Evening journal., 1915-03-29
Whites CLAIM NOT
TAKEN Seriously
Threat TO Assume Title on
WelSh'S Retirement
is a Joke
BRITTON WALL0PED
HIM FOR KEEPS


at a champion there are several box
ers in the lightweight division who
are champion hurlers. Jack Britton,
Leach Cross, Joe shugrue, Johnny
Dundee and Charley White in that d.
vision daily are on the job with dehs
To Welsh and Richie. In the soft and
diffident language OF the average chal-
lenRer they dare the champions TO
firht for fun or marbles, winner take
ali, or the entire purse to go TO char
ity. In fact il makes no difference to
the challengers what tho conditions
of the contest may be so long as the
alleged champions are lured into the
roped square.
In the case Of the men named above
each has so good a record that the
champions cannot make effective re-
tort about obtaining a reputation"
and are compelled TO content them
selves with demanding impossible
purses.
White has excelled all the other
challenges in the denunciation OF the
champions. Whites latest output of
verbal castigation Of the title holders
being In deathly terror of heating
from White, had decided to retire
from the game and resign his cham
pionship.
White added that as soon as Welsh
had sneaked out Of the competition
he would claim the title, and that no
doubt the public would sustain nm
in his assumption of the honors. Pos
slbly the public would do as White
suggests, but previous TO being crown
ed king OF the lightweights follow
ing the conditional retirement OF
Welsh) Il would be necessary for
White TO administer decisive heating
10 Britton. who on July 4, 1913, in
New Orleans, defeated White In eight
cen rounds. The sheriff stopped the
bout
As a matter of fact White is the
only one of the leading competitors
for tho lightweight title who has been
so disposed of. Not only was White
thoroughly beaten in a long battle but
ne afterwards declared that Britton
was a wonderful fighter.
While Cross. Shugrue. Dundee and
Britton may have lost bouts on points
but have avoided knockouts, II rs true
that Rivers. Gallant and Robideau
have taken sleep punches recently
hut neither was in the first fight Of
the class. u looks therefore, as il
White should sing low till he has
wiped out that defeat by Britton.
May Happen In Cuba.
In view OF quite general predictions
OF disaster TO Jack Johnson. pos
sibly the following may be realized
on April s.
Who whipped Jack Johnson?
81" said Big Jess;
81 guess yes;
I whipped Jack Johnson
Who dug the grave?
81" said Tom Jones,
In sepulchral tones;
IL dug the grave
Who tolled the bell?
a." said Jack Curley;
Bright and early,
Il tolled the bell"
While from the standpoint Of sDori
Il would be gratifying If the Big Gin
der (who as a fugitive from justice
on a serious charge. is a distrcssin;
championl. could be walloped TO slum
Der. 1 fear the Cowboy cannot accom-
plish this much-to-be-desired result
II has been declared that Johnson
physical condition is such that he can
not stand the strain OF a long contes
against so young and strong maj
as Willard. However, the contest j
not 10 be a smuggling match in whicl
brute strength will count. Il is 10 b.
a boxing contest in which the NOR
scientific man will be the victor Nei
Their Johnson nor Willard is a slug
ger. and Of the two Willard Is tn
less aggressive. Therefore. johnson
who in ring craft is a past maste
should win over Willard who is com
paratiyely speaking a novice.
AS TO JohnsOn's physical condition
and age, a recent photograph show