The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-05
ROCHESTANDSPAT
He Reasserts That Welsh Out
pointed Chicago Challenger.
White Says He Had to Fight
Two Men All the Way.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. D.
You can get any kind of decision
you want today on the White-Welsh
mill held here Monday afternoon. No
fight in the annals of pugilisrn ever
produced more general dissatisfaction.
Some who saw the mill claimed that
Welsh really won, some thought it a
draw, some said it was really no fight
at all; but the great majority are of
the opinion that White really out
fought the champion and that he
should have been given the decision.
Below will be found the statements of
those most vitality interested and those
most competent to judge whether or
not Welsh earned the decision he was
given.
Roche's Statement.
Billy Roche. referee: ST simply de-
cided the fight on points. Welsh land
ed the most blows which constitute
points under the Marquis of Queens
berry rules. The men fought under
those rules. If they don't want to
fight that way let them get some new
, Marquis of Queensberry rules will see
why 1 gave my decision as 1 did.
White did not fight. He had the
chance of his lifetime and didn't
take it. Could / give him the cham
pionship? No. Could I give him a
draw? No.
Whites Statement
Charley White: "I had to fight two
men-the referee and Welsh. To win
from him you've got to knock him
cold. Referee Billy Roche's decision
was the rankest l have ever seen.
Freddie Welsh will never lose the
lightweight championship as long as
l. L.
cree
Lewis Says Fraud.
Nate Lewis, Whites manager:
81 think it is time for the press and
public of America to demand that
Freddie Welsh defend his title in a
fair and square way. Billy Roche's
decision in giving the fight to Welsh
was the worst robbery ever perpe-
trated. I would like to have them
give Charley White a fair fight with
the champion by having the press and
public name the referee from the
twelve leading ring officials in Amer
| ica."
Pollok Satisfied.
Harry Pollok, Welsh's manager:
| welsh hit three blows to White
| one. He led the fighting and three
| fourths of his leads landed. He was
never harassed and forced White to
stop with a stiff left when White
|
/ twenty rounds. Billy Roche's decision
was all right
BY Freddie Welsh
Il fought simply and straighty to
retain my title. 1 used every method
| 1 knew to pile up points and I had
Charley White topped on that score
easily"
Fans Disguised.
Mr. Average Fight Fan sat on the
| veranda of the Antlers hotel today,
twirled his cane and declared:
| Never again
He and several thousand more fans,
some here, some departed. were en-
deavoring today to resurrect the fight
| game from the Quagmire into which a
| g~eat majority of the fight following
population of this western section de-
clare it was plunged thru Referee
Billy Roche's decision at the END OF
the twenty-round lightweight cham
pionship battle between Welsh and
| White. Roche gave the battle to
Welsh ION points"
1t is Enthusiastically a matter to be
argued. But the preponderance OF
argument is in behalf of Charlie
White.
The universal opinion is that for q
cha mpionship affair Mondays battle
was a poor exhibition of fighting abil-
ity by either principal. II IS generally
agreed that Freddie Welsh is punch
less cha mpion, but it is also agreed
that White is a shameless contender
for the Welshman's title. Their fight
was humorous at times in its tame
ness With bean shooter blows Welsh
tanned the Chicaeoan during the ma
iority of the rounds. In -four. possibly
five of tho late rounds White showed
some punch battling.
Fight by Rounds.
The fight. round by round, was a.
. follows.
. Round One.
Welsh led twice with left to heat
: and they went into clinch A serie.
: of clinches followed without any blow,
being struck. White landed left tt
head. White sent right to head anf
left to body and Welsh clinched. TIL,