The sun., 1916-09-03
CHAMPIONS NOT
LIKELY TO LOSE
THEIR CROWNS
Welsh and Kilbane Should
Easily Avoid Knockout
Blows Tomorrow.
KID WILLIAMS TOO
STRONG FOR BROWN
several Other Fine Labor
Day Bouts Not Involving
Titles Are Carded.
~ n VETERAN,

" International boxing champions
and one American champion will risk
'heir titles In ring combats tomorrow.
Freddie Welsh. the worlds champion
v the lightweight class. will expo,e his
aw TO the deadly left hooks NJ Charley
White in "A twenty round bon, to he
staged at Colorado Springs. col, rixht
under the shadow Of Pixies Peak.
Johnny kilhane. American champion
4 the featherweight class. vii, try "a
,etp his face out ot range Of the vicious
.outhpaw hooks OF George CLANCY. tho
Knockout King OF Baltimore. In q nftecn
round battle. the ring to liz pitched At
cedar Point. Ohio. near sandussy.
Kid Wills ms, bantam champion OF the
world Will defend his chan,pionship
ss1inst Frankie Brown. "a New York
oAntarn with titular aspirations.
Jack Britton. weller champion Of
America. Will risk his title asairs, Joe
yelling before the Queensberry A. G.,
Bunalo. on september :. the DAY after
lAbor Day.
Barring the heavy and middle
lasses. every title holder In America Is
u the defensive.
Charms Of the Ctreus.
So far as the heavy weigh; champions
siip - concerned. 1t would doubtless be
~sking too much of MIR. Willard TO tenn
orarily stop e!cvai.ng the circus and
OK some OF his numerous c~hallenEers.
he glare u red lemonade. the grace
I'D speed Of 'he performing elephants.
0ot 10 speak Of his own triumphai entry
20 the sawdust ring. have apparently
'Ucd Jess away from the boxing game.
As 10 the eminent Mr.. Mccoy, WHO
won n iii" by Il fiu'ic punch and Is
sfraid TO defend l.. he doubtless VII,
pend Labor Day motoring about Lone
Stand.
% al the contests. that between Welsh
md While takes the leading position,
ct ONLY because ~ the prominence Of
he challenger, but also because Welsh
by . narrow margin took from Willie
N'rhie a I'll" tina, had remained con.
'~!ru"usly IN Anne lea co. eighteen years.
Na,ur' liy the sympsthies Of Ameri-
ans W. he with Write. who. though
english born. il an American citizen
nd IN his battle will I've representing
mole sam.
VIII. the title of American light
weight champion has iapscd, due 10 the
'bsrdnrment Of the honois by Richie.
i'll. should White succeed in stopping
Welsh. ;he victor would be the Ameri.
Al champion rs well as the world's
Champion.
weIsh's Weight.
Ther" IL one singular feature OF the
rsich sd that II Wslsi's weight. A.
Mavi,s by an inspector OF weights and
measures ,ame Eis, q few days ago. f-,-
ing forth tia Welsh sca.el l.9I-
!ourd'. Ns Welsh has seldom gone into
n" ring f1r the past few years weigh
ns lees than l35 To ISIS pounds. 1t is
'Ndert tina II the reDo!ted figures are
'orrect the Bri,on has been pull.n: the
HeSa IN himself in y cruel marine II
- cau do that aud retain his strength,
ne must bc held 20 be a ren1i%ahl- ian.
houbtless he will permit himself H. re-
ali hs normal weight in the last day
before the battle.
TN. stipulated rourdaGe il l3S pounds
'ou~ lours before ring time, In" tott
neiug AZ afternoon one. and Write viii
not make any effort to get below the
mark as DECIDED ON.
Y does not seen a; al, .ik"ly .hat ="
'Ype'.cn'rA Il rings,e' az N"'sh wI'ild
maze q blun1er IN the ristt., o.: TAX
~ IN weight, and the chances are good
'hd' me 'fafiy Rritou will cater 'he v'ns
N tho best condition OF his lie AVID NJ
10 In' W the battle Of his career.
p1ans Of battIePs.
N"Nl interesting reports have come
ron f.c ''di,!ng camps Of the me AL
'ghg L. give ~" plan of battle Of '.cii.
For eAarr'c. Welsh Is quoted a. 9aying
hat J." VIII meet White At h.s own game
N.ugs az e"d .ndeavor 10 knock out
%" 'h.'dgpan, Thls Is anuslng to those
"'' hove Fe'r Welsh box AID WHO Know
'id' n. sv,dom Il ever mixes /. wi'h m
'gppn'n', and that he depends for vic.
Tory On outpointing his man by clever
Barring good footwurk and Ge~neraish'i.
That - exactly what Welsh VII! do III
Is bout with White on Labor DAY. aud
p pId,' TO make sure OF avoiding
White q eft nook the Briton Will be more
ir,'ou> han ever before. Richie, who
90 d better boxer than White. utterly
,a'rd 10 twenty rounds to land on the
I|g.shman with force. and Ritchie ID
Hpr" aggressive than White IL.
Judged from all points OF view. u
charley White lands a knockout punch
on NE Jaw Of Freddie Welsh. It will be
through accident.
History Of lightweight Class.
The history Of the lightweight, class In
america Is perhaps the most interesting
~ ali because Of the fact OF the worlds
~" Delng captured on brltisH bolI juno
' 1896. Ly George Iavlgne. who knocked
ut the British champion Dick Burgs In
s-vsnteen rounds. The championship
never left America til October ~. 1910.
when II reverted to Welsh. and also In
a bout held on British soil.
IT. the early days Of tho American
Championship. Abe Hicken seems to
ave been the earliest known titieholder.
MS reign lasting four years. from 1855
% I'VE, Then Arthur Chambers. who
Lad many a bout with Billy Edwards.
same out IN top and held title from 1872
10 1879.
The championship sesms to have
ilapted from that time. and there was
t''!" interest IN the class til Jack Me-
AuNfs appeared and laid claim TO the
vile, lie made good against the Ameri-
'Ar boxers in tho class and held his
NE '"r nine years. retiring without u
d" sion against him In q title bout.
l. us efforts to prove that he was the
bes' lightweight In the world. McAulins
made d dihmsi failure. a. he WAS beaten
severely by Jem Carney. the British
char .ion. In y bout At Revere Beach.
Mass n 1887. McAuilffss friends were
compelled 10 cut the ring ropes and stop
The Hsht In order 10 save their man
from a complete knockout. McAulins
ssa unable TO leave his corner ~ the
tin, 'his was done. and the ruling Of the
t'''r'' Of = drawn battle vas outrage.