Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-21 | Page 8 | Welsh Gets Decision but is Knocked Out

WELSH GETS DECISION BUT IS KNOCKED OUT WINNIPEG, Man.. Oct. 20. Freddie Welsh, tho English lightweight championship champion-ship claimant, was knocked out in the ninth round of his scheduled twelve-round twelve-round bout with Young Saylor of Indianapolis In-dianapolis hero tonight. The referee claimed the knockout was due to a foul blow. Thc blow, which was a stiff one, landed land-ed on the groin, sent the English fighter fight-er to the floor for the count. Welsh was given the decisloa by the referee on a foul. It is understood Stovall's contract, which is for three years, calls for a salary sal-ary of 57000 a year and a substantial bonus. Saylor was warned at the opening of the ninth round against hilling low, but continued his tactics and finally sent tho Britisher to Ihe floor by a stiff blow, which landed In tho groin. Up to the ninth round WcIkIi outboxed his opponent and his clever ring generalship general-ship kept the Indianapolis boy guessing. Welsh easily avoided most of thc blows with steam behind them. Ho brought blood to the nose and mouth of his opponent op-ponent in thc early rounds and at times appeared to land almost at will. Near the end of tho ninth round thev came to close quarters. Suddenly Welsh groaned and sank to thc floor after receiving re-ceiving a blow that looked low from tho ringside. After a heated discussion, In which seconds for each man claimed the malch, Referee Foley slated that tho blow was foul and gavo Welsh the decision. de-cision. Tho club doctor, after examining examin-ing Welsh, declared that he had been hit low.