Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-29 | Page 12 | Famous Boxer Passes Welsh Dies in Poverty

Famous Boxer Passes H X SS Welsh Dies In Poverty S YORK July 29 IBy By The TheL L I Associated Press peddle Welsh lightweight g champion hl ot of the i ail mg world a decade ago o is bead Jobless and on the brink ot 01 poverty the time one-time fam fans famous ous oua boxer who rose to t. t the nci its of pugilism and popular m. m passed lJ d daway away in a squalid hotel room roo-n oil Ost the iho great White Way yesterday Clad only In pajamas and a ilk bathrobe hH his 11 body was fouad fould bent over a a. writing desk lI a aheart aheart aheart heart atc e u a iI laIU the room He lie was 41 years old d. d d.A. A A. book bk Elbert 01 1 ast Aurora by Felix FeUx Shay was w s on his hi at as a a page w tn a II sentence sen aeu- tence tenee starting Get your out of or your work or you ou will never ne know what happiness Is His wile VUe iron Ironi whom he had been living apart lor br several severn I years notified of his death wept w t Bitterly and ant blamed his untimely mely end to t. t lass bos fickle fair weather friendships Mrs Welsh was particularly work work- worked worked worked ed up UI at s lack of in- in interest terest in her husbands husband's affairs She said Welsh wrote newspaper articles over Dempsey's signature to t l disprove the slacker charges made against heavyweight belpre re he won the world title from Jess Villard in tn 1919 Mrs Welsh said she telegraphed Dempsey Demp ci bezore his recent recant fight here to t. t visit her husband but no acknowledgement was received At his death Welsh was a plain plain- plaintiff plaintiff tiff in a li l OOOO damage suit pend pend- pending pending ing In in m i in Sn ass an to so recover er part of his lost fortune Ills His health h tars larni in New Jersey which he val sal valued valued at was sold to satiny a mortgage ol or last fall Inc farm faim was pui purchased chased when he retired from the ring in 1917 Welsh was born Frederick Hall on March 5 5 at Ponty- Ponty Pontypridd Pontypridd Wales and started his boxing career at the age of 19 changing nis n name after his first few bouts He was a great defensive de boxer and achieved great notice when he ho fought a round 20 draw with PacKy McFarland 17 years ears ago In 1912 he hewon hewon hewon won the lightweight title of ot England by Matty Wells and two re u later became worlds world's champion in n a f round 20 struggle with vilh Willie Ritchie hitchie in Is' London He lie lost host the tle tte tite to Benny Denny Leonard in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York May 28 1917 being stopped in inthe Inthe inthe the ninth round Of recent date data Welsh had been a boxing instructor and held a com corn commission commission mission as captain in the reserve of officers officer's or- or fleer's corps About bout two weeks ago a o. o he was freed after arraigned on a charge of disorderly conduct when he resisted arrest His widow said he had pawned his championship champlon hip belt which was valued at 1000 Besides his widow ne left two chil chil- childress dren dress Betty 13 And anI Freddie Jr 11 Mrs Welsh is at present pre nt employed as housekeeper at a hotel hoei ho eJ