The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-22
Wells Wants to Remove
Impression He Lacks
Sufficient Stumin q

Pal1er. though there 10 a wide disparity
In their weight.
IL Is pretty generally known now
tnat Wells was not In tiptop condition
on the night OF his debut. He did every
thing be could to prevent this from be.
coming public Il came here to f,ght
and not to make excuses" he said ear.
hestiy' and am not going to blame
my defeat on anything except tho fact
'hat my own exertions that night tired
me TO the point where l could continue
no longer"
IL 10 fact that he entered tho ring
mat night half sick and several pounds
uhder his normal lighting weight. In
the case OF a man like Wells. who has
no superfiuous flesh, tho loss OF a few
pounds means a distinct weakening. and
those who maintain that Wells IL one
OF the very greatest heavyweights Of
the day declare II Is not surprising that
the rushing Palzer knocked him out.
me Intense heat. Furthermore. has
placed the Bombardier little out of
condition. He has labored under the
sun In India. but declares the piisteriny
heat OF that country Is far easier to
bear than the occasional waves Of In
tense heat around New York.
IT is for this reason largely that
he determined to go to England for "A
while. believing he could not materi-
ally advance his campaign on the
heavyweight crown by finishing the
summer In this country. 1t Is his
plan to 30 Immediately to the home
Of his family at Forrest Gate. a Lon
don suburb and do light training to
keep In condition for his return to
America. II In bartSy possible that
some Englishman has dug up an as
pirant for the Lord Lonsdale cham
pionshlp belt now In the possession OF
Wells. and In that event Bonparder
may defend his title before he sails for
America.
WELLS SAYS HE HAS A HABIT
OF RESTING IN BOUTS.
Wells was asked what he thinks
OF the opinion. some hold that he
has not sufficient endurance for a
long. hard battle, and Is therefore not
likely TO prove the strongest contender
for Johnson's crown. He declares he
has had plenty of twenty-round con-
tests. which were hard fought enough
to prove he has stamina That
contrary impression has been created
by his lights here he believes Ii due
to a habit OF resting, during when
he takes on a tired look.
During the first part OF the round In
which Palzer knocked me out" he con-
tinued. spectators say I looked COM
pietely worn out. I was not. however,
but was trying to get Palzer to think so
ana leave an opening for me. In the
middle Of the Kennedy hght too. they
say I seemed tired. The fact that !
come back stronger than ever seems to
1T l.a In nd
Another charge brought against me
IL that I don't like to he hit and that
can't take punishment. Well. don't
like to be hit. and II can prevent II the
, other fellow Is not going TO hit me.
! don't see where any boxer gains any
! thing by allowing the other man to hit
him. even when the blows don't hurt
| think one of the surest ways OF winning
! is to make an opponent miss. and be-
| cause am successful In doing this !
\ feel that the statement that = can't take
! n punch Is not Justified
That Wells has no inflated notion
/ OF his worth. was evidenced by his
attitude on the subject OF Jack John
son. lie Is perfectly willing to meet
the negro champion or any other man
I'm the world hut he isn't going to in
slst on a match until the sporting
public ts convinced that he has sufil-
Client strength ana experience to do
justice TO himself. He is still young
and realizes he can always learn some
thing new about the game. Il am
perfectly willing to leave II to the
sporting writer's Of the United States.
he declared. When they think an
good enough - whip Johnson I shall
demand meeting. In the mean tim,
III want to take on the Other goot
heavyweights. When | come back
would first like to meet Palzer agar
, and Jim Stewart"