El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-11
White Would Not Haze Won
Champs Title By Knockout
However Few Critics or Promoters Would Have Failed
to Consider White the Titeholder in Such Con
tingency, Though Technical Regulations
Had Not Been Complied With
BY 7. 5. ANDREMs.

\ ILWACKEE. WIS. June 11.-Numer-
M Gus queries have come 20 hand as 10
! IK whether Charlie White would have
I been recognized as champion light
I weight had he delivered a knockout blow TO
: Milhe Hltcnie IN Jnelr ~ Eoln 1 coIlteSi N
I Milwaukee. May 20 Technically speaklng-
/ he would not but there are few critics or
I promoters about the country who would not
Z pllshed such a feat They were not boxing
Z at the recognized lightweight limit OF 17S
Z White did not tip the beam al over 135
] when he entered the ring. he scaled only
I 1861 with his light clothes on when he
weighed al o'clock in the afternoon The
weight called FOR 155 pounds at 3 o'clock.
Z vrbirb Is c0nslderabIv above the limit br1r h
was the champion who said what the weight
must be White could have weighed in at
ring side. had he so desired. just to show
Johnny Thompson did when he fought Billy
Papke in Australia for what he termed the
middieweiEht crown
However. White did not expect to score
knockout and never thought OF such con-
nave had a hard JOB on his hands trying 20
make people believe he was the champion
had White put him down for the 10 seconI
count despite the fact that IL was no de-
cision contest and not advertised a cham
pionship event It only proves once more
that there should be an international scale
~ weights fc- an -bs--,fo--Lf-, sr-g--s 80
boxers should be held 70 their respective
classes az the stipulated weight
Could Not Dictate Weights.
II there were one standard Of weights Mr.
pouents what the weight should be for
ute match nor could any other boxer IN
olher classes DO the same II is hoped that /
the BRUSH. French. Americans and Aus
tralans VIII get together before a great ]
while and set fixed scale OF weights f5- ]
worlds Championship matches White s. I
now talking OF meeting Richie over the I
marathon course in a title match. and II e ]
insists UPON fighting at the recognized !
weight Of 1913 ring side IL will be placing
VINE under handicap. for I doubt very
-llucn whether he can make 133 entering the i
Tln8 ana De strong enough TO 20 the route
IN a t4tle match against such a shifty op- {
ponen- as the Chicago lad. As yet they
@y ,y,. 9oI oeen matched on the coast and it
Is just possible that they Will clash in an !
other 10 round affair before tackiing ths Z
marathon route on the Pacific coast
Welsh Is Clever.
And while the fans and critics are irving I
g snow WINE how easily Freddy Welsh viii {
Ie-eat MN When they meet in old England /
- S-st4Hplon is trying 10 forget his troubles i
- .llle dnl think OF things more pleas Z
ant 40 one viii deny that Freddy is one of Z
the cleverest boxers in the world INT So-.1 :
1FsIlook the TACT that he viii be up aEain-r I
oIIS HLo can punch and who has a PRETTY I
sou 9ou IeIt hard himself Strictly on poirrs Z
y eisn may outpoint Richie in 20 rounds
S s. VII not De bit surprising 10 find
/, Ieuuy taxing the count before the end ~ I
ne seheuule The Britisher Is a wonder ar |
lloShlhk ana All that. but he Is NOT \ Nun {
itl-iE enter and Richie can well afford 10 !
- Cllance IN order to get home a fev- Z
SOU Hallops- NO matter how close V-f11i. {
anne 70 losing his title Won r-,,7-+ - - - !
Tedlt Tor one thinE-he IS a 80 u-tTe /
lsHteI; ne mas never stalled aborf m, Z
p4ola. being OF the same order "a |
- 80 anu -Nelson-always ready 10 20 in Z
- - no ~ as result he has made thou
anus VI friends who will back him until {