Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
BOXERS TO WITNESS
CR0ss-sHuGRUE BOUT
Welsh, Nelson, AttelI and Young
Corbett VIII Occupy Box at
Madison Square Garden.
IsCoNsIN GETS $4,000
State Profits by Regulation OF Ring
Sport on Commission Plan--Nfichi.
gan Legislature Likely to Legal.
ize Tcn.Round Matches.

NEW YORK, January 10.-The Leach
Square Garden on Wednesday night
will be attended by the lightweight
champion, Freddie Welsh, and Oscar
("Battling") Nelson, former champion
and conqueror of Joe Cans. Welsh is
probably The greatest boxer in the class
since the days of Cans. and Nelson WAS
considered the greatest fighter In his
class from the time George Lavigne
was In his prime
With these two opponents of ring
tactics will be two other old-time stars
OF the roped arena. Abe Attell and
Young" Corbett, both former cham
pions in the feathcrwoight class. Jim
my Johnston, manager OF the club, has
laid aside box for this quartet OF
ring stars, and Joe Humphreys will
gather them together in the ring before
the main bout begins.
Welsh ard Nelson represent the
clean living class of lighters Of the
present day, and are credited with the
, possession OF fortunes ranging from
100000 to 100000. Attcll and Cor
bett. OH tho other hand, lost fortunes
in gambling and speculation. Cross
and Shugrue are of the latter day type
and are fast reaching the $1,000 ma k
In ring earnings.
Probably Freddie Welsh wall be one
of tho most interested OF the specta-
tors. inasmuch as he Will be matched
with the winner some Time In Fcbru-
| airy. 1t is only a question OF a few
months when Welsh will be asked to
| defend his title against the man show
ling the best qualifications.
| Next to the Corss- Richie fight the
most interesting bouts in the light
weight class were the two engagements
| of Shugrue and Cross The lighting
| dentist, whether outpointed or out
| classed. can always be depended on to
| put up stubborn battle, and the fact
| that he carries q Knockout blow adds
interest to his fighting.
| MILWAUKEE,, WIS, January TO-
Boxing In Wisconsin under State regu-
! lation has been q SUCCESS and the Com
| monwealth has profited more than $12,-
| 900, according TO report Of the State
Athletic Commission prepared and is
sued for presentation to the Legisla-
turc. The report says in part:
There was more or less opposition
to the commission when it was created
by those opposed to boxing, but wise
and careful administration OF the law
and total elimination OF the evil flea.
tures of the old-time prize ring has
won thousands of friends for the game
ain fact, legalized boxing has met
with Statewide approval. The gen.
eral public interest in the sport is re-
Elected In the fact that during tho pc.
Rod covered by this report, including
only one full winter season. nearly
10000 persons have attended boxing
exhibitions, and have paid for admis.
sion nearly $250,000.
"The commission has been most
stringent In enforcing the law, and
there have been very fow violations
In only one instance was a boxer ao.
cused of shamming. He was imme.
diately given a hearing. and on being
found guilty was barred from boxing
In the State for one year."
LANSING, MICH, January 10.--A
bill to .lcgaliZe ten-round boxing bouts
In Michigan and place them under s,i-
pervision of n boxing commissioner
VIII be introduced In tho Legislature
tomorrow. IT is modelled along tho
lines of the New York statute. but II
will provide that the referee shall give
n decision. This clause is for tho pur.
pose Of overcoming the unsatisfactory
results Of the no-deoision fights In Now
York and Wisconsin,