The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19

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 SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-"Bom- bardier" Wells. the English heavy weight has departed for his home in England. The Bomb" decided that the heat in New York was too beast. ly much for him. and he thought a couple of months at home would do him a world of good. so he took the trip. Before leaving. Wells stated to the New York promoters that he would return in the fall. and would then be ready to talk business anent a return match with Al Palzer.
 Wells record in this country was one win and one lose, but he made big hit in both battles. and there are any number of the fans and critics who are of the opinion that he could defeat Palzer in a return match.
 NEW YORK. July 19 - In a sen- sational encounter. the equal of of which has rarely been seen any where, Bombardier Wells, heavy weight champion boxer of Great Brit ain, defeated Tom Kennedy of this city in Madison Square Garden to- night. The end was sensational and round. When the men went to their corners at the end of the seventh round both were in distress. Kennedy from the terrible beating he had received and Wells from his own efforts. They had not been fighting long in the eighth when Wells started the claret again with stinging lefts to the nose Suddenly the Briton whipped over a right to the chin and Kennedy dropped like a log.
 He got on one leg and looked about in dazed sort of way. The fighting instinct was there, and as he shook his head to clear his brain and nodded to Billy Jordan, the referee. who was counting off the seconds.
 At the count of eight Kennedy got to his feet. Wells measured his man carefully and, after staggering him with a left, stepped in close and shot over a short right hook that did not travel more than two feet The blow landed on the right spot and down went Kennedy, his should CTS striking on the lower rope, There he lay, with eyes glazed. powerless 10 help himself, the muscles refus- ing to further aid him Before the referee had tolled off the fatal ten seconds a sponge was thrown into the ring and the battle was over.
 From the moment they put up their hands it was seen that Wells was the superior boxer. In and out with long, clean lefts, perfectly tim ed. he began to send Kennedy's head back At the close of the first he rushed his man with a right, and down went Kennedy. For an instant the spectators had views of a repe- tition of the Wells -Palzer affair, but his was different. for Kennedy was lnhurt and jumped up quickly They fought hard to the bell with the honors easily in Wells favor. IR the succeeding rounds Wells landed lefts and rights so often that Kennedy at times appeared bewild- cred, yet he always fought back, sometimes taking blow in the hope of getting over the desired wallop, but the wary Briton was never In the way
 In the fourth round Wells knocked his man with solid right to the | mouth, and an instant later Kennedy spat out several teeth. Kennedy was not in the running at any stage of ~he fight.
 NEW YORK, July 1S - The Ma, | tional Sporting club of London is making an effort to match Jem Dris. coll, featherweight champion of Great Briton, with Johnny 'Kilbane | for the worlds title
 Charles M. Mathison, represents tive of the big London club in this country. received a cable message last night, asking him to take up negotiations with Kilbane No prize was suggested, but 1t is under. stood that the club is prepared to hang up a purse.
 | CHICAGO, July P. - Before Hor, ace Fogel, president of the Philadel. | phia Nationals, left Chicago, he was