New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-09
WELSH HAS SCORE
TO SETTLE WITH
SHUCRUE TO.NJCR|
Bout at the Garden su,,
To Be Lightning Fast
from Bell TO Bell.
BOTH KNOW ALL THE
CUNNING OF THE RIM
Jersey Boy Has More Hitti,.
Power--Freddie Bette,
on the Defensive.

Freddie Welsh, the Lightweight 81
pion Of the world and the iirst a..
boxer 20 hold this title since IssS
cross gloves with Joe Shuyru. |.
yOungster from Jersey City. In III
round contest At Madison S1uar. n.
Cen, tonight. This will b. he a..
meeting Of the men, and Welsh k.,.
to win in most decisive style. % -
out the stain Of the defeat he ur.,,
az Shugrue's hands in the first b,s,.
The boys will weigh in st 1876 pound. !,
. o'clock this afternoon.
Not only does the match bid fsi,
be close and exciting. out Il will h
most remarkable exhibition. Their :.
few who will contest the statement tsr
Welsh stands without superior s.L
fensive boxer. There is not tri,i
the art Of stopping, slipping and bl,.i
ing punches that he does not knox ~
know from the ground up:
He is fast on the attack, aggreuu
and good infghter. His one draEhs
has always been his lack Of kit,,
ability. At the present time, hosrF
Freddie does not feel the wan, 4
punch, for his speed is sufheisr' =
carry him through, especially in u.
short bouts where no decision Isl
dered.
Joe Shugrue is one Of the younsspn
of the fighting game. To those u,
have followed his career through trus
the time he lay aside the feather Il,
ter Of an Office boy at 81 wesk /
win So boxing a four-round bout
seems as if he has developed oyerrist,
A, a matter Of fact. it is almost 81
years since Joe first sprang into wrs
local prominence. and almost ttH
wears before the fans woke up 10 Il,
fact that he was really a high grst
boxer. Shugrue is indeed a remarkiAs
performer. He is especially er.cta
in short bouts, and critics have T.
clared that at this distance he siana
without a superior.
Shugrue is fast and noted for hi, fer
less style. lie apparently reyels y y
most furious sort of fighting, and n
the phvsinue TO stand mp under ~
shock OF hard driven blows and y
COURAGE to keep going no matter s'I
hard he may be hit. Like Welsh, h's
ever. he never has shown any peal h.
tinr ability. To be sure, he q
stoned some Of his opponents, "
these. for the most part, lacked Gas
And so the contest tonight resolsu
itself into a match OF speed, hghpt'
instinct and cunning gained by eXpsr
ence in the ring. There is little ehaao
of either being knocked our. Shug'v
is perhaps the faster and more aggrs
sive. Welsh il the shiftier.
II there be choice in the hllu;
mower Of the men, Shugrue is perhsi
entitled n IL. At infghtlng there
little 20 choose. but Welsh has shos
10 better advantage. Shugrue can s'ai
his punches faster and is naturally
straight hitter, while Welsh has
hook his leads 70 make them eneetIve
As a defensive fighter Welsh mas "
call. 49,, "A ,
These are the points which VII
factors in the contest to-nlgnli ise
cleaned from the various Bouts
which the men have taken part IN =
last several months. There IS ano's'
side 70 the contest tonight, and VA
Tart i'm the result il will play rems
to be seen. Welsh is a veteran Of '.
ring. He has been boxing ior y
wears. and while he has taken rea' !,
sbly good care Of himself. ne mas q
the strain of training for his numen..
contests. He has failed to snow =
snap and dash. the ginger ard t''
championship class in his last bous.
Shugrue Is in the first flush OF yol.p
He has not felt the strain OF trs'a, W.,
and his vitality is unsapped oy a.
beatings assimilated. He has w ", !.
hard TO develop a punch ana WIZ y
to bring the title back where "
LONGS" as Joe nut II.