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Show "WOW" BECKETT, ENGLISH HEAVYWEIGHT, CHALLENGES WINNER OF BIG TITLE BOUT I (f , v.S, X , . 1 is. v& V I 1 N . ' N I 5 - - i". t I s I xO, x (st i I V " s " . I Xs 5 x X ' ' W. o. W. Beckett, recent recruit to the regiment of pugilists who have knocked out Bombardier Wells, 1ms cabled ca-bled Tex lliekard that lie wants to meet the winner of the Willurd-Deinp-sey fight. "Wow" evidently has had it explained to him that Hicknrd is paying pay-ing Willard 20,000 guineas, quid or pounds for one bout. Doesn't Worry Rickard. Ricknrd does not .consider that knocking out Wells puts anybody in line for the heavyweight championship, champion-ship, writes W. O. McGeehan in New York Tribune! Beaning the Bombardier Bombard-ier lias been one of the most popular sports indulged in by various French, British and American heavyweights. It always has been considered n safe I and sane pastime to hang one on the Bombardier's jaw. The Bombardier has dusted the rosin from his trunks more often than any heavyweight In the world with the possible exception of Arthur Pelky. Beckett's Backers Serious. Beckett's backers take him very seriously, seri-ously, however, and the chances are that he will be flitting over this way very soon. The news of the $127,000 purse has caused some feverish excitement excite-ment In the ranks of the British boxers and enough pugilistic immigrants will soon be on the way to take the places of the emigrants who have beat It through Ambrose channel to evade the long, dry spell to come. |