Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-12
LITTLE FELLOWS
MUCH TOO HEAVY
relsh, Leonard, White, ALI Are
Unable to Make the Pre-
scribed 1873 Pounds.
ALL FIXED FOR FULTON
By RINGSIDE.

lghtweights, there now IS q deattn OF
tben. Look over the lists OF boxers
pretending to be l33-poundcrs, and It
will be found that the number OF those
capable of attaining that poundage cat,
be counted on the fingers OF Miner
Browns right hand-and that once
mighty pitching paw contains just
three fingers.
There are Just three men lowering
around that figure who can make i
without Che occasion demanding It.
They are Johnny Dundee, Joe Well
ing and Irish Patsy Cline. each lead
ing contender for Freddy Welsh's
cororet. Give any one OF these three
a DAYS notice and he will make the
desired notch without the least diff
Guilty. Each can make 1888 pounds
ringside without amputating' a limb.
Which is more than can be said for a
host OF others masquerading as light
weights.
Take Benny Leonard, for notable
example. 1t has been the general be-
lief that Benjamin can make l33
pounds ringside without drawing a
long breath. However, such is not the
case, Benny would have q hard time
making 1855 pounds ringside--we have
it on reliable information. The best
Leonard can do is l35 pounds at 5
o'clock on the afternoon Of an in,por-
tant battle. His weight demands for
recent fights bears this out. He
stcadfastiy refuses to consider any
weight arrangement other than l35
pounds at : O'Clock.
Figures Which Fabricate.
Another instance, Mr.. Frederick
Welsh, the champion Of the light
weight domain, whose duty II should
be to fight at 1888 pounds at the ring
side, or several hours before the fight.
But Fred is content to sauntcr into
the ring tipping 1877 or 1888 pounds; for
then his title is not at stake. Just be-
fore his last fight with Charley White
al Denver, Welsh had picture taken
Of himself on the scales. with the indi-
Gator registering l29 pounds. Figures
do not lie, they say, but here was one
instance where they were made to
fabricate. OF course. someone tam
percd with the scales, for It is four or
five years since Freddie saw the day
he tipped l2o pounds.
On the afternoon OF the fight Welsh
and White weighed in under us
pounds--not too much under, but UNI
. der, nevertheless Assuredly Welsh
did not train to take on weight. for
he was drawn fine to go the twenty
rounds with White. Now we are GER
tain Welsh cannot make 1888 pounds
at any time Of the day. When he.
next defends histitie It will Be at l3s
pounds at ; o'clock.
White is Out.
White cannot make 1888; so that
eliminates him from consideration
with yelling, Dundee and Cline. The
Qucensbury rules place the light
weight limit at 1888 pounds; yet in
the wide expanse OF these United
States we have but three men who
can make that weight, and in this
list the champion Is not included.
Battling Nelson won the champion
ship from Joe Cans at 1888 pounds
as a matter OF fact, Cans had to weigh
in at 1873 pounds with his fighting
toys. Ad Wolgast had to make l5o
pounds when he relieved Nelson OF
the title in that memorable Port Rich
mond struggle Of forty-one rounds,
and Wolgast, in turn, made Willie
Richie do 1888 pounds before he hand
ed over the title on foul In the six
teenth round. Richie, however, per-
mitted Welsh to inveigle him into q
championship match at l3s pounds at
o'clock, and sage Freddie relieved
the Californian Of the title after
twenty rounds Of left-jabbing.
What Is the matter with our light
weights? just what Is ailing this
division when only three men can be
found to live up to the requirements
There is not even an ovcrgrown
featherweight OF class who might
invade the lightweight division, out
side OF Featherweight Champion
Johnny Kilbane, and he Is biding his
time for battle with Welsh alone
of all the lightweights
There is nothing left for yelling,
Dundee and Cline to do but arrange
a triangular series OF matches, and
have the ultimate winner force Welsh
into titular match. Welsh may not
approve Of the idea. but public de.
nand will bring about such meeting
and then we may have a new light
weight champion; fighting cham
pion, for a change.
All Fixed for Fulton.
II has been ordained that Fred
Fulton should be Jess Wizards first
opponent upon the champions return
to the ring. Such a match was vir-
tually clinched for Labor day. but
circumstances interceded and saved
Fulton from subjecting himself to I'M
told punishment. But Fulton is not
content; he is once more on the trail
of our Gargantuan champion.
Fulton's last fight" was with
Andre Anderson. whose reputation
as caYvass decorator, is surpassed
only by Fred Mckay. Anderson did
the expected, but at that he sur
prised the folks. II was figured he
would begin diving about the third
or fourth round. He surprised them
to the extent Of quitting" in the first
round. Andre feigned the knock
out" so well that il was several min
utes before he came to"--and col
lectcd his share OF the proceeds
So another campaign is under way
to match Willard with the fee-rocious
Fred Fulton. At that, few thousand
dollars for quitting to Willard in a
few rounds is less trying then actu-
ally fighting several ten-round bat
ties with men who might not be as
gentle as Willard ii, delivering the