COUNT-OUT IN FRENCH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13298, 6 February 1914, Page 4

COUNT-OUT IN FRENCH.

WELLS BEATS PIGOT. LONDON, January 28. Hornbardier > Well's easily defeated ty.c. French heavyweight, Pigot, at Cardiff on Saturday night, Pigot was, heavier than Wells. He was of compact' physique, witr 1 a strongly-developed chest 'ana abdomen. He looked a A dangerous customer. Pigot opened the fight by making a number of terrific lunges .at Wells' stomach. Wells side-stepped the lunges, however, and then attacked with several left jabs to the face, two right uppercuts, and a right to the stpmach. . The Frenchman fell to the floor, while the referee started to count m French. Pigot rose slowly, but regained hts feet only after the fateful "ten" had bee.i counted, and Wells was 1 declared the winner. , . Pigot vigorously protested that he did not understand the h referee's French counting. Wells was anxious to continue the flght, but his seconds seized him and thrust. him through theV ropes. It was a decisive victory- ■ • ' CURRAN SUCCUMBS TO LANGFORD. Curra n met LanfffoM m Paris on Sunday. The Englishman was beaten m t.vu blows. The white -man was obviously m a funk. Only two blows were struck, Lang-ford landing a left and right to tbe jaw. The spec-tutors clamored Ho have their, money given back to them, and Curran' was wildly hooted. JOHNSON AND LANGFOBD. Mr C. B. Cochran, manager of Hagenbeck's circus, Olyinpia, London, is arranging a fight between Jack Johnson and Sam Lnugford for the world's heavyweight championship. Cochran has submitted an offer to Joe. Woodman, representing Langford, and <0.. Jenkins, acting for Johnson. He suggests- a XOOOO purse, to be cut up as agreed upon by the. boxers. Woodman was ready to""* accept, and demanded • that the Winner take £r>ooo and the loser. £1000. Jenkins, however, declared that Johnson jv.ould ,not light unless ho was assured of-£6OOO, win, lose, or draw. { ,Finally Cochran decided to) go. to Paris on Sunday and discuss the matter with Johnson. If arranged,' the contest will take place at the Olympia on June 30. WOLGAST CQMES U^CK. NEW YORK. January. 20. , Ad, Wolgast. formerly thc<, champion light-weight of the world, h)ts -"Bedded to come back. He has been /matched Id fight Charlie White m a ten t>ound.s bout at Milwaukee on February pi. FOUGHT THE POLICE. LOS ANGELES,! Jiuiuavy 2!l - Jimmy Clabby. a clatmalrit 'for (lie world's middle-weight champjionship, and his trainer 1 , McQuocn, have tfeeh arrested a ltd admitted to bail of £20rt, after spending a day m goal, -oh a charge of resisting the police. Clabby ahdf' McQueen had a tight with, several tnxi-cal) drivors, and were chased by a police olWeer. .The pair ran down an alley-way, and fliuling the patrolman still following -ilium they turned'oh him and attacked liHin.