South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-06
WELSH GROWING
!. MORE UNPOPULAR
WITH RING FANS
Briton Fails to Fool Public Any
Longer With UnethiCaI Tao
tics on CanvaS-HiS Money
Making at an End.

NEW YORK. July 6-Freddie
Welsh's unpopularity is increasing
apace. while his earning powers are
diminishing with the same CELEBRITY
As a worlds champion Welsh has
proved the most disliked character
ever connected with the fisucun game
lie has reached the tether OF his hght-
ing DAYS. and unless nc Is relieved OF
his title shortly he viii have 10 retire
for lack of engagements.
Promoters the breadth of the cOun-
try realize that Welsh is in the game
solely for what ne can extract from
the pockets of the gulhble public.
lie has made no effort 10 give the
fans a run for their money and this
stand ON the part OF recognized
worlds champion has embittered the
fighting community against the Brit
on.
Welsh on next Wednesday will
have held the worlds lightweight
championship exactly one year. In
that period ne has gathered in the
shekels AT an astonishing rate-as fast
as suckers" could be supplied for
him TO outlook or be outbOXed by. Half
OF these battles" have been adjudg-
ed against Welsh. but as they were
merely newspaper decisions they did
not impair his standing as champion.
Loses His Friends.
The few friends Welsh had when
he became lightweight champion have
been lost TO him by his disgusting
tactics in the ring. Freddie's method
of lighting" consists Of circling an
opponent. jabbing light Y, and then
stepping back "A couple of PAGES. This
operation consumes fully 10 seconds;
SO If Welsh repeats the process about
10 times the round is over and he
is enriched to the extent of at least
several hundred dollars for his three
minutes "eXertiOn."
Up TO a few weeks ago Welsh
thought he was such an adept at
fooling the public that he could con-
tinue TO fool them until senile old
age and decay set in and robbed him
of his title. But there was a rude
awakening for the artful Weshman.
1t all happened on a balmy June
evening, about fortnight ago.
Johnny Young" Lustig had been Of
fered at the altar for Welsh Lustig
is an unschoOled lightweight with a
punch even less destructive than that
possessed by Welsh. Under these cir
cumstances il would seem that Welsh
would make a rushing fight of it. But
no; Freddie would not jeOpardize his
championship with even such a raw
boxer as his adversary.
Fans Leave Fight.
Welsh resolved to make il a boxing
affair. How it terminated less than a
thousand of the original attendance
of seven thousand can tell you AS
early as the second round the mis-
guided fans started TO stream out of
the ball park-the bout was contested
at Ebbets field and by the 10th
round there was only a handful Of
onlookers left. Welsh smiled a sickly
smile as he noted the general exodus.
for then he began TO realize that his
tomfoolery had made him an object
Of ridicule in spite Of the fact that
he was the undiSputed worlds light
weight champion.
1t is hardly likely that Welsh will
be seen around these parts for quite
some time. This criticism of him has
spread across the continent and Fred
die will have to promise 10 atone for
past performances by fighting like a
real champion before he gets another
bout
1t would seem that Welsh is aware
that he can fight no more suckers
with the prevalent flock of good light
weights on his trail So Freddie's
manager has set a price for a match
with the contenders. If Richie wants
10 fight Frederick for the title he
must guarantee Welsh $4,000; but If
White, Cross, MandOt or any of the
others desire 10 engage him for the
bauble his price will be only SIS, 600.
Cheap enough, say we. TO pay for a
championship. inasmuch as any one
of men mentioned ought to he able
to put Freddie away in a long dis
lance bout, judging from the form he
has shown in his last few unsatisfac~
tory fights.
White Is Laid Up.
Charley White will be on the ailing
list for at least two more weeks. The
knockout king Of Chicago has under
gone an operation on the second fin
ger Of his hight hand, and the wound
is mending rapidly. But he will not
be ready for the ring until the mid
/ die Of the month.
Whites feat OF slowing away six
straight opponents. and knocking out
eight of the last nine men 10 face
him, is still the interesting topic in
the boxing world. Charley is highly
recommended as the next worlds
I light weight champion if ony Freddie
I Welsh consents 10 fight him before
the ChicagOan becomes a ring pen
/ sioner.