Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-03
PALzER L|CKs WELLS
Winneshiek's AL. PaIzer Wins from
BOmbardier Wells, Champion
of England.
IowAN KNOCKED DOWN in FIRST
Terrific Right to the Stomach Puts
End to Sensational Fight
in Gotham.

New York, June 2S.-After being
knocked down and punched into a
groggy condition in the first two
rounds, Albert Palzer, the gigantic
Iowa heavyweight, put Bombardier
Wells, the champion of Great Britt
ain, down in the third round at Mad
ison Square Garden tonight.
Nearly 10000 spectators, worked
up to high pitch of frenzy by the
sensational scrap, were taken by sur
prise when Palzer landed the decis-
i've wallop terrific right hand swing
in the pit of the stomach.
Palzer had forty pounds the better
of the weights and that partly ac-
counted for his victory. He rushed
necessarily i'll spite of binding
punches and a moment before the
end came it looked like anybody's
fight, as both men were unsteady on
their pins and We're visibly tired
from the tremendous pace in the pre-
Ceding rounds.
Wells followed q we'll laid plan of
action in the first two rounds, but
when Palzer got him under his heav-
lest fire the Englisman appeared to
be ratified. He forgot all about his
footwork and could not set out Of
harms way, but nobody could aues-
ton his gameness or Willingness.
Wells fought at long range as soon
as the battle began. ,Ie sidestepped
a wild rush and swung right hand
to the jaw Palzer, wto seemed fat
and slow, tore in again and again,
to receive tie same kind of medicine.
Suddenly Wells saw an opening and
shot in a rife shot hook to the jaw.
He lifted Palzer completely off his
ieet and sent him head down to the
floor.
1t looked then as if Palzer was
done for. The crowd was in fren-
~. Men near the ring stood up and
yelled like Indians. Tom O'Rourke,
who was roofing for Palzer's down.
fall. was heard above the din, Gross
him with the right, Wells" he bel
lowed. knock his head off.
Palzer steadied himself and cut
loose with all he had. Wells fought
back like lion at bay. There was
q clash and flying of padded fists
when suddenly Palzer swung the
right squarely to point just above
Wells belt. The English champion
fell like log with the wind knocked
out of him. His eyes were closed
and his limts rigid.
Referee job stood over him and
counted the fatal ten seconds before
Wells showed a sign of life. Just IS
the Briton was counted out his Sec
onds threw up the sponge in an eff
fort to save him from further pun
:shment. Wells was carried bodily
to his chair and soon revived. Pal
yer hurried across the ring and shook
hands with his beaten antagonist.
1t was one of the most exciting
fights between heavyweights ever
seen in this city and Palzer's triumph
was received with wild acclaim. II
palzer can whip Luther McCarty in
the Garden on July 10 he will be in,
line for fight with Johnson. After
it was all over Palzer's seconds ex-
planned the knockdown in the first
round. They said they had ordered
Palzer to so in regardless of Wells
blows, but they underrated the Eng
lishman's hitting ability.
FIRST ROUNp-As Palzer rushed
Wells sidestepped ard caught him ou
the jaw with a right hook. Palzer
rushed into a hard clinch and as they
broke away he came on again. Wells
sidestepped him and with a left on
the mouth he drew the blood in
streams. Palzer reeled and a right
hook knocked him fiat OH his face.
He staggered up blindly and rushed
Wells. The latter met him with
terrific left on the neck and Palzer
staggered. He swung wildly aud
Wells at long range jabbed him again
and again on the nose. Palzer's race
was covered with blood and as Wells
drove left into the stomach Palzer
almost doubled up. Wells gave him
a first beating to the bell and the
crowd was in an uproar.
SECOND ROUND.-PalZer's right
eye was closed when he came up. His
lips were also cut. He lowered his
head and rushed wildly but Wells
wasn't there. Wells met another
rush with left hook in the mouth
and also shot the right over to the
neck. Palzer missed terrific swing
and Wells uppercut him on the jaw
again. Palzer was so clumsy that
the crowd laughed at him. He wres-
tied bit in clinch and was warned
by the referee. The crowd hissed as
he rushed again, Wells put a fierce
left In the stomach. and also stag
gered him with terrific right haAd
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