El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-15
WELSH MAY SOON
LEAVE THE RING
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chung to his title. Some little time
after Charley White hooked up with
the Briton for 10 rounds in Milwaukee
and q majority of the socalled experts
said that White was undisputably the
victor.
Then Welsh came to the metropolis
and permitted himself to be shown up
by Young Shugrue, who lacks Welsh S
experience by something like 10 years.
The other day Willie Beecher, un-
trained, hog fat, going on at a few
hours notice in place Of Charley White,
held Welsh even for half the bout. True.
Beecher blew in the last five rounds,
but it was not Welsh's demoniac fight
ing that caused Willie TO explode. rath-
er it was Beecher's poor condition that
was responsible for his state border
ing on collapse.
In several other bouts since he be-
came champion Welsh has failed to
show his old brand Of fighting. He
has shown his ultra-cleVer boxing only
spasmodically. Most Of the time-he has
spent in keeping his opponent from
piling up too much of a lead.
For q time it appeared as if Welsh
would be nicknamed THE OutpOinted
Champion" for no less than three ad-
versaries in a row gained the popular
decision over him.
Used to Fight Hard.
Now, to hearken back to the Olden
days, when Welsh was not champion,
yet was fighting like one. 1t was only
in 1908 that Welsh fought the then
great Packey Mcfarland two terrific
bouts The first. 10 round affair in
Milwaukee, was awrded to Packey; bu.
the second, fought at Vernon, Calf, re-
suited in a draw after % bristling
rounds. That same year Welsh gained
Is round decision over Abe Attell
then featherweight champion The
bout however, was Fought at catch
weights, with no title In the balance.
In 1909 Welsh trOUnced Johnny Sum-
mersY who was at the zenith of his
power at the time. The year following
the present lightweight boss fought
PaCkey Mcfarland another hard draw,
which Went 20 rounds before a London
club. Several months later Welsh won
over Jem DriscOu on n foul in nine
rounds. At the time Driscon was con-
sidered the cleverest boxer in the ring
Fought Bitchle in 1911.
1t was in 1911 that Welsh first con-
fronted Richie in the ring. Willie
substituted for Adj Wolgast. then the
champion, and Welsh had all he could
do to outlook the unknown Ritchic.
Just previous to the meeting. Welsh
gained a 20 round decision over Mattv
Baldwin who then was fighting in his
best form.
Just a year after the Richie affair
in 1912, Welsh relieved Matt Wells of
tHe uBLt" elSHI championship OF Eng
land. Freddie spent the following 10
months in Outpointing inferior fight
eFs; and then he bumped into Milburn
SaylOr. The exact, date was October
90 1919 date Welsh viii long remem-
Der. The fight ended in turmoil in
the ninth round, with Saylor claiming
q knockout and Welsh's manager pro-
ducing a counter claim that Freddie
was fOuled.
It got into the record books as
victory on foul for Welsh. Strange as
It may seem, Welsh seemed to have
lost ali his effectiveness in that fight
for since that day he has not mt mn
one really good fight, a battle up to
his old standard Yet he is cham
pion OF the world, even after virtually
admitting that as champion he will
not last much longer