The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-15
SHlFTY ENGLISHMAN WOULD
GIVE AID A TUSSlE.
matty Baldwin Challenges WeIch for
Go, but He VIII Have to Wait
For a While.

II Freddy Welch and Ad Wolgast
are matched a pretty fair line will be
obtained on the comparative ability
of Mcfarland and Wolgast Packey
has fought Welch several times. and
the best he has been given over him
was a draw. although the English
newspapers stated that the Chicago
boy had good shade on Welch IN
their last fight in England
Welch has long been considered one
OF the fastest aud most skillful box
ers i'm the lightweight division. but
cannot hit hard enough to damage
anybody. This is what Mcfarland.
Brock and others who fought Freddy
have said
Now II Welch and WOigast meet in
a tweDtyTouDd bout. the question
arises. VIII the champion be able To
catch the Britisher and be able to
sting hard enough in the twenty
rounds to stop his? Wolgast's friends
say be Is fast enough to get 10 any
OF them. II this is true. he will knock
out Freddy as quickly as he did Mo.
ran. for this Michigan person is a real
rude chap and can do some terrible
mauling when he gets 10 close quar-
tiers. He never stops fighting. but
keeps both hands ripping and tearing
all the time And every one OF those
body blows land with terrific force.
as Owen Moran can attest
Can Freddy Keep Away7
" Wclch can keep out OF the Wild
cats reach for twenty rounds he will
win the decision on points. for he has
lightning left and knows how to
stab with f. But Judging by the man
ner In which Wolgast has been per
forming Of late. II Is extremely doubt
ful that Welch can stave on his ter
rife onslaughts
This fellow WoIgast is a fighter
and rapid. gated fighter in the bar.
gain. He not only can do dreadful eV.
ecution with his two fists. but he goes
20 his opponents with such fury as to
break the force Of the other fellows
blows and knock him on his stride
This r. the only way We can account
for the apparent inability OF Moran
TO damage the champion or course
Welch will not ATTEMPT any hard hit.
ting. he never does lie depends ON
his ability 10 Outpoint his men There
are experts boz this country who be.
he'e he can win decision over Vol.
CAST. but 81 is doubtful In the face W
what Wolgast has been doing 20 those
other lads
Baldwin In Llmeliaht.
Matty Baldwin. the Boston Iicht.
weight. who n few DAYS ago chat.
lcnE"d Welch 10 return battle. will
10 at probability be- Obliged 10 wait
until Wolgast aud WEIGH have settled
their argument before he H. given a
chance az Freddy baldwin NAV be
given n match with the winner of tho
rEht that 'nkcs place to-day between
inul kuhler and Jack Dalton nt Los
angeles baldwin inside such good
impr 'ssiun in his fight with Wrich
"ni on 90" conEf that he would doubt
less he good card against the winner
- The kuhicr- Dalton nght TIr ana
kohlrr mot OF Akron something over
% year aEo and put up n very prot
~ hght baldwin said afterwards ]
mat ho had moderated tho tIcvc- /
land boy. and had not trained Tor the f.
HEht ile expressed a desire ~ got !
on with him again n KohIcr makes .
GOOD asainst Dalton. h. and the cIev- /
- Hostonian VIII mako a good card I
Tor McCarcv
Hhbsne ard cHre.
Men who have seen Patsy Cline do .
battle nrc ~ tho opinion that Do will .
give Johnny knbanc hard nqht I
whom thcy clash on the 18th Thev
say Patsy r. o. buI-Ilkc fellow I'm
hisdcportmcnt In tho rims. ana that
~ not only can mix 70 IN furious .
fashion. hut CHn NIT hard with both
hands knbane viii be- In tho hest
o. shape Tor this nght. for ne Is wen 4