The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-20
Freddy Welsh's Challenge to
Battling Nelson Reads
Like a Real English Joke
Wants to Fight TEN
Round Bout with No De.
CiSiOn.

S,ts
r~REDDY WELSH Is a good little
r. fighter, and may possibly land
= the lightweight championship
In time. But no one outside Of Eng
land will take his latest proposition
seriously. Freddy wants to fight Mel
son, but announces that he will
claim the title by default unless
Nelson agrees to sign for a match
within thirty days. Welsh has
signed articles for a Nelson match
and has turned them over to a Los
Angeles promoter to get the cham.
pi6n's fist attached. The articles call
for "a ten-round bout, with no de-
cision."
This Is a weak and watery sort Of
Joke, It seems to me. Why should
Welsh want TO fight Nelson In ten
round, no-deciion bout?"
In England this sort Of challenge
might get credl. Of a sort. In America
It will hardly attract attention. Nelson
- the champion, and he will make the
terms when he fights again. Since box
ing began this has been the champions
privilege. Naturally Battling Nelson. a
real fighter, Isn't going to fight for
thS worlds championship" In such
foolish thing as "a ten-round. node.
cison bout"
a NEW YORKER interested in
n sports has just returned from
1 4 that dear Paree. While across
the, water he went to see Sam Mcvey,
the negro, fight jiu.j!tsu expert. At
least. so the show was billed. The event
hardly justified the posters.
For the "jlu-,!tsu expert" produced
to figh, Mcvey turned out upon close
'nspscton to be not japanese at all.
but an Engl!shman with his hair
clipped In Japanese style and his skin
stahed 10 japanese color.
McSey instantly swatted the fake
Jap, who went down and refused to
get up, although he didn't seem 20 be
hurt much.
McVey. puzzled. turned to the referee
and asked what he ought TO do. as the
hght was unhampered by the usua!
ring rules.
Hit him again." quoth the referee.
The Imitation Jap was lying flat with
his head resting on the floor McVey
bept. over and struck another heavy
smash on the jaw. As there was no
chance for the experts" head to
bounce with the impact because the
moor was in the way, this was cold
Knockout.
SAID the New Yorker.
All quite interesting. But It's moro
!ntsrf st!ng still TO note that even In
Frthce the sporting public falls for the
prorlotar's bull" and occasionally buys
fine line OF green goods
TRFSRIEs says he never felt better
in his lite--or words TO that effect.
! Thousands OF people all over the
country are da!ly-almoss hourly-advis-
ing JetfrIes either to fight or not TO
fight. And as a matter Of fact, no. one
In the whole lot knows any more about
what he should 90 than you or l.
Only one man can know whether or
not James ], Jeftries is still there. :"
OniyrJeffr!es himself knows what things
may have happened during the past
fosr-years TO make It hard for him to
take up the game where he dropped It.
Only Jeftries can know Just what con-
dltion his stomach Is In. and how he
feels after an hours hard work. and
how much OF the old snap and strength
in'D his hfDWg "a. IL
arms and legs tire abnormally. For
experts TO .ook al Jeffts photos aud
then discuss wisely his physical condi.
ton Is just one Of the humors OF the
pug!list!c campaign that is being almost
forced upon the retired champion
Forced is an odd word 10 use in this
connection. | see by the papers that
some sporting gentlemen declare JET.
fries must tight"
Why must" Jetrrles fight? He ism,
enybody's dog 10 be thrown into q nit
and forced to take hold. Jefrles owes
no service TO the public. He is an or.
d'nary- man whose profession a few
TIM money he earned When he had
enbugh and business wasn't very good
hel retired, like any other business or
professional man.
i Jefrries feels Ike fighting again
amp comes out 10 try Il his old. friends
VIII he glad to see MIN. II he doesn' I
th4ts his own private business.
Suppose Just for instance that JEFF.
. frihs wasn't able to get into rgn.irg
trip again. hu' allowed himself 20 be
taxed into match-snd lost. VIVA:
Ntih all these vociferous "Up-to-Je,.
fritsS people say then?
Ican hear the chorus they'd STAR the
mlbute the fight was over. Why, the
bij sun, they'd say he didn't even
hays sense enough TO know he was a
oetd one
..3obody realizes the truth OF this more
thf Jfnries.