New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-05
Champion Clinches Hard
and Private Referee
Saves His Title.

Colorado Springs. Col. Sept =
Freddie Welsh. lightweight champion
Of the world. this afternoon succeeded
in defending his title against Charlle
White, of Chicago, who aspired TO MS
crown. :t1;,o
Through twenty rounds Of milling
the champion tapped and clinched, Iaii-
ing to land single blow that nurt tue
challenger. At the end OF the ngh.
Referee Billy Roche raised Welsh's arm
/ in token of victory, when IN the opinIon
Of experts and fans at the ringside d
draw would have been stretching I"
point in the champions favor. 40
Roche was whisked away IN an auS?,
mobile by the Sheriff after giving M
decision, while a near-riot raged aIoI ~
tho ring. As an evidence OF It's ols,
,Iooeure the crowd of 5000 rose ana
rbowered everybody connected with the
S snG uitb cushions. There never has
beon a scene at a championship ighC
sncb az followed to-day's farce. OF
nearly half hour everybody WITHIN
roach of missiles had TO cover up WIN
chairs and cushions TO get away lrom
the mob's bombardment.
Revolver Is Flashed.
A mob armed with pop, bottles Ioi n
loved Roche. but the sight of gun
drawn by somebody kept the crowd OIL
until the referee could get away.
The first two rounds were eveu,
Welsh took the third. ne lou! our
went to White. The hfth, seTem,m;
ninth. tenth, fifteenth, seventeenth anu
eighteenth were even, tnough - ;. he.
was a shade in the eighteenth IL oS
Ionced 10 White. In the sixth, elghth'
twelfth. thirteenth, fourteenth anu
nineteenth White was the better BOY
bv n comfortable margin. "eiSn tooA
the sixteenth and twentieth. onqttb;
tionably White had the better Oh 'or'
battle. But Roche previously hau . III
.itIa awav from Welsh on shade, ana
there would have been little surprise
had ne called the bout draw.
In spite of assurances from every.
bodv connected with the hght that ~
would be on the square. good many
Of the veteran fans did not Ike the
looks of it and refused 20 bet here
was less wagering on TINS ngnt 1nan
on anv championship battle IN history:
The fight itself was twenty ROUNDS Oh
s,allinp and clinching by the cnam-
MON. What little damage was done
was inflicted by White, for he landed
some tough ones during his various
rysbes White was not rocked once
bv anv blow Welsh landed. Inc
cbamn. on the other hand, looked badly
AZ times under Whites bombardment'
The old noodle saved him, however, tor
whenever he was in serious danger tne
chamnion thought his way out and
smothered the attack by clinching.
White was by no means Impressive
Ho was slow and uncertain, and MS
punches lacked steam. Welsh was
much slower than in previous battles
but White could not land the nay
maker Every time it seemed the Chl-
cacoan had a chance to administer the
chloroform he was outgeneraled py Ihe
quick-thinking Brlton.
Not long ago these two same boys
stepped ten rounds at Brighton beaeh
at exactly the same weight. ms hght
at Brighton Beach was so far superior
to the brand White and Welsh exhio-
tied to-day that anybody who has seen
both battles could hardly believe 1t was
the same two boys in the ring.
Welsh's feet, which usually move so
fas. il is difficult TO follow them with
tho eve. to-day seemed glued to the
Beach followed up every attack IN
beautiful style and gave the champion
such a lacing as to get unanimous
newspaper decision, to-day could not
make a single follow shot.
Everything he had seemed to be
confined to one punch, either left
hook or a right uppercut, and when
they landed, as they often did, White
would hesitate until the champion had
time TO save himself by clinching.
Whites Nose Cut.
The only blood spilled dropped from
a cut on Charles nose in the second
round. The claret was produced when
Welsh caught him with a straight lett.
A couple of times later on IN the hgnt
the cut opened and a few drops OF
blood appeared. Otherwise there was
not enough injury inflicted to ofend
the sensibilities OF the members Oh
sewing circle.
So far as Welsh is concerned, he
proved in this battle just what ne mas
proyed in countless other nights over
the ten-round route since he won the
title. He is one Of the greatest de-
fensive boxers the game ever knew
Without force enough In his punches
TO disturb canary, ne - dOie " co.,
himself from punishment under con
ditions that seem unpleasant, at the
same time piling up points with
his rapid-fire left. He has done TINS
every time he entered the pit, and he
did il again to-day. He was missing
more frequently this afternoon than
he ever did against White, but he
reached the face often enough with his
left TO pin up goodly number OF
An unfortunate accident and un-
nleasant incident married the begin
ming and end of the days programme
Shortly before , o'clock a portion OF
the bleachers on the south side OF the,
arena collapsed More than hundred
nersons were more or less seriously
injured.