El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

-EW YORK, Jan. 9.-New York
n sports are still hard at it trying
i Y to figure out why matchmaker
Jimmy Johnston of Madison Square
Garden selected Charley White to box
Freddy Welsh at his next big snow
instead Of Joe Shugrue, to whom q
majority Of local critics awarded the
decision over White last week; Even
FREDDY Welsh himself, specially en-
gagged to report the battle for q local
newspaper, gave the credlL Oh NICUOIs
Johnston has explained to press and
public that he believes he is IeeIln6
Inc public pulse" in naming. Wnlte'
that Charleys is a new IaCe IN 1 Cl1TSe
narts and that the crowds welcome
newcomers. being tired Of seeing the
same old faces time and again Wnich
would-be quite right If Jimmy really
meant 1T that way But listen 70 the
real reason as il is told to me:
When Shugrue came back to New
York from his visit to Australia ne
vas interviewed by Johnston anu
signed to box Welsh, at the same time
GIVING his word TO appear at the Gar
den in two other contests, VIII Io1,i
Iiehtyveights the matchmaker "oGlI
select. Realizing that match with
u-cIel, was q chance to make a plS
reputation, Shugrue accepted the cruz y, ;
offer. which was 10 percent OL 80, Cno
~-oes not a liberal slice when Snu-
5S-1,efe dravvfun powers in this Vicln-
itv are taken into consideration
His Battle With White
nh, after. earning the popular YER
,7i<t ,95er. Welsh, Joe was matched win
CHARLEY White, the Chicago IBlto
weight. who once came W!lHlll On -
Of stopping Willie Ritchle anu ms ~
7,15 Welsh even for ten ROUNDS ~
[-y;I-r,e,,1-ae 1t looks a Corking Boou
match. but In order to get w hite Sl5
--l-fT,va the club officials mad 70 3 va
autee him the sum OF $o'9UO:
US offered 20 percent, "nlCn l -
cepted. The bout drew IN even is e 200
about $4,000 White recelNeu FS si,J,'
o boT1f 90 percent Of the gross S tlG
nc cot about $4,000 after the STATE
1ercentage had been deducIeo.
Hefused Is Percent OtIeE. -os
Vow L ara told that Shugrue We. w.
-. -i-e5 10 meet Welsh in a return
---.+.b and offered the same terms -
ti,ll--r1-17-e-T5 percent-which ne IeLu So
kDd I believe the little Jersess.LlS oo-J
5l,efiffed in doing so. DE IS q - I0o0
~ Seyv York and a delegation OF LUoO
~ 80 cau always be depended uRoll
~ ~ c-oas from Jersey City any Jlllle 49,, ~
~ 80 cloves on. He is like the sllO "
- Tho carried his own auuleIic1Ti-
TaiioV who can boast OF a sur 5.5 +i17es
- - 1000 sports in these naIu IN
ln6 ol ealyy he dubbed extremely popu-
can SaAeAg DC
laT T--,srefore. according to my inform ma
sfo- Zoe was passed up as w -,
-,oDent for Welsh ana NJ 3 E0N
~ match on a guarantee u s;f,,,,-ss
lne 10 - ,,,,afcF1nazer Johnston IguIes
- can afford to give the CnlCl9 100, ne
tI-fs amount and let welsh nav l,S es
si-iTp like 40 percent or the $500 af
I am told he is to be pau, 5oIII7tf,II
80 ~ understand, for II is uo uo1 90 as
a l1ss ~ draws as much money as
S,1Ior-1e and White attIacISGi.
On f-I1T, stands to Make 1.-the; ooo
say the receipts 97noutnt r6 20 leave leave
which is doubtful Ia o1I,b welsh
IL.I I,Is Get $4,000, White S55uU; ny
WOulu eSO0 nrelfminaries, eTnploye955
49, ,sbers. ticket sellers IICh-t
+slrers etc, would account LOT az b-,iGd-
$50 more. The rent OF I TI Ne V-ould
80 is $1,000 a night. IneIe 49,
lns .sls5o fef+ FOR the club owners HaII-
5 Ie 2 T-oytb while for the risk they as
While the promoters oug M, 70 s1vone
their own business better Lli'- - tbav
- Il is hard to explain VIZ 10.
t-.-,,75 mass IN Shugrue, a DIE CaLu ~
-1I-- and the boy pronounced -
7,e~fs as victor over W nlle, ~ - . q Ian
ne ChfcaEoan. Possibly W l ~ p in
eqer. Nate Lewis, talked yoiIii -, that
e e. If SO. Charley ought 70 see - -
- - a. v-eU paid for his services, L ~ a
ne Is - ~ first instances on RECORD
rs o-lI q loser was given HlalCu
--or,ieed as reward LOT 40
- IN we can place rehahCo ~ -
newspaper experts
tainly the winner -. -yovv.
eI,ur-rue May Improve wv "A
a. came time it may ne d 49,
. A. ~ - ssburrue that he has Dee1
lllllLs - Tor the time being. ne uLl
- - m, such a good battle asaLll7SS
yT1-ffe as his admirers looked lo-' 80
-,,tiie there is no disposition 70 s s--l1T
srz-rbfng in the way Oh ~ 20 Inc
81 49, - white. Joe appeared 70
,-L.e-- t0s e. in his work. In facL' Joe
., 49,, ,.s Darformances have not De ~
.1x-tI1inr to brag Of, even IN sll9 80, .
---jfb Welsh in which he was 'Ne 90
-eeso'r and popular winner 49,
. -ros one OF the first TO can a ttt.t,,
zion TO Shugrue as Clla-lll - - IN
More than a yeal en-
! ~ -oi11r1u praise was given 10 go
ms ClafHrs other experts recognlzzeI
I 80 ability But to my mlhQ - -
u5 - ir7nrOved to any extent Ille
ms ~ and it begins to look -
4S,,.-r there is something lacklhs -.
lii Teen him from getting any ms 80
a. +be division than that OF al
pirant." - A.. Refer.
7Ti,ito inst at present stacks up a.
y. ---1roy7isiue But Charley also -
---i,-,Iz that something CHAM - -
,--st Dossess. Shugrue has aBsI 800 25I2ttt
go without the punch, ana NaaLcs
gce1oe to have the walop puI Ia0>0
me fighting instinct 20 -,,,cF, Of
Shugrue may nave mao mao ~. aIso for
e. tba nasf year, and White aIso' ~
y me a+ ter Tt is dangerous to rush
these fellows too fast. 1t TOOK WeI2