The evening world., 1913-03-29
Nfsddy Welsh Here to Fight, and
Justly Claims First Chance at
Winie Richie.

0s0yslSAt 1918. b. Ths Prss Pubihhins %.
tThs Nsw rofh World.
-NEDDY WELSH has arrived from
England. looking quite a. at -
= any fighter needs TO look.
0eeddy 10 not here for theatrical pur-
DooeA He says so himself.
He 10 here to night. and hs prefers
Wiliis Ritchis for a hrst opponent
Richie can hardly deny that Welsh.
- ali MEhtwciGhts. has best right to
1Aallsnss him to nsht for the title.
n England Welsh IL regarded -
0vhtweisht champion Of the world.
~ National Sporting Club Of London.
. ~ weeks ago. gave hun "worid's
0hampionship Belt" after his victory
ever Hughis Michigan Of Australia
Since there II some doubt even In
DaGiand Of Ritchiss right to cali him
self champion. Ritchis should night
welsh and settle the mattel. The
sooner this 10 done the better. Ritchis
- had a. long . "rsst" ~ any cham
Soea 10 entitled 10 after Winning .
championship.
Other champions have fought within
Q reasonable length Of time after win
uoAg their titlss Joe Cans, who was
. esod Q lighting champion ~ any Of
ehom, knocked out Frank Erne at Fort
lg1s Nay ~. 1907. On June ~ he
leught george McFaddsn. one Of the
toughsst iightwsishts Of the period.
nattlins Nelson took the title from
oaas on July 4. 1905. He gave Cans .
pesvrn match about two months later.
Sept. .. wolgast beat Nelson Feb. -.
1919. He started the scheme that hes
boeome % popular with new title hold.
ees, aghting . :sn-round boat with Jack
redmond about four months later. and
leAging the hard ones until after he
~ picked up al the stsss sasy money
y sight "
n is just four montAs sines Mtshis
leSssssi wess.ss ras ~ ths cham
- - AGAt a0Asnl
~ El4H has . rather modest Way
Nv Of sxplainins his posssssaon OF
W Q worlds championship beat.
Il dada't wsat them 70 make The belt
~ the worlds utis." he says- II DE-
Seassd Matt Wells and fousht Ashs0an.
80 was champion Of Austraha and
aoasA Africa suegsstsd that the bsas
- made smbismatic Of the champaea.
- & the Drit1sh Emplre. But NJ.
osssAnsoa didn't 80 II that way. He
pooardsd the fact that Nelson stead.
soOely refused - aght me when hs wss
'3hAnoiou. and that WolGast had prom-
~ 70 mset NJ - sooa - he was abe
= An again, after his operation Tor
eoosnd,0us had prevented our scheduled
Usssing. and my victory over Ritchis
Vnon Ritchie Wss substituted for VOL
-, end saiA I was WORLDS cham
- by rient. A. for myself. I'm quite
aling to leave the question unsettled
eu ! have fought Ritchis. whom one
= the ether viii have clean title to
- honor"
welsh has not been at all inactive -
0ohAmpion. = whether he 10 rightfully
ompien Of the world or q the British
oire. Just bsfors coming here THU
~ hs fought three hard twenty
0SonA bouts within seven days. Be
enDe e thls unusual activity he vii
~ for . week or two. meanwhile try
- 70 make match With RitchiA
tAny time after April 20 win sui
-" saia Welsh. u don't see VIII!
lchis should wish to walt until
v"n1A ustsasd with Interest I
" oooounts Of McFariand's eas
W wtu ovor Jack Brtton.
~Yes." hs said. = can easily iuagin
toG Fanlssy oueboxed him. AZ II
iounAs - can beat any vsitsrwsiSn
- ~ world without any trouble. Bu
= would and II hard to make IN pound
sDtAs fer htchis. and I'll make ths
1ght any day. I'm tat now. but q
O - I 60 into training the tat roll
q ~ like butter"
= YURE'S . letter from Bob FStssin
Ny Dear Edgren: hsreb
c1elisngV 0unboat Smith or any 9th,
uvtng white man TO box me ten rount
st Madison Square Garden OF any 9th,