El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

succeeds IN bringing the boys to-
gether it ought to give US a line on
ads chances of recovering the title in
a longer battle.
VIII Find Richie Tough.
But l think Ad will find Willie an en-
Ilrely different proposition than Rivers
zoe nights pretty fast at times, but
appears to be a "fair weather" scrap
per. That is, everything must break
MS way or he can't do his best.
however, the sports will be pleased
to know that Wolgast is going good
again. Ad was never what could be
called popular with the rank and file
OF ring followers when champion,
which feeling was largely due to Ads
own vain ways and to Tom JOnes's
Dombastic methods OF securing pub
licity, but the run of hard luck ex-
perienced during the last year of VOL
CASTS reign helped to turn sentiment
IN his favor. Anyway no one could
ever question his merit as a fighter,
and everybody interested in the sport
viii rejoice to see him among the
headlinerS again.
At his age-26-there is no good
reason why WOlgaSt shouldn't put up a
stiff battle for his old title If he is
anywhere near as good as when he beat
Battling NelsOn-Which is doubtful-he
Will not encounter much real opposition
outside Of Richie, present holder of the
championship. The other fellows, Riv-
ers, Cross, Murphy, ct al, hardly look
classy enough to hinder AID much on
his return trip. Always figuring that
Ad is himself again, of course.
Morgan Defends Richie.
Danny Morgan, he of the nimble
tongue, who has made more money the
past year or so with a stable Of sec
ond and third raterS than the avera &c
handler of scrappers would corral with
a championship outfit, rises to the de-
fence of Willie Richie against the
attacks Of Freddy Welsh and his man
ager, Harry Pollock.
Morgan, who incidentally manages
Jack Britton, wants to know why
Welsh should be permitted to poster
Richie when he CWelsh) refuses to
consider a proposition to spar BrittOn
"a boxer who figures a good match
but grabs every easy looking bout Of
fered him. Morgan asserts that every
inducement has been made the English
champion to meet BrittOn, and that
manager Pollock has turned down all
offers.
Welsh Has Been DOdging.
Welsh is a very clever bOxer-there
is no doubt of that-and the writer has
always been one of his admirers. Still
I agree with Morgan that Freddy has
been ducking the fellows who figure
to give him a bit of trouble, among
them Jack BrittOn. Welsh has over
played the Richie thing and is due to
show US something worth while or lose
considerable of the popularity he en-
joys in this country. The announce
menG made the other day that Gil
Boag is to open his new Manhattan
Sporting club with q ten round bout
between Welsh and Young Joe Shugrue
is pleasing news to the fans. Evidently
! manager Pollock has arrived at the
! sensible conclusion that followers Of
the game will appreciate less talk and
more action from Welsh in the future.
But because he has not been playing
the big time" don't let anyone con
himself into thinking that Welsh is not
/ a great little boxer. can't think of
any fellow in the business who figures
I to OutpOinJ Welsh in limited round
bout, unless it is Packey Mcfarland.
Shugrue a Fighter.
Young Shugrue is more of a fighter
than a boxer. He keeps plugging away
all the time and takes whatever pun
ishment comes his way like major.
owen Moran made Joe look rather
amateurish until he began to play for
the Englishman's bOdy-then owen
slowed up and finally had to throw up
the sponge at the end Of the seventh
I round
Shugrue, I think, will make a great
! reputation for himself before he is
through with the ring. His boxing is
: improving every time he starts. He is
! a boy who learns something in every
I engagement, and with his great endur-
ance and furnishing powers ought to
make a star over the 20 round course.
Welsh viii probably outpOint Shu-
grue in a ten round exhibition, but it
is a sure thing that the Jersey boy will
be fighting hard to the final bell