Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-03
DESIRE COSTS WELSH MONEY
FanstiOal Ambition Has Taken Tidy
Fortune from Champs Pocket.
WORKS TOO MUCH AT ONCE
Famous Boxers viEOr Slapped ~ Re-
suit and He Il ObIigea Co Take
. Compulsory Lay-Off at
Great Expense.

NEW YORK, Jan "A fanaticai de.
sire TO prove 70 a tickle boxing public that
, he is a champion worthy OF the name
has cost Freddie Welsh a tidy little for
tune. Since attaining the premiership in
tho lightweight division. Harry Pollack's
| industrious little charge has demonstrated
beyond peradventure that he Is a capable
uteholder and IL willing TO consider az
an opponent anybody who has preten-
sions to his crown.
When Welsh. upon his return to this
country after relieving Willie Ritchie Of
the title In London. engaged in six fights
in as many weeks. the cry went out that
the new champion was avaricious ana
was trying to corner the money market.
But Welsh has a different explanation.
and one that sounds plausible. Freddie
insists that the desire 20 fight at least
once a week was not actuated by cupid
ity, but by a sincere desire to prove that
he was a real champion.
True. Freddie cleared up approximately
10000 In those few weeks: but look at
how long he has boon passive. He has
been idle over a month now, and the
compulsory iayoff has cost him thou
sands. He was forced to rest up I'm order
TO regain his waning strength. The
strain OF fighting week In and week out
Slapped the champion OF vigor, and II
was deemed advisable by Manager Pol
lock that Freddie take a prolonged
siesta.
welsh Never shirhxs.
But Welsh IL not the sort that shirks
work when there IL work to be done.
While enjoying his little vacation he has
found time 10 combine business with his
pursuit for pleasure Freddie has had
an eye for the future ever since he en-
barked on a boxing career, and IL will
soon be seen what a foresighted young
man the worlds lightweight champion IL.
When Johnny Kilbane, boss Of the
featherweights. fought over In Philadel-
phia the other day CHS opponent being
Willie HouclS). there was one spectator
who watched with a microscopic eye
every movement made by the Kilbane
person. That spectator was none other
than Freddie Welsh kIngpin lightweight
Ills disguise was easily penetrated. He
said little, but his silence bespoke great
thinking power. For Freddie was think
ing hard as Kiibane went through the
mazes IN beating up his unschooled rival
Welshs presence at the bout started
all sorts OF conjectures. Finally the cham
plon war asked pointbiank the reason for
going ali the way from New York to see
his moBt persistent challenger in action
welsh evidently was not unprepared for
the inquiry. He seemed to divine the
question and unhesitatingly answered;
''weil. what saw tonight may como ia
handy soon. had heard so much about
Kilbane's eieverness that I thought I
would see for myself. He Is clever. ex-
tremeiy clever. but do not think he can
deliver hard punch.
win Take ON Kilbane.
''Ixilbane has been molesting me to fight
him with my champoinship at stake.
Thats so. But no must wait his turn.
The fact that he IL the featherweight
champion cuts no figure with me. There
are more entitled TO meet me than IL
Kilbane.
"rn fight Kilbane before any club that
offers suitable inducements. And I'll make
weight for him. TOOLS pounds at 8
o'clock. will do this moro TO show l
am legitimate lightweight than TO
please kAilbonoo Whtms.
Eyes, am confident can lick Kllbane
and stand ready to prove It. At best I
win have only three or four pounds the
best OF the weights. but this should not
be a disadvantage to him. as he would
possess his full strength at 100 pounds.
while J would have TO train down to the
notch"
So welsh Eilbane match IL not so
far off az We were Inclined TO believe.
For ultra-boxing skin this bout would
produce enough Of II TO satisfy the most
rabid boxing enthusiast
Awaiting Clabby's vsews.
Jimmy ciabby viii be In our midst In
a few short days. and then we shall hear
how he views the middieweight situation
That C1abby has the call over Mike Glib
bons with the boxing promoters was evil
denced when a Milwaukee club owner
drew out proposed Gibbons-Eddie Mo-
ooorty match in order to bring together
ciahby and McGoorty.
Gibbons fissco with MoGoorty at the
Garden a little over two years ago Is
stin remembered. Gibbons showed that
night that there IL a strain OF saffron
concealed about his person. and no pro-
moter would care for . repetition OF
that affair.
Mike IL marvellous fighter--that 10
universally adnitted-but he has yet to
show real fighting spirit when opposed
to a rival OF high ealiber.
Ciabby's first efforts here will be 70
inveigle Al Mccoy. the pseudo middle
weight champion. into q match. That Is
the only way Mccoy win ever be drawn
into meeting with q high class middle
weight. IL is not At ell unlikely that
ciabby will tackle . mediocre opponent
first. and feign that no has lost his cum
nlns. Then only Is Mccoy likely 10 Sall.
Others have used thls means TO draw on
prospective opponent; why not clabbyg
We shall see.