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Show FREDDIE WELSH IS AFTER COMMISSION Freddie Welsh, ex-lightweight champion, cham-pion, has been in Washington the past week, taking examinations for the army medical corps. He hopes to obtain a commission and will leave for France as soon as his wish !s gratified. Since his defeEt at the hands of Benny Leonard, close to two years ago, the ex-champion ex-champion lightweight has been in retirement, retire-ment, devoting all his time to his health resort in the state of New Jersey., His friends tried to get him to take Just one more crack at the game, but he stuck to his statement that he would never return to the ring. |