El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-10

" REDDIE WELSH will 60 down for
the count in the London battle II
Il an aggressive, brainy fight is
winning one. according TO lightweight
champion Willie Richie, VINO sailed
Wednesday morning for England I
don't intend TO make q fool Of myself
and rush the fighting as / did in the
White fight" declared the little San
Francisco lightweight In this London
bout 1 am going to be fighting for
Willie Richie, and 1 am not going to
let Welsh stall along to decision If
I can help it" The champion stated
after the fight he expects to take on
few theatrical engagements in London
Armando Marsans, the Cuban base
ball player who has proved a thorn IN
the side Of manager Chaley Herzog OF
the Cincinnati National league club
ever since the season opened, is now
in ST. Louis comforting with the Of
ficials Of the St Louis Federals. Mar
sans, when seen regarding MS pro-
posed Jump" TO the Federal league,
declined to make statement Of any
sort Last season Marsans slammed
out an average Of .297 for the season
He stole 81 bases in III games and
scored 4s runs. He made 12s hits for
a total Of 148 bases.
George (Kid) Lavigne one time
lightweight champion, now makes his
home in Detroit. Mich, and Is tending
bar there at one of the numerous sa-
Lavigne was one Of the hardest hitters
in the lightweight division. Had he
been able to sidestep the evils Of the
great white way, he could have easily
accumulated a fortune. When Jack
McAuliffe retired in 1898. Layigne
claimed the title and defended It with
great success against all Corners
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fought Baltimore (Kid) Williams at
Los Angeles Tuesdav night, never won
the bantam title ~ battle. When
Jimmy Walsh. the Boston boxer, be-
came too heavy for the bantam class,
CoulOn, who had been forging rapidly
to the front, laid claim TO the title
in 1904, and has since descended il
against such boys as frankie Conley,
Harry Forbes and Harry Burns. Chas.
LedouL, bantam champion, challenged
the winner Of the fight by cable
Big jim galloway, one time second
sacker Of the FL Paso White Sox, is
now a regular infielder of the Indian
apois American Association team
Because Of his hitting, manager Jack
Hendricks OF the Indians. deemed 1t
advisable TO install the big player at
the midway sack where he rapidly
made good He is now considered one
OF the most consistent and opportune
hitters Of the circuit Since Hendricks
assumed control of the Indianapolis
club, a marked change has taken place
in the team standing, the Indians
jumping from last to first berth.
Tommy Walsh, manager Of Joe Man
dot, has received an offer from the
promoters Of the Wheelman A c. at
OAKLAND Calf, asking his terms for
20 round contest between the south
ern lightweight and Joe Azevedo, the
acIdInenLo boxer Walsh stated that
ne mad AandOt matched up to meet
Johnny Dundee at Butte, Mont. but
called off the bout pending negou-
auons for a 10 round fight between
hnockout Brown of Chicago. who is
under Walsh's wing, and Jack Dillon.
II Is probable that Mandot will be
signed to meet Johnny Griffiths at
Akron, O., on July 4.
Spider Moffatt. the Oklahoma ban
tamWelgnt, and Johnny Koran, an up
state boxer. will meet at Roswell, n
NJ, June Il. The fight is being pro-
NOTED by Fred Sloan who handled the
Herrick-Gonzales and Herrick-York
fights which were staged in the ar
mcry at Roswell. Sloan is well known
IN Fl Pasos having spent several