Show JOE BECKETT AGAIN K KOS 05 BOMBARDIER AND RETAINS TITLE Even Wells' Wells Supporters Are Pried From Seats by Dramatic Finish Bj ty London May l 1 Joe l. Joo Beckett knocked out Bombardier VeIls in the the- third round hero today thus retaining ret tho British heavyweight olg-ht olg championship which the challenger had sought sOl to wrest from him The Tho fight Cig which s scheduled to toso bOt so go t twenty rounds was furious from the opening gong gonS' till the tho third round when a terrific right-hand right punch by Beckett floored his antagonist for tho the count Writs WeLL rl Favorite Wells had been the tho t favorite in the betting amon among Jo English n lIsh boxing fans The They fi figured urd that his superior height and reach would give him an advantage o erd tho the champion while s-hilo the latter with all his cleverness would bo un unable unable tin un- able to overcome Besides Wells eUs was reported to be in top notch condition Ills His own descriptions of what hl his trainIng train train- In Ing had done to place him In readiness for tor tho most important bout of or his career career career ca ca- ca- ca reer had carried conviction to the tho fans ians that he would win vin Experts on the tight fight game ame on the theother theother theother other hand had picked Beckett to beat tho the challenger and their confidence never nO wavered regardless o of the fans enthusiasm for Wells Brevity Surprise Tho The brevity of or tho ho battlo battle was a surprIse surprise sur sur- prise prize to everybody Belief Bellet had been en freel freely expressed ed h by man many that the tho mill would go Eo tho the full fuU twenty r rounds Beckett led hed the fl fighting from the very cry cr outset and had Wells oils practically helpless before ho delivered tho the finishing finish ing blow Beckett was carried from the ring by admirers while tho the ClO crowd Pd despite the fact that man many had harl lost mone money h by backing the loser went wild over the dramatic finish to a 3 battlo battle which while brief had been sharp and fast while It Il lasted |