El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-30
SHOWS
REVERSAL
Against Welsh,
K Away His
5 Surprise.
4 :. ANDREWS

Wis. March 30--Ialk
Here we have Freddy
lightweight. being out
willie Richie, who only a
had been beaten on points
Ind match for the title and
beaten in 10 rounds by
White, who in turn was
5eaten on points by Welsh
conceded Richie a chance in
round match with W elcht DuI
fding 10 all the New York papers
former champion clearly OutpOint-
u the title holder in the ten round
bout at Madison Square Garden, New
York
Richie had not been in a boxing
match for nearly a year, which would
not add to his speed nor science and
hile wonder Is how he ever managed
( . OutpOiut the clever Brltton- some
the later reports stated tnat welsh
3 siaplT uOXed on the defensive and
zoe r. Finances. which. If true, would
not Be % the credit of The champion.
1of IRE AOple paid 10 see a real
match an not an exhibition. still
5S 2i5' his Ey Own | 9a po f69s' but 2
@ The great majority Of the papers
save Hirce the verdict
Good BsTers From Cleveland
Nl-Fe ltid mas been turning out some
llgl class boxers Of late, among them
champion johnny kubane. Phil Brock,
Aatt Black. osl Delaney and Artie
Root tommy Griffiths might be
c-assed as q none boy. too. although
he really belongs, to Akron. Ohio. Cal
Delaney looked like a real feather
weight rival TO -Kilbane for "a time
but he fel back and a week or more
ago he got bumped into the Baltimore
knocked out-George Chaney-whom
all OF the feathers seem anxious to
avoid. Cal zen just little short Of
the Cnauey speed but at that he put
UP star Performance Now comes
Arue Root youngster whom Matt
HiuEle, The referee and sportsman.
has been grooming for some time
{ Root has had a number Of battles and
has won practically all Of them He
Z put up a remarkably fast. bout against
I Johnny Kirk, another hfEhly tOuted
boy OF Pittshurgs and nos. his mana
GER AT Hlnkle wants to match him
Z against any Of the feathreweights
outside the champion and the real
/ contend er-ChaneF
Don't ever think that Jess willard
{ is going TO have fine time of il
when De meets that negro. Jack
! johnson" said Jim Buckley manager
{ Of -Guub0at' smith, while Discussing
( the relative merits OF the men the
other night here i have seen that
I black man in a number OF fights and
I j know his methods pretty well All
this talk about Johnson being a wreck
4 or near wreck is bOsh- Why that feI-
low had rather be champion than
president Of the United States; in fsct.
he told me so and he means IT,
you can gamble, too, that Johnson
viii be I'm pretty good shape for the
fight He is as strong as any heavy
I weight ] ever saw. but OF course he
cannot 80 on that way forever and
someone VIII set him II he continues
fighting. He is a smart one, too. ant
when the other side thinks he is dis
sipating TO excess it is being beauti
fully fooled Any man always has
I chance and Willard has a good chance
His build and makeup should max
him a wonderful fighter. but remem
Der that 'GunbOat' Smith defeated hin
fairly in California He may hav
I improved a lot since then. but he vii
. need all Of It against this man John
son If he should win il would be
case OF youth and strength all owe
I again"