Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-01-07 | Page 24 | "Comebacker" Faces Hard Struggle

FREDDIE WELSH, once king of the lightweight. has drawn his first blood in a fresh start to regain bis loot crown. He used to knock out his opponents on schedule. But there's a tough gang waiting round the eorner for him now. Ilia initial triumph is but a whisper of a wish he hopes to make come true. "sVEHBD" FACES HARD STRUGGLE . Odds Are Against Freddie ; Welsh Regaining ' Crown , By Dean Snyder s I'M GOING to win the light-1 light-1 weight title back." That's what Freddie Welsh iiO. immediately after Hi'iuiy -Leonard knocked him off back Th IHtto Welshman from l-on(yprldd ..t.hii.h.rt a. j-elthjarnlln ?w.i"'T hi. training camp. All tbo rli ctlc-br1tl ctlc-br1tl hve vl,ltwl him thtr. Hut they nvr took hl Bmbltlon erlouly. They do now. Ho opened hit camnai the otnor nlfht with Ohliaao Willi Ore.n t Kewrk. Willie w technltally kayoed when b H respond for an encore after four round. He baa a dlelocated boulder. riHST CONQUEST. It waen't much of a triumph for Freddie Fred-die bjaet of. Vet be le aatlafied. "Going to flht my way h-k to lrfon-ard," lrfon-ard," he aeld after hie rirat conquert. But audi boya aa Willie Jackm, llirhl Mltrhfll. 1.ew Tender and Kdill "ll-almmona "ll-almmona haven't lot any aleep over the ,4-y,.r.oUI ea-champ i reappearaiice. K.fore ha lifted the crown from Willie Ritchie In 1114, Freddie ued to punch hla opponenta to aleep. He atacked them up when ha waa trying. ', HUMAN FIGHTS. But after he o th toira hla motto Wk, to "live and let live." Hcorea of llinee be waa outpointed, but the no-declaion ... i -. k. , 1 1 1, in lu mil As . " J - ,:-V.:-:sK- f( FREDDIE WELSH yyA-- lone aa h wn'l knocked out ha waa content. M, , . Weleh haa been called a human tighter. To encot-raeje the comere and let em all make money i the anKle from whli n he plyed hl champlon.hli.. The knok. out, he waa capable of drllverlnn were never unlooerd hwauae lie wanted the other fellow io make mony. thioa In a while ome chap would trl rouah with blm. Then Kreddla ahowed bla atuff. MONCV OIVCN. Bl( puree hadn't coma along when he waa carrying the palm. He even loet money when ha took the title away from Hltchle over In i.ondon. Tike Jangle of big money la a alren call hard to let paee unanaaered. However, none of the "comeback" boya aver come back far. Klahtlng etarutnn onre allowed to go un"aprd sore out- forever ueuallv. Ho Kreddle'a flrat triumph le prhapa but Juat a "whleper" of a hope thai la te fro unfilled.