Evening star., 1909-05-22
Welsh OUTPOINTS
JACK GOODMAN
Little Man From Wales De-
feats His Clever Opponent
in Fast Bout.

NEW YORK, May 22.-As neat bit of
genuine boxing Is has been presented to
lovers Of the sport in this town since
the Driscoll-Attell affair last winter was
enjoyed last night at the Fairmont Ath-
fetic Club. 1t was ten-r0und engage
ment between Freddie Welsh of Wales
and Jack Goodman. the pride of the West
Side. Up to the last three rounds they
put up a neat article Of pugilsm. and
those who missed 1t lost one of the treats
of the ring.s
Welsh had it on Goodman on clever
ness. There is nothing in the sgame
which that chap doesn't know. He won
the decision by persistent and consist
ent leading. but Goodman loses nothing
In his reputation. The young West Side
lad hits like a mule, and with a few
more such bouts as he went through
last night to give him experience he
will be at the head of the lightweight
class in this country.
After Goodman has few more fast
contests to put him at his very best a
return match between this pair ought
to be the real goods.
Boxers Followers Present.
Three big sightseeing autos. with fol-
lowers of Jack Goodman, rolled up to
the club at 8 o'clock. Goodman had most
of the lower West Side sports with him.
The house was fair. When Welsh en-
tered the ring he got rousing cheer
and the rafters rang when Goodman
came on deck. Johnny Murphy. cham
pion lightweight OF California. was in
troduced as new member, and Leach
cross, champion of Grand street and
East Broadway, got cheer from his
followers. Then the main bout was set
a-gOing.
The first and second rounds brought
out some of the cleverest boxing seen in
this city in many days Thre was not
much punishment inflicted by either of
the boys, but their feints and ducks
were SO brilliant that the house was in
an uproar.
Hard Fighting Prevailed.
In the third they went in to slug, and
were hard at it from bell to bell. The
fourth saw more Of this rough work. with
Goodman putting in some astonishingly
good ones on his clever antagonist. He
sent home two or three stiff rights that
shook up the Welshman, who however.
quickly regained his lost ground The
science and skill of Welsh began TO tell
in the fifth. He landed right swing to
the jaw that shook up the little west
slider, and during the balance of this
round had things his own way Again i'm
the sixth. it was Welsh with leads and
jabs. while Jack waltzed around. Good
man played a bit wild when he tried To
get bread winner home. Welsh was
cool as cake of ice.
lCaret flowed in the seventh .om Jacks
nose. He was sorely tried by that left
jab that seems to have been packed by
all those clever little English fighters;
clearly 1t had Jack ratified. II ere was
some beautiful mixing in the eighth in
which the honors were even. Welsh got
in some good. clean hits, but Goodman
managed to land some surprisingly good
wallops That Kid certainly has a good
punch for his weight.
The ninth almost found Jack winner
with left right to the jaw. Welsh wab-
bled, but came around quick as a flash
and handed back a few good ones.
1t was great scrap.
The tenth found Goodman trying TO
rough it. but Welsh was wise to that
game himself and the effort to finish the
Brtisher failed with Jack bleeding and
tired.