New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-25
Lightweight Chamuioo
FOrgets His Manners AZ
Harlem Sporting Club,
KLBANE OUTPOINTS
HARRY DOMAINE
Chicago Bay, However, en-,
Deep Cash Under Title
Holders Eye.
~ HEINOOD BRorN

Freddy Welsh. tho ightveisb, ...
pion, forgot his manners at ths r..
lem Sporting Clgb last nigh, -,
spilled blood all over tho ring. IT,.
not Welsh's blood. Frankie Wb,,.
did ell the bleeding Of the eyeri,.
He refused 10 come up FOR the ,i,,.
round. asserting that he did no. ,,I,
any further interest In the proceed,,-
as ne could not SEQ his opponent
u was the first knockout ava.
though 2 technical ono. which MA
has scored hercabou's Tor many A.,
Benny Leonard. who Is 10 me-, 49,.
champion or Friday, watched the Co.,
from the ringside and professed 20 4.
unterrifed.
Whitney drew with Welsh In A.l,u,,
about n year ago and has also knocsss
out Ad Wolgast. lie is hard puneb.,
but Welsh never gave hin a chance IA
hit
The champion came into the NM
weighing 1877 pounds, but he worked !,
top speed. Whitney vas uouri
heavier and seemed 70 be much n,
more powerful man.
Welsh thrust his left hand into Whit
ney's face the instant The bout heg,r
There he kept IL. save only durrs
those intervals when he drew +, baes
for motive power. There vas kick
70 the Welsh labs and when Whittier
vainly tried to cover with two hands
Welsh uppercut him brishy.
Freddy kept in close, and had bo,h
hands going At great pace through.
out. With all his work he KEEP, IN,
wind. II was a fine showing by The
champion. even though his opponen,
was second rate.
The persistent Furnishing OF Welsh
opened a cash above Whitney's righ,
eye in the second round and he began
20 bleed. He kept II up. Welsh va,
spiotehed and so was the referee, Kid
Mcfarland. The injured eye pro.
tested against punishment and swelled.
Whitney went through the h',h
round getting only Intermittent
gl.mpses OF his opponent lie kneg
that Welsh vas there. though. since b,
often felt his punches When Whitney
went 10 his corner his seconds asked
him II he had enough. Whitney reached
decision without leaving his char
He nodded. His lips we're too pulled 70
make speaking pleasant
II was a champion who bled in iht
second main bout, but he won. Hsry
Donahue crossed q right IN tie sixth
round and cut a cash below the rigi.
eye Of the johnny Kilbane, the feather
weight champion. That blow turned
tie fight against the man Who struck q
Up 20 that time the fgh. had beer
mild. kiibano iabbel a .,lt.e. danced
more, bu. c'inchcd most o. ail
Once his blood ras out % was up q.
well. As the thin stream o. red
trickled down his face Kilbare begst
20 ;igh. hard and yiciogsly. He .oggsi
in foul fashion. TOO.
A hard RICH, cross b. the champion
dazcd Donahue toward the end OF ne
round. lie was dizzy Kilbane rushed
and pushed his opponent 70 the floor.
The back Of Donahue's head struck me
canvas. The fallen man was n osc
way. He managed 20 get up when The
count reached nine. bur he vas COVE
again in q second. Again d vas
blow aud push.
Donahue was on .he ropes, complete.
Is out, when the bell rsng. He vas ltc
20 his chair, but h.s seconds made ire
best Of their minute. ard their man va
up again for the se.enth. From thsh
or Donahue pretty well held his oTs,'
but IL was KiIbane's sight A street re-
cree would have Disqualified the chan
pion for his wrestling.