Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-08
.CORBETT DOPEs
WHITE S CHANCE
WITH CHAMPION
Former Champion Of World
Sets Advantages Of One
Lightweight Against Those
Of Other
ny James y. torbetf.
Former Heavyweight Champion ~
the World

the World
New York. Nov. THE big event
in boxing the coming week 10 The
Freddy Welsh-Chariey White match
10 be held IN Milwaukee tomorrow
night This ~ By far the most i'm
poftant lightweight contest arranged
since the London meeting between
Richie and Welsh In which The
worlds championship changed hand 3.
For In white. II the dope IL reliable.
Chicago has a candidate for the light
weight title whose claims are worthy
Of serious consideration.
White has been coming along very
fast for several years. but his first
real bid for fame was In the match
with Richie at Milwaukee last spring.
In that bout white demonstrated be-
yond all question that he is a boxer
Of great class--n majority Of the eA-
perts present awarded him the de-
clslon over Richie The latter him
self afterwards told me that the chi
cago Hebrew gave him the hardest
hattie OF his career and that White
came within an ace OF winning the
title by a knockout. II was only Will
Hes wonderful recnperative powers
and liberal stock OF gameness and
stamina that enabled him to weather
the first few rounds and come back
like the great little fighter he Is to-
ward the finish OF the battle.
Richie Target for White.
However. In Welsh the Chicago
boxer will meet one of the shrewdest
heads Ia the game. Accounts 81 the
London match between Richie ana
Welsh vary according TO the preJu-
dices of those telling the story, but
there Is little doubt that Welsh's gen
eralship WAS what earned him inc
verdict over his more aggressive OPP
ponent Ritchie's style Of fighting
suffered a considerable handicap un-
der the strict British Observance 81
the rules. and the probability ~ tnat
Welsh was Justly entitled To the de-
clsion on points.
White found Richie n tafget for
his punches: he viii not find II 50
easy matter TO hit the Englishman,
on the principle that a moving object
Is harder to wallop than a stationary
one. And Welsh II here, there and
everywhere about the ring when al
his best. While white is said to b.
fairly fast, q boxer who relies so
strongly on the punch as he does Will
naturally look slow In comparison
with the speedy Welsh. Most any
boxer can strike a knockout blow II
allowed TO set himself before letting
IL go. but IL forced to step around fast
to land his punches Il Is an entirely
different matter. White met Richie
coming right into him. and LET go.
FREDDY will hardly permit White an
opportunlty to set for punch--iin-
less. OF course. he should tire, when
IL not likely in a t0-round bout. In
fact | think 1t viii keep the Chicagoan
pretty busy throughout defending
himself from the lightninglike slaps
and jahs of the champion.
Youth Factor.
However. II white elects TO make v
a test OF boxing skill with his oppo-
nent, and | fancy that Freddy's SUI
perlor knowledge Of the fine points al
The art will enable him to make Char-
lev fight the way he wants him 10,
the champion should earn the popular
decision on points. of course. tnefe
IN the chance that White may be
clever enough to make IL an even
thing with Welsh, and II he can Keen
the latter gong at top speed for tive
or ak rounds without n good breath
.nr spell there IL also the chance tha'
his youth viii count largely In his ia-
vor In the latter rounds.
with all Welsh's supposed superior
Nv as boxer and his advantage u
experience and ring generalship,
should he remembered that he Is no'
exactly spring chicken. Wnett
there II genuine ability on both slnes
/ youth II n great factor In favor OF ~
posseasor.
The match promises TO he grea'
sporting event and should hoom Don
Ing In Milwaukee and the mladl'
vest Nav York matchmakers miss.
al n great card when they permitted
the western promoters to grab thi'
match