BOXING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3442, 23 March 1920, Page 7

BOXING.

WELLS BEAT JORNII} E.

FRENCHMAN O U'J‘MA'I‘CHED

BOXED ALL OVER- THE RING‘

LONDON, March 19.

In the fight..a't the Albert Hall, J-ornee opened. with hurricane tactics, but Bombardier Wells defended coolly. and a beautiful stl'aigllT left to the jaw discouraged the Frenchman, who suffered punishment from left and ri<gllt. In the second round he was apparently non-plussed, and returned to his corner wearily. Wells continued aggx-essively from the third to the sixth round, and was himself ,hal'dl_v touched. Wells, in the seventh round, boxed his opponent all over the ring, delivering; some heavy punches. .Tol-nee rallied in the eighth, and made 2‘. rush, but in the ninth he I'eeeived a straiglnt left to the ehin'\\'irh tel'l'ifie force. The spee,tatox'.< wondered wlly Wells failed to finish the fight. In the tenth round Jornee went down tour times, and in the thirteenth su<:eef~‘sively for five. four, eight and nine see.ond.-. He was counted out at‘tr‘l' :1 ri{_=;l\t swin~g to the point of the j:w.'.

BTIICKE'I‘T MEETS WELI‘.S IN I\l.»\Y.

LONDON, Marc}: 19

I"‘;m3k(*tf states that he is fighting; Bombal'diCr VVCHS in May, and T<>mm_\_' Bm'r,.‘< in Jul)’, in ad(TYt‘ion to G-‘od:‘:ar§*.

M-\T'l‘ V\7,l*}T.LS OT7’I‘P()'ILN'I‘ED

I.ONDON., March 19

In :1 fight lasting twenty rounds, at The Holborn Staflinm, Phil Broom outpointed Matt Wells.