The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
Looks AS If MIR. Welsh
Was In Serious Danger
Trio of Chalensers Await Weight Champ the Minute
He Sets Foot on Hi. Native Soi-Boxing
Bouts for the Week.

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spent-still Freddie Welsh continues
to tarry in this hospitable land at
the imminent risk Of losing the
lightweight championship. =.
Control yourself, stranger. il Is not
his worlds title that Is in danger. II
is merely his British championship,
which he won when he defeated Matt
Wells. some three years ago.
Under the deed of gift OF the Lord
1onsdale belt. emblematic of the
lightweight title. November. 1915,
was the allotted time for Welsh to re-
turn to Britain and defend his crown
against any opponent selected by the
combined weighty judgment of the
members of the National Sporting
Club.
Recent advices from England. how
ever, led to the supposition that the
naughty dukes and belted earls are
disposed to let the championship
match go over until such time when
conditions at home are more pacific
than they are now. Manifestly they
have more TO concern themselves
with just at present than such a trif-
ling incident as titular ring con-
test.
When Welsh does return to defend
his British crown he may have to en-
counter three serious challengers-
Ted Lewis. Matt Wells and Fred De-
the right to a championship match,
and at this writing il is hard to say
which has the best claim to consider
alton. In the opinion of American
boxing followers Lewis probably looks
the best of any of the challengers.
Lewis has been a real ring sensation
over here. mainly through his decisive
victories over Jimmy Duffy, Jack
Rritton. Charley White and Joe Man
dot. in the Iight-weiEht division. and
over Kid Jirsves in the welter class.
Lewis by the way is scheduled for
a return match with White at Boston
next Tuesday night and the outcome
Of this battle will determine whether
the first victory that Lewis scored
over the Chicago Hebrew was
fulle. as White since has claimed.
Matt Wells has not made pro-
nounced hit with ring fans of this |
country Lewis has done. but at
that Wells has shown considerable
Gloss He is q skilIfuI ring artist and
f~hts not unlike Freddie Welsh in
r'~uv respects. His forte is fancy |
h"~irc. When he fought Charley !
T-'ritr in Milwaukee ring a few
'--~"k: agc he easily won on points. |
;-'Hcu-h his margin of victory was
as impressive was Welshs |
" - he outboxed the Chicagoan.
Wells is another boxer who is sched- !
y
c,"orent will be Johnny Griffith. The
battle will he staged at Akron. Ohio.
rTr-esday night and the route will be
tr-~Ivr rouids.
So far as Delaney-the other MEM
hnr or the trio Of British chalIeneers is
concernNd-American boxing fans have
rot much Of line on his proves.
When he was a feather-weight he
fought in Philadelphia and New York
rings and performed very Credita bly,.
JIc is more of slUEEer than either
Welsh or Wells and greatly resembles
Lewis in his fighting style.
Taking it all in all Welsh is a very
much pestered young man. OF the
American fighters there are White.
Ritchie, Mandot. Griffith and Wolgast
nagging him for a championship en-
counter. and now three of his own
countrymen have come up to dispute
with him not only for his British title
but for his worlds championship as
well II all of these matches are &C
copied by Welsh his bank account will
be swelled over 100000 and he GER
tainIy then can afford TO retire-as he
now plans to do within the next twelve
months.
Fred Fulton, Ianky giant from Min
nesota, who is seriously bidding for
match with Jess willard.
tunity to size up his massive proper
tionS in the near future a series of
battles in New York City are now I'M
der consideration and may be accepted.
Fulton made a decidedly favorable i'm
preston on boxing critics of Milwau-
kee and Chicago few nights ago,
when he knocked out Andre Ander-
son, a giant husky, in four rounds. and
in commenting on this performance the
scribes were practically unanimous in
Fulton better title pros
pect in the raw than Jess Willard was
when he first began his climb to the
top.
Experts are pretty well agreed that
il will take a physical freak modelled
on the same lines as Willard to beat
the champion and in Fulton many
profess to see the man capable OF do
ing the job. Fulton stands feet
inches and scales around 212 pounds
when at his best fighting weight. He
carries a small head. his underpinning
is rather frail in proportion to his
poundage, but his strength lies in his
spIendidly' moulded arms and broad
back and shoulders. In physical out
line he looks not unlike Bob Fttzsim-
mons.
Fulton still has lot to learn Of the I
fighting game but what newcomer did
not? Perhaps he will prove only
flash in the pan. His test is coming.
According to present plans he will Be