The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-05
SPORTS Barons Cop Two From Guls SPORTS
RETAIN TITLES BY
VICTORIES OVER CHALLENGERS
WELSH'S VICTORY


head and they went into clinch. A
series of clinches followed without any
blows being struck. White landed lett
to the head. White sent right to head
and left to the body and Welsh clinched.
The men did lot of clinching, the crowd
calling for them to break away Whlte
sent left hook to stomach. Round even.
Round 2-Welsh led with left to head
and White blocked and they ran into
long clnch. Welsh kept pounding White
on the kidneys in the clinches. White
sent two rights and lefts to the head and
body Welsh held on. The men were in
clinch most of the round, White doing
the most effective work.
Round 3-They ran into a clinch and
wrestled about the ring. White sent right
and left hooks to body and repeated, as
Welsh missed left to head. Few clean
blows were struck, Roche being kept
busy prying the men apart. Even round.
Round 4-Again the men ran right into
clinch. White missed left hook to
head. White sent right and left hooks
, to body and had Welsh against toe
ropes. Welsh missed left to head. White
countered with right to Welsh's ear. All
the fighting has been in Whites corner
Whites round.
Round 5-They fiddled for an opening
and clinched. White blocked several
short arm blows to body. Welsh keeps
pounding the kidneys in the clinches and
Whites back is all red as the result
The champion is keeping close to the
ropes with his back to the sun. White
landed left to body. Even round.
Round 6--Roche tried to keep the men
from continual clinching White rushed
Welsh to ropes and landed right and 'efts
to body. He repeated. White sent lelt
hook to ear Welsh blocked straight lett
to head They were in clinch at the
bell. Whites round.
Round white drove left nook 10
stomach. White sent right to jaw and
they clinched Welsh sent left to chin.
White sent right to chin and then 10
body. Shade for White.
Round S-They continued their clincn-
ing Welsh landed lightly to nose ana
clinched. Welsh tapped to nose lightly
! again. White sent several uppercuts 70
law as gong rang. Even round
Round 9-They alternated between spar
ming for openings and running lnso
clinches. Welsh blocked several blows as
he backed toward the ropes. Welsh sent
loft to neck. White landed left to head.
Whites round.
Round 1O-Welsh drove left to jaw
Sent right to head. White uppercut 10
stomach and followed with left NOOK "
ear. Whites round.
| Round Invite sent left to mead anu
walsh drove right to nose, rushing
white hack The fighting has been
practically even thus far. What leao
white had being only shade. Wnite
| roughed Welsh to head and body ana tue
| champion clinched. Whites round.
Round 12-White sent right and left up
percut to body in the clinch. Whlte
rocked Welsh with stiff uppercut 10
chin. Welsh had been missing ana run
/ ming into clinch. White rocked w elsn
with right and left jabs to head, put
| the champion covered cleverly. White
round -, -
| Round 13-Both men worked nara LOT
an opening. White sent hard rlgnt 10
| law. Welsh's few blows seemed to lack
steam. They were in the usual cilnch
when the round ended. Whites rouno.
! Round 14-White assumed the agrees
siye and landed right and left to body
ana head. and Welsh saved himself by
clinching. A right to jaw forced Welsh
| to corner White drove left twice TO
stomach. White landed right on cheek.
| Whites round
| Round l5-White landed two rights to
body and left to jaw, and Welsh saved by
clinching Both men wrestled around the
ring, Welsh being the greater offender
| Even round.
| Round 16-Welsh landed twice to nose
with straight fefts and repeated to head.
Welsh sent three left hooks to mouth in
quick succession. 1t was Welshs first
round of the fight.
| Round 17-Neither man has hurt the
other and neither shows any marks of
| the contest. Welsh landed left to jaw;
White drove right and left to body, but
Welsh blocked as he backed away. Even
round.
| Round 1S-The crowd called to the men
to fight instead of clinching all the time.
Neither man getting in telling blow.
! White slammed right and left hooks to
ears and again Welsh held to save him
self. Whites round.
| Round 19-White drove left hook to
body. White played tattoo on Welsh's
face with short right jabs. The crowd
roared it's encouragement to White.
White drove right and left to body as
Welsh's continued holding angered him.
Whites round.
Round 20-White sent right to jaw and
body. White landed a hard right up
percut to stomach. Welsh kept running
into the clinches. White landed left to
jaw. White sent right uppercut to body
| and saved. Welsh ran into clinch
!