El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
PLAN CLEVER LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTS
FOR SEASON NOW ABOUT To OPEN
Richie White Welsh Saylor Cross and Many Others to
Contest For Honors, It Is Believed; Welsh May
Fight Richie For LIE IS than the Stipulated
S25O0Oif Fight Goes Less than 10 Rounds.
BY 4 s ANnRFWs

A ILWAUKEE. Wis. Oct 9-The
MI lightweight battlers. Of which there
WI are many good ones at this time.
are preparing for busy season.
and the Indications are that some high class
matches viii be staged before the end OF
next March Freddy Welsh. the world s
champion. is ready for all cOmerss Willie
Richie, American champion, IS on the var
path and wants return engagement with
the British title holder Charlie White, who
claims the real 15S pound lightweight cham
pioushlp OF America is after both welsh
and Ritchls: Miiburn Saylor. the Hoosier
champion, fresh from his triumphs in Aus
tralia- and who claims knockout over
Welsh. IS hot the trail OF the entire
bunch while Leach Cross. Ad W0lgast Joe
Rivers. Pal Brown. sam Robideau. Tommy
Murphy. Jack Britton and Joe Aa1cot are
all seeking matches with the stars
There IS one boy who has not been given
much notice Of late but who may upset
the dope FOR the entire bunch That boy
IS Kid Lewis. the British featherw eight
champion who went TO Australia and de-
veIoped into high class lightweight Lewis
is In New York now, having recently landed
from the Antipodes and is being handled
by Jimmy Johnston His record while In
Australia is a brilliant one and II he shows
as well here he IS liable 70 make the light
weights hunt their holes before the winter
Welsh and White or Richie.
The fans are interested just now IN
clash between Freddy Welsh. the worlds
champion. and either Charlie White or
Willie Etchle- They recognize the fact
20 put against the champion and are anx-
ious 10 see some real action. Richie has
announced that he VIII be ready 70 battle
any man In the world by the first OF
November, and the same goes for White
1t is question now Of terms and offers
from promoters With California on the
danger line It looks as though New Orleans
viii come in for some Of the long distance
events. while many OF the big matches will
doubtless be held in the middle West-Alil-
waukee-and in the GEOGRAPHICALLY New
York. Boston. Philadelphia and Buffalo.
The one bright star bout that stands out
at present is the proposed Welsh ~ hlte
match. which will no doubt create world
boy In the country outside OF Welsh. and ne
is also a hard hitter, he proved when ne
met Richie last spring Welsh and his
manager. Harry Pollok. have stated that
they viii not give Richie a match unless
he gets club TO put up S25. 600 for Welsh's
end. the same as the latter had 10 furnish
Richie when he lost the title in England
However, this may not apply TO a 10 round
bout In fact Pollok has intimated that u
applies only TO championship contest. so
together this season IN a 10 round bout
Hard TO Knock Out Yoakum-
The showing Of Charlie White against
Stanley Toakum. the Denver strong boy.
met the expectations Of some OF the fans.
but &c IS expecting a lot TO look for
knockout OF a tough fighter like 1oakum
inside Of 10 rounds. White had scored
knockout against Yoakum a few months ago
in ls rounds at Denver and they were IS
hard rounds. too. White did not fight as
brilliantly as usual-especially during the
first four rouuds-but a-ler that he simply
piled up the points against the Denver
lad and won as he pleased Battling Mel
son, in his halcyon days. was never a tough
er ughter than TOakum- Bat had the ad-
vantage Of being able 70 land a Knockout