The Washington herald., 1916-06-09
Lowe ISEASY
FOR CHAMPION
Welsh Gives Local Pride Box
ing Lesson in Feature
Bout at Ardmore.
PRELIMINARIES ARE GOOD
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

Freddy Welsh, the worlds light-weighte
champion. gave Tommy Lowe, the pride
of the local pugilistic circles, a boxing
lesson at the Maryland Athletic and So
cial Club, of Ardmore, Nd, last night in
the main battle of an all-star card.
1t was the case of selling platter
against a stake horse. and Freddy played
the part of stake winner in grand style.
Hopes of local fandom having a worlds
light-weight champion from the Capital
took big slump when the local pride
entered the ring for this battle. A hoo
doc is following Lowe. and this hoodoo
was nothing else but big boil on his
chest, which Handicapped him to a great
extent.
Tommy worked under a great handicap
and did not show to any advantage
Throughout the entire milling the local
pride was on the defensive and covered
time and again to save himself. Lowe
did not look like the same battler that
local fans have watched in action during
the last ten years as Welsh was on top
of him at all times and had the local
pride backing up during the thirty min
utes of battling.
A snake-like left hand mixed with
light right tap, kept the champion always
out in front and loves face and stomach
was a target for these same rights and
lefts when the champion would start
boaring in. Lowe took the defense on
all occasions and clinched. but at the
in-ighting game the worlds title holder
easily taught Tommy a few new tricks
of the rough house style of milling.
On three occasions Lowe made game
efforts to stand toe to toe with the cham
pion. but the famous left jab of Welsh's
and his right stomach punch forced the
local pride to back up. The dancing
master, as Welsh is known by most Of
the experts. did not resort to nay of his
dancing tactics to keep away from the
local pride. as he generally beat Lowe to
1t on most all occasions.
Tommy fought as IL all he wanted to
do was to stay the limit and Welsh did
not appear to extend himself at any
time during the battle.
Thirteen hundred fans were on hand
and were treated to a great show. Mike
Urain, the local middle-weight. and
Jack Moran, from Seattle, Wash, gave
the fans a great battle. Moran and
Urain fought on even terms over this
ten-round route, and the ringside fans
were treated to slugging contest.
Urain took an early lead. but the
Westener came back strong in the final
rounds and evened the count.
Turk Smith, of this city. who has been
knocking them all into dreamland re-
Gently, was handed the first setback OF
Baltimore. forced him to csIit in the fifth
round of their ten-round fight. For the
second time within a year Patsy Dono-
van, the local fly-weight fighter. won on
points from Kid Whip. Donovan knocked
Whip down five times in the first round,
but Whip came back strong in the next
three and fought the little northeast
youngster on even terms.
worlds bantam
weight champion, was at the ringside
and received a big hand when he was in
troduced. The fight by rounds in the
main battle follows:
First round-Both boys came to the
center of ring. Lowe starts left jab
to jaw. Welsh clinches both attempt
ing infighting. Lowe leads but miss
es. both boys clinch. Lowe leads again
forcing Welsh to clinch. Welsh puts
over left and right jabs. forcing Lowe
to cIinch, Lowe leads but misses,
Welsh clinches. in the break away
Welsh puts over left jab. Welsh put
four left jabs to Loves face and
dances away. Lowe leads but misses
Welsh lands left jab forcing Lowe into
clinch. Both after sparring missed
and clinched. Bell.-Even round.
Second round-Lowe leads and misses.
Welsh clinches; Lowe puts left and right
jabs to Welsh's jaw. forcing him to cover.
Welsh forcing fighting using left jab ef-
fectively, Lowe forcing fighting making
Welsh cover. Lowe again forced fighting
going into a clinch. Welsh used left Jab
effectively; Welsh forced fighting at The
end Of this round. forcing Lowe into his
corner when the bell sounded. Welsh's
round.
Third round: Welsh coming from his
corner forcing the fight and both fight
ers missed Welsh shot rapid-fire
punches to loves head and then parted.
Both men spared; Lowe lands with right
to jaw, causing the champion to cover;
Welsh piled great lead with his left jab.
Lowe missed. going into a clinch. Lowe
shifts catching Welsh with right TO head.
both fighters clinching. Welsh again
forcing fighting piled up right and left
iabs repeatedly. both boys sparrIng when
bell sounds. Welshs round.
Second Round-Both boys fight for
opening and with Welsh forcing the
fight put in right punch to kidneys.
both men clinch, Lowe forcing fighting
causing Welsh to cover. Lowe put over
stiff Jab to head. Welsh going into clinch
piles up punches and Lowe misses right
to jaw. Welsh again rains punches on
loves head. Welsh clinches. Lowe
misses right jab and lands second time.
Welsh chasing Lowe when the bell
sounds-Welsh's round.
Fifth round-Welsh lands effective left
jab. Lowe attempts to force fighting but
goes into clinch. Welsh rains right and
left to head and plays a tattoo on loves
head, forcing Lowe to cover. Welsh
breaks away dancing around putting
four lefts to loves head forcing him to
cover: both men clinch. Welsh shows ef-
fective work. Lowe attempted to fight
dancing master but he again rains blows
on Lowe forcing him to cover. Lowe puts
over right swing forcing Welsh to clinch.
Welsh makes Lowe clinch with rain of
blows. Lowe rushes Welsh missing right
and left as bell sounds.-Welsh's round.
Sixth Round-Welsh leads, putting over
right and left, forcing Lowe to clinch.
Welsh gets the best of infghting, rain
ing blows to loves stomach. Welsh
foSces Lowe to corner, raining blows to
head and body. Lowe suddenly comes to
life, connecting left and right jabs with
Welsh's head and stood toe to toe, fight
ing the champion. Lowe forced the fight
ing, making Welsh back up, both bows
sparring and go into clinch, Welsh hit
ting many blows. Lowe leads with left
tab. both going into clinch as bell
sounds. Welsh's, round
Seventh Round-Both sparr for opening
backs up from Weish's wicked left. Lowe
backs up from Welsh's wicket left. Lowe
misses hard right Welsh going into