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Show WELLS H PALMER lETfflWMT New Welter Comes With Great Rep.; Slater and Boyle to Repeat. Dick Wolls, the classy Cincinnati wel-tonveight, wel-tonveight, who is matched to meet Kililio l'almer, tlie colored welterweight chum-i'ion, chum-i'ion, in Jinrdv K. Downing's six-round hoailliuer at tlie Grand theater Monday night, arrived yesterday, a picture of goorl health and looking the part of the classy boy ho is reputed to be. Wells is said to be one of the most promising young welters in the country today, having .tought a number of the best boys of his weight, and has never been decisively beaten since he began boxing, about three years ago. lie has beaten such good inen as Edd.e Johnson, Lee Kelly, Jack Torres and Hex Morris. Ie fought Frank Barrieau fifteen rounds in Pueblo last week, and, although the clever Canadian was awarded the verdict ver-dict by the referee, .the newspaper ac-1 ac-1 counts give Wells credit for carrying the battle to his man from start to finish, mid only the speed and cleverness of the Canadian champion enabled him to kocp out. of danger. Wells is a clean-cut chap, who has takon up the boxing profession as a business, and is determined to land on top of the heap if he can. As he realizes that it is the boyB who please the public who are in demand, his desire once' he stops through the ropes is to keep the fans interested, and he is alwavs working work-ing from the crack of the gong. To show that ho is in earnest about his work, his baggage had hardly been delivered before Wells was up City Creek canyon for a run, and worked out Ht Cox's gymnasium in the afternoon with Jack Downey, whom he has en-paged en-paged as sparring partner. Palmer knows better than anyone else just what kind of a bov he is going to meet this week, and has also been out. on the roads daily and has been working in tho gymnasium in the afternoons. after-noons. While this will be the big feature of next Monday night's show. Downing has arranged another six-round bout for the semi-wiudup, which will bring together Kid Slater and Buss Boyle. These hovs were given a draw last Monday night by Referee Downing, and, as "the decision de-cision met with some disapproval, he decided to send them back at each othor next week. Tho rest of the card will bring together to-gether Young 'Malouey and Mwerio Johnson. John-son. Bob Moore and Willie Johnson, one of Option's promising youngsters; Willie Gee and Young Brownie, and the regulation regula-tion amateur curtain-raiser. |