El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-01
Welsh MAKING
LOTS Of MONEY
Lightweight Champion Isn't
Doing Much Training;
Hates to Make Weight.

BY t. s. ANDREWS.
milwaukee, Wis, Dec l. - Freddie
Welsh, the. worlds champion light
weight IS being guided into a lot of
coin by his manager, Harry Pollok,
ana the chances are that when Freddie
begins to count his pile in the spring
ne VIII 60 into the five figures strong.
ne must be given credit for one thing,
ne IS not afraid to tackle any of the
u6hIWelghts and does not demand
much time for training. Under these
Gondltlons it is not surprising that
w elSh wants to make his matches at
cdtcRWeights or at a point that VIII
not bring him down too low. II he
kept In hard training all the while and
tIIe9 10 make the lightweight limit he
WCuId soon go stale, and that is what
ne wants to avoid. There is little
DOUBT that Welsh can make the proper
weight when the occasion demands.
ms contest with Jimmy Duffy in
Buffalo last week was not decisive,
many claiming that Duffy had a good
draw out of it, while some claimed VIC
JCIy Tor Freddie and one paper said
JlIEiny Won. 1t was a case of the
" mite match over again, leaving plenty
OF doubt about the winner.
Welsh Defeated White.
However. in the White match there
was not much doubt among those who
were not prejudiced thar Welsh had
won by fairly good shade. Duffy is
boy who likes to weigh around
tne 1SS pound notch, SO that Freddy did
not gain anything by meeting him
ABOVE the lightweight limit. PromOt-
ers are busy trying to get Welsh and
Packey Mcfarland together again, but
mere seems little chance unless the
Chlcago boy can do weight somewhere
near the lightweight limit Packey
may pc able to do 1876, or even 13S, as
stated, but there is a grave doubt
about it.
James J. Coffroth. the California pro-
moter, tried hard to match Welsh and
MITE p 81 10 INN r1eFf in
Der 10, which would be the windup Of
the game in this state, but manager
Pollok failed to agree to terms Dom
mick TOrtorich of New Orleans is also
trying to get them together in a 20
round match, but there has been moth
ing doing as yet It is possible that
they will be brought together again
IN Milwaukee over the ten round
route.
Kilbane Becomes Lightweight.
Johnny KiIbane, the featherweight
champion, has at last decided to enter
the lightweight ranks and will have
the first tryOut in that class Decem-
Der z at Akron, Ohio, when he meets
Joe Mandot, the southern boy. It will
be JOhnnys first attempt to tackle a
high class lightweight His cleverness
viii no doubt carry him through all
riGht, for Joe viii find him hard to
Charlie White was offered a match
with Johnny in Milwaukee, but Nate
Lewis, manager of White, declined to
make the match until Kubane has
proved that he is entitled to contest
in that class Therefore If Johnny
holds Mandot even or better, the
chances are that ne will meet White
later on. The contest with MandOt
should be a splendid one to watch
from a scientific standpoint, for both
are clever and good ring generals.
KiIbane May Fight Mitchell
The work of Richie Mitchell, the
Milwaukee featherweight, against
Peanuts Schieberl before the South
Side A c. of Milwaukee the other
night was n revelation TO many of his
friends. Mitchell not only fought care
fully and cleverly, but he showed that
he has gained much in strength and
now carries a punch that opponents
cannot afford to disregard in the fu-
ture. Schieberl is a husky boy, as his
matches with some OF the tough ones
about the country viii attest, but he
talk of matching Mitchell with John
was outclassed by Mitchell. There IS
ny Kllbane at 126 or 12S pounds, but
While Kilbane would have the call
still there are many who believe that
Mitchell would give him a much bet
ter argument than some of the boys
he has met the past year or two
Gibbons and Moha Fight Friday
Mike Gibbons and Bob Moha, the
Milwaukee "cave man. will clash De-
cember at Hudson, Wis, in a 10 round
bout at 100 pounds at 3 o'clock. Mona
has not been in hard battle since
he fought Jack DriscOu in Brooklyn
last February and he may be a bit
out of distance, but Robert says him
self that he is as good as ever and
will make Michael travel at clip
that will take the starch out Of him
early in the game.
There is no doubt that at times
Mcha is n champion. but he does not
always keep in the best Of shape, and
as a result suffers for his own neg
lect Let US hope that Bob IS rIghI
and fit for then he may show his old
time speed and make clever Mike DO
some Of his real fancy stunts. II Bob
is right. then Michael will simply Jao
his head till he gets tired