The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-25
Wells Has Made | Good Ring Record
English Champion Entitled to Meet WOigast For Worlds
 Title

prospective ten-round contest between
 Ad Wolgest and Matt Wells, If the
 bout is really held it will be perhaps
 the most important battle between
 lightweights since Wolgast put Bat
 ting Nelson in the discard Wells is
 the recognized English title holder
 and Wolgast the cock of the walk ir
 this country.
 The fighters will be required to
 weigh in at 133 pounds. at 3 o'clock
 This just suits the Michigan light
 weight. It is doubtful however
 whether the Englishman can conven-
 iently make this weight In all his
 battles in this country where &eigh1
 restrictions were in force Wells has
 fought at 135 pounds at o'clock
 and this figure brought him into the
 ring in full possession of his physical
 strength Many think that if the Eng
 lishman attempts to make lower
 weight than 135 pounds he will prOb-
 ably be weakened.
 Wells will certainly be the most dan-
 gerous man Wolgast has ever met. At
 real champion. When the news of
 his victory over Freddie Welsh in London. last winter reached this coun-
 try ring fans here were inclined to be skeptical>ef Wells real ability. They remembered his work during a pre- vious campaign in this country and could not imagine him in the ranks of f1rst-class fighters. After this trip to America Wells developed rapidly. He acquired speed and science and learned how to punch effectively. The result was that when he turned up again in this country he surprised ev- erybody by his unexpected skill. His more prominent victims since his ar rival here include Leach Cross, Mat ty Baldwin, Pal Moore, Abe Attell and Knockout Brown. }
 Tn build Wells is powerfully con- structed His legs are short and stur- dy, his waist normal and the upper part of his body of unusual prOpor- tions, His chest and back are broad, great lung power; his arms are long and heavily muscled, his neck is thick~and his round head nestles low between the shoulders. Wells has natural fighting instinct. He cannot keep away from an opponent, by using his feet.
 He doesn't move about to any great extent, but he is a splendid judge of distance and is a past master in lodging and ducking Ability to make an antagonist miss is a winning quail ity, and Wells has this trick down as fine as silk Tn attack he shows stiff left, which he hooks, JdpS, swings or uT4VSS SCTSlSuC lo tac mark. His right hand is employed almost exclusively in defensive work, yet he can hit effectively with it if brought to bay. The English cham oion in general appearance looks like 8 hard man to beat into submission.
 By outpointing Attell, Wells show ed wonderful science. Attell. always 3 great boxer, was there with his us- ual skill, but Wells simply outclass- 5 Li xx, ri oh that he actually bewildered the feath- erweight champion, who, under the wasn't disgraced, by a long shot. AltteH, going into the ring, weighed 121 1-2 pounds, while he English champion carried at least L3S, about sixteen pounds more than .he American.
 Following is a brief record of some 3f. the more important battles that Wells has engaged in, both in England and in the United States.
 Won amateur championship of Great Britain, 1904; won amateur champion ship of Great Britain, 1905; won anna eur championship of Great Britain, -90S; won amateur championship of Great Britain. 1907.
 Professional career: Battling La Croix,~ ten rounds, decision, London, England; Gunner Hart, five rounds, London, England; Bob Rus sell, ten rounds decision, London, England; Dick Lee, six rounds, draw, London. England; Sid Stagg, ten 'ounds, decision, London, England; lack Turner, twenty rounds, decision, London, England; Young Nipper, six .ounds, draw, London, England; Smil- ng Kelly, eight rounds, no decision, Yonkers, N. Y.; Eddie MacMann, sight rounds, no decision, Yonkers, N. r.; Dick Miller, eight rounds, no de- ,ision, Yonkers, N. Y.; Bill Leary, ten 'ounds, no decision, New York city; Charlie Lawrence, ten rounds, no de- .ision, New York city; Johnny Do- lan, fen rounds, no decision. New York ,ity; Paddy Sullivan, ten rounds, no New York city; Freddie Welsh, twenty rounds, decision, at N. l ,. C., London. England, for light weight championship of Great Britain, l lond Lonsdale belt; Leach Cross, ten ounds, no decision, New York city; | Pal Moore, twelve rounds, points, Bos- 1 on. Mass; Matty Baldwin, twelve | decision, Boston; Abe Attell, | en rounds, decision, New York city; | knickout Brown, ten rounds, decision, | New York city.
 It will be seen from the forego- | ng that Wells is a worthy opponent | f Champion Wolgast; and it is like | y that in ten-round affair he will | nake the Wolverine step lively to re- urn victorious on points. What Wells ould do in long bout with the cham ion is problematical, as the Briton as never been thoroughly tried out n a long fight with a really rugged