Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04
KNOCK ON FREDDIE WELSH
Opinion that One Of the PugS Has
About Reached the Tether Of
His Fighting Days.
FRIENDS NOW 60 sLIMMERIEa
NJ RINGsInE.

NEW YORK, June S--freddie Welsh =
unpopularity is increasing apace, while
his earning powers are diminishing with
equal CELEBRITY. As a worlds champion
welsh has proved the most disliked char
acter eve- connected with the fisticuf
game. He has reached the tether OF his
fighting days. and unless he is relieved Of
his title shortly he will have TO retire for
lack Of engagements
Promoters the breadth OF the country
realize that Welsh IL in the game solely
for what he can extract from the pockets
OF the gullible public. He has made no
effort to give the fans a run for their
money, and this stand on tho part OF a
recognized worlds champion has embit-
tered the fighting community against the
Briton.
Welsh, next wednesday. win have held
the worlds lightweight championship ex-
actly one year. In that period he 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 the battles have been adjudged
against Welsh. but as they were merely
Newspaper decisions they did not impair
his hold on the championship.
Method of Fighting.
ANALANN8
came lightweight ochampion have been
lost to him by his disgusting tactics in
the ring.
Freddisis method Of fighting consists
Of circllng an opponent. jabblns lightly,
ana then stepping back a couple OF PAGES
This operation consumes fully thirty sec
onds: 50 n Welsh repeats the process
about ten times the round Is over. and he
Il enriched to the extent OF at least sew
erai hundred dollars for bis three min
utes' exertion.
Up 10 a few weeks ago Welsh thought
he was ouch an adept at fooling the pub
10 that he could continue TO fool them
until senile decay set in and robbed him
Of his title. But there was q rude awak-
enIng IN store for the artful Welshman.
II all happened on q balmy Juno eve
ming. about q fortnight ago. Johnny
eYoung" Lustig was offered up at the
altar for Welsh. Lustig IL an unschoolod
lightweight with q punch even less de-
structive than that possessed by Welsh
Under these circumstances II would seem
that welsh would mako o rushing fight
OF t. But no; Freddie would not jepor-
dize his championship With even such q
raw boxer 90 his adversary.
Fans Are Disgusted.
welsh had resolved OF make Il a boxing
affair. How it Terminated less than a
thousand OF the original attendance OF
1000 can ten you. As early as the second
round the misguided fans started to
stream out OF tho ball park-the bout
was contested at Ebbets falkland by
the tenth round there was only a hand
ful OF onlookers left. Welsh smiled q
sickiy snlla as he noted the general
exodus, for he then began TO realize that
his tomfoclery had made him an object
OF ridlcuie In spite OF the faot that he
was the undiBputed worlds lightweight
champion.
II Is hardly likely that Welsh win be
seen around these parts for quite some
time. This criticism OF him has spread
scross the continent, ana Freddie will
have to promise TO atone for Tor past per-
formances bx fighting like a real cham
pion before he gets another bout
Aware that End f. Reached.
II would secna that Welsh II aware that
he can fight no moro suckers with the
prevalent flock Of good llghtwcights on
= his trail
So Freddle's manager has set q price
for . match with the contenders. II
RischIa wants to fight Frederick for The
title he must guarantee Welsh 1900; but
n white. Gross. Mandot or any OF she
others desire 10 engage him for IN,
baublo his price will DO only $1,000, Cheap
enough. say we. 20 pay for champion
ehip. inasmuch az any one Of the mer
mentioned ought 20 be able 20 put Freddie
away IN q long distance bout. Judging
by Weisl's form In hin last few unsetis-
factory fighta
no Wishts Monday.
This Independence day win indeed b
= passive one, 20 far a. the fiRhtinl
game Is concerned. In former years. I
was customary 20 hold two or three
championship fights on this holidays bu
that was when boxing was in tn hayda,
on the coast
Not one recognised champion will ap
pear in the ring Monday with his It'll,
st stake They can all afford 70 TAX
chances with such useful commodity
a. a worlds championship. for q It'll
means easy money 70 them; and who
wants to work these summery daysf
white on Afline Lat.
Charley White Will be on the ailing La
for at least two more weeks. The knock
out king OF Chicago has undergone Al
operation on the second finger OF hi
right hand. and the wound IL mendinl
rapidly. But he viii not be ready for th'
ring until the middle OF the moath.
Whites feat OF slowing away 81,
straight opponents. and knocking GU
eight OF the last nine men to face him. 4
attn the interesting topic In the boxlnl
world. Charley IL highly recommends
az tho next worlds lightweight champioi
II only Freddie Welsh consents to figh
Mr., hefera the Chiearoan becomes