El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-13
WeIterweights Refuse to Take Back Seat
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By THOS. S. ANDREWS

IN HE welterweights refuse to take
a back seat. Ray Bronson, the
= Indianapolis Apollo, has taken a
new lease Of life and is fighting better
/ than ever, after having lost decisions
to Spike Kelly. Of Chicago, and Tommy
I Howell, Of Philadelphia. Ray came
back strong and beat up Jim Perry. Of
Flttsburg, IN good shape, and then
I posted $1,000 forfeit to meet any Ct
the Welter claimants in a champion
snip match over the marathon route.
The offer goes for Kid Ferns, Howell,
Kelly and Erne, who has since beaten
Howell Bronson says the side bet
goes only where the match is for 20
/ rounds. Ferns has offered TO match up
on those conditions, but has not posted
forfeit for a side bet They are all
likely chaps and a cOrking good tour
nament could be arranged between the
bunch.
1t is evident that after all we are to
miss seeing the Australian lightweight,
Hugh1e Michigan, in action on this side
Of the Atlantic at least for some time
TO come, for words has just reached NE
from the other side that after his bat
tie with Matt Wells in London, Hughie
viii sail for Sydney again and take
on all the stars of the lightweight
class in the AntipOdes. Writing from
London, his friend and advisor says:
Hughle IS training hard for his sec
Ond bout with Matt Wells and when I
saw him yesterday he looked in great
shape Whether he wins or loses with
Wells, the Australian intends sailing
for Australia Immediately afterwards
He has signed a contract with Snowy
Baker, the new proprietor of the sgd
ney Stadium, and it is stated that one
Of his opponents will be Johnny Sum
mers- The pair have already met
twice. Summers scoring a Knockout in
10 rounds, the other bout ending in a
draw Efforts were made to match
them IN this country, but Michigan de-
cllned to meet Summers at 40 pounds.
In his own country Michigan is not a
proper lightweight and is sure to take
on weight when he gets back home, so
that obstacle to a bout with Summers
will not exist"
When Michigan fought Summers in
Sydney last time it was a 2O-round
draw, but Johnny outWeighed Hughie
considerably At that time Hughfe
could do 133 pounds nicely, but the
Australian lightweight limit is 40
pounds, which enabled Summers to
come IN much heavier than the home
boy; but despite the difference in
weight Hughie held him to a draw.
Johnny has been fighting around 145
pounds and 1 an thinking he will have
trouble making the Australian light
weight limit of 40 pounds when he
reaches there this time. It is probable
that after fulfilling his Australian en-
gagements Michigan will come to the
states for try at the American title.
According to a letter just received
from a friend in London there is a
possibility of Freddy Welsh, the Brit
ish lightweight champion. coming to
the United States to. settle down for
good The writer says: Freddy has
been challenged for his title by Jack
Ward and Fred Delaney but until
either Of the chaIlengers puts up a side
bet there viii be nothing doing. In
any case do not anticipate that Ward
will be considered by the National
Sporting club. though his good show
ing against Hughie Michigan entities
him to some consideration. 1t is rum
ored here that Freddy is considering
the notion Of settling down as an
American citizen. The recent death of