Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24
ent. The groundkecper's work has be-
come an exact science in the last few

yours.
TITLE Can lie Lost on Foul.
Can a boxing champion lose his title
on u foul III "a no-decision bout? Nate
Lewis. manager Of Charley White, the
throne, deserves the credit for bring
Ing up this interesting question. SpeaK-
IN ouhand. Tn. average boxing fan
proDauly would reply no. that cham
pionship cannot be lost In Il no-decision
contest except through IA knockout. But
Il more mature consideration OF the
problem San lead 10 only one conclu-
uccisiontcss go y foul Is foul,
whether IN bout with a decision
scheauled Tor It's end or whether in
one ot the other type. the kind seen In
New YORK The same rules apply on
the foul question regardless of whe ;her
.ne LeiGrtc mas power to give verdict
al the finish. II one of tn. two boxers
IL disqualified for foul blow. that, Of
GoIise. leaves only one man in the
nsht. and he obviously is the winner.
Mno,ckout. though naturally one not 80
satisfactory. Willie Ritchie won his
lightweight title from AID Wolgast on
a Ioul. 80 now. while Freddie Welsh
mas the title, why shouldn't 1t he pos
siDle Tor him to lose II in case the sam.
Events Events should occur in bout. even
with White here next Tuesday?
Nate Lewis must be thanked for
bringing up a question that should
have been settled definitely years ago.
u liz simply u coincidence that no cham
pion ever lost on foul In node
cis!on bout. If such had occurred. there
without doubt.
noxing Upheavsi Draw. Senr.
Before two more weeks have passed.
the nasty scandal that has developed
In New York boxing affairs NAV be
aired In court. 1t IL known that the
district attorneys Office Is looking into
the case on the quiet. and already has
snihcient evidence to cause the big
"a tH.ll In Ia t.sx
sport hereabouts even IL IL is not quite
possible to prove a criminal charge in
connection with the case. The only
thing that can prevent the publica ton
Of all the rank details Of graft would
be the stepping in OF Governor Whit
man 70 throw out the gang accused Of
SO much undcrhand work.
Among those who are ready to fur
nish barrels Of facts for the considera-
tion OF the court when the proper time
comes are Gil Boag and the Mcmahon
brothers. Rod and Jess. Al least half
a dozen lawyers have been helping
them get their case in shape to present
Among other things. they have a list
OF court Judgments against one OF the
boxing comm issioners obtained by vari-
Gus men in the sport 70 enforce pay
mcnt OF certain debts. With these they
expect to prove that the Commissioned
In question got money from various
boxing promoters by borrowing" It,
TO lend the money II they didn't want
their clubs to lose their licenses.
Much more is known about the de-
tails OF this bomb that Is about to be
exploded. but for obvious reasons II Is
impolitic TO tell II all now. Let II be
said. however. that James r. Price.
one of the three boxing commissioners.
will not be made "A defendant in any
charges brought. He has been the
helpless minority all along, fighting his
opponents along the lines Of what he
regards strictly as right and wrong.
Welsh HIM His Hands Full.
The concensus OF opinion hero Is that
Welsh will have his hands foil when
he tackles White IN Madison Square
Garden Tuesday. The Western fight
writer's who saw the pair mix II In Mil
waukee last fall. after Welsh had re-
turned from England with the cham
pionship he won from Willie Richie.
differed ms to the outcome OF the bout
Some thought Welsh had beaten the
Westcrcner. others saw II just the re-
verse way. and some called 1t draw.
which probably would have been fair
verdict.
There is one important point in con-
nection with this bout which is being
overlooked. That is the fact that
Welsh does better against his rivals
on second meeting than IN tho original
encounters with them. lie has a knack
of learning II mans boxing style In
the first bout. and then figuring out a
way 10 beat him the next time. This
would make him seem more likely to
win than White. but II must be rcmcm-
bcred that the latter is cagcy youth
and pretty likely TO profit by his past
experiences in the same way as Welsh.