The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-23
IN FORM, OUGHT
 TO BEAT CHARLEY WHITE
Former Champion Jim Corbett Makes Timely Comments on Ring
 Topics
tBy Iames J. corbett. F'orrner Heavy.

l (By James J. Corbett, Former Heavy
 weight Champion of the World.) Freddy Welsh versus Charley White is the big card in New fork hstic circles the coming week And Judging by the recent exhibitions or 1.-the pair Welsh is in for a lively ten I round session. I believe that Fred dv at his best would not have much l to fear from White or any other boy | in a ten round bout, but doubt ex- ists if Welsh can recover his old 1 time form. His last contest-CnslC with Young Joe Shugrue-showed us i a champion who was very tired boy when it was over
 l One thing must be said in Welsh's favor He is meeting one of the best boys in the division. There is no. 1 lodging or ducking opponents. At least it looks that way on the surface. ace Welsh boxed White in Milwaukee several months ago, then met Sha1- grue at a, local club a month later 1 In meeting opponents who are not I only clever and experienced but who can also hand out the old 'K. O." the taking chances. though it may prove he knows his men better than the average fan thinks. {eS Danny Morgan, who maintains an 4 extensive stable of boxers and whose shining star is Jack Britton, the Chi | | his manager, Pollok, of dodging Jack | | do not know the circumstances but lit does look as if most of the prom ising 1ightweights are giving Br1tton Ia wide berth. sE
 However. in Charley White the i champion will no doubt have his i hands full and his program for the l future will hinge to a great extent on the manner he handles the Chi cagoan. If Welsh gives evidence that he is still slipping greater caution 1 than ever before will be exercised I in making his matches. Manager Pollok has no desire to let the title I pass out of the keeping Of his fighter so early in the play. Welsh has been champion only about seven months and while the pickings have been fairly good. everything considered, there is still left a fine lot of boobs to trim. any one of whom means a few thousands additional to the WeBh-Pollok bankro1L
 l Nearly all the local papers gave I Joe Shugrue the decision over Welsh when they met a month ago. There fore it must appear rather mystify- ing to the average fan that neither | Welsh nor his manager has made an | attempt to get another bout with the fJerseyInan. Offers galore have been | made the champion, I am told, but | y partner Dominick Tortorich; would 'l be glad to stage the bout in New Or T leans next month, and Billy Gibson, l who will manage the new boxing club
 in Havana, is another bidder for the
 match-or any other bout of twenty
 rounds or more insswhich the cham 4 pion will promise to be a principal.
 In the old days a boxer would stop at nothing in an endeavor to get am other whack at a conquerorsa but now adays- it is different. The money is
 the main thing and how to get it easy is the problem.
 The truth of the matter is that long
 bouts, to say nothing of finished
 fights, do not appeal to modern box
 CTS. Billy Gibson will discover this
 when he tries to arrange one of those old fashioned 45 round affairs for his
 club. Even Freddy Welsh, who
 ridiculed Ritchie's championship
 claim and accused the former title
 holder of favoring the no-decision
 things over bouts where referees
 named the winners, has shown 8 won derful liking for the short affairs since becoming champion. Mode cision'' Willie was what Welsh called
 Ritchie when he himself was camp ing on the 1atter's, trail for a battle
 Fitchie, by the way had shown nc decided preference for no-decisior
 bouts, and in fact had only engaged  i. ever, since Welsh annexed the title , he has not been a principal in any 4i thing else. If decision had beer s allowed in the WeIsh-Shugrue battle , the Jersey boy would today be boast
 ing the proud title of worlds light
 weight champion.
 If Welsh has recovered form ex
 pect he will, be able to outbox Whit. next Tuesday. While Charley look
 a natural fighter, he hasn't the speed | or cleverness to outpoint the cham pio1r in a ten round exhibition, allow \ ing that Welsh is anywhere neal himself. But in long match tn,
 boys hitting powers and natura ability might mean a different result . However, Welsh had better be il
 shape Tuesday night or there is like Fly to be a change in the lightweight lsetting- The tout of condition spie
 went all right after the Shugrue af
 fair but would prove no alfbi at al
 if White should happen to put on
 over the champions jaw for tn
 full count. It behooves MT. We1sl
 to work his hardest for the coming
 bout. The public will pay it's none, . at the gate expecting to see contes
 worth while; and if Welsh is not il
 proper shape to do his best he shoul'
 not enter the ring at all.
 If Welsh is victorious in the Tues
 day contest he should lose no tim . in matching with Shugrue, and owe
 a longer route- In he has the spiri a of a real champion he will try t
 Eeven up matters with the Jerseyit . before engaging with other boys i
 the division. The proposed bout wit t Joe Mandot in New Orleans mex month will have little or no bearin D on the championship situation Man M dot has been beaten number c s4 times and by boys who have easil Fl fallen victims to Shugrue's proves:
 Speaking of Jack Britton, tn F lightweight stars fight just about a
 shy of him as they did. of Packe
 Mcfarland when that great boxe