Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-27
WELSH WORRIES MANAGER
Freddie Is firing Of Ring Game and
Nay Quit Which Would Be
Knockout to Pollok.
TEANNETTE TO COME BACK

ny RINGsIDE.
NEW YORK. Feb 2s-Harry Pollok.
the fashion plate OF fight managers, has
taken 70 heroic measures to re-establish
the fast waning prestige OF his protege.
Freddie Welsh. To be sure. Frederick Is
the lightweight champion OF this uni
verse; and as such he should command
the respect OF the flght-lovlng commun-
ity. But Freddie Welsh is merely Freddie
Welsh. and as long as he flights along
the well known Welsh style-which is no
style to speak of-he will never be popu-
lar. even II he clings 70 his title ten years
more.
II Welsh Is to be taken AZ his word, he
is tired OF the ring game and wouldn't
Fuind retiring even at this writing. All
Of which Is very we'll for Freddie. But
how about Harold Pollok IL is not such
an easy matter 10 be the manager Of
worlds champion these perilous times;
and Pollok would find II quite an irk-
some task TO dig up another able pro-
WIDER like Welsh.
Money IS the only thing that f. keeping
welsh in the ring. And Pollok must
make Welsh sec money at all times;
otherwise Freddie might get n foolish
notion and just drift out OF the game.
Herr Harold Is almost at his wits end
trying to devise schemes 10 keep Welsh
interested in boxing The aforementioned
end nearly came few days ago and
Harry successfully averted impending
disaster in this manner;
II seems that Domlnick Tortorich had
arranged a bout between Johnny Dundee
and Joe Mandot for New orleans. Pol
iok Immediately got busy and wrote
Dominick terse note outlining a little
scheme 10 get some publicity both for the
Dundee Mandot scrap and for Welsh.
Raises the offer.
Upon receipt OF this misslve. Tortorich
wired the New York papers that he had
offered Welsh a guarantee OF $4,000 TO
fight the winner OF the Dundee Mandot
mill. and that the champion had ac-
cepted. All very well and good. A day
later. however. another yarn emanated
from Tortorichs publicity department
that he had raised that offer. and had
guaranteed Welsh $4,000 and $500 for
training expenses TO take on the winner.
Naturally Welsh also accepted this offer.
Now what in common sense would have
induced Tortorich 10 increase the original
offer--which was not a legitimate enc in
the frat piace--if Welsh had already ac-
cepted the $4,000 offer? There seems 70
have been some lack OF coordination IN
the plot. and the public refused to be
fooled by such underhand tactics. Next
time Il would be advisable for Pollok 10
write Dominick 20 stick TO one price.
Tortorich's dispatch also contained the
information that Welsh would fight for
him on March 4. II was stated that the
bcat would bo over the twenty-round trail
and that Welsh's championship would be
at stake. Dear readers, just wait until
March 4 and see II Mr. Welsh fights for
that title. We expect L5t.
Another Comeback.
Joe Jeanette 10 brushing the cobwebl
off his boxing gloves. or Joe. a good
warrior in his day. Is OF the convicsiof
that he can still put up battle agains
any OF the leading heavyweights. and 4
anxious to try himself out
Duslky Joe would have been champion
but for his color, At that. there neve
has been a coIorcd fighter who was bette
liked than Joe by the fight populacc
Joe always knew his place. and was no
backward in saying 30 when asked VIII,
he ala not minsle mora
Jeannette intends to hio himself 4
Canada for his comeback" His firn
opponent wsil be silas Green, who re
Gently gave Battling Levinsky a har
hrush in ten rounds. II successful againa
Green. Joe viii Immediately return (
the metropolis and demand q battle wilt
Sam Langfora. HIS most formidable rivs
In the old days.
Joe and Sam have battied 30 man
times that they have lost sight Of th
number. But they always put up an II
teresting scrap. and drew out the far
IN large numbers. For that reason alor
they are sure 20 be put on at the garde
IN the near future.
- - Gibbons FTRhts smith.
Mike Glbbons, who admits TO havir
cleared close 70 10000 in the ring in Il
last three years. will add 10 that su
next month. Michael has been restlr
since hia one-round Knockout OF You
Ahearn early last month. He hears q
call again. so he has agreed to fig
jeff Smith. most persistent challenge
at 81 Paul on March II.
smith Is the first OF three opponen
Gibbons has agreed 10 fight during {
year at the st. Paul auditorium. MI
is to receive $4,000 for those three battl'
iais other two opponents have not be
named as yet. Smith claims knoeko
over Les Darcy--in fact, ne claims to
the only man that ever flattened the Az
tralian champion. However. the reco
book charges Smith with defeat on Il
IN the bout he mentions.
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