Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-21
WELSH LIKES ROUGH BOYS
Champion Chooses Men Who Garry
the Kick Because They
Can't Hit Him.
sLUeeERs ARE ALWAYS SLOW


NT1w YORK. Fen. ao--'swouid rather
fight the hard hitters instead Of the
clever fellowsY Wen. should snicker. .
Then Freddie Welsh told Why:
You can always make a great show
ing with tho hard hittcrs. Everybody
thinks you're going to get your head
lznccked off when az matter OF fact
you never were safer Only the rank
est fiuis IN the world will take your
title away. Another thing. the hItters
draw crowds. Take Leach Cross, for
instance People pour in to the fights
to see him knock somebody GOLD, How
often does he do its Rarely. On the
other hand. you fight clever fellow
like shulgrue or Dundee, and they'll
run pop. run, pop. and 80 on. You
can't get near them and they won't
stand Tor q mix.
The best fights I've put up have been
against the dangerous hitters. ! know
Just what to do. Just how far 10 draw
away from their killing wallops. and
whom counter they are 80 shown up
that the crowd is delighted.
Il don't mind what they say about
my fighting. Neither do care how
they decide. They all. decided against me
In Akron against 0riffiths., That doesn't
bother me. us the difference OF opin-
ion that stimulates the game. Griffiths
IL youngster. He was fighting before
his friends, and they vera naturally
carried away with his efforts. even
though most OF those efforts were leads
and hooks that unousstlonably
blocked. But I'd rather be the champion
the world being Planned than an aspirant
for the honcrs being boosted. I served
my time m that boosters club, nine or
ten years Of r. and know sust how
Griffiths felt about Il.
Any time difference Of opinion arises
Il means another fight That vas shs
tenth fsht had since winning the cham
pionshtp IN September fought seven
fights In five weeks and averaged $500
s fight. started efs here again On Jan
uary g with Beecher. and the Akron fight
brought Il up 70 $500 In the week.
nitehie coed Card.
The Ritchls bout via be my best and
biggest fight. We win draw between
s.. 600 and s2aooo have sent for Young
Wagner. Tommy O'Keefe and Tommy
LanEdon besides having One Round
Hogan. for sparrins partners I want 70
50 along two years more. IN never be
knocked out and IN retire thampion I
appreciate the fact that the title wiz
moan 4 million dollars to me IN the
future. and Pm going 10 retire the king
pin Ions before even begin te ulip. Just
as soon a. set All that lhoro IS Ia siSht
rn be ready, hut IN slip down well
Wlthln two wears.
y won the title because was patient.
silent and stole. It's natural with as
Weishmen TO SIT the thinE out III never
forEcl watching the men of my race
auuattink around. smoking their pipes.
They're All miners. They're used to
squatting down In tho coal mines Tor
hours a q time, With hardly room %
move. picking away at The coal with
short little hacks Then when they come
up cut OF the mine after the days work
and want 70 rest they squat down until
they're almost sitting on the rfound. IN
this fashion they form : har circle an
amokinF quietly For hours they win
SQUAT there notIonless. each clone with
his lhoughts Alcng win come another
mlnner Down he squais. ana The only
Welcome he sois Il Hello. hill he Joins
lao the spirit OF the thinking. ! Inherit
thai spirit and Il was that alone that
saws me tta courage 10 waif patiently
Tor my uhlFl - a worlds champlon.s