El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-10

rILWAUKEE, WIS., Nov ~
M Charles White, of Chicago, came
III pretty near defeating light
weight champion Freddie Welsh Mon
day night in a fiercely fought 10 round
encounter. The newspaper opinion was
that the fight was a draw. Under Ihe
state law, no decision was possible
Welsh dazzled White at first by MS
skill. and the ChicagOan did not warm
up TO his attack until near the close.
He opened a wound over the champ
ions left eye, and Welsh, partially
blinded by a thin stream of blood, was
forced to back away and cover up TO
escape Whites terrific right and letts
to the head.
The first round was even, White hav-
ing the advantage Of the second ana
third The champion outbOXed the Chi
cagO boy in the fourth, fifth and sixth
and the seventh was declared even
Welsh had the shade in the eighth but
the honors in the ninth and 10th went
TO the Chicago boy.
In the 10th White peppered the elu-
sive BritOn with vicious right and Iett
hand blows to- the head and forced him
to break ground.
White left the ring unmarked, while
Welsh was bleeding profUsely from the
cut over the eye.
Welsh Six Pounds Heavier.
Welsh was six pounds heavier than
the ChicaEoan when they hoped on
the scales at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The champion, stripped, weighed al,
while White, in fighting toys, scaled
135. The men had agreed to box at
catch weights.
The auditorium, which has a seating
capacity Of 10000. was packed to stand
ing room when the boxers were called
into the ring. Two hundred women
were scattered among the crowd.
Fight bys Rounds.
Round J. They old not shake hands.
Welsh put left to stomach. missed a
left to face and clinched. Welsh put
two lefts to stomach and light left to
Whites jaw. Welsh missed left to
chin and clinched. White shot left to
Welsh's head. Welsh put two lefts to
body. White shot right to Welsh's
head. White put a left to Freddie's jaw
and right to wind. They mixed in the
center of the ring, the champion planted
light left to Whites head. White
Strengthened the champion up with left
hook to head and they went to a clinch
II was a tame round.
Second Round Whites.
Round . White blocked left and
right and put a hard right to Welsh
ribs. Charlie missed a right swing and
put two let's to Welsh's face without
a return. Welsh shot left to wind
White planted right to Welsh's nose
White drove right to the Welshman'S
head and clipped him on the head as
my came 70 a CunCn- WelSn put q
right to stomach and left to ribs. White
drove another right to nose. Welsh
missed left and White planted a light
right to Welsh's head. White had q
shade the better of the round.
White Has n Shade.
Round 3 Welsh mixed it fiercely al
the start, sending right and left to the
chicago boys head White countere6
right and left to the champions jaw
and followed it with five stiff punches
TO the body. White drove another tC
the jaw but missed left jab. The Chi
cago boy Strengthened Welsh up with
an uppercut as they fell into a clinch
Welsh put a light left toe head. White
JoIted Welsh with an uppercut and
planted a right and left to the champ
IONS body without a return Welsh
rocked Whites head with left ano
right. White missed three left hooks
and the champion put light left to the
stomach at the close of the round
White again had d shade.
Welsh Comes Back Hard.
Round 4. Welsh started with two
lettS to head and punished White about
the ribs as they went into a clinch
Welsh again planted left 10 Whites