Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
MITCHELL MAY GET
: CRACK AT FREDDIE
Milwaukee Pug Will Put Up
Guarantee of $4,000 for
. Champion Himself.
M1sKE PAvEs OWN ROAD
By RINGSIDE.

Chicago, Jan. l3.-Indications are
that Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee
will get his coveted crack at the light
weight crown OF Freddie Welsh be-
fore long.
When Harry Pollok, the chain
pion's manager, recently sent out a
letter in which he said Welsh stood
ready to meet any of the lightweight
challengers for $l3,500, irrespective
OF the result of the contest, he paved
the way for Mitchell.
The Milwaukee scrapper has been
the recipient of many offers to meet
equally classy boys since he met and
defeated Joe Rivers and Joe yelling.
Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee,
both of whom seem to have as much
right to challenge Welsh as has
Mitchell, were among those named
But Mitchell has had his heart set
on a crack at Welsh and now it ap-
pears that the battle may come off
in New Orleans Mardi Gras week
Mitchell will promote the match
himself in cooperation with a New
Orleans man, who is willing to handle
all the arrangements, provided he is
not asked to become the guarantor
OF Welsh's price. Mitchell has OBJ
tanned the necessary backing in his
home city and it seems up to Welsh.
Welsh recently said that he would
give the best lightweight in America
the first try at the title. He added
that he was willing to take on the
three best. At that time Johnny
Dundee's showing appeared the best.
Lately Mitchell has been looming up.
II Welsh does not care to go twen-
ty rounds in the southern city at this
time Mitchell wants to meet him in
ten-round affair." providing Welsh
will give him a Marathon battle if
the fans present voted that Mitchelrs
showing entities him to one.
Miske ,Paves the Way.
When Billy Miskc handed George
(knockout) Brown the trimming of
his rugged career in New York on
New Years day he not only elm
mated one of those who claimed a
riiht to meet Lester Darcy first, but
he paved the way for meeting the
Australian himself.
Brown. it will be remembered, made
about the best showing against Darcy
OF any of the American boxers who
invaded the Antipodes He not only
won a bet OF $500 that Darcy couldn't
knock him down in their second en-
counter, but he won a similar bet that
At no time during the fight would he
clinch more than momentarily. Both
of Browns contests with Darcy went
the full twenty rounds, and while
Brown undoubtedly was beaten, he
was far from disgraced.
Now Miske comes along and puts a
criTnp in Browns claims that he
ought to get first shot at Australia's 5
champion here. II Oh top of that
Miske can hand Jack Dillon a wal
loping when they meet in New York
on January 10, before the Broadway
Sporting club, he will have gone a
long way toward establishing right
to box Darcy. Walloping Dillon, how
ever, is no sinecure and Miske may
not be able TO take that hurdle.
Dillon was the winner over Bob
Moha at Dayton, O., on New Years
and that eliminates another one who
thought he was good enough to go
against Darcy. Moha, by the way,
was not satisfied that he got the
worst of it. He came back by way
of Chicago, hot all over and offering
to bet any amount that Dillon could
not beat him in a return match and
declaring that he at least held the
man killer even,
Battling Levinsky's defeat of Gun
boat Smith further puts him in line
for a fight with Darcy. Others who
ate clamoring for a chance are Mike
Gibbons, Jeff Smith, George Chip and
Gus Christie. The latter three sue
cumbed to Darcy in Australia and it
now looks as if an opponent for
Darcy's first trial will have to be
chosen from the.others mentioned. OF
course, if Georges Carpenter gets
away from France and comes over
here. other boys will have to take a