The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-27
Pollok the Diplomat
Among Fight Managers
Obtained Publicity for Welsh
Tortorich New Orleans Bout
by a Clever Movement.
OTHER FISTIC GOSSIP

New York, Feb. B.-Harry Pollok, the
fashion-plate OF fight managerS, has
taken to heroic measures TO re-estaolish
the fast waning prestige OF his protege,
Freddie Welsh. To be sure, Frederick Is
the lightweight champion OF the uni
verse; and as such. he should command
the respect Of the fight-loving commu-
nifty. But Freddie Welsh Is merely Fred
die Welsh. and, as long as he fights
along the well-known Welsh style-vhich
is no style. to speak of-he will never be
popular, even II he clings to his title ten
years more.
II Welsh Is to be taken at his word, he
Is tired OF the ring game and wouldn I
mind retiring even at this writing. All
OF which is very well for Freddie. But
how about Harold Pollok? 1t is not
such an easy matter to be the manager
Of a worlds champion these psrtlous
times: and Pollok would ind II quite an
irksome task to dig up another able pro-
WIDER like Welsh.
Money Is the only thing that is keeping
Welsh in the ring. And Pollok must
make Welsh see money at all times
otherwise Freddie might get a foolish
notion and Just drift out Of the game.
Herr Harold Is almost at his Wits end
trying to devise schemes to keep Welsh
interested in boxing. The sforemen-
toned end nearly came a few days ago
and Harry successfully sYerted tmpend-
ing disaster in this manner:
Il seems that Dominick Tortorich had
arranged a bout between Johnny Dundee
and Joe Mandot for New Orleans Pol
lOk Immediately got busy and wrote
Dominick a terse note outlining little
scheme to get some publicity both for the
DUndee-Msndot scrap and for Welsh.
Upon receipt Of this misstye. Tortorich
wired the New York papers that he had
offered Welsh a guarantee Of 10000 to
fight the winner Of the Dundee-Mandot
mill, and that the champion had accept
ed. All very well and good. day later.
however. another yarn emanated from
Tortorich's publicity department that
he had guaranteed Welsh $4,000 and 500
for training expenses TO take on the win
ner. Naturally Welsh also accepted this
offer
Now what in common sense would have
induced Tortorich to increase the origi-
nal otfer-which was not legitimate one
in the first place-it Welsh had already
accepted the 10000 offer. There seems
to have been some lack Of coordination
in the plot, and the public refused to be
fooled by such underhsnd tactics. Next
time It would be advisable for Pollok
to write Dominica to stick to one price.
Tortorich's despatch also contained the
information that Welsh would fight for
him on March T. twas stated that the
bout would be 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 not.
Joe Jeanette is brushing the cobwebs
OF his boxing gloves. or Joe. a good
warrior In his day, is Of the conviction
that he can still put Up a battle against
any Of the leading heavyweights, and Is
anxious to try himself out
Dusky Joe would have been a champion
but for his color. AT that, there never
has been a colored fighter who was bet
ter liked than Joe by the fight populace.
Joe always knew his place, and was not
backward IN saying so when asked why
he did not mingle mora
Jeanette intends to HE himself to Can
ada for his comeback" His first op-
ponsnt will be Silas Green. who recently
gave Battling Leyinsky a hard brush In
ten rounds. II successful against Green,
Joe will Immediately return TO the me-
tropolis and demand battle with Sam
Langford, his most formidable rival In
the old days.
Joe and Sam have bsttled so many
times that they have lost sight of the
number But they always put up an in
teresting scrap. and drew out the fans
in large numbers. For that reason alone
they are sure to be put on at the Garden
In the near future.
Mike Gibbons, who admits to having
cleared close to $1,000 in the ring In
the East three years, will add to that sum
next month. Michael has been resting
since his one-round knockout Of Young
AheaTn early last month. He hears the
call again, so he has agreed to fight Jeff
Smith. most persistent challenger, at
st. Paul on March II.
Smith is the first OF three opponents
Gibbons has agreed to fight during the
year at the St Paul auditorium. Mike
Is to receive $4,000 for those three bat
ties. His other two opponents have not
been named as yet. Smith claims a
knockout over Les Darcy-in fact, he
claims to be the only man that ever
fattened the Australian champion. How