New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-02
SHUCRUE BATTLES
WELSH TONIGHT
Lightweight Champion to
Defend Title for the
Seventh Time.
JERSEY CITY BOXER
HAS GOOD RECORD
Willard Matched to Meet VIM
|. ner of Bout Between Smith
and McCarty.

Freddie Welsh, the lightweight
champion of the world, and Young
Joe Shugrue, of Jersey City, will meet
in a ten-round boxing match at Madi-
son Square Garden tonight. Inc
weight agreed upon was 135 pounds at
2 o'clock in the afternoon, the English
lightweight limit. Billy Roche Will
referee the contest, and will have the
men in the ring promptly at 10 o'clock
in compliance with the rule of the
State Athletic Commission which
states that the participants in the
main bout must be in the ring at 1C
o'clock, or as near that hour as prac-
ticable.
This will be the seventh time that
Welsh has defended his title since ne
defeated Willie Richie in London last
July. Matty Baldwin, Charley White
and Freddie Duffy are among the men
who have had their chance to dethronc
the clever Briton. Baldwin gave him
a terrific battle, and many there were
who said that White actually beat
him, while Duffy is credited with max
ing a good showing.
Shugrue is one of the most formida-
Bile boxers in the lightweight division.
He has met and defeated many of the
best men in his class both in this
country and Australia. Charley White,
Owen Moran, Herb Mccoy, of Austria
liza, and Hughie Michigan, former
lightweight champion of the Island
Continent, owned his mastery after
hard ring battles. Shugrue is not only
clever, but is a Furnishing fighter and
hard hitter. Welsh will have his work
cut out for him if he expects to come
of victorious tonight.
The Jersey lad realizes just what
this chance may lead to and he is
ready. He is well trained, and, il the
report of his trainers is to be accepted,
he is boxing faster and better than ever
before. Shugrue himself believes that
he has an excellent chance of winning.
Jess Willard will have his chance to
prove to the boxing enthusiasts that he
is the logical man to fight Jack john
son before ente. G the ring with the
big black champion. Jesse Mcmahon
has matched him to meet the winner
of the "Gunboat" Smith-Tom McCarty
bout, which will be held at the Empire
A. C. next Tuesday night. For some
reason, no one seems to be wildly ex-
cited over the Willard-J ohnson match,
but Jack Curley, who was connected
with a wrestling match between Frank
Gotch and Hackenschmidt out in Chi
cago some time ago. is working hard
to convince people that it is really a
good match.
Billy Gibson has decided TO postpone
the bout between Battling" Jim John
son and Sam McVea until December 10,
in order to prevent conflict of dates
with the Empire A. c. This will be
McVea's first appearance in a match in
this country since he boxed Joe jean
nette, in April, 1907, at local club.
It's hard to keep a squirrel on the
ground. and it's equally hard to keep
Mike Newman out of boxing. At the
regular meeting of the State Athletic
Commission yesterday he secured a
license to promote bouts at the Long
Acre A. A., with headquarters at 3l4
Grand ST. Newman is one of the old
est boxing promoters in this city, and
his old club, in 2eth St, near Seventh
av.. has been called the cradle of cham
pions. The Federal A. c. secured \
license. as did the st. Bartholomew Ly-
ceum, of Yonkers.