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Show WELLS IS MATCHED WITH TOMMY BURNS Calgary, Alberta, Dec. 2S. Announcement An-nouncement was made hero today that Bombardier Wells, English heavyweight champion, and Tommy Burns, who claims the championship of the world since he retirement of Jack Johnson, have been matched to fight fifteen rounds here March 11, for a purse of $37,000 A syndicate of local sporting enthusiasts, it is stated, Is financing the battle and the money will be posted with a Calgary bank, January 2. Burns stated he had intended to bo-gin bo-gin training the first of the year for a possible fight with the winner of the Palzer-McCarty bout on January 1 (Hc accepted the terms of the syndicate and started training at once It is understood his share of the purse will be $25,000 |