Evening star., 1915-11-07
SPORTING EDITORS TO ARRANGE
FOUR MATCHES FOR FRED WELSH
Lightweight Champion Will Fight Quartet
Of Battles and Then Retire
rom the Ring.

tion of that kind to keep it clean,
otherwise it is liable to go the way of
the wrestling game"
Mike Collins, manager of Fred Full
ton, the Minnesota giant, had a rather
peculir experience while in Oshkosh
the past week, where Fulton knocked
out Arthur Pelkey in five rounds. just
before the contest started Collins was
presented with beautiful floral horse
shoe at the ringside. given by num-
ber of friends from Duluth and St.
Paul. Some one started to take the
flowers over to Fulton's corner. but
Fred Gilmore, who was seconding
Fulton, rushed the man back and said:
Hey, no flowers for my man before
the contest, they're a Jonah" Collins
was finally induced to send. a boy with
the flowers to the hotel and afterward
they were distributed among his
friends. Late that evening and when
the fans were discussing the merits of
the fighters in one of the cafes, Andre
Anderson, the Chicago heavyweight,
who had made special trip to Osh-
on Fulton, appeared on the scene. He
was greatly excited and rushing up
to Collins bIurted out: Say, Mr.. Col
Inns, can lick your man Fulton and
Pelkey in less time than your man won
tonight" Collins face Redeemed and
it was plain to be seen that he>was
getting excited himself. He turned to
Anderson and remarked: Il don't
know you, but I understand that you
have been matched to meet Fulton
some time and I don't think this is the
place to discuss such matters. You
had better attend to your business and
I'll attend to mine" Anderson was not
to be put off that way and insisted
upon letting everybody know that he
could whip Fulton and Pelkey In the
II. W.
turning to the Chicago man. he said:
Say, young fellow. ! don't care If you
are matched. / will bet you $50 to
10 cents that Fulton can stop you in
side of six rounds and that goes, too"
Anderson dug down into his pocket and
here it is, cover it." Collins, not to be
outdone, dug down and got $50 and
startled those around him by remark
ing: This bluff has gone far enough.
Now just close the place and give .us
the back room and we will settle the
ton, said: Fred, get ready and strip.
want you to fight this fellow right
now" Fulton moved over toward the
back part and really began to strip
for action. The proprietor of the place
became excited and thought there
would be a general row and did not
know what it might terminate in = So
he rushed into the argument and de-
manded that they stop at once or he
would have them all arrested. Fulton
was bound to have his say and chipped
in with well, gentlemen. am not
looking for trouble in such a place.
prefer the ring at any time, but this
man had no business butting in here
and I would be willing to fight him for
nothing, just to show that he cannot
time will suit me- The matter was
dropped and the whole bunch disap-
peared from Oshkosh the following
morning, but it is a fact, nevertheless,
that there came near being a real
heavyweight battle for ten-cent
piece"
After his brilliant record in the east,
Charlie White, the Chicago lightweight
contender for the title, wanted to show
his home folks how much he had i'm
proved in. both cleyerness and hitting
and accepted a. match with Matt Wells,
the former English titleholder, before
the N. A. c. of Milwaukee, the distance
to be ten rounds. 1t was evident that
White and his manager. Nate Lewis,
did not figure Wells as a hard propo-
sition at all; in fact, Charlie expected
to win in decisive manner over the
Britisher. The Chicago boy was not in
his best form-a serious mistake for
any fighter to make-and as a result
he found that the going with Matthew
Was ally tHiHB Out SOIt. WellS was in
fine shape and his left hand was as
fast as ever. which greatly annoyed
the Chicago boy, as it prevented him
from getting set for one of his famous
left hooks which has sent number of
lightweights to dreamland of late. 1t
looked as though White was trying to
fefnt all the while with Wells and box
.cleverly. a mistake he discovered be-
fore the contest had gone over half the
distance. Then he took a tumble and
began to get back to his regular stride
in the seventh, but it was too late, as
the Englishman had piled up a pretty
good lead by that time and Charlie had
to work overtime to even earn a draw
Wells made the mistake of holding.
back after the seventh and simply try
ing to keep even. as he knew he had
the shade up to that time The result
was continual clinching on his part
and this gave White the edge in the
final three sessions. After the match
Wells said: st was my own fault.
knew had the shade and thought
could take it easy for the balance and
play safe as they kept telling me to
look out for Whites Knockout lert
hook. He did not hurt me once with it
and surely If he cannot hit harder he
will never win the title. But I euess
he did not have chance to connect
with the point. for any one who can
knock out some OF the boys White has
must have a real punch If we ever
meet again will not be foolish enoueb
to hold back, but will stick to nv Guns
from start to finish. At that do not
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