Show FREDDIE WELSH AND BENNY LEONARD TO FURNISH FEATURE OF WEEKS WEEK'S BOXING Will Fight Ten Rounds in New York City Thursday K Kilbane Shannon Next ITH the appearance of two worlds world's champions In battle array follow follow- Jers ers era of the boxing game will will be regaled with more re high class cia tIt entertainment during W the curent week than has hll been offered by byr r promoters promoter of the country country coun coun- try In some ome time The feature con conwill contest test will be a ten round seto sett set set- between Freddie t vj to Leonard at New York New york Welsh and Benny together ru City They are slated to get on Thuri Thursday f y night titleholder r Joh nn v Kilbane ill is the other Ito Ia who Is hated d for an encounter at to meet l l dle Shannon Philadelphia on 1 Monday Ion setup tu for Kilbane Shannon looks look like a 1 hope hands t to ha f his hi likely Is III but Welsh elsh fun full when he L O ard The warrior la fighting nt to top o p 3 speed again ln should he and 1 t It he o runs rune e ee ht to king fonn through ten am w rounds of vicious between een third meeting It will be the OUt then first encounter en en- Welsh and Leonard In their counter Leonard won icon e. e eMU tally so eo nuu- nuu that thal ring rint critics critiC work rk terl was his hia to hall hAJ him m as 8 the began everywhere weight champion In n their light coming the match however Welsh nude made return Jewish boy y look like Uke a n Tito Tho Tho outcome of or Thursdays the fairly accurate line on will 1111 provide a when hen probable result of the match Leonard nard S And me meet l A t month hence henc for the tho tb American lightweight light lIht weight eight championship Mitchell recent recently lacing In ten J gave ae Welsh a a. decisive e rounds munch and ho so clearly outclassed the titleholder the belief belld became cam current spent that W Welsh bh had deliberately st tolled cd In order cr ier er erto to save sav himself from a n pro prospective i knock knock- I out cut The tactics of tho the titleholder were BO so questionable that formal notice was as taken b by the Wisconsin boxing commis- commis lon elon After an Investigation Welsh was ryas lI for one year CLr from J R edger Badger arenas SInce that time lime Ve Welsh h has hns devot devoted d I himself to careful training He Is 18 reported re r- ported to be back In shape hA once more and If tr that proves proTes true then he once will hono navo ho no further alibis alibi to offer In the event that Leonard whips him It Is generally conceded everywhere that Welsh la Is reaching the end of hi his career as ns a Po factor In ring affairs The champion Is la worn with the stress as of constant fighting He He- has haw reached renche-d the I are age where the lust for tor conflict no lon longer r thrills him The Incentive e of mone money also tso I has haa no further ert effect l as Welsh naJ II enough of worldly goods stored lored away to keep him In com comfort tort for tho the remainder of ot his da days dae s. s Unquestionably It is la the cham champions champion's Ions Ion's Intention to retire from the ring on on Jul July 7 next the fourth uw wary IrY of his his winning the championship If Jr he he can C'an retire with the title he ho will willo do dolt o It When Richie Mitchell recently laid bid claim to the American light weight championship ho he started a bitter controversy controversy con On among the tho battlers In that di dl vision Ilon and the public press pre since has been bun filled with sundry sundo claims and nd challenges chal chai- lenges from tram rival rh-al scrappers Among Amon those who have boldly questioned ques quell Mitchells Mitchell's right to the tho American I crown are Benny L Leonard onard Johnny Johnn Jun- Jun dee ee Charley Charle White and Joe tiff Welling So 80 fa far as ns Welling Is concerned his title pretensions count for naught ht He lie Her r recently was decisively whipped by Mitchell 1 In a a. ten round contest White ha has held Mitchell to a draw dnn but since that time White 11 has been beaten Lt n b by Freddie Welsh whereas a Mitchell Mitchel gave ga th the Ole champion a lacing Dundee perhaps deserves etl some ld corL-ld- I because ho he has haa whipped Mitchell but the Scotch seems to have truck struck the downgrade since be tou fought ht the nad Badger er star He has hul bc been n knocked out b by Willie Jackson and held even b by second sec sec- second ec- ec ond raters This process of ot elimination leaves luns only T Leonard as a. the simo Imon n pure challenger of ot Continued on page 3 s. FREDDIE WELSH I Continued from page 2 Mitchell for the American championship 1 Fortunately the tho issue between them will willbe willbe be decisive decisively settled nettled in the tho near future After Arter weeks of or negotiation the tho Cream City A. A C. C of or Milwaukee succeeded In signing the rivals for a ten round scrap on oa April 17 The bout promises to be bethe betho betho tho the biggest t match staged tage in the th middle West Vest since olg and Ritchie rOU nt There Thero is no disputing the assertion that Leonard reonard and Mitchell are the tho classiest class class- lest iest fighters in the tho light weight division dl today and It Is Js a certainty that barring accidents accident one of ot them will rule as worlds world's champion when Welsh retires 1 Efforts had b been en made mado to induce We Welsh h to box either Leonard or Mitchell in a twenty round d decision match at Now No NoOr Or- Or Jeans deans this II ng but tho the titleholder turned a n. d deaf r ear to all proposals It is I. Welshs Welsh's plan to start a h health farm tarm outside outside out out- side aid of or New York City If II ho can at attAch attach at- at tach undefeated worlds world's light weight er ht champion to his name the title will 1 give e him p and bring advertising that ho he could not possibly duplicate Welsh Is IB planning for tor his future |