Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-03
TRYING TO PULL MCFARLAND
BACK INTO THE BOXING GAME
Big Purses Will Be Hung Up if Packey Will
Take on Either Freddy Welsh
or Mike Gibbons.

sport should be abolished. Place box
ing under proper control and the sport
will be cleaner and freer from acct
dents than if it is prohibited, for it
has been proven during the past hun
dred years that it is an impossibility
TO stop ii. Boxing today is one of the
cleanest sports We have and deserves
support instead of the continual
knocking that is handed out by people
who never saw a boxing match
Willie Bitches four-round contest
with Johnny Dundee in San Francisco
must convince the eX-champion light
weight that he will have to get busy
and train properly if he expects ever
10 win back the championship Willie.
according to the San Francisco papers,
was overweight and obtained only a
ara" with the hoy whom Scotty Mon
teith claims can whip any lightweight
!tNlHg- Dundee has been showing good
form OF late, but he got only Il draw
win Willie Beecher at Los Angeles in
twenty rounds, which also makes the
tough New York boy look pretty good
now that Richie obtained only the
same with Johnny Ritclie is a pretty
husky Lad TO make the 1873 pound mark,
and il is doubtful whether he will he
able 10 make II again without weaken
ing himself thereby. although with
proper care and steady training he
might do it without serious results In
the future II is a good bet that Willie
ms condition is not perfect Many a
boxer has been put out of the running
Tor high honors by taking undue
chances with his condition and holding
opponents too cheaply
Freddy Welsh, the new worlds
champion lightweight, intends to make
hay while the sun shines, although he
Is liable TO grab off more than he can
chew. However, the boxing fans
try will
~ 10 ms stand to meet all Corners. in
stead OF holding back and fighting
when II suits his fancy Freddy
through his manager. Harry Pollok
ALREADY has booked half dozen
matches for the future, and thew are
oN no means easy marks The one
man whom Manager Pollok, saws must
Toe the mark for them is Willie Richie
ana .heS demand that Willie furnish a
purse that will give then, SIS 900 for
their end, the same as they had to
ma for Richie when he lost the title
fossinly they viii change their minds
peiore Tue season ends and: arrange a
match, especially over the shor, route
between the champion and the ex,
champion. Welsh.is booked for the one
big match of the sea son in Milwaukee,
November 2. When he clashes with
cage. VI Siii-
Welsh realizes, thata Whit sis hard
proposition. and Tor that reason he mas
arranged a boutswith, ,Wofgast i'm New
, norh week ahead. PAS tednave
ment of distance Freddy is ISsspring
.hicken. and he naeQs plentx.of work
no ,, nSep him nm onskse for Apoptant
White, but he wants to be- AZ. his best
when they meet. as he doesspQt. intend.
TO take chances Awith an1eo4s. them.
White has been training hard, the na.st
three weeks. and will be hsRfo hand
the BritIsher what he " gave. WItfie
bitches before the .lattep lost his title.
1t was In Milwaukee that White came
near putting Richie away and spelling
all chances for Welsh, bht tho. Califor-
MIA boy showed his stamina by coming
back. after the fierce mix-up in the
first round and holding his. own at
times Nate Lewis. manager of White,
says it will be the Richie case over
again. only this time Charlie will put
over the X. o. If he does it will be
the first time that championship has
changed hands in limited round con-