Marvelous Ring Generalship Gives Freddie Welsh Titleilive SHORTS
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V""r - 'rr., "- - W"'V e jsssiprww333 THE WASHINGTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY; JULY 8,' 1914. 15 Edited JB? Marvelous Ring Generalship Gives Freddie Welsh Title ILIVE SHORTS', Louis Dotigher WELSH EARNS DECISION Sir Thomas Lipton Has Best Yacht He Ever BINGLES AND BUNTS OVER RITCHIE BY HIS 5y CRANTLAND RICB. We take considerable pleasure to veterans of the game among those who Brought Over to Seize Cup of Old America throw & baseball for a living. There Is day in introducing an entirely fresh no other regular within two years at RING topic a virgin spiel, as yon might or their service still under the big tent. FAST GENERALSHIP And when one considers that after four- mightnot savj if you ever mentioned teen years of warfare of the sort at the warfare that finishes the average bloke V matter at all.' We refer to the seven American Colony in London Grieved Loss of Title by Califor-nia- n, within or eight years they are at HI Hon. C. Mathewson, of Factoryville, leading theli leagues the worth of their Pa., and the Hon. S. Plank, of Get- achievement is easily understood. Be- But All Admit Justice of Referee Corri Defeated tween them they have won twenty-thre- e tysburg, same State. games and lost but five, for a combined average of .SO. Which is fair enough, Offers No Excuses for His Work. TO BE VERY SPEEDY as averages - Fresh Dope on Old Subjects. ' combined go. N f ' - h9m" - s15BsssssMA&ri?M1 , We have a number of reasons for Only Five Entrants LONDON, Julv 8. Unprejudiced ex- neck. Ritchie forced the battle. '"1th introducing these two eminent ath- perts today agreed that Freddie Welsh, Welsh stepping inside of his stiff left Jabs. Welsh landed four or five blows But English Experts Believe letes in today's roundup. In the first For Sonderklasse Races beyond a doubt, earned the decision to the American's body without making place it vras just fourteen years ago which he was awarded over Willie any effect. Welsh's round. BOSTON. July 8. Only five sonder- Ritchie, and which carried with It the Challenger May Not Be as when Matty joined the Giants, and Thirteenth Round. I klasse yachts will compete in the trial lghtwelght championship of the world. fourteen years next week, on July races for the selection of a team to 4 After some sparring Ritchie landed Well Manned as It Should. - Although all resident Americans and two straight lefts and 17, when he pitched his first game meet the Germans next year t Kiel, ourlsts who witnessed the fight were to Welsh's Jaw a right uppercut came close to lifting for New York and was shelled from according to the list of entries, which 1 bitterly disappointed that Ritchie should the Britisher off his feet. The cham- closed yesterday afternoon. Of this pion kept man, driving 1 nave lost his title 'on a decision. It was after his him American yachtsmen who are In close tho fortress.' But that isn't the only number two were built this year, one up around the ring, but seldom landing admitted that Welsh had piled such with any weight. Ritchie's round. touch with the preparations being made reason. There are others of more im for Commodore' Herbert M. Sears, of the i a lead in the early rounds of last by Sir Thomas Lipton for his fourth at- fcVPVwSSMCs' l?& i. y, JitiX'j V; AJVSy'i-ii-f- ' 3UmVBSBSSSsfxt Cs& 29&5KS"iw?SK,w:ii s i: VI ,v;3rai? w2 portance. Eastern Yacht Club, and Impossible Fourteenth Round. the other for night's fight that It was for tempt to lift the America's cup have Guy Lowell, of the same club. vThesa Willie to win unless he administered Ritchie landed a short left to the recently received an interesting analysis two - body, then another with the right. He Chance' for a 'Record. boats have- been contracted out a knockout. of the preliminary showing of Shamrock of the llghest possible material, a fea- Ritchie remarkably In was stronger than Welsh, but not so Mathewson. in his fourteen years of rallied the last .fast on his feet. The American again IV. According to this report, the chal- pitching, ture of which is the aeroplane rigging. four rounds, but even his stiff punches, lenger designed has passed the .800 mark but 1 drove Welsh around the ring, trying In by Charles Nicholson Is three times' aa. a victorious slabman. The American trials will be held off always carrying more sting and inflict- vain to land the sleep wallop. Ritchie's likely to prove the most dangerous yacht In were 1904 he won thirty-fiv- e games and lost Marblehead. beginning on August 14. ing greater damage than Welsh's, round. ever sent across the Atlantic In Quest of and several contests will be not sufficient to offset the Welshman's Fifteenth Round. but eight, for .a percentage of .814. In sailed on the famous trophy. 1909 twenty-fiv- e the following racing days, provided Earlier points and strategical defense. Welsh kept clinching with his oppon- Although the English yachting ex he won games and lost he "My greatest concern was to avoid ent, both men working hard on the perts will not commit themselves re six. for a percentage of .80S. In 1910 be weather conditions are favorable. It Is ? to- with hooks and short swings. gardlnjj the chances worked twenty-on- e games, winning sev the Intention of the regatta "ommIttee 41 Ritchie's right punch," said Welsh of the challenger as ; . j. ven. yet. me appears grow- &&&&. 8&a& to give the yachts the greatest variety day. "He has Improved greatly in de- impression to be enteen and losing four, for a total of of Sixteenth Round. ing that if Shamrock IV makes the .8C9. conditions which may be obtained. livering this blow, and. therefore, I opean trip without straining uhe will and trials will be postponed until this la to More clinching, Ritchie having a prove So It has been four years since Matty possible. played safe from start finish." slljrht far more formidable than any of .S0Q Ritchie took his defeat gamely today. shade. Welsh escaped another the Shamrocks or Valkyries that raced crossed the mark at the finish. The list of yachts entered for the hrd right swing and peppered RlLhte's for the cup between 1893 1903. Back in 1910 they figured he would American trials is as follows: Amlc. "I haven't any excuse to offer,'' the Mce with left Jabs beautifully timed. and never range that high again. In the Mrs. Guy As in the case with the cup defense years Lowell; Clma. Guv "Lowell ; former champion said. Welsh's round. yachtn Resolute. Defiance, and Vanltle. last three he only averaged about Ellen. Caleb Lorlng; Mingo, Herbert M. "I was simply beaten by a quicker, there still op on .660. Tet today he is well above the Sears, and Spring, John L. SaltonstalL. Seventeenth Round. remains mucn to done .800 mark with the season half gone. leverer man." Ritchie concluded. Shamrock IV before she sails for Amer- At this writing Matty achieved re- Both men working hard In clinches. ica late this month. Several changes In has No date has yet been fixed for the Breaking away Ritch'e landed fourteen wins against three defeats, for far-sight- ed a hard rig and ballast ha've already Men made, turn match which Ritchie, with left swing to the Jaw, following up a. mark of --Sit This is eleven points it and fhe experimenting and drilling of sea- caution stipulated In the fight with stiff rights to-th- e higher than he has ever finished a short ribs. They the crew will continue until the chal- son. Is BIG BARGAINS articles should be granted. were all hard blows and slowed up the. lenger Is put under Jury rig for the long It the best pitching mark oi Britisher. voyage either league 'for anv slabman who has Here is the way they performed: Ritchie forced the battle, but to the cup course. figured in twelve or more' games. Welsh was always covered. Ritchie's All this experimenting and Improving - First Round. round. meets with the entire approval of the Eighteenth Round. English yachting experts, but when it Rest of the Way. IJght sparring opened tly bout. Then comes to crew AT HORN'S the and skipper the . r A number of tawdry events can occur Ritchie landed a straight left to the Ritchie was bleeding from a slight Ss y li il "" 'i 1 il ry irfl MB w "7 Tl nFlBiliirTMi same confidence and support is lacking. ' .,.. IJZ V'VA? "" li.lini in ... m M...4 .....L L... .1. a ..... I Brisk ensued, Welsn cut on the lower lip. lightning boxing In fact, '' Jaw. by Welsh gave him the command and znannlnir of fwAn - leading and landing the most blows. the round. the yacht Is the subject of much talk remains that ha fftr Mattv him 4 s the round ended Ritchie landed Nineteenth Round. ana wiae divergence of opinion. The pitching better ball" than he has shown Dody. long-tim- teveral heavy blows to the Again Ritchie drove his man before old yachting hands, while acknowledg- In a e. In his last few starts elsh's round. him. always to ing that Captain Burton, wVj is to 611 Street N. W. but failed land his best is he has been almost invincible. Fart of 7th blows, a right swing to the or body.