Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
JOE WEbLING IS
A GOOD PROSPECT
Chicago Lightweight Looks
Like the Man Who Dan Put
K. o. Over on Welsh.
WANTS TO FIGHT BRITToN
By RINGsIDE.

ers who have chance of wrestling |
the worlds title from Freddy Welsh.
To enumerate, they are Charley White,
Ever Hammer and Joe yelling. What
other city in these amalgamated states
has three such formidable light
weights? Not even New York can
boast Of such likely looking trio.
Strange to relate, the least press
ACCENTED of this array has the best
chance of becoming the next light
weight champion. Joe yelling, who
came here unheralded, in fact, he
came in surreptitiously, has all the
requisites of title holder; even more
so than Charley White, who is con-
sidered among the three best light
weights in the world.
The luster Of Charley Whites pug
ilistic star is rapidly dimming. Though
still in the front trenches, White is
perceptibly slipping back. He has
had no less than three chances at
Weishs crown, ana ne mas not even
floored the Pontypridd dancing mas
ter. Even the Hammer did better
than White Hammer, virtual no
vice, gave Welsh severe humping
for ten rounds.
yelling has never fought welsh.
but the Chicagoan is still hopeful Of
meeting with the champion; ana ns
promises TO 90 better than White ana
Hammer have done-and that means
knockout OF welsh II Weiiing ever
gets him into the ring.
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There can he little doubt but that
Wrll;ng would make an ideal cham
MON He Is Of the fighting sort,
which Il more than can be said OF
Weish Willing stands S feet g.
inches and can easily make the light
we;ght limit NJ has the largest
rs.eh Is anv lirht weight II, captivity.
Hs Il ,wo.Sanded fighter. and Is
even more clever than Ted-Kid
Lewis bis stable mate. And Lewis
i ore ii the fastest men that ever
craced, the ring
II did not tskc yelling long to es-
tabi;sh himself hare as 4 lightweight
II raI;ber II REQUIRED lust three
ho,ts nnder the management OF tones
Low Johnston. the demon promoter
md manager for yelling 10 show his
,ret,je Weli;nU has fought in this Vi
c;n;tv heforc nut Il was not until the
i.st tau months that he forged into
the first row OF lightweight con-
tenders.
wslhng i IT.. hsn. anu sa. ;uan' ph;I
Bloom at Syracuse. The Chicagoan
made i show Of his rival. Several
weeks later he went against Jimmy
Reoan. Inc sturdy Californian, at
prcv;d.nre The coast lad was for
tnnatr II last the fifteen rounds.
Thai ended WellinR,s activities in
ne i;chtweicht class. for the time be-
10 sithonch well under The light
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ing Is. hopn ten Gays PLY ~ W.
hding with Wenins aolnisIeIeu
ten-round druDoing 70 JACK ori..on'
the welterweight champion. nus
kopin lad outfougnt ana outpoxca
4 the clever Britton IN majority OF the
ten rounds. There was not dissent
ing opinion as to the winner--it was
Battling kopin by the range OF city
docs
Subbed for Brtton.
,rhe ,ren w.rs nromntlv rematched
III. H. hn,t eli thrnuvL when Rr;t-
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. ~ Co. L;s shnw;ng against
n,,a,, a,s snrabt as Rr;tton's
aro 81 ~. iohnstor halter went
n.o ~ r;rs .,ea;nst Rr;tton's con.
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s.uAas va a. .;nhtS ro,,nJ when
s snu s-n'e .L ~ hsrd -;oht' - Ko.
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ss"i h.;nU p cornted ort II re-.
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gumsu .S pr;.tnn,s eono,,eror Az.
, neis w. Ma man s,i,v twslye mounds
, tsd.u ~ ~ ,,ordsy Inhrson caIls
h!n, H. ,u ~ v;il;ng We,l;nS
hi',l ms MoJ 1870, , m ss ,han
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