The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-02
BOXERS ACTIVE DESPITE
THE EUROPEAN sTRUGGlE
Season Promises to BE Most Profit.
able and Enjoyable One 10 Pro.
meters, Fans and Principals.
TWO BOUTS ON NOVEMBER 3
Freddie Welsh Meets Charley White
at Milwaukee, and Ciabby lis Sched-
uled to Mix Punches With Chip i'm
CalifOrnia-Esritton In Bad.

Verify, this promises to be most
profitable and enjoyable boxing season,
irrespective of the outcome of the
mighty struggle OF Continental nations.
For time II was thought that the
moral effect Of the war would make
boxing appears to have escaped the
scourge.
While number OF promoters are
making rash pledges of sterling
matches to their. adherents, there are
quite few who have consumated
really good bouts. and II Is now up
to the principals TO go through With
them
Unless something unforeseen hobs up
r In the interim. the West and Middle
West will witness two or the best ring
battles or the year on November 0. At
that. the staging OF one OF these con-
niets is dubious. but the other is rea.
sonably certain TO be staged.
out milwaukee way, on the tay
aforementioned. Freddie Welsh, king OF
ne iightweights. will match punch and
contender for the title, for ten rounds.
Tom Andrews clinched this important
bout In this city several weeks nRo.
when he came all the way East for the
express purpose OF securing welsh's
assent; 1t WAS not until few days
ago. however, that the fight was
definitely on. as tho weight question
was not adjusted up to that time
"A matter OF three hours threatened
to disrupt the match. Welsh Insisted
2n ias pounds at O'clock. while
White persisted that tho poundagc be
133 pounds at 6 O'clock. Welsh being
the dictutor. his demand prevailed.
Freddie evidently thinks White viii
nave difficulty attaining 13J at 2. and
be strong at that fgire.
THE ,t6.s
permitted to go on. will be that be-
tween Jimmy Clabby. the Hammond
wiisp. and George CHIP, the thumnine
Newcastle middleweight The pair are
scheduled TO go through the motions
Ior twenty rounds In far-away Call
Iornia' The reason there is doubt
about the bout taking place is thar
boxing In California may be aboIished
between now and the time ofihe match.
The life OF the sport there la still I'm
aneSance,, and the issue will be deter
mined az the general elections next
.h. as women hnve their suffrage
tnere. II would not be surprising IL
they voted unanimously In favor OF the
ahtinght measure Should the bill mass
~ would be- enforced Immediately.
perchance, there are no obsta clos
IN the path OF the battle the outcome
Mouid nave q decided bearing on the
Enai disposition OF the mIdtliewc,gb ;
ehBmpionship. 1t was just four years
ago that Stanley Ketchel was laid Io,r
OS murderers hand, and still we have
no champion worthy OF taking Steve's
place.
clabby and Chip represent che two
extremes In the boxing game. clabbv d.
clever but entirely lacking punch,
~h'ic Chip makes no pretense mt being
4 boxer, and has concealed about bIs
person terrific pallop. These two rn
intrcnched In the front rank Of middle
weights and tho loser will be elimi-
tender.
or course. there Is al Mccoy. WIN
admits he Is the middlewelght cham
pton, but he Is such poor example Of
nigh calibre Fighter that In no MAR
Ter IS he seriously considered. McCov.s
forte is to knock down the poor. mis-
sulued youths his manager. Danny Nor
gan. sets up.
Gunboat Smith may yet get first
whack at Jack Johnson. III 60 we feel
heartily sorry for Jess Willard, who. 10
al intents and purposes has his mind
SCI on becoming tho worlds undisputed
heavyweight champion.
Smiths manager Is in recent NJ a
communication from Jim CoHrotb. San
Francisco's efferveseent fight promoter
Offering him a bout with J.ck Johnson
New Years day at Tia Juana. Mexico
buckley did not hesitate In making
reply. He wired back that Smith wn.
agreeable to any conditions. CofYorth
claims he has >Johnson's consent 10 tho
match. So 1t Is now UP to Coffroth to
make the next move. Tin Juana, COZ.
froth. enlightens us, is in Northern
Mexico, and Is less than an hours ride
. from san Diego. Cal
Jack Britton. another Dan AIorpnn's
protege, is falling into bad habits.
Hritton was offered an Opportunity to
enhance his reputation by injecting
Harry Stone. the demon OF the Antlp.
cues, put, as he could not fatten his
purse at the same time, Britton ran out
or the match. while a handful OF EN-
pire Club members were waiting for
MN to appear. Stone was at the club.
and prepared to go on.
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