub
seauent bout here. yet Moore was ap-
parently outclaSsed by Wells in Boston
several months ago. On that kind of
Luglistic dope Brown didn't appear TO
have a look-in with Wells, and before
they met Wednesday night some of the
best known judges of boxing openly
predicted the Britons success.
Brown Cant Box.
Meanwhile ring followers say that Brown
should learn how to box; that he should
drop his awkward right-hand leading
and adopt the tirne-hono-ed tactics that
have made many pugilists famous.
The boy is wonderfully game and willing.
He can hit like a blacksmith and is anx-
ious to learn. If some clever tutor like
Kid Mccoy could take hold of him it is
possible that Brown soon would surprise
his rivals. But in his present form Brown
is nothing more than a good second rater
with little or no chance to become a
titlehoder. He has been well managed,
however. Just a year ago he got $500
for bout at the little Olympic A. c. in
Harlenl-more money than he had ever
received. Since then he has earned
nearly $4,000. consisting of shares in
gate receipts and salary for theatrical
engagements. He is still in his teens and
will earn more money he goes along.