The sun., 1916-09-07
WHITES PUNCH WAS
NOT IN EVIDENCE
Charley Erred in Trying to
Gain Championship by Out.
pointing Welsh.
OTHER BOXING GOSSIP

Although there is n general Nclio,,,
the part OF boxing patrons tina; Wo's,
was the recipient of favoritjsm ON .,
part OF Referee Roche. s,ill 4. T. pen.s,
out by those who have studied The ma.
ter that Charlie White la. now f,cAd
Welsh for fifty rounds--one twon,, AMI
three tcns-ard that the supro.oi
knocker out has never pu. a glove an
Welsh with disabling effect There.
fore. White has been depending a,
points to win his battles with the cham.
p!on. and that IL a feat tina better hoy.
ers than White have utterly failed % Ar.
complish.
II IL the consensus OF opinion ma,
White as "A probable champion Of ,Aa
lightweight class while Freddie Wc'sf
is in the flesh Is n lead bird IN ile vi.
Like many other heavy hit;ors. VIM.
does not box well enough 10 Rave A
chance with a foxy ringster like Wel.n
White can topple over slow. r~loidlr.
boys who permit the C~hicagoan 70 ".
for his left hook. but when +; come, =,
first class ring generals like Welsh ne
left hook expert is helpless. White has
missed his last chance to bring hime
the championship bacon, and There f.
small chance of his getting another bolt
with the present title holder.
Easy for kiIbRnc.
Kilbane. by his summary dcfca' ~
CLANCY. removed the last opponent. ~
class from the featherweight class. All
TIE Cievelander will have to resume he
regular occupation OF toying with cts
marks or else so into tho lishtwolg.t
class.
Many good judges are OF the opiui0
that Kilbane could defeat welsh. M,
there would be great difficulties In agree.
ing on the terms of the match
Joe yelling. In a twenty Iourd l"
with Welsh. looks like the mu~t d1".
ge-ous man the Briton could meet 40
yelling is not only a cool. hradS brA,.
but a hard two handed punchcr
The manner In which Kid N'.tm
tho bantam champion. has settled dow
10 business Is "A distinct surprise 90 those
who thought the ~Baltiinorcan Wa on u"
down grade. lie has now %troun'"d IA
n dozen good ban,ams and is ready t"r
all corners.
incidentally. Johnny Ertlc hooked s.
with the first classy hoy h" has ne
since he first came East ANA 10y '
diubbing. Benny kaufman was MS on
poncnt, and while Benny T.. not = cham
rion by any means, h. conquered Eru'
throughly.
callahan Thinks Otherwise.
Referee Woodruf called tho ten round
bout between Frankie Callahan OF
brooklyn and Frankie Whitney a. Ne
lanta last, Monday night "a draw. mn'h
10 the Indignation "f Callahan. VINO
claims he Won handy.
The winner az the Ip~ufy-'liuc hoV' AZ
the Empire \. q. tonight H. pron'r ! q
match with Benny Leonard. L.co.'d
has been obtained 10y Matchmaker Nc.
Mahan for a bout at the Empire Clu' IN
a few weeks.
81 Ia per cent. OF the ie,'!pi- Z, 80"
Freddi. Welsh a. Ebb.ts fi"li 90 Nt.s o.
I square Garden. HIS terms have not a ct
been hc"'picd
Billy Mcdonald has mr.'lcI "~.
pheIau and JOHNNY Harris COR EIH b'r pic
\. e, ucNt Monday night ami ting s'tit
be It good bout.
w!lio KIRK matchmaker. u 'Nr >''
POLO \. y has matched tn =
I for FRIDAY might. In the oth"r ten = 20 "
solly and Joe Ghetto will CLASH.
The R~r,advay sporting Club W. 20 .
tween Iisrrs Pierce and W.'.r -" .
THIS should be II hummer.
SATURDAY. rirhts card a. ~" BE-. 2
sporting club viii Introduce lrark 49,.
~ against JOHNNY Aihrr's su. O. a.
Jacobs AMI j"m Mace
Tn" rlcrmort Sporting club 90 70
present M.l rcosan again -" '.. ~
The 'olcrcd lightweight 'lawp..'