The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-04
Chicago Lightweight Defeats Freddi.
Welsh In Ten Round No 6eei-
sion Bout Last
Night.
TITLE NOT CHANGED
Welsh Still Controls EXCLUSIVE. Rish.
to Wear Lishtweiaht
Crown On His
Brow.

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RING side BRIGHTON BEACH
II. T., July 3-Charley White, of Chi
cAgo, tonight won popular decision
over Lightweight Champion Freddie
Welsh. In ten rounds here The result
OF the bout does not affect the Champ
ionship. The vesterner battled hard
for . knockout. which would have civ.
en- him the title, bur he could not
break through Welsh's defense
Round one-Welsh was the first 10
lead shooting couple OF light rights
to the face They clinched Often ami
White seemed to be the holding ore.
White grew more aggressive as tia
round progressed. No damage vas
done and It was an even round.
Round t,~o-Welsh led and landed
left to jaw. White tried to get in
close and played for tbs body. but
Welsh blocked. White tried a rolIey
OF right upper cuts and Welsh count.
cred to Whites face White landed
right upper cut and in a cIincn Welsh
hammered the ribs. Round even.
Round three-Weish landed a right
TO the neck and they clfnched. White
shot two hard tabs 20 the face and
Welsh backed away. Welsh landed
hard right to the body. White missed
several hard leads. White landed two
hard rights before the gong sounded.
Round even.
Round four-weIsh landed a hard
left to the stomach and White came
back strong With hard right to the
face and q left to the body. They
clinched. White landed two hard
rights to the body and In a mfd-rins
rally. swung two lefts to Freddie's ear.
following with right swing to the
body. White was pumping in body
blows with Welsh nailed in the corner
at the bell Whites round Il
Round ffvo-White landed hard right
and left to the Jaw. Welsh drove >
coed left to Whites nose Welsh
drew q stream Of blood from Whites
nose with wicked left hook Welsh
landed again on Whites nose, with
left and blocked Whites attemp.s.
Again Freddie shot left to nose. Welsh
poked another left to the nose at tho
bell. Welsh's round.
Round six-Boxing IN fine form,
Welsh got IN three straight let's 20
Whites nose without return. Coming
out Of a ciinch. White got in a good
| right upper cut to the jaw. Whits
drove right to stomach and Welsh
countered with left. White chased
Welsh along the roEes. but failed 70
catch him Tame round, even.
Round seven-welsh landed thrss
stiff lefts to the face, then shifted his
attack to the body. Welsh scored
twice to the jaw with left Whites
nose again bled slightly. Welsh kept
inside Of whites swings Welsh land
ed right to Jaw. Welsh's round.
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+ ef, to jaw White never stopped
swing for a half minute. White drove
left to nose and then followed with a
/ terrific right to Welsh's jaw. White
landed right and left to jaw. Welsh
seemed to hold on White landed right
to the jaw and another right 10 the
ear. Welsh slipped to the floor, due
| ing out of tight place. but was up
Immediately, smiling. Whites round.
| Round nine-White bounced out ri
| his corner full OF fight but Welsh
forced a clinch- White forced him on
I and landed right TO body and still
/ left TO the eye In a mid ring rally,
! White landed right and left to the jaw
and another fierce left to the face. TIE
crowd was in an nproar. chesTln4
White on White got in stiff left II
stomach and right upper cut to face
Welsh held on and used all his DE-
fensiye skill Whites round.
Round ten They shook HANDS.
White while extremely cool. tried hard
for knockout but Welsh danced ana
iducked into a clinch- White forced
/ the pace which was terrific
| White landed three rights and two
llefts in a neutral corner and Welsh
held on. Welsh jabbed light left 20
face and another harder punch to the
nose. Swinging right and left White
backed Welsh against the ropes ana
tried desperately but without success.
They were s1arring at the final gong.
| Welsh left the ring fmmedlately'
amidst almost complete silence.
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