Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
BIG CROWDS AT
TRAINING CAMPS
ABOUT $500 PERSONS SEE
WELSH WORK
TAKES ON FOUR CLEVER LOCAL
AMATEUR BOXERS
Admission Fee Causes Several Hun
dred Fans to Stay Away from
Mcfarland Workout-Packy
Tackles Three Boys

1t is estimated by conservative au-
thority that not fewer than $500 per-
sons attended the first public workout
of Freddie Welsh yesterday afternoon
at Venice, the amphitheater being
crowded with visitors from Los An
giles and Venetians who desired to see
the English lightweight champion In
action. They were well entertained
according to all reports, as not only
did Welsh box several rounds with
Ivan Kahn, Sam Coulter, Walla
Wheeler and George Damron, pupils
of Dewitt Van Court in the Los An
geles Athletic club boxing classes, but
Jim Jeffries acted as referee and Jim
Morley outdid Megaphone Cooks most
famous announcing stunt
Welsh Is an entertaining scrapper
when In training, his methods differing
materially from the ordinary training
camp methods, and he was much ap-
plauded while In the spotlight. Many
women were In the audience and they
were not a bit backward in clappine
their hands when the boys showed
speed and cleverness in the boxing
bouts. The boys from L. A. A. c.
are counted among the best and class
lest amateurs in the west and as
Welsh Is likened unto Attell in clev-
erness and speed, the bouts were
lightning fast and pretty exhibitions
throughout. 1t is the kind of work
that Freddie likes most and he was at
his best form all the time.
object to Admission Fee
Probably 500 persons went out to the
South Side Athletic club to attend the
workout of Packy Mcfarland, but
more than half of them went away
when asked to pay 25 cents admission
fee. No little unfavorable comment
was heard regarding the admission
fee business. but Jack Doyle and
Harry Gilmore explained by saying
that the charge will be made only for
the Sunday workouts and is made to
keep away from the grounds a lot OF
the undesirable class that would be
| troublesome and annoying to those
who really want to witness the
workout. About 200 persons went In
side the Enclosure and occupied the
miniature grand stands placed about
the grounds.
Packy boxed several rounds will
Harry Dunn, Frank Picato and Ans
linger Dunn is to be regular sparrint
partner to the stock yards champion
being matched to fight fifteen rounds
with Kid Carsey in the preliminary
to the McFarland-We battle. Al
the workout boxing bouts were inter
Et
until he stacked up with Picato, the
knockout youngster who has become
SO popular with local fans because Of
his quick knockout victories recently
Picato Is such a slashing fighter ano
hits with such singing effect thai
Packy decided to swap wallops witt
him, and their bout was intensely ex.
citing throughout.
Both Work Every Day
Welsh will work out every Afternoon
until the day preceding the date fol
his scrap and will box several rounds
with Kid Carsey, his sparring partner
and other local fighters. His work !:
done in the open air ring built espe'
cially for his use in front of the am.
phitheater at Venice and ample seating
accommodations, away from the sur
and wind, are provided for those whit
attend.
Packy will work regularly every aft.
ernoon In future, having Harry Dunn
and Pat Kinealy, Packy's trainer, fol
sparring partners, and it Is probable
that he will take on other local fight
ers who may show up each day, as hi
likes to work His workout yesterday
was the first since April II, when hi
ceased training for his fight with Jim
my Britt at San Francisco. Despite
his long inactivity he is in good con-
dition and goes at his workouts as Il
he had been training for month. Nc
admission fee will be charged for the
weekday workouts, the general public
being invited to attend