New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
MATT WELLS LUCKY
To BEAT MEXICAN
Boxing "Fans" in England Do
Not Agree with Ruling of
the Referee.
CRITICS ALSO DISAGREE
Clever Australian. Fighter May
Trek for This Country to
Meet Some of the Light
weights.
from The Tribune's Correspondent !

from The Tribunes Correspondent
London. March 1.-While Freddie Welsh
undoubtedly holds undisputed claim 70
the lightweight championship here. Il is
still a debataDle point as to which OF the
, lightweights ranks next 10 him II was
thought the vexed question might be set
tied at the National Sporting Club on
Monday night, but it was not so. all
though Wells got the verdict over Mehe-
gan at the end OF twenty rounds. The
authoritative eye may look upon Wells
as the next best to Welsh, but the fans"
have a soft place for the Australian, who
now talks Of trekking for America
II was a rousing battle from beginning
to end-a real fight and no boxing match.
Probably that is why Mr.. Douglas, the
referee was so constantly harassng the
men and ordering them 10 break"
stand away" and all sorts of things
They do not love hard, close fighting M
the National, and Mehegan's style, en-
phaszed by the fact that Wells often
tried to play the Australian at his own
game, did not meet with the approval Of
the official In charge. and it may be
taken for granted that the greater COM
pliance with the orders to stand up and
box" on the part OF Wells weighed heav
fly with the referee.
Michigan did not win by a big margin.
but he won nevertheless, and though the
records say that he was defeated, this
| bout. at any rate, can be wiped out 81
future calculations. Michigan fought his
own fight; not as he did against Welsh
but more after his natural crouchins
style He is at a disadvantage when he
is not bent nearly double, and throughout
Mondays contest he simply walked into
Wells on every occasion, giving the .op
of his head as an invulnerable mark and
then lashng out with such deadly hooks
and uppercuts that he had his opponents
face in a sorry state soon after the ,on-
test started
Wells was by far the weaker man at
the close and such was the superior ply
steal condition Of the Australian that one
! felt some surprise that he did not 20 in
and bring the fight to a premature end.
OF course. it may be that he thought
] himself so well ahead that this was not
necessary and the weakened condition Of
the Englishman gave color to the thought
&
when he leisurely went after his totterlns
opponent in the seventeenth round.
| Wells. however. must he credited with
! extraordinary recuperatiye powers TO
withstand even what the Australian gave
/ him. but there were no end Of good judges
Who emphatically disagreed with the 90
| fetal ruling because of the greater spec
tacular effect of Weiss work and not
based on real fighting merit What Wells
and Michigan said after the night provides
/ interesting reading Said Wells
say. It's worth $500 any time to light
/ this fellow Michigan. I've got SEQ and
more many times for fighting boobs. but
| I've never fought any fellow ike this
/ lie is as tough AS any man living
| tougher. at least than any I've ever met
! anywhere. Look at me. I'm not fee'ins
/ II. mind. down below. but. ON. ms face.
! Its never been 80 sore before Look At
my lips | wouldn't night that fellow
again for $500 Its worth any money %
night him lie is the toughest tollow
ever met.
AS TO the fight itself. / think WOO
| il. and won it good. II Il had been
wrestling match Michigan would have
| been the winner. lie weighed IN lighter
| than | did. but I wasn't going to push
! him of. He's too strong. and ! don't sup
pose any one can ever hurt him. li' takes
all you can give him and then comes BACK
and hits you. And he can hit, nigh,
! SAYS lot more. but my lips are ioo sure
to speak much. and ] want my bath"
| Michigan thus expressed himself.
Il have got no kick coming againS
! Matt Wells He's good game fellow
and put up great. game fight But
never want 10 come 10 this country again
lost my fight with Freddie Welsh out
II didn't win this fight tonight never
won one I'm my life. | was bothered al
sorts OF ways by Mr.. Douglas-but tnen'
what's the use Of talking?
| II felt heartbroken when ! heard the
verdict, because I wanted this fght Az
badly as ever wanted 20 win any one
have ever been in and I reckon | Won
! well. | know | won. There isn't any
thing more 10 say I'm sick ~ II an
| I'd like To meet Matt Wells again. anu
| hope To do so in Australia. He's soihs
there. and I guess he won't nina hs".
ing me again. Maybe I'll 60 - America
Most persons agreed with the austria