El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

weight. who was matched with Ad
WOlgast for the worlds championship
at Los Angeles, but lost his chance
through the illness Of the champion al
that time. is now undergoing treatment
at a sanitarlum IN Chicago. Welsh
was the victim OF a peculiar accident,
but he is confident now that the trou-
bic viii be overcome and that he viii
soon be able to engage in contests
with the best nghtweights in the coun-
try Freddy always had an idea that
1t was his back that was injured, but
from an examination In Chicago, It mas
developed that the real source Of trou-
bic is a small nerve at the top OF the
spine, which can be remedled through
proper massaging Of that part Fred
dy has been at the sanitartum 10 days,
and he feels greatly improved, and has
been assured bye the doctors IN charge
that in another two OF three weeks ne
VIII be over It entirely. / had talk
with him the other day and during
the converse ton he remarked: 1T has
been very costly TO me, since the VOL
CAST affair, as I have had TO give up
several good contests. However, 1 am
on the road to recovery now, and from
the way I feel, know I VIII be able
10 resume boxing IN a short time. ]
expect 10 get out about April 10, and
will begin doing light exercise and
boxing. I hope TO be able to arrange
a few limited round bouts the latter
part Of April, after which / will get
in shape for some real hard contests
Ny aim will then be to get on match
Withl WOlgast for the title, and also
a return battle with Matt Wells, who
defeated me on points in England,
year ago"
Billy Papke, the former middleweight
champion, refuses to be counted out.
After his defeat at the hands OF
Frank Manteh. in California, he re-
turned 40 his home in KeWaunee. Ill,
or two He finally came to the con
clusiOn that he was not a has been
and decided to get down to hard work
and permit his brother Ed TO negoti-
ate matches for him once more, with
view OF working into some big middle
weight. contest I had a letter from Ed
the other day, In which he says; This
may surprise you, but IL is on the level
Billy has decided to get into real con-
ditiOn. and as a starter. he has taken
I'D light training here. I know my
self that he has never been In proper
shape for match since he returned
from Europe last summer, and that i
he viii only get down to hard work
and condition himself. he viii be able
TO hold his own with any OF the mid
dleWeights- Why he IS only a young
there is no reason on earth why ne
shGuld be relegaEed n the rear &C this
stage. 1 expect that after April l he
win be in conditlcn 10 take on some
short bouts, and then II he SHOWS
well, he can continue right along the
line I feel confident myself that he
can show his superiority over the /
h1nch OF middleweigh now claiming
the title and II he cannot. why, viii /
be ready TO throw up both hands and /
admit that he is down and out
The Australian tour OF Cyclone john |
ny Thompson, this season, has not /
been a particu iariy brilliant enc, and !
the chances are the Sycamore boy will i
not return TO the states with 1he hon /
lrs he did IN 1911. Johnny has met |
defeat in most Of his matches while /
abroad. but in all fairness to the Hi /
lOis lad, It must be said that he has I
gone out OF his class in every match 4
be entered into. He gave away weight !
when he fought Dave Smith, again I
when ne met Banesman Rice. and also Z
when he met Jack Lester, the white /
hope" whom Tommy Burns brought I
put From the accounts Of the last I
battle, Lester won on points, after a 4
hard contest Of 20 rounds, but the 3
weights were very much in favor OF I
Burns prOtege, as Johnny weighed
only 156 and Lester 115; this IS quite /
handicap for a boxer on points, over ,
there Had he been meeting men OF l
his own weight there might be diff /
iereut story to tell If 1t were not for 4
he fact that Thompson is well along in I
ears, he would no doubt be one Of the 1
-eal contenders for the middleweight /
title, but age has told on Johnny, /
even with his excel ent physique and 4
wonderful stamina, and the chances
Ire ne wiz soon De ready TO enter the
Il is difficult to understand how box
RS who have been nursed along by