The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
Welsh Puts Prohibitive Price on
His Services for Bout With
Britton Here.

II bout u on again.
This time II looks very much
a u the mediators would fail to nx
things, up. Welsh will probably con-
tinus hostilities at . distance. The
greater the distance the better.
Harry Pollok. welshs manager. U
the responsible party this time.
The Twyford A. c. Of Ulmer Park
was to have had the match. The
Twyford A. G. was perfectly willing.
to give Mr.Swelsh $500 for his end.
that being much more than Freddy
ever received In . New York bout
before.
But Freddy. or Harry. regards
twenty I'VE hundred a. q mere tribe.
hardly worth coming to New York
70 set. OF course the idea OF meet.
ing Jack Brltton in q ten-round bout
was no drawback. Welsh would on.
Joy giving Britton q boxing lesson.
But he wasn't willing to lower his
dignity by accepting such . picayune
sum - $500.
30 when the match was about to
b contaminated. or ''cinched," a.
the saying goes In sporting circles.
~. Pollok wired the Twyford A. c.
that Freddy couldn't think OF boxing
for less than $4,000. He'd take Brit
ton on and give him q $4,000 boxing
lesson. but under no other conditions
would he instruct Mr.. Britton at all.
The club figured and figured. and
couldn't see why ten rounds OF
Freddy Welsh would b worth
N.200. In the first place, Welsh never
drew a. much money as that In q
New York night. Even In his recent
engagement In Los Angeles with
Leach Cross (who was tho card"
himself In Los Angeles) he received
only 20 por cent. Of the $1,000 gate.
or $500. And that $500 was for
lighting q twenty-round bout, with
. decision at the end OF It. The ivy
ford A. c. experts computed tho
clubs outlay, including Welsh's end
and the necessary expenses. and not
counting what would have to he paid
Britton. at 5000. A. tho Twyford
people didn't believe there's as much
money a. that loose In Brooklyn. now
that tho Brookfeds are drawing down
ell the spare change. they notified
Mr.. Pollok to the effect that no
should pinch himself and wake up.
And Welsh's manager came right
back with t@.20O. or no scrap"
That settled It.
Welsh II going to New Orleans,
where he'll box ten rounds with Joe
Mandot. who In a nice, clever boy,
but no Jack Brltton. There's moth
Ing like playing 1t safe.
wv ALTER CHRISTIE, once ath.
w letic trainer at Princeton but
for macy years head ath.
ietic coach At the University OF Cali
fornia. writes that he's Just about to
start East with another college team
from the coast. Christie 10 largely
responsible for the remarkable I'm
provement shown by California ath-
ietes during the last two years.
II take ten men East May It,"
writes Christie. "by way OF Chicago
and Detroit. We stay at Toronto
about six days. then to Albany and
Boston. getting there about May 20.
The team:
Stanton-ioO, go. 40 yard runs.
Crabbe-Half mile. milo and two
miles.
wood-Mile and two-miie.
Preble-High and low hurdles.
Coolidge-Hammer throw.
Wiley-Hammer throw.
Mrtic-High jump.
Nichols. high jump and role vault.
Maxim. high and broad Jumps.
Basoway. high and broad jumps.
Wright. one and two miles.
After Boston we go by way Of
Now York to Chicago for the West.
ern Conference meet with six or
seven Of the athletes"
Kilbdne and Dundee may
fight on JMly Fourth.
Then Uhafs the use Of having
any firenorksl
4 LREADY they are talking about
a possible worlds champion
ship series between the Giants