New-York tribune., 1912-04-15
Matt Wells Training at Rye for
Garden A. c. Bout.

Matt Wells :he English lightweight
champion. who IS matched to box ten
rounds With "Packy" Mcfarland, Of Chi
cago. in Madison Square Garden on April
2s. began preparations for the battle al
Rve. y. Y. Yesterday. Wells has been
living quietly az that place ever since ne
arrived here from England month ego
Wells hasn't worn a glove since he left
here last fall, after beating Abe Attell IN
the Garden. He weighs about li2 pounas.
He has about ten days In which 10 get rid
OF seven pounds, and he must do 10 az 8
o'clock on the dav OF the bout, which Will
be seven hours before ring time.
Wells will confine his training to road
work, boxing wrestling, handball and diet-
ing. He got extremely busy yesterday
morning. and was finally checked by
George Mcdonald and pai Dollings. who
are supervising the training Of the Brltish
champion.
81 am jolly we'll pleased at the prospect
Of meeting Mister Mcfarland" said Wells
when he took a breathing spell, and the
only thing ! regret is that there will be no
leans think Mister Mcfarland is a ripping
good boxer, but I shall try to snow no"
much better I am Really. I can't see how
Mister Mcfarland IS going TO hurt me. he
can't hit, and doubt II he can stand up
under slogging. If he couldn't stop such
boomers as Burns and Hogan, how can
any one call him q champion? The way
figure II is this: Mister Mcfarland couldn
beat Freddie Welsh in two long bouts, and
Mister Welsh was easily thrashed by me
for the Lord Lonsdale belt Mister Welsh
in nv opinion, isn't as clever rs Mister
Mcfarland, who isn't es clever as YOURS
truly.
we had to agree TO pay $1,000 10 Mister
Mcfarland before he consented TO s!sn
articles. Upon my word. don't believe he
wanted 10 box me at Gil. He refused as
much money 10 meet me IN London last
wear. bur this time We couldn't let him slip
away"
Since Wild Bob" Moha made his debut
in New York City there have been man!
who declared him to be the coming middle
weight champion. His admirers pointed OUT
that Moha was second edition or Joe d.
cott. Tom Sharkey and kid Lavigne, and
could not see where any OF the present crop
of r7idd!eweights could beat him. Mona
trimmed off Sailor Burke. stopped jim
Smith and outponted Freddie Hicks in MS
three local bouts His performances, how
ever. were not up TO the sttndard demano-
ed Of an aspirant for championship honors'
particularly in his contest with Hicks. In
that battle the Detroit man covered Well
sn6 didn't fght until the closing rounds,
and Moha declared that he could not get
a fair chance at Hicks However. when
Hicks did come out and fight Moha had
very little on him
The Empire Athletic Club will hold It's
last entertainment 1T its present quarters
or April "a The club. while II has always
been Il money maker, is too far uptown
and the Mcmahon brothers are negotiating
for the ST Nicholas Skating Rink.
Johnny dundee will face one Of the still
est bouts IN his career when he crosses
gloves with Charley White, the Chicago
featherweight. at the Syracuse city Attn
letic club On April %.
The coming week will be one OF tho
busiest the boxing fans have known
Chief interest centres in the meeting OF
knockout" Brown and Young Erne at
;he Madison Athletic Club. Bouts VIII also
he neld at the National Sporting CLUB
where Matty Baldwin and Johnny Mario
will meet in the star bout. Willie Beecher
and Joe Bedell and Battling Hurley ana
Frank Lougrey VIII also appear In ten
round bouts.
The other bouts Of the week follow: To-
night, "Gunboat' Smith W. Andy Morris
at the olympic Club. Paddy Sullivan VS..
Jimmy Kelley, at the Nonkers Athleuc
club: FRANKIE Williams vs.. X. ." Egers'
at the Brooklyn Beach Athletic Club. To-
morrow, George Alger VS.. Young Ahearn
at the Royalo Athletic club, amateur tour
nament at the Fa!rnont Athletic Club:
Young Shuero rs. Young Cohen, at the
Brown, Gymnasium Wednesday night. at
the Empire Athletic Club, Leach Cross ana
Tommy Murphy, Young Hickey and Phil
Cross ard PADDY Sullivan and Young
%jtchic VIII meet in ten-rCund contests.