Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-15

Three wild, but nevertheless crush
ing swings, placed on the point of
4 'Bombardier" Wells's jaw last night
4 by "Gunboat" Smith. at the Madison
Square Garden, in the second round
4 of their ten-round bout, put Wells
down and out, so much out that it
was fully five minutes before he re-
vived enough to leave the ring. Smith
weighed 1929 pounds..and Wells 1872
as they entered the ring.
The end came Unexpectedly, just as
the crowd had settled back expecting
to see WeHs. tall, handsome looking
and clever, cut the shorter and lighter
Smith to pieces before the fight was
over with left jabs to the face They
had reason to expect this, as in the
first round Wells landed by actual
count twelve of the jabs on Smiths
mouth and nose, without once receiv-
ing a blow in return.
4 In this round Smith was swinging
good punch, a left, high on Wells's
face. Near the end of the round
Wells got in a near nockdown when
he caught Smith off his balance as he
came rushing in and sent him sprawl
ing, Wells himself falling to his
knees.
Weiss superiority was so decisively
! shown in this round that, always bar
Fling that dangerous wild right swing
of Smiths, Smith did not seem to have
a ghost of a chance. 1t was the old
story of science and skill against a
walloping fighter, and once more the
walloper won. Between the first and
second round Wells was so confident
that he waved his handlers away
after taking a mouthful of water and
sat looking at Smith.
The Second Round Was Different.
But the second round That was
something different. Wells shot out
of his corner with the bell and landed
right and left short swings to Smiths
face. The latter was perfectly willing
to mix things up and slammed right
swing into Wellss midriff. The blow
partially glanced off and the force
,carried Smith to a half-sitting pos
ture on. the ropes.
Wells saw this and came tearing
in with head down for an uppercut.
Smith shifted, or rather slid along
the ropes, and as Wells came to him
swung high with the right, his glove
landing on jaw well back Down
went Wells He did not seem hurt
but took his time getting up, taking
a count of nine.
toll, ha ar
tage he had gained, and after he had
taken a couple of jabs In the face
from Wells landed another right
swing, this. time on the neck just be-
low the left ear and down went
Wells again. This time he was dazed
and kept shaking his head to clear
IT. The house was in a bedlam as
he got to his feet as Referee job
counted nine.
Smith was right on top Of him, and
after shooting in a short left caught
Wells with another overland swing
away back on the jaw, and Wells
fell fiat on his face dead to the world,
The knockout wallop vas delivered
as Wells was vainly trying to get in
close and clinch with Smith. AS
WeIlS fell Smith stood and looked at
him for second and then jumped
from the ring and ran for his quar-
tiers. He knew the blow had landed
and that the fight was over. So did
Referee job, who after counting two
took a look at Wells and then called
his second and helped carry him to
his corner.
Wells Very Helpless.
Wells sat limp In his chair for fully
three minutes, and then opened his
eyes and weakly inquired IF that
Gunboat had exploded or what had
happened" Not sound was heard