Show WELSH WINS DECISION F FROM WHITE IN 26 FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION FEA FEATHERWEIGHT TH IGHT CHAMPION CHAMPION e RETAINS RET c BY KNOCKING KNOCKING OUT OLT UT CHANEY CHANEY CHAMPION WINS GO ON POINTS 1 SA SAYS YS REFEREE J Challenger and Titleholder Battle Is Are Arc Aggressive Nearly Draw Drav CLINCHES MARK FIGHT Vi Welsh elsh Outgenerals Opponent Opponent nent Forcing Him to Keep Face Toward Sun COLORADO SPRINGS Gs Colo Coo Sept C j Freddie I. Freddie Welsh elsh retained his title of ot the ol of champion ch lightweight pu pugilist world worM today after going the full tull scheduled sched sched- tiled 20 0 O rounds wit with Challenger Charlie Ch White of oC Chicago Referee Billy Roche noche of ot New York awarded a W Welsh the de decision lc- lc on points As s the gong on sounded at the thc close e of ot I Ithe the twenty rounds Hoche Roche stood 1 for Cor I several cral moments as If It undecided He Hc I Ithen then reached out O both hands toward the boxers and man many of or the spectators believed belie he wa was about to award a draw Hu Suddenly Welsh rushed over oer te to Roche and placed paced his glove glo In the referees referee's hand and It was rated raised aloft The next instant jubilant friends of or orthe the champion swarmed into the ring An n u unfortunate accident and unpleasant ant Incident marre marred the beginning and arid end endor nf or the days elMs pro program rl m. Shortly be before before before be- be fore 2 o'clock a portion of the bleachers bleachers bleach bleach- ers on the south side of the thc arena col col- col- col lapsed More Ioro than a hundred persons were more or less seriously Injured When hell Referee Roche announced his decision In favor or of ot Welsh tho- tho challengers challenger's challengers challenger's challengers challenger's chal chal- lengers lenger's adherents appeared for tor the moment spellbound Then began hegan a fusillade of hundreds of oC cushions Ile were hurled from all directions at the I j rushed through the i Ho He was crowd crowel b by friends to a waiting waltin- auto auto- mobile Guarded h by a policeman the tho vehicle Mcle was vas speeded up an unfrequented road to the hotel while hundreds hun bun of men and boys bos rushed after It until distanced the tho From rom a spectacular standpoint battle was considered one of ot the poorest poorest poor poor- est tIt that s h-'s ever been fought for the highest ring honors In tho the lightweight division For fully tully two-thirds two of ot the time the fighters were locked In a. a suea sue sue- I a cession of clinches and pushing each other OthOl back and forth abo about t the ring For this Welsh was largely to blame Throughout the entire 20 O rounds se scarcely a blow was struck b by each man that did any damage Of Ot the tho blows exchanged cd Whites White's carried the tho gre greater ler punitive power pot while Welsh fr frequently was on the aggressive i c and did his share of the tho leading It was noticeable that man many of his blows fell feIl short hort and failed to reach their mark marli Roche noche stated after atter the fight that he heaward awarded award d Welsh the thc decision for the reason that he did most of UI the c lead- lead Inc Ing With Ith consummate generalship I Welsh throughout practically all th the tha fighting worked with his back hack to tho the thoun sun nun forcing White to face the hot glare Iare Neither man drew blood from his opponent and neither showed an any particular evidence c of ot having been In Ina Ina Inn a n c championship battle Welsh fought carefully and took tool no chances with his opponents opponent's famous left hand On several several sev sev- eral cral occasions when It appeared likely th that t It might land the champion was I backing awa away so that the force torce of ot the blows were spent when thc they reached I him hini As a a. rule he lie clinched in order to avoid old punishment I |