The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-18
FREDDIE WELSH
BESTS JOE RIVERS

Los Angeles. March H. Freddie
| Welsh. lightweight, Of Iontypriid
Wales, won decision over Joe Rivers
of Los Angeles, AT Vernon Arena to-
day. after twenty rounds Of lighting
Welsh had lead on points nearly all
the way. The fight by rounds:
Round 1-Wclsh led with left to face,
and landed a light left to the jaw
Rivers hooked left TO the head Welsh
landed lefts TO the head and ribs, and
Welsh stuck hard left TO the face
twice, without Il return Rivers out
| fought Welsh in clinch. Dound even.
the ribs welsh npp s" With thsr righ 54
| to the head. and they exchanged let's
TO the face. Rivers landed u left at
the gong.
Round @---Welsh put light left to
They clinchcd and fought with upper
cuts Welsh put three let's to the face
uppcrcuts Welsh beat Rivers about
the ribs at gong.
Round 4-Rivors put n left to the
face. and Welsh pounded Jocs kidneys
| In n clinch. Rivers swung Il hard right
to the head in the brcakaway. Welsh
piiayed, n tattoo on Rivers's face with
Riverss nose. Rivers hooked straight
left TO the face and uppcrcut with the
left in clinch
Round 5-Tivers blocked a left to the
jaw: In clinch Welsh stung n right
TO tho kidney and Rivers uppercut with
the heel OF his glove. clinched and
swung right to head and right to wind
and Rivers uppercut left to wind
Welsh, wrcstled Rivers across the ring
rushed In with straight left to face
and rivers swung right to ribs.
Round 6-Welsh put light left 10
face, SWING left TO wind. Welsh drove
face repeatedly. Rivers missed right
and left to head. Rivers stopped rush
with left hook to face. Rivers danced
misses right uppercut. welsh darted
in: Welsh blocked IL right and left
clinched in Rivers's corner.
Round 7--Welsh hooked a light left
left to the body. Rivers swung right
TO the head and left to wind. Welsh
h hSeSed R;vd Light left and right to the
| Rivers blocked right and left to head
and smashed in left to the face. He
| uppcrcut with left as they clinched.
Round s-Welsh stuck left to the
with right in a clinch and hooked
sGits TO the head and kidneys; They
others Kidneys. Welsh swung a left to
the wind and a right to the kidneys.
Round 9-Welsh swung. with left to
and w SGGk e .y ystsr% Rivers
to the head and landed n right upper
cut Welsh bled from the nose. Welsh
beat Rivers on the kidneys with right.
Rivers uppcrcut with the right and
swung. a right to the head. Welsh beat
Rivers's Kidneys with the right. Rivers
swung Il hard right TO tho head.
Roung. 10--Rivcrs rushed, and put n
left hook to the face Welsh hooked
left to the head. Rivers put right
and left to the body and uppercut with
tho left. Welsh hooked n left to tho
face and landed straight right on the
same spot. He pounded Ieivers's kid
neys in "A clinch. Welsh put three
straight iefts to the face; Rivers was
left hook TO the face, and Welsh placed
a right and left to the Kidneys
/ Round 11--Welsh swung a left to tho
race, and Rivers swung a right to the
ribs Welsh put a straight left to the
race, ana they exchanged rights to the
body. Welsh swung a hard right to
INC Kidneys. Rivers swung Il right to
tho head and uppcrcut with the left.
Welsh tantalizcd Rivers with straight
lefts to the face. Rivers swung q right
to the ribs and left to tho wind. Welsh
hooked u right to tho head.