The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21

scientific method of attack that is practically unknown to present day heavies. Jackson figured every move and every blow he aimed. It was all calculation with Peter. He was a student of boxing if ever there was one, and he varied his methods to suit the styles of his adversaries
 However, if Wills has so favorably impressed the veteran Jordon he must have shown something out of the ordinary in his few battles on the coast. Billy is not easily fooled in his judgment of 8 fighter.
 Now that Freddy Welsh has picked up something like $26,oOoH in short bouts with Matty Baldwin. sAd Vol gast, Charley White and Jimmy Duff fy, and satisfied the fans that he is a. regular" champion he might go a bit further aud consent to take Willie Ritchte on either in a. ten round match or in a twenty round decision bout for the championship.
 Freddy should not go out of his way to make conditions difficult for Ritchie. He should remember that 9 return bout is due a defeated title holder according to all rules and eti- quette of the sport, and in avoiding match with Ritchie he will not make any new friends for himself. Ritchie went all the way to England to box
  country where he knew that the inter- pretation of the rules would not favor | his style of milling. still it showed the supreme confidence the American lad entertained of his ability to beat Eng1and's champion on his own bat tie ground, and his reward should be "a return engagement with his con- queror. Added to all this the fact that there exists considerable doubt of | VVeIsh's victory being a clean cut one makes 1t imperative for Freddy to talk business with the former title holder and try to prove this his vic tory was a deserved one
 I Willie and Freddy would make a great match for Madison Square Gar den. dare say Freddy would break all records in New York for limited brbund bout ana Welsh could gather as much in a single evening for his share as he could in half a-dozen en- l gagements with boys of less reputa- 1 ton than the Californian. While | Charley White is being boomed for another fling at the champion the match that would appeal to Ameri- can sports everywhere would be re- turn engagement with Ritchie. A l ten round bout at the Garden mi gat settle many differences of opinion re- 1 garding the much disputed decision 1 rendered by Eugene Corrt in London I last June,
 l hit with New Workers in the only bat tie in which he has been seen here that with Leach Cross. He is always interesting because he is trying every inch Of the way and what he lacks in scientific senes he more than makes up by his intelligent aggres- sfveness. There is no such thing as stal1ing with the American champion; i;
 he is in the. ring to fight, and fight he does every second.
 I Welsh can make himself solid with l the public by meeting Ritchie half l way in negotiations for a. bout Any l move to put obstacles in the way of g. match by a demand for practically all the receipts will not tned to en-
 hance Freddy,s popularity with the lsports.
 l Kid Williams,f bantam champion has consented to box six rounds with
 Battling I4ahn the latter part of this month. L,ahn is the young Brook
 Iynite of whose good work in the ring T I had occasion to write several weeks ago. This little cross-eyed battler
 has been stopping his men so regular .sengagennt with the champion was
 sure to result. That Williams has not lodged the issue shows that he is In no way alarmed concerning his laur- els.
 I haven't seen Lahn in action late
 ly. I recall seeing him in a prelim-
 mary a year or so ago and my atten- ton was attracted to him then by a friend who believed he saw great
 possibilities in the youngster. In many respects he resembles the pres ent title-holder, depending on his great strength and endurance to with
 stand punishment, but he seems to pack 8 heavier wal1op than Williams In fact. the champion has not secured
 anywhere near the number of s.k o. g. that hev been placed to the credit o1 Lahn.
 But Williams has been zmeeting the
 hn has been given matches with the
 best of the bantaIns around the east , wher they abound in great numbers
 To his credit it must be said that he
 has done everything asked of him and ] in workmanlike manner. In Williams : he will meet a tough little scrappel who is willing to mix it all the time l and the chances are that the bout : may go the limit when these hard 'Sva11opers clash. A big delegation of the Brooklyn fans will make the triI to Philadelphia with Lahn, and they expect to bring a new champion back ] home with them
 , With such aggressive fighters fl ought to be regular Kilkenny affair though neither boy. is a Turk Williams is a Dane and Lahn is Ger man descent.
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