Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 31, 17 December 1914 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND.SUNtTELEGKAM, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1914.

NO DECISION RULES ENABLE WELSH TO KEEP WORLD'S TITLE Champion Outpointed by American Pugs, Reaps Financial Harvest From Fight Fans of Country. BY FRANK G. MENKE. NKW YORK, Dec. 17. The no-de-:ision rule that governs lights in most states is making a joke of the boxing name. It acts as a haven of refuge for I'hampions who want to gather in the shekels and are too cowardly to risk their titles in a real fight" FYeddie Welsh is known as the light weight champion of the world, but Welsh right now hasn't any more moral right to that title than you have. Welsh was outpointed in two fights since he came to America, but referees because of the New York and Wisconsin state laws were not allowed to Kive decisions and Welsh, although beaten, retained the title. Shugrue Bests Champ. Young Shugrue met WelGh in New York a few weeks atfo and gave him ! most artiKtic as well as a brutal licalirp. It w:is Shugruu's fight all thy way. The young Jersey scrapper bored through WVl'-h's guard time and again itnd landed on him almost at will. Welsh, on the other hand, had a hard oh timiinn an opening, and when he did land his blows lacked steam.

Welsh has picked up close to $50,-! MOO for about, six fights since he came ' to this country. Every bout he, haa j rough: has been in states where de-1 visions were not allowed. He and his '

manager have been very careful about Uiaf. They aren't taking any chance on Welch losing his title.

Welsh, in our opinion, is afraid to; try conc lusions in this country with j Willie Ritchie or any other top-notch I lightweight in gfntes where decisions' are r.llowed. Some day, in the far off! future, he may be hypnotized into j such a match, liut it will be the far off ; future. Welsh is "on the make." He I is out to make as much money as he ! can by stalling around for ten or 12 J rounds and doing little else than to;

protect himself from a knockout punch. Afraid of Wallops. Thai's about all Welsh has done in the fights since he has been here guard against a sleep producing wal

lop. That's all he's afraid of. He hasn't' worked for points. He hasn't gone in and mixed, slugging toe to toe and thus giving the public value received. He has fought defensively and cautiously. Looking at it from Welsh's view those tactics are wise ones. Ijooking at it from viewpoint of the public that pnys out large gobs of money to see Welsh fight, it isn't a fair deal. Welsh is paid to fight. He doesn't ; fiiht he stalls. And Hob Fitzsimmons asserts that a stilling fighter is a I fighter who gets his money under j lalse pretenses. Some day Welsh will go up against !

a ngnter in a no-uecision nout ana that fighter may be able to slip over a knockout punch. But that is a vague possibility as long as Welsh continues

fighting defensive fights. It's a fairly simple matter for a master boxer like j Welsh to guard his chin and his solar! plexus region when facing a slugger! if he devotes all of his time and ener-! ey to that and to that alone. That's !

what Welsh has been doing. There 1ms been a lot of talk recently nf a Welsh-Packey McFarland fight. We'll bet about 10 to 1 that they never ill meet. Packey is willing enough to try conclusions, but Freddie isn't. Fred lie prohablv will signify his will

ingness to fight, so as to kid the pub-1 lie into believing that he really wants i to fight McFarland. The deal may get)

so tar along mat tne parties win get around to signing up articles. And then Freddie will spring his little kicker by insisting that. McFarland make nr pounds at ringside. And the proposed fight will be off.

CHILD RUNS AWAY TO ESCAPE SCHOOL

Police Hold Robert Hardesty of Dayton, Until Father Reaches City. With only 40 cents in his pocket, but with bold heart and the cheerful optimism of a lad of fourteen years, Robert Hardesty left his home, 26 Galloway street, Dayton, early this morning and went adventuring into the world, but the chubby little adventurer collided with the stern Indiana law as represented by Patrolman Henry Vogelsong and .is, or was at noon, a captive at the Home for the Friendless awaiting the arrival of his indignant father, John Hardesty, who is a barber. Robert was hoping fervently that his father's relief in finding him would cause a substitution of a fatted calf for the prospective razor strop upon his arrival home. He is depending much upon his mother to champion his cause. When Patrolman Vogelsong took Robert off a traction car he was perfectly self composed but a trifle downcast. "I run away," he said, "because 1 did not like to go to school. Now, durn the luck, 1 suppose I'll have to go back to school again." He said he was treated kindly by his parents and his sole cause for leaving home was his aversion to school teachers.

Georgia Beauty Seeks Her Husband

iLoRi'in' 'Battle -Zone m trance

Each Seeks to Be Speaker of the House

BRITISH SHELL COAST. DOVER, Eng., Dec. 17. British warships continued to bombard the Germans on the Belgian coast

today and put several batten out of action.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT MASON J. NIBLACK, CHARLES H. BEDWELL, FRED 1 FEICK AND JOH C. BRANAMAN. Among the most conspicuous figures about the lobby of the Denison hotel today are the fire candidates 1 speaker of the house of representatives of the next general assembly. The conference late this afternoon m narrow the race, although the speaker will not be definitely chosen until the caucus on Jan. 6. tho night befc the legislature convenes. The candidates are John C. Branaman of Brownstown. Fred u. Felck of Garrett. Chart H. BMwell of Sullivan, Mason J. Niblack of Yincennes and William Habermel of Corydon.

LABORER DEMANDS PAY FOR INJURIES

jured November 25, entered suit iu E street on the day of the accid circuit court today against Henry I He savs that zuttermeister's wa

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injuries and he asks for judgment In ! Harry Tutweiler, knocked him do that amount. I Rickman says Tutweiler was look

towards tne rear or the wagon ( is avlolation of the law, and was d ing rapidly although he knew street was filled with workers.

Mrs. S. J. Acroyd of Atlanta and New York, known as one of the most beautiful women in the South, will soon sail for Europe to hunt for her husband, who is somewhere in the battle zone in

France. Mr. Acroyd was obliged to make a business trip into the section of France in which the ;

allies and the Germans are lighting and Mrs. Acroyd has not heard irom hi min so long that sne has become alarmed and intends to go to the scene of strife to personally conduct a search for him.

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A vest of striped silk adds a distinctive color note to this very youthful suit of brown silk and wool mixture. Suggesting the Russian in style,

boath coat and skirt are gathered to

give the fullness which has superceded hist year's scanty lines, while the overhanging bishop sleeves are a particularly new feature.

BY FRANCIS LAVELLEY MURRAY, Staff Correspondent for International,

News Service. PETROGRAD, Dec. 17. The Russian offensive against Cracow is being

maintained despite violent counter-at-j tacks by the allied Teutonic troops in j that region, according to dispatches received from Lemberg today. "Russia's iron circle is being drawn c loser around Cracow," telegraphs the j correspondent of the Bourse Gazette.

'The main Austrian forces have retired within the forts. Only vanguards are left in the trenches. "The distance between the Russians and the AustroGermans trenches Is only about 100 paces. The Russians fire seldom but the Austrians maintain an unceasing fire day and night.

BY LEASED W1RE.J j CINCINNATI, O.. Dec. 17.- Two! banks in this city were robbed of many thousands of dollars and the cashier of one was shot and seriously 1 injured today. In both cases the rob- i ber used an automobile to make his , get away and the thief, it is now said,! Is supposed to be the same man. The :

robber was alone and drove the machine in which he escaped from both banks. The first robbery was at the Provident Savings Bank and Trust com

pany's west end branch at Eighth and j

Freeman avenues. Eight thousand

dollars was stolen there. The cash- i

ier, Edward Hughes, was fired at twice but was not struck. The second robbery was at the Liberty Banking and Savings company's institution at Liberty and Freeman avenues. The amount of money stolen is yet unknown. George Winters, the cashier was shot. He may die.

AMUSEMENTS

Program MOVING-PICTURES Tonight

TONIGHT

The Gangsters of New York (4 Reels 4)

Murrette TONIGHT (2 Reels) 'A Question of Courage" (Komic) "Mr. Hadley's Uncle"

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The Idol Plaee to Buy

The CAREFUL Christmas Shopper, appreciating that only the Highest Standards have prevailed at this store since its very beginning, naturally turns to Haner's at this season. The spirit of the Giver counts infinitely more than the gift itself, so whether your gift be large or small, the fact that you may make your selection at Haner's cannot fail of appreciation.

TONIGHT (2 Reels) "THE TRAIL BREAKERS" (One Reel) "Genii of the Vase Alaska'

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TONIGHT (2 Reels with Tom Moore) "HIS INSPIRATION" (One Reel) "Lord Cecil Playa a Part"

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