The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

ALAMAAW
to box a fellow named Kid Troubles It
was supposed to be friendly exhibition.
As matter Of fact 1t was one of the
toughest fights | ever engaged In. When
| got through some one Complmented me
and handed me $3.50. saying: Nice work.
Mr.. White. Here's three bucks ana
half I never got a purse that | was
more proud Of l brought 1t home and
father whipped me. but collected just the
same.
THAT didn't dampen my ambition. I
kept on fighting. though the folks raised
old Harry Gradually coaNed them over
TO my way of thinking As I've made
$50, 900 and they have some OF 1t left they
are not so set against it,
81 used to be timid ! guess was III
7 met Richie. After | whipped him l
became a changed fighter That victory
seemed 10 tll me with confidence in my
self. I've never told this about that fight
but I was so sick that | couldn't train
for the bout only in the last few days
did | go To "A gymnasium, and then only
to make IL look good as far as the public
was concerned. After | had nearly won
the championship In the hrst round l
hardly had strength enough left to come
out for the second round. That's how
close | was to the championship. Can
YOU guess what I would have done to
him had | been In my present shape
"Ritchie had all the advantages. He
came in at 1876 and | weighed i2S. I
beat him SO badly and so far that I've
never ceased to believe that I'm more OF
champion than Welsh. When ! box
Welsh | have nothing to fear. our bouts
with Ritchc prove that. lot OF peo-
pie THINK cant boA-iiiai Il" only a
hitter. Isn't that queer? Only few
years ago | was rated one OF the cleverest
boxers in the business. Just soon as
began to let the cleverness slide and de-
vcloped a punch they forgot that | ever
was clever
"Ive boxed the cleVerest men in the
world should say outboNed them--At-
tell Kilbdne. Ritche Welsh and lot
OF others. ! know | must knock Welsh
out You can bet I'm going to try every
minute of the ten rounds Tuesday night.
Really. old man. ! am the champion.
Technically Welsh is. but I'll keep plug
ging. don't want any dispute about II.
I'll win my way to the goal by a knock
out whether rs Welsh or anybody else.
Ny father has never seen me fight.
don't believe he ever saw a fight glove lie
wanted to see the las, fight with Welsh.
wouldn't let him. Gee! he might see q
| little blood and get frightened He'd
/ worry and so would l.
! After | whipped Richie 7 believed In
| myself ! went out after that fight and
! knocked gu; three tough fellows whc
/ hadn't even been knocked down. STANLEY
| Yoakum, Joe Azavedo and Danny O'Brier
went out in nineteen, eighteen and two
! rounds respectively. | hope Welsh is II
shape. There must be no yelpinG after
| win and ! hope to-
Sol Levinson of San Francisco. who ha
made fighting gloves for more champion
than any man in tho world, is comini
East. That will be good news to the me-
who are fussy about the At of their gloves
I.evinson had knack Of fitting dlfferen
fighting paws and the champions were al
ways appreciatNc.
No matter where Jim Corbett. Younl
Corbett, Jim Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Ia
Nelson, Freddie Welsh, Jimmy Britt
Stanley Ketchel and a host OF Others wer
cardcd to fight they always insisted on
set Of Levinson gloves.
Sol began 10 make fighting gloves year
ago at the suggestion Of Walter Watso
Of. the Olympic Club In San FranCisc,
Watson was Jim Corbet's tutor. Watso
aud Johnny Hergert, known then as
Young Mitchell. met Sol on the street on
day and they began to talk about fightin
gloves
THE gloves VIC fight with these DAY
don't suit US ut all" said Mitchell. The
don't seem to close easily"
"Why don't YOU try TO invent glow
Soi?" suggested Watson.
And Sol did. He went home. fusse
and fretted and finally invented just wha
was wanted. lie patented the device 2
Hergert's suggestion and has been maxim
them nearly twenty-five years Now tha
the game In shut down In California :,
Is going to migrate.
The first bit OF boxing that the Sa
Francisco fans have enjoyed since the n
was screwed down took place there las
night Under the new law four roun
amateur bouts are allowed. Fran
. SCHUYLER became tho pioneer promote
when he put on thirteen four round bout
between boys who had never been insid
the ropes before. Harry Foley, VIII
brought Willie Richie here as a chan
pion last year, was the referee.
Charley White will be busy no matte
what is the outcome of his fight Wit
Welsh Tuesday night file has offers a
ready that amount to $4,000 for futur
bouts. Snowy Baker of Australia Id
abled him an offer OF $4,000 for thre
fights with the privilege of 80 per cen
Frank Mulkun OF Milwaukee offers hi
$1,000 for "A bout with Welsh. Shugru
or Richie Five thousand dollars Is Of
fered for a tight with Mandot in Ne
!. Orleans It's tough life. Charley!
Joe Rivers Ia out with a plea that
. held frankie Callahan cheapy, was Ga
stiff, was not In shape and ran into
right hand smash on the chin OutsC
OF that Joe would like to be counted o
as a live one. But how that pugilist
graveyard is looming up for poor Joe
\ worlds champion sure had he "A hear
Although Eddie McGoorty OF Oshko
proved himself master OF Billy Murrs