Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-04
WELSH IS winner
Of REDHOT BATTLE
OF GIVE AND TAKE
White Put Up Game Fight and
Proved Himself Welsh's
Equal
EACH OF TWENTY ROUNDS
WAS HOTLY CONTESTED
But Welsh Gets the Decision
By Very Narrowest Of
Margins


championship when he was given the
decision by Referee Billy Roche at the
end of the twentieth round of his fight
with Charley White of Chicago here
this afternoon.
The decision threw the crowd into an
uproar. Hundreds of cushions were
hurled at Referee Roche as he stood
in the middle of the ring. Cries of
"robber came from all parts Of the
arena.
Newspapermen received the bulk of
the fans ammunition.
Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colo,
Sept. 4.-With blazing sun giving the
lie to the town S low temperature boast,
hundreds of fans began scrambling for
choice seats in the three dollar sections
long before the time for Freddie Welsh
and Charley White to begin their 90
round battle for the lightweight cham
pionship Of the world.
When the three dollar seats were put
on sale, $500 were grabbed in short or
der, and the more rabid bugs immedi
ately entered the arena and camped on
the better observation points. Colorado
Springs own band trailed s5nto .he big
pavilion at p. m. playing the strains
of Knockout Drops.' 1t was reported
the band master is Welshman..
In the third round of the prelimin'
airy bout Murphy sent Donneliy down
for the count.
While the fans. were waiting the
start of the main event, challenges to
the winner were received from Joe Riv-
ers and Willie Ritchie. Ritchie 3 chal-
lenge bore the offer of $4,000 side
bet. The crowd cheered hitchie 5 name.
The announcement Of challenge from
Ad Wolgast brought cheers.
At $3.50 p. m. Pommery Bob Vernon,
Welsh s time keeper, and Johnny Ken
ney, of Denver, White Is time keeper,
were introduced. Billy Reilly, of Colo
RADIO Springs. the official time keep.
er, followed them into the ring.
When the news of Johnny Kilbane 3
knockout victory over George Clancy
was announced the crowd emitted a
rousing cheer.
At 3:46 p. m. preceded by his man
ager, Nate Lewis, and followed by a
corps of seconds, Charley White made
his appearance. The crowd rose for q
minute and gave him rousing cheer.
The White party was closely followed
by Freddie Welsh and his party Of ring
assistants.
White won the toss for choice of cor.
ners and chose the west corner with the
sun at his back.
A moment later Johnny Dundee was
introduced as a challenger of the win
ner.
Both men appeared cool and conf.
dent while the gloves were being don.
ned
At 1855 p. nj. Billy Roche, of New
York, was introduced as referee.
At 1853 p. m. the men were called to
the center of the ring to receive their
instructions.
The ring was cleared for action.
Al exactly p. m. the bell rang.
Fight by Rounds
Round Welsh landed the first
blow of the contest, left to the face.
The men clinched and wrcstled around.
White jabbed a left to the face. An.
other clinch and a wrestling match.
Welsh put a right hook over the kid
news. White tried to hook to the
neau Dut lhhued nlBh. AhOthtr cllhch
followed. Both men held on. After the
break Welsh jabbed left to face. Welsh
was the aggressor He put left to
the face and then ducked into clinch.
Freddie landed two rights to body and
right over kidneys. Tne men were
| in a clineh at the bell. The round was
series of clinches with no damage
done on either side. Round even.
/ Round 2-The men exchanged taps
with lefts. White Is scab on nose was
scrapcd off by left jab, and started
bleeding. Welsh ducked into clinch
Welsh pounded kidney with right. They
clinched in a corner, and White put a
right uppereut to chin then left and
right to head. Welsh stuck to the
clinch, pounding kidneys with right
They broke and clinched almost imme'
diately. Round even.
Round 3-Welsh ran to meet White
and sent in left TO face. Welsh ducked
into clineh and continued to pound
kidney with right. White tried his fa
nous left hook for jaw but it was toe
high. Again Welsh rushed into clinch
and put right to kidney. White swung
right and left to body on the break
IL anothar clinch Welsh continued