The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
lowe HAS CHANGE
I WITH THE CHAMP
Pride of Local Fistic World
Should Make Welsh Hustle
in Thursdays Battle.
BOTH ABOUT SAME ACE

Local fight fans are gradually consid-
ering the fact that Tommy Lowe, the
pride of the local pugilistic circle. has
chance with Freddy Welsh, the worlds
lightweight champion, in the ten-round
battle Of an all-star card to be put on by
the Maryland Athletic and Social Club
on Thursday night
Although Lowe is considered by many
local followers as a veteran and on the
| downward grade, he has shown recently
In his fifteen and twenty round battles
that he is still the master of the padded
mitt game. In comparing loves age
and ring history with that Of Welsh's.
one finds very little difference in the age
OF the two battlers. while the champion
| had rough diggings' for some five oil
six years before he climbed to the top
Of the heap.
| Back In 1910 when Jim Jefries at that
time world heavyweight champion. was
training for the memorial battle on July
with Jack johnson, at Reno. New,
Freddy Welsh numbered among the train
ers at the champions camp. Welsh at
this time had been fghting for six years
and had never figured very highly among
the top-notchers. Shortly before he won
the championship from Willie Ritchie
In London Welsh caused quite a sensa-
tion in the puGilistic circle in EngIan nd
and the American champion was booked
TO meet the dancing Englishman.
| According to Tom Andrews the pugi-
listic expert from Milwaukee, Welsh is
20 years of age, being born on March 3.
| 1886. at Pontypride, Wales. Welsh has
| been fighting eleven years, his first pro-
fessional encounter taking place in Lon
| don on February g. 1905. when he de-
fAl
| name OF Young Williams in three rounds.
| Welsh gained claim to the world s
championship by winning the decision
! from Willie Richie on June q, 1872 and
added the lightweight championship OF
| England, which was held by Mat Wells.
| who had previously beaten Welsh. by
| gaining the decision from his country
man in twenty rounds on November II, OF
the same year
Lowe has been battling thirteen years
and is % years Of age. This will be the
| first time that Lowe has ever met a
champion, and in ali this long list of
gruelling battles that the local pride has
fought during the past ten years he has
never been kayoed. This is big facture
In favor of Lowe in this ten-round battle
against the champion.
| Tommy is working out daily. taking
long road hikes in the morning and box
ing with his sparrinc partners. every aft
Groom at the Carroll Institute at 3
| o'clock. Mike Urain. the local middle
weight. who meets Jack Moran in one
of the other ten FOUNDERS on Thursday
night along with Buddy Ray and Young
Thomas. are working with the local pride
The fans are invited to watch Lowe in
mis- workouts on any evening excepting
| Sunday.
| II confidence would win the lightweight
championship the old title is already
tucked away in the National Capital as
Tommy believes he has more than
chance to hang the kayo wsllop on the
dancing master and laughs at the bets
which are being made that he will not
stay throughout the ten-round route
| Twenty-Five special cars have been
chartered by Matchmaker Freeman for
| Thursday night, but a decision has not
yet been reach whether these cars will
leave Fifteenth and II streets northeast
or Fifteenth street and New York avenue
northwest The traffic manager of the
| w. B. and A Railroad will meet Free
man this morning to decide this issue
For the benefit Of the fans who desire
| ring side and reserve seats the card
boards will be put on sale tomorrow
morning at the following places: P F.
| O'Connors. s24 D street northwest;
Herzog, Twelfth and E streets north
west: Miller's Barber Shop. on Ninth
street near F street northwest Fishers
| Cigar Store, Fourteenth street and New
| York avenue northwest: Bud Roland's
Buffet on Ninth street. near the Gayety
! Theater, and Joe Freeman, 81 Ninth
street northwest.
| Fourteen hundred seats are on sale for
this ight, fifty ring sides. 400 general ad-
missions, and $50 reserved seats.