Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-28

cessful In his bout with tho title hold.
err. Opinion Of the outcome was d.
vided. some writer's saying that White
won. others proclaiming the bout a
draw, while tho great majority Of
scribes declared Welsh the winner on
points. The latter verdict was I'M
doubtedly the right one. White made
brilliant rally in the last two rounds.
but tho punishment he inflicted in these
TWO sessions was not enough to over
come the big lead Welsh piled up in
the preceding rounds.
Through the fact, however. that both
white and Shugrue have made q gal
liant showing against tho worlds cham
plon, the partisans of each Of tho chal-
lengcrs have been loud In their demand
tor return match. but both White
ana Shugrue insist that Welsh ought
to make reasonable weight when he
boxes In defense Of his crown.
In the match with Shugrue. Welsh
had the advantage of about six pounds,
while In tho contest with White Welsh
scaled in at 141 pounds ut O'Clock.
while White tipped the beam mt 1873.
When tho boxers entered the ring
Welsh probably was eight pounds hcav-
Ter than his opponent Both White and
Shugrue maintain that tho extra
poundago of Welsh helped him mate
rally. and each Is confident that 81
Welsh makes 135 pounds, the weight
at which he beat Richie for the title.
the champion will have to travel al
Top speed in order to retain his laureis
Tho fact that return match with
Welsh hangs In tho balance has stimu
lated both White and Shugrue. and
II is certain now that their engage
ment on Tuesday night will be n spir-
tied one. White has every confidence
that he Will win. He bases this belief
on the fact that no already has
whipped shugrue twice. both in New
York City. back In juno 1912. al
though the contests are listed in the
Andrews record book as no decision
affairs. This Is due to tho fact that
decisions are not permitted in the EN-
pire state.
until his recent campaign In Aus
trhiia and his more recent scrap with
Welsh. Shugrue was unknown to fame
outside of little prominence that ne
nad gained through consistent work in
New York rings. For tho benent of
tans who are not familiar with Shug-
rue's history, a little on his life NAV
he OF interest. ShuErue Is product
lean ancestry
Boxed Seventy-EIEht Bouts.
lie Is approaching twenty-one years
-Four years ago he began boxing, and
since his entry into tho ring he has
engaged In seventy eight contests
- IS ihhii5 hc WIS iedtner"c1Rht, but
two years ago he broadened out into
lightweight. During his career he
has fought such good boys rs Packcy
tommey. Johnny Dundee, Jem Ken
dric';. Eddie O'Keefc. Pal Moore Char
ley White, Leach Cross. Johnny Lore,
One Round lIogait Sam Robidcau, Mat
~ baldwin. Jimmy Dun. Willie
Beecher. and Owen Moran.
Last March Shugrue Went to Aus
traiia under contract to box for Snowy
Baker. He engaged in five contests in
the antipodes. but his work was not
particularly brilliant. His first match
was with Herb Mccoy, whom hs beat
in fifteen rounds. Then he was whip
ped ey Kid Lewis. the Australian star.
Following this, ShuErue was match
cd with M!lburn Saylor. Of Indianapo-
lis. and at tho end OF twenty rounds
the Jersey skeeter was proclaimed the
winner. The bout was so rlose, how
ever. that the boys were rematched.
and In tho second contest Baylor won
out on points. Shugrue's last battle
In Australia was with Fred Kay, an
other good Australian boxer. Kay Is
credited with having n shade on the
honors