The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-25
WELLS LANDS
IN AMERICA
cOR8ETT SAYS WoLoAsT WILL
COME BACK SOON.
Former Champion Says the Britishsr
Wants a Fortune All in
Lump TO Fight.
BY JAMES ]. coReEu.

At last the long expected Bombar-
der Wells. champion heavyweight
puEilist of the British Isles. has ar
rived in this country. Before leaving
Eta and Bombadier. through his man.
ager. Of course. which Is the "regu-
lar" way. announced that he expected
TO clean up a fortune during his So
journ on this side OF the Atlantic.
As / size up the situation. Mr..
Wells wants the fortune" all in
lump. so TO speak. At least that's
what his modest demand leads one
TO believe. He asks n guarantee OF
100000. with the privilege OF grabbing
a liberal percentage OF the gross TAX
tngs 10 90 through with that Al Pal
ger match originally designed for
San Francisco the Fourth OF July.
Evidently Wells intends running no
risk Of not getting his" no matter
what the outcome OF his debut on
American soil.
Eddie Graney is the gent" who
originally conceived the idea that an
international match between Eng
lands fair haired boy and one OF
Americas leading hopes" would prove
n renTufnerative enterprise as holfr
day card. and as BarlSis O'Rourke
was willing. cablcd the Bombad'er
asking how about H." Wells an
swer took all desire 20 promote the
match out OF Grsney. who Immediate
~ proceeded To withdraw as grace
fully as possible.
still Tom O'Rourke IS confident
Wells can be brought to terms and
therefore refuses TO entertain any OF
the many propositions made for Palzer
until he talks II over with the Eng
lish champion and manager The vet
cram pugilistic impresssrio looks upon
the Bombadier as easy and legitimate
prey for his husky youngstsr and Is
loath 20 pass up the opportunity OF
landing the match.
! am inclined TO tho belief that New
York Will be given first glimpse Of
Wells In action and that the garden or
one 81 the other large local clubs will
beat San Francisco 20 70. n Palzer
and Wells fail 10 come 20 terms IL is
likely Luther mccarthy. Carl Morris
conqueror. will be brought east 70 give
the Briton battle.
Ad Wolgasts showing I'm the trial
-FOUR round bout with Willie Richie
did not please number Of critics
apparently and the mourners are all
ready 70 fail IN line and parade with
the remains TO the burying ground.
Ad was given up ~ AL in" one one
other occasion. n I'm not very much
mistaken. 10 was after p. had broken
his arm and had come east 90 try out
the repaired member Tough little
Knockout Brown was selected 49, his
appoinent. ard after n six round trial
in Philadelphia. which did not salts
q the experts. q return engagement
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than
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