Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-06

i over. Cnarlle Wnlte on laDOE Lay al
i Colorado Springs. Is surprise to the
| boxing fans. II was the first time
that the Englishman had risked his
title since he won the championship
Of the world by beating Willie Rit-
chic in London. England. In July, 1914.
For the past few years the fight
/ fans Of the country have held that
the flashy foreigner should be sent to
the scrapheaL. but Freddie has kept
| on fighting and has saved his title.
I His bout on Monday was the first
bout Of 20 rounds that he has fought
since be became a world champion.
White Was Favored
! White Is a strong. rugged boxer. and
many fistic followers believed that
the Chicago boy could reach Welsh
before the 20 rounds were over, but
the fact that Welsh won on points
| proves. conclusively that some other
boxer must make an effort to take
the crown away. It win necessarily
have to be someone with punch. as
Welsh is a fast boy. and considered
one of the greatest boxers in the bus
mess.
After winning the championship in
London, Welsh took on Matty Bald
| win and won decision in IL rounds
| in Boston. Since then he has y rec
ord of no decision bouts with Charlie
White. Johnny Griffiths, Joe Shugrue
and others, and he announced that
after 20-round bout for the title
he would desert the hempen square.
As Good As the Best
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over a number OF fast boys, and his
defeat Of Gilbert Gallant, Matty Bald
win and Milburn Saylor have given
him big boost among the fistic fans
of America With the exception OF
Joe yelling, another Chicago boy
who is conner, and Benny Leonard
White looks like the best man Amer
lea could send after the title.
Going back to the days of bare-.s
knuckle lighting we find that Abe
Hicken was champion, for four years
under bare5knuckle rules. and ARTHUR
Chambers held the houors for five
years Ftnder the London rules.
Jack McAuliffe, who won the title
under London rules in 1885 and later
defended the championship under
Queensberry rules, retained the hon
ors for nine years. and retired with
out having decision entered against
him In a bout for the title.
McAuliffe was fairly good boxer,
but depended mainly on HIS hitting.
He proved himself to be the superior
OF all the American lightweights, and
vanquished Billy Meyers of Streator.
Ill, who was the cleverest boxer OF
the division at that time.
Bare Hand Fight
But when McAulfffe essayed to cap
ture the worlds title he failed lament.
ably. He made this effort in 1887
in fight to a finish, bare hands,
London rules, with Jem Carney, light
weight champion of England, at Re
we're Beach, Mass. Carney proved to
be a much cleyerer boxer than Nc
Auliffe. and hit with such terrific
force that the American fighter was
soon in distress and unable to leave
his corner at the call Of time for the
18th round. In order to save him
from a sure knockout Carney being
strong and aggressive), McAuliffe's
handlers cut the ring ropes, prevented
any further fighting, and the referee |
called the contest drawn battle.
& Shortly before his retirement. Nc
AuIiffe engaged another foreigner In |
a ten-round bout at the Coney Island |
"A. c. His opponent was Young Critic, |
an amazingly clever boxer. Critic |
outpointed McAuliffe by 100 to I, but |
the referee declared the American |
winner on points.
When McAuliffe finally retired he |
intimated that George Lavigne, the
Michigan wildcat, was the Ifkeliest
man for the championship. Lavigne !
agreed with McAuliffe, and taking the /
championship without saying "By I
your leave" the Saginaw boy proceed.
ed to beat all chaIlengers for the /
American title and then went to Eng I
land and defeated Dick Bnrge for the /
worlds title. Lavigne tasted only |
five years, his downfall being due to
the fast pace he set after winning the
championship.
Frank Erne was fortunate enough
to meet Lavigne in title bout when
the Saginaw boy was practically done +
as an athlete. Erne won on points in f
q 20-round bout to decision, and I
three years later he lost the title to
joe OdnS tnfouSn knockout IN the +
first round. This was convincing evil
denee that Erne did not measure up
to the standard of the other men In
the lightweight division.
The Old Master
Joe Cans. unquestionabIy the great
est champion in the history of the
class. hung on to the title
for six years, his defeat by Battling
Nelson being due solely to the kill &
ing reduction of flesh to less than 133
pounds. as dictated by Nolan and Mel
son. This drastic taking off of
weight. which was twice done at the
dictation of Nelson. threw the negro
into a decline and resulted in his
death.
Nelson. who had little to commend