Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
BY T. S. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 1S.-The all
absorbing topic among boxing fans at
the present time is in regard to Freddie
Welshs recent victory over Willie Richie
whereby he annexed the worlds light
weight championship. Freddie is being
bombarded from all sides with challenges
and at the present time it Is hard to say
Just who his next opponent will be, but 1t
is a pretty good bet that his manager.
any chances until he has had an oppor-
tunity to rake in some of the easy money
which they consider champion is enti-
tied to.
Charley White has been persistent
challenger of Welsh since he won the
title. and now comes Packey McFar-
land. the Chicago pride, with def to
fight Freddie at the weight he claimed
was made in the match with Richie
l33 pounds. This is not correct, as they
weighed in at 1874 pounds the day of the
fight, and from all accounts there was
little difference when they entered the
ring. as both boys weight was about
normal. However, Welsh repeatedly Of
fered to make 1873 pounds ringside for
Richie and no doubt he can make it.
There is no question but that McFar-
land can make 1877 pounds, but this is
getting beyond the lightweight limit ana
there is no reason why a match should
be made at such weight with the title
involved. If we are going to have a
lightweight class let us keep it where it
halop os-at 13S to 135 hounds,
Mcfarland and Welsh would be great
attraction, and it would be great fight
also. They have met three times. two
being draws, and in the other ten-round
bout, Mcfarland receiving the decision
However, this was some time ago and
does not figure in the present conditions
in any way While these challenges are
being hurled about. why not consider
Milburn Saylor. who is now in Austraila,
and who claims victory over welsh by
the knockout route i'll mile rounds at
Winnipeg? This fight occurred October
90 last. but was given to Welsh on
foul. There was much controversy over
it. and Ray Bronson. manager of Saylor
had aff1davits from several of the prom
inent people Of Winnipeg to show that
the blow was not foul, but fair one.
Since then Saylor has won nine battles
in Australia, eight Of them knockouts,
and he is surely entitled to a match with
Welsh for the championship if any one is
BY the time Saylor returns home next
fall it is likely that Welsh will be here
also. and they may get together then for
Il big contest. Numerous clubs about the
country have been hot on the trail of the
British champion for matches the COM
ing fall, and the chances are that If Fred
die comes back to the states, which no
doubt he will, he will be kept busy ac-
cepting or trying to evade challenges and
club promoters. The Queensbury Club Of
Milwaukee has made him a nice offer
to meet Charley White and also for a
return match with Willie Richie. but
as yet nothing definite has been done re-
garding the matter. The New Orleans
Club of which Dominick Tortorich is the
head, is also after Freddie for one or two
big matches in the southern city. Tom
Mc(,arey of Los Angeles, who claims the
guardianship over the new champion, ex-
poets to have him out there for a match
and Jim Coffroth of San Francisco is
working along the same lines. So it can
easily be seen that Freddie is going to
be a very busy boy If he wants to box
Tom Jones. manager Of Ad Wolgast
has about decided to take his big heavy
weight. Jess Willard. over to London and
Paris in the hope of getting a match
with Jack Johnson for the worlds title
Tom is convinced that Willard is about
the only man who can take away the
crown from Lii Arthur and is willing to
"A
across the hig pond to make good his
claim. There is no doubt that Willard
if properly trained and given thorough
course of lessons under competent teach
ers. will come pretty near beating Jack
Johnson whenever they meet, for he
has the strength. stamina and hitting
mower, and also the weight to 20 with it.
He would not be at a DISADVANTAGE as
practically all opponents of johnson have
been in the past, but would be meeting
IL
in fact. he would have a little the best
of il. And it is a cinch that the colored
man would not be pushing big Jess
around the ring the same as he has done
with his smaller opponents The pro-
posed contest between johnson and
Langford is not a certainty and there Is
some doubt whether they will come to-
gether OF course, Jack Johnson's plan
is to try and pick off the winner of the
Carpenticr-Smith match. which would
give him an opponent many pounds light
err than himself. However, If Willard
arrives at the other side, it is Just pos
s:ble that Tommy Jones will succeed in
forcing the big colored man to meet big
Jess. Let us hope SO.
1t appears that the next championship
match between bantams will bring to-
gether Kid Williams, the Baltimore boy
who recently Won the title from Johnny
Coulon. and Charley Ledoux, the French
boy who holds the European title. Dur
ing the past few weeks Ledoux has de-
feated three of the best boys In Europe
and now he is prepared to come to
America aIgi battle Williams for the
championship of the world LedouX is
the same style Of fighter as Williams
and when he met him OH the coast last
fall. although defeated, put up a re-
markably tine contest. and the chances
are that when they come together again.
will q 50 Rvut
Williams has proven himself a great
little fighter and his manager, Sammy