Evening star., 1916-01-13
BY T. 8. ANDREWS.
Special Dispatch to Tie Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, January 1o.-1sn't It
about time that some of the critics
gave Richie Mitchell full credit for his
work in the ring? Here is a boy who
has been meeting the best lightweights
and featherweigf,ts in the land and has
had very little recognition for his work.
The boy has demonstrated time and
again that he has the class and he has
the confidence to go with it. which is
proved by the fact that he and his
brother Billy. who manages him, have
raised $4,000 to go as side bet for a
twenty-round championship battle with
Freddy Welsh. Mitchell has not been
parading around about what he can do
to Welsh. and such stuff. but he's gone
about it in legitimate way. first get
ting the coin to wager and then talk
ing business. When Richie first met
Johnny Kilbane in Milwaukee there
were many who said the champion was
only looking for another match, al
though the Milwaukee boy defeated
him on points Just the same. New
Year day at Cincinnati they met again.
and once more Mitchell gave the cham
pion a trimming. This was near John
ny's home town, and still the papers
margin. Mitchell put the champion to
the mat in the sixth and cut his eye
badly in the eighth. There was lit
tie difference in weight between them
Mitchell has had were not set-ups. by
any means. They were against Ad
Wolgast (when he was good), Johnny
Dundee. Johnny Kilbane. Joe Azevedo,
He won every contest except the one
against Dundee, and the Italian caught
him right off the reel, putting him
down three times; yet Richie came
back and gave him hard battle for
the entire distance of ten rounds.
Mitchell is not only clever. but he can
hit as well. as every fighter that has
faced him will attest. He is not the
kind Of fighter who goes in for knock
outs. but rather prefers to go along
safe and beat his opponent on points.
His ambition now is to meet Charlie
White and Freddy Welsh. but would
prefer to get the champion over the
twenty-round route. He is one Of the
few lightweight challengers who have
real coin to back up their defies.
New Year afternoon was a boxing
day and no mistake. Nearly every club
in the country OF any prominence
staged a contest of some kind. Benny
Ic u "
lightweight. who put Joe Mandot to
the discard, scored another knockout
by putting Joe Welsh (not any relative
Of Freddy's) to sleep in quick order
before the National Athletic Club in
Philadelphia. That makes Benny look
better for his match with Freddy
welsh, scheduled for Madison Square
Garden in New York about January
%. Cal Delaney of Cleveland. who has
been coming to the front of late. put a
damper on the aspirations of Sammy
Taylor of Detroit by stopping him in
seven rounds. Taylor has been touted
highly of late. Johnny Harvey. the
New York Italian 133-pounder. sur
prised the fans by whipping Willie
Beecber, the tough boy from Harlem,
In twelve rounds at Columbus. Young
Ahearn, who is to meet Mike Gibbons
at st. Paul, January IS, 1olted AL Nc
Gov. who claims he is champion mid
dleweight. For a champion. Al has
taken more beatings than the ordinary
champ Ahearn was at his best and
worked like a real champion. and he
feels confident that he will repeat
when he meets Mike Gibbons. The St
paul phantom thinks differently, how
ever. and II Mike Is right there should
be some real fireworks. Jimmy John
ston's champion-Ted Lewis-was in
| the bright light at Buffalo. Ted gave
away about twelve pounds in weight
to Mr.. Knockout Brennan, and also
handed him o defeat according to most
Of the papers. Lewis has proved the