Evening star., 1916-06-18
Promoters Fail to Offer
Purses of Sufficient In
go
ducements to Boxers.
WELSH MAY SOON MEET
4sOPP0NENT FOR HIS TITLE
Several Men Are After Chance to
s; Go Against Clever
Englishman.
BY T. s. ANDREWS.

trip for champion boxers, IT seems 70
have fallen by the wayside. at least as
Tar as a championship battle between
Freddy Welsh and Charlie White is
concerned. Strong efforts were made
to bring thse boys together in a title
contest at Buenos Aires. but Billy Glib
son. who was managing the affair. de-
clined to pay the price asked by Freddy
and his manager. Harry Pollok. and
the deal fell through. An effort was
made to match Benny Leonard with
Welsh, and that also felt by the way
side Another angle developed in an
effort to match Benny Leonard and
Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee. an
offer of $4,000 being made to the Mil
waukee boy for twenty-round battle
with Leonard. Mitchelrs manager
could not see it. and again the deal
fell through. 1t is very evident that il
Freddy Welsh is to participate in a
championship battle over the mara
thon route il will have to be in the
United States during the next season,
- he has determined to retire within
Z. 1cxt wear. IL such a thing is pos
ls forts were made to match
N.sN and I'd Woisast in champion
! to p IS tip Charlie White. Johnny
! - 5 Benny Leonard. not forget
fcfie Mitchell. is hard to fathom.
J Toys are cal ont nders for the
and have "ro ei their class. and
I certainly entitled to chance at
cro"n nov V orn by Freddy.
Friends of slit h II now are endeavor-
tsv to rirg about twentv-round
battle betw II the Mil aukee boy and
E'eiyh a, ,e Orleans.
oil
I Q s. 00o.. and to give Welsh practi-
- cSe. vt ing IN sight. II this mate
! iaes. it is possible that the light
t. sat c arlpion OF the world will be
boy during the comm; fall. 1t Is not
klaimed that Mitchell is the best light
&eieht in tine United States, nor any
more entitled 10 a match than the
Dther boys mentioned. but he has dem
busr ated that he has the class cnd is
certainly a contender for the title.
It usually is a very hard matter for q
Fighter to retire without having "one
hnre contest" before he puts aside the
tralian lightweight and former cham
bion of that country for a number of
FEARS. is the latest boxer who an
bounced his retirement and then to
Want his comeback. Hughey. like q
treat many other boxers in Europe and
Australia. has decided to cast his lot
With the military side, and for that
teason he announced his retirement
from the ring so that he could enlist
for duty with one Of the regiments Be-
trent as follows: Having been found
{ and well for military duty. and hav-
Ing decided to Join the colors, ! have
hade W my mind that l would like to
lave one more BATTLE before going to
The war. And why not? ! am a young
nan. only thirty years Of age and Of
] am fit 20 he a soldier l ought to be
~ to fight in the ring against any Of
the iightweights All I ask is one
more battle, and then l will be willing
to- go and shoulder a gun" 1t 10 the
tame old story over again. Hughey,
tke all other boxers. failed to realise
that he Is through as championship
possibility. and also as lightweight
btar, but he wants that one more
finance. and the chances are it will spell
eefeat for Hughey. provided he 10
hatched sainst- man OF any class.
At that he is one of the best light
heights ever turned out in Australia.
/ I'd held the championship for a num-
o. vea-s against all comers. not
p OF his own country. but also Eng
} rrH America.
lille Eitchie. the former lightweight
---pior. has no doubt come to see the
! s-e- o: his ways. Willie was idle for
months just because he could not
] flfE way cieST 10 accept TERMS IOWeF
! n he consider II he was worth. Since
y rct' -ped to hi~ home in San Fran
.scr he has engaged in one six .round
'ff'e with Ralph Grunan. also from
Tan Francisco. the contest taking place
l. Portland. Ore. 1t was a no-decision
lnair. but the newspapers gave Ritchie
lie verdict. Willie said he wanted to
t-y himself out. and now that he is
tppvinced that he is Is good as ever he
tten,ls 10 take-a rest during the sum Z.
Il. N Al Ia spS
lien start east In the fall for a busy
!smpaign.
Tommy Uren. the Australian welter-
teight champion. must be a much bet
tsf boy than most Of the fighters have
Teen willing to admit. Tommy has been
(shting steadily for the last two years
y the antipodes. meeting lightweights
md welterweights of all classes He
I'd not seem TO create much of a Sc,
Etion in his fighting. but he always
t;anaged to go along the route and in
tost cases win the referees verdict
lie has been pat up against some pretty
lood men Of late and his showing has
approved with every battle. Recently
te met Harry Stone, who claimed to
lave won the weltefweight title In
australia few years ago. and who is
lonsidered one Of the cievefest weiters
ivnds in snowy Bakers stadium a,
kydney: and at the end of the contes,
te referee had no hesitancy in award.
- the verdict TO Cren. According te
NE reports from the other side. Torf1r,,,
!ot only had the strength. but In q
rsat many of the rounds he actual,
itpointed the clever American. fr
trder 10 do this he must have consid
tranie class, and the changes are hi
bAl be heard fsom in the future.
II the newspaper reports sent OH,
,rom n Boston are to he. believed Jaci
rleweight instead OF a xsiterw&irht
When he fought Mike 0'I,owd 81 st
paul In Boston last week the report.
itated that he sealed around the l60
t9und mark. IL that IL true. ther
Etltten must be getting very heavy, in
reed. for II is not long since he scale
nder lao and In a pinch was able I,
iiske i35 at 3 O'Clock. He sekmed L
Aye his usual, speed In his hGl1t witi
tfItowd. and won the verdict at TN
tlta OF the twslve.round go. II Jaci
s.t ,naks the %eiterwsisht, limit o
the proper weight. he must hn VI
sen terribly fat 70 have scaled arouni
ta9 for Upowd: and II he did seal
around that mark he could not hay.
been IN proper condition for such ;
y.,ttter.. II is only fair to the ciui
/ Id the patrons that boxer shoui,
properly .rained for, a battle, and !
sh fault. and they ought to be pun
ned accordingly. -
Boxing fans throushout the eountr
Ill are Interested TO know &hethe
salinny Kiibane. fsatherwsikht cram
i'm. intends to make a match VIII
legitimate contender FOR the title, ne
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