Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-05
DECISION FAILS TO
PLEASE THE FANS
And Fight Looked On As Joke
welsh Is Punchless and
White a Four Flusher"

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. g.
Billy Roche, referee: "I simply decided
the fight on points. Welsh landed the
more blows, which constitute points
under the Marquis of Queensberry
rules. The men fight under those rules
If tney don't want TO fight that way
let them get some new rules. Any one
who will read the Marquis OF Queens
berry rules will see why | gave my
decision as | did. White didn't fight
He had the chance of his life time and
didn take it. Could give him the
championship? No. Could | give him
a draw? no.
Charley White: 81 had to fight two
men-the referee and Welsh. To win
from him you've got to knock him
cold. Referee Billy Roche's decision
was the rankest | have ever seen. Fred
die Welsh will never lose the light
weight championship as long as he is
allowed to name nis own referee
Nate Lewis, Whites manager 81
think it is time for the press and pub
lie of America to demand that Freddie
Welsh defend his title in fair and
square way. Billy Roche's decision in
giving the fight to Welsh was the
worst robbery every perpetrated. I
would like to have them give Charley
White a fair fight with the champion
by having the press and the public
name the referee from the twelve lead
ing ring officials in America
The Welsh iVew
Harry Pollok, Welsh s manager:
"Welsh hit three blows to White 8 one
He led the fighting and three fourths
of his leads landed. He was never
harrassed and forced White to stop
with stiff left when White showed
his only spurt in all the twenty rounds.
Billy Roches decision was all right. !"
Freddie Welsh: 81 fought simply
and straightly to retain my title. I
used every method knew to pile up
points and | had Charley White top
ped on that score easily
Mr.. Average Fan sat on the becalm-
ed veranda of the Antlers hotel today,
twirled his cane and declared:
Never again!
He and several thousand more fans,
some here, some departed, were endeav-
oring today to resurrect the fight game
from the quagmre into which great
majority of the fight following pop7'
laton of this western section declare
it was plunged yesterday through Ref
cree Billy Roche S decision at the end
of the twenty round lightweight cham
pionship battle between Welsh and
White. Roche gave the battle to Welsh
con points.
A Picture Show Fight
II is unquestionably matter to be
argued. But the preponderance of ar
gument is in behalf of Charley White
The universal opinion is that for
championship affair yesterdays battle
was poor exhibition Of fighting abil-
ity by either principal. 1t is generally
agreed that Freddie Welsh is punch
less champion, but it is also agreed
that White is shameless contender
for the Welshman 8 title. Their fight
yesterday was humorous at times in its
tameness With bean shooter blows
Welsh tapped the Chicag0an during
the majority of rounds. In four, pos
sibly five of the late rounds, White
showed some puncny battling.
The question of which should count
the most in the giving of decision-a
score of taps or quintet of punches
was what was being asked today
Freddie Welsh and his wife and baby
and Harry Pollok left for Denver to-
day. They will 60 to the Pacific coast
in few days.
The White party will return to Chca'
90 by the end of tne week.