| Show e II Dick Wells to Box Palmer at atM M Manhattan Clever Jf Welterweight Is Matched Jl for Mill ill With Tr Colored Champion WELLS the Cincinnati welterweight welterweight welter welter- D wel weight ht who ho has been taking taking- theof the tho measure of all the iho welterweights and mIddleweights In the tho middle west and who Is ts matched to meet Eddie Palmer P champion ot or the colored welters walters in Hard Hardy K K Downings Downing's main event next Monday night arrived In this city yesterday yesterday yes yes- looking tho the part of th the promIsing prom prom- Ising sing youngster that t ho he Is reputed tobe tobo to bo be 10 and Immediately got busy putting on m the finishing touches to his training raining Wells just fought ought Prank Frank a round 15 bout last week cek an and Is ls practically practically in shape to step In tho the ring but notwithstanding nott he no was out on tho the roads In the morning and worked out at Coxs Cox's gymnasium with Jack Downey Done whom ho he has engaged as ns sparring part part- ncr ner In the tho afternoon Wells is an nn Intelligent young mantho man who t has taken up the bo boxing gamo game asi asit as R. R i vocation and I 1 Is determined to reach the he top of ot his cla class s and from tho the ncr In which ho he has been beating all tho ho best boys in the country It looks as though he Is apt to t succeed although ho has s only been In tho the game about three years ho he has beaten such menas menas men menas as Eddi Johnson Ray nay Bronson Dronson Wildcat Wildcat Wildcat Wild Wild- cat Ferns Jack Torres and Rex Morris Mom Mor ris and has never er been beau en decisively beaten In his life Palmer showed tho the local fans more moro real class at tho the Manhattan club a n couple of at weeks a ago o than anyone anono that has ver appeared hore bore and tho the fans tans fansan an are anxious to see him pitted against t tn a n bO boy of oC real l class and ability and experts cx- cx who have seen scon both ho he and Wells in the ring do not Hesitate in saying that the colored bo boy Is going going- to have havethe havethe the battle of his life lIle next Monday night as Wells Js s at his best In short round bouts as he ho Is an sin aggressive c battler who hi keeps tearing right after alter h his s man from gong gonS' to gong ong and never slows up Although Palmer has never seen Wells Welts In action he has fought a number number num num- ber her of ol th the same bo boys s 's and realizes better than anyone else just how class classy a boy he Is going up against and Is working out twice a n. day in preparation for the bout He Ho Is 18 working at P Peter ter Jacksons Jackson's gymnasium and Wells at Coxs Cox's and the tho public Is to to go SO and watch them In their workouts While White tIll this bout In itself rill fill the tho Grand from cellar to garret Manager Man Ian ager Downing has arranged another six-round six bout out for his lila that will no no doubt please the fan fans Kid Klc r and Buss Boyle of ot Ogden wont went four Cour of or the fiercest rounds last Mon Monday Monlay lay day la that has been seen In this city in some time and md although Manager tanager D acting as referee culled called t ta It ita a n draw tho the majority of ot tho the hugs bags were ot or the opinion that the Ogden Ogdon boy hart bad harta bada a 0 shade and anil for lor that reason ho was then for or six elx rounds so that one or the other can gain a verdict by hy wide enough n a margin to dispel any doubt as to which Is really the best bost boy Swede Johnson the local who has created d somewhat of ot a n sea sea- cn cation at the tho club the last few fow ow w weeks week kR b by beating a lot of good boys will wll have another real tryout this week wech when whon he meets Y un tho the last fast Harmon club bo boy 1 Willie Ge Gee will meet Young YounS' Brownie Brownl in one of ot the preliminaries and Will Willie Jackson Jakson ot or Ogden will tangle with Bob Bo Moore of ot this city |
