The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-05
WELSH WINS
ON POINTS
CHAMPION LIGHTWEIGHT WINS
FROM CHARLIE WHITE
ON POINTS.

CHAMPION LIGHTWEIGHT WINS
FROM CHARLIE WHITE
ON POINTS.
Went Whole Distance and Decision o.
Referee Does Not Meet With
Approval.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Sept. !. -Frc'-
Iii" Welsh retained his title of CHAMPION
ligh: weight pigili$t nj the world TODAY
after going tn" fall SrhcdTlHd - rounds
wiki challenger Charlie White. Of en-
caSn. H"irrcr Hliir R"ch", ~ E"%
York. awarded Welsh Tie DECISION on
points. -:
AS Tho so i, sounded at ihe clos: OF
In. ,wrn,Ir, 3 ,Hnd. Roche stood for
several mnnLfm. as II Undecided. t2
then reached IA, both hands toward
the buNcrS and many OF the spectator"
believed lie WI, about 10 award Il draw.
suddenly Welsh rushed over - ituchc.
aud placed has glove III llIc rCt:rc@ =
hand and II WAS raised uluIl. while th'
officials appeared 10 "c REACHING Ipr
| White. The next instant 1hblLant
friends Of the champion Sw"r ,liS. i nn,,
the ring. An unfortunate acCluen- anu
unpleasant incident married inc prGlh-
ming and end OF the days program:
shortly before 2 ocl"ch. Il portion "t
The blCachcvS on the SuUlh sde "l me
areanu cullap>cL. More than hundred
parsons were more OF less scE,Susly IN
j"rSd. r,, MHbbco, hi.
decision III favor OF Welsh the chal!en-
gers adnrrrnls appeared for the mo
mcnt Spcilhouud.
Then began 4 fusiIlaclc of hundreds Of
questions which were hurried from az
sides III the referee. lie was ruSi'ei
through The crowd hy friends To Il walt
Ing a"-H~.alobilc. Guarded by a police
man vehicle was spcedcd up the
road * n hotel. while hundreds OF mon
and boys rushed after it until dis
tanccd.
A Poor Spectacle.
From spectacular standpoint. the
battle was considered one Of the poor
est that has ever been fought Tor tnf
highest ring honors i'll the lightweight
time. the fighters were locked IN sue
,cSsion of cllnchcs--and pushing each
other back and forth about the ring.
For this many spectators though NclSh
WAS largely 10 blame. Throughout the
contest of 20 rounds. scarcely bio"
MAS struck by either man that did any
damage OF the blows exchanged
Whites carried thc greater power
While Welsh frequently was on the aG-
greSsiye and did his share OF the lead
ing. il was noticeable that many OF his
blows fell short and failed TO reach their
mark. Roche stated after che night that
lie awarded Welsh the decision for the
reason that he did most OF the leading.
and most consummotc Grneralship.
Welsh. throu Ghout praciicniiY all The
nghting. worked with his back to the
sun, forcing White In face the hot glare.
Neither man drew blood from his op-
poncnt and neither showed any rartIcu-
lar evidence of having been in cham :
pIonship battle. Welsh fought carefully
and took no chances with his opponent $
Left hand. ON several occasions when It
4ppcarccl likely that il might land, the
cham MON was backing away so mat the
force of the blows were spent when they
reached him.
Friends Went wild.
At the end OF 90 rounds f lighting
referee Rill Roche this afternoon award :
, O. champion Freddie Welsh. of England.
the wurll's title. While the crowd cvi-
! IDENTIFY figured the challenger. Charlie
White. OF Chicago. had a slight "iE',
throughout the bout III" chamrl"n $
friends went into Il frenzy OF delight
when his hand was l'f'"d in the air as
Il token Of vi tory; N" men were IN
the clinchrs two-thirds of the time ana
there was but little clean open boxing.
White won toss for corner and Sc
lcctcd the seat with his back to''a:d The
sun.
His second kept an umbrella over his
Johnny Dundee. the lightweight, was
introduced. and challenged the winner.
Round l--WclSh led twice with left TO
head and they went into Il clinch. y
series Of clnchHs followed wim ,H5 my a.
10 head. White sent right to head and
lrft 10 bodE and Welsh clinchcd. The
men did lot Of clinchng, the crowd
calling FOR them to break away. White
Round 2--Wclsh led with lcf, to head
and White blocked and they ran into d
long clinch. WEIGH kept rounding White
on the kidneys In the clinchos; White
body WEIGH held on. Tho men were
in clIpch most of tho round White
doinr; the most effective work.
Round 3--Tkey ran into clinch, and
wrostled white sent right and lcit
hooks to body and repeated as Welsh
wsrc struck, Roche being kept busy pry-
ing thu mrn apart. Even round.
Round I---Again the men. ran right
into, elinclt:, White missed left h 90
hooks to body and had Welsh against
tho ropes. Welsh missed left 10 head.
White countered with right 10 Welsh $
car All the fighting has been in Whites
Round 5-Thcy tddlcd for an opening
and cir chrd. White blocked several
short arm blows 10 body. Welsh keeps
pounding the kidneys in tho cltnchcs and
Whites back Is all rod rs the result
The champion IS keeping close to ,, tn?
landed r.ft 10 body. Even round.
Round G-Roche trird 70 keep the mop
from continual CllnchinE. White ruShct
welsh 10 ropes and landed right and
lcfts to body. He repeated. White srnt
left hook 20 ear. Welsh blocked straight
left TO head. They were in clinch at
the hell Whites round.
Round White drove left hook 10
stomach. White sent right 10 jaw and
they clinchcd Welsh sent left IN chin.
White sent right In cain and then 10
body. Shade for White.
Round S-They continued their rlinch,,
Ing, Welsh landed lightly TO nose and
clinched: Welsh tapped TO nose lightly
again. White sent several upncrcuts TO
inv. rs gong rang. Even round.
Round 0-Thcy altcrnat"d between
sparring for openings and running int"
cilnches. Welsh blocked several blows
as no backed towards the ropes. Welsh
sent left to neck. White landed left to
head Whites round.
Round 1o--Welsh drove loft n jaw.
White sent right 70 hrnd. White upper
cut stomach and followed with lcf: hook
to car. Whites round.
Round 11-Whitr sent left To head and
Welsh drove right 10 nose. rushing
White back. The lighting has hccn prac-
tic;,lly even this far. what Lead Whito
had being only shade. White rnIghrd
Welsh n head and body and the cham
plon clinchcd. Whites round.
Round 12--White sont right and lrIt
uppercut to body In tho clnch. White
rocked Welsh with siin urncrcut 10
chin. Welsh has been missing and run.
81 tEtitn rocked ItHlSh