The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-26
By ROBERT EDGREN.

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has earned a return match with light
weight champion Benny Leonard
simply by proving that he's still
dangerous" He did this by neatly
trimming a tough bird known as
Willie Jackson.
White Is an odd specimen among
the lightweights. He has been after
that championship for many, many
years. and he's still just where he
started.
He has fought for the champion
ship six times-against the three
most recent titleholders. Willie
Richie, Freddy Welsh and Benny
Leonard. Each time it looked as If
his marvellous punch might win in
a round, and each time he failed
through inability to fight against
champion the way he can against a
second rater. And after each failure
Charles deluged the sporting editors
for months with excuses, alibis and
claims that he had been robbed"
Funny thing about Charlie White;
against the very best OF the runners
up. and first class fighting men they
are, he's a grim, relentless destroyer.
He starts the same way against a
champion. But when a champion
weathers trouble and fights harder
White fades. He's little slow any
way, like most of the heavy punch
ers, and he grows slower and slow
err as the champion speeds up. His
confidence waivers. And yet there's
always the chance that he may
knock out any of the lightweight
champions in a punch.
Whites real name is Charles
AnchowitZ. He's an English Jew,
Liverpool born. but has lived in Chi
cago since small boy. He's nearly
81 years old. and began fighting at
is. In about three years he developed
a knack OF landing a one-punch
knockout. which has won many fights
and made him a reputation. The
only man who gave him much trouble
about the time he went after the
title was Jack Britton. who also
wanted it They fought In New
Orleans. and Britton knocked out
White in is rounds.
Close Calls for Richie.
This was in 1918. when Willie
Richie was champion. White. be-
cause of his X. o. punch, was re-
garded as the most dangerous light
weight in the country. In 1914,
ANANCulN saw " IlIc d lO-IOuHu ut.
Richie liked the hard hitters. The
first two men he fought after beat
ing Wolgast for the title were Jose
Rivers and Leach Cross-and he
slugged from the start. with both of
them.
White nearly knocked Willie
Richie for u goal with the first ter
rife crack on the chin. Willie
wobbled into the ropes and took time
enough to remember he wasn't UP in
an airplane. and reeled back to White.
Boy! What an awful gruelling
Willie went through for a few rounds!
1t would have stopped any but the
gamest fellow on earth-which
Richie was. 1 think there's little
doubt it would have stopped White.
II he'd been on the receiving end.
But all through that awful hammer
ing Richie, smeared and crimsoned.
battered and torn, with grim eyes
that stared steadily from under pulled
lids. carried the fight to White.
Toward the end. it was White who
gave ground and twisted and turned
to escape punishment. There was no
decision. anyway. so having failed to
stop Richie when he had him going
in the first round he was no nearer
the title than before. But he sure
told the world what the decision
would have been. IL there'd been a
decision.
Richie lost. on points, to Welsh in
England. Welsh came back. He
fought White 10 rounds in Milwaukee.
and was too fast to get into much
trouble.
Whites Knockout Record.
Welsh was canny fighter, and he
knew he had Whites number, so In
three months Ne cheerfully gave him
another ''chance" in Milwaukee,
second 10 rounds with no decision.
Same result Five months later
Welsh fought White 10 rounds. no
decision. at Brighton Beach, New
York.
In the meantime, White had started
a brand new knockout string. taking
among others such stars as Sam
Robideau and Young Brown in a
round each.
/ saw him knock out Brown in
New York. Brown was a thick. mus
cular. ferocious 'slugger. He rushed
White. who met him with a left hook
on the chin that pushed his head
back so far was sure. from where
/ looked down on the ring. his neck
must be broken. and knocked him
out so cold with that one punch
Young Brown had to be taken from
the ring to be revived. 81
talked with Charlie White be-
fore he met Welsh.
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