Evening Express

I BRAVE RESCUE OF A CHILD The bravery shown by Mr. Thomas Wheeler, of Mount Pleasant. Pontnewydd, received recognition at a meeting of the Llanfrechfa Upper Urban District Council on Tuesday evening by the presentation of a certificate given by the Royal Humane Society, together with a cheque for £1. also a cheque for LS given by the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust. The award was for rescuing the seven-year-old child of Mr. Pugh. a Pont- newydd baker, from drowning in the Mon- mouthshire Canal at Pontnewydd in August: last In handing the certificate and cheques to Mr. Wheeler Mr. T. Titley, the chairman of ■ the council, expressed the pleasure it gave, him in view of Mr. Wheeler's bravery not only on this, but previous occasions. Messrs. Jaramy and F. Isaacs also added expres- sions of eulogy.

fENERIFFE DISAPPOINTED TENERlFFE. Tuesday. This morning a huge crowd swarmed on to the jetty to await the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia. and the large English colony took up a position opposite the landing-stage. At the last moment, however, information was brought to the shore that the RoyaJ party would not land. In consequence, the excur- sion to the Orotava Valley must be cancelled. This decision, which was believed to be due to the indisposition of their Royal Highnesses owing to the bad weather which was encoun- tered during the passage from Cape Verde to the Canaries, caused the greatest disap- pointment to thousands of persons who had been waiting to accord the Royal visitors a warm reception.—Renter.

CHEAP RAILWAY FARES A meeting of the Merthyr Chamber of Trade was held on Tuesday evening at the Bush' Hotel, Mr. Henry Owen. president in the chair. A letter was read from Mr. Beasley, the general manager of the Taff Vale Railway Company, saying that he could not reoom- I mend big directors to entertain the suggestion of the chamber that cheap return tickets should be issued from Cardiff and interme- diate stations to Merthyr on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Upon the proposition of Mr. A. J. Howffield, J.P., the chamber resolved to support the borough council in their action in promoting a Water Bill during the coming session of Par- liament.

CURATE'S DEPARTURE A send-off social evening to the Rev. R. W. Lockyer, M.A., curate for the last seven years at Porthkerry and Barry, was held at Barry on Tuesday evening. the Rev. R. W. Lockyer having accepted the charge of the joint livings of Reynoldstone and Penrice. the patron of which is Miss Talbot. There was a large attendance. The Rev. H. H. Stewart, M.A., rector, presided. The Chair- man referred in high terme to the great work done by Mr. Lockyer in all branches of Church work in the parish. On behalf of the parishioners, Mr. W. R. Morris pre- sented the Rev. R. W. Lockyer with a silver five-light candelabrum and two silver candle- sticks. Mrs. J. G. Walliker, on behalf of the ladies of the parish, presented Mrs Lockyer with an emerald pendant and a book.

THE COLD SHOULDER At the resumed hearing on Tuesday of the Sutton Coldfield alleged libel case, in which the daughter of Alderman Evans is com- plainant, and the two brothers Martin defendants. Marcel- Martin denied on oath any connection with the alleged libellous post-cards. The "Family Feud Brotherhood," he said, waa a joke, and originated at a time when hie late father received an anonymous card of an insulting character. They found, out the sender, and decided to give him the cold shoulder, which was the punishment always meted out to thoee who offended the brotherhood members. Eventually the brotherhood died ont. The case was ad- journed until January 17.

SCOTCH VILLAGE TRAGEDY On Tuesday morning, about three o'clock, two boys. aged nine and eleven, came in their nightshirts to. the police-station at Huntiey, Aberdeenshire, and pa.id their father was ill-treating their mother. A couple of constables found the unfortunate woman lying on the floor quite dead, her head and body being terribly battered. Wil- liam Cumming, a day labourer, who was in the house, was arrested, and was conveyed ito Aberdeen on Tuesday afternoon. The elder boy bad an ugly wound on his head, which he said his father had inflicted.

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I For Women Folk I HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DISHES Nails used in bath-rooms and kitchens on which damp cloths and towels may be hung should be painted with enamel, so that they do not leave rusty marks. Never use hard water for washing; if you cannot procure naturally soft water, soften the hard by the addition of a few drops of ammonia or a little borax. I Turkey Patties. Take white part of the turkey, mince fine, and grate some lemon; add a little nutmeg, salt, white pepper, either cream or an egg beaten up, and a little butter warmed. Mix all well, fill the patties, and cover with light crust. Apricots and Blancmange. Put one or two tinned apricots into six tea- cups, the round part downwards, then pour two or three spoonfuls of hot cornflour over each, and let them set. When cold turn out into a pretty glass dish, and serve with a rich custard. Oranges in Snow. Make a syrup of half a pint of water and j Jib. of loaf sugar. Pare six oranges very care- fully, and put them in the syrup. Let them simmer very gently until they are quite tender, but whole. Lift them carefully out, and put in Zoz. of tapioca. Let the tapiom, cook until clear and soft in the syrup, by which time most of the syrup will be absorbed. Pour this in a glass dish, and let it get cold. Set the oranges in this, put whipped cream on top, and sprinkle castor I sugar over it. Herrings in Jelly. For a luncheon or high tea this recipe will oe found very useful. Wash and clean four aerrtngs. put them in a deep pie-dish, and sprinkle over them a finely-minced shallot Now take sir. tablespoonfuls of 6tock, two tablespoonfuls of anchovy sauce, and one tahlespoonful of vinegar. Add a little all- spice and a few grains of cayenne. Heat this mixture. pour it over the fish, cover with a flat dish, and bake for twenty minutes. Turn out on to a cold dish, and when quite firm it is ready for the table. Sultana Cake for Christmas. Line a cake tin with three layers of greased paper. Cream together ilb. of butter, 6oz. of castor sugar; then put in, one by one, four eggs. and well beat these together. Next mix together ilb. of sultanas, well cleaned. the grated rinds of two lemons, and 4oz. chopped peel. Then sieve together lib. of flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder, and about quarter of a teaspoonful of salt. Stir the flour lightly to the butter and eggs, then add the fruit and three-quarters of a gill of milk. Put it into a quick oven for about ten minutes. Afterwards place in part of the oven not quite so hot for about one hour and a quarter.

WHY? Why do the proud insult the poor, And boast the large estates they have? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave? Why doth the man of liches grow To insolence and pride. To see his wealth and honours flow With every rising tide? Why doth he treat the poor with scorn. Made of the self-same clay! And boast, as though his flesh was born Of better dust than they? D. WATTS. I

Passing Pleasantries I Penhecker: I can't stop any longer, thanks. I must go home now. Friend: Got an appointment? Penhecker: No; but the wife is going to he photographed, and I always make a point of accompanying her on these occasions, because the photographer tells her to look pleasant and smile, and it reminds me of what she was before we were married. A physician was driving through a village when he saw a man amusing a crowd with the antics of his trick dog. The doctor pulled up and said: My dear man. how do you manage to train your dog that way? I oan't teach mine a single trick. The man glanced up with a simple rustic look and replied: Well, you see, it's this way; you have to know more'n the dog or you can't learn him nothm'. A portly, well-dressed gentleman, whose speciality was mortgages, rose to address the meeting of the unemployed. He said: The chief cause of distress in this country is a lack of frugality and thrift. You talk of the wolf at the door. He never comes to my door." I s'pose he's afraid of getting skinned," shouted some irreverent person in the audience; and the portly gentleman sat down. The Rev. Hudson Robert Jones had preached what he thought was a great Christmas sermon. On the way home from church he came upon a youth sitting doubled up on the stoop of a domicile. Wishing to admonish the young person for what he took to be laziness, he stepped up to him and said: Don't sit there like that, my boy; this is Christmas. Get up and stir yourself; you certainly must have something in you! I've got a big Christmas dinner in me," was the forced reply, "and I can't move."

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IGLOVE HONOURS SENSATIONAL DENOUEMENT Ebullition of Temper DRISCOLL DISQUALIFIED Storm of Protest I DRISCOLL IN TEARS: WELSH SAD I I [By -lloRWARD."I I 1 Tuesday night's boxing contest between Fred Welsh and Jim Driscoll ended in victory for the lightrweight champion, Driscoll being I disqualified in the tenth round. Cardiff has set the fashion to the world by offering a record purse for a contest between two champion boxers in the light- weight classes. Never in England has the substantial sum of L2,500 been offered as a prize to the winner of a boxing bout of any kind, and old warriors of other days would have marvelled that their profession had gained such a hold on the public as to warrant such an enterprise. For the past three years the prospect of a meeting between Fred Welsh, as the light-weight champion of Great Britain, and Jim Driscoll, as the I feather-weight champion, has been so keenly and persistently discussed that a contest between them was inevitable. It was fitting I that such a contest should have taken place in Cardiff, if it were only for the reason that both lads were born in Walee-DrisooU in Cardiff and Welsh at Pontypridd. Both men are famous for their skill, not only in Eng- land, but in America, where each has won many a triumph and immense popularity. There was every justification for expecting one of the finest and most exciting fights ever witnessed in this or any other country, and, as things panned out, the infinite pity is that one unhappy incident should have brought so historic a battle to such an inglorious end. It caused a disappoint- ment that will leave an undying sore- ness in the two camps of Welsh and Driscoll, the bout being one into which entered far too much racial feeling as between Welshmen and Irishmen. Driscoll was disqualified in the tenth round for butting Welsh with his head, and, without any desire to question or confirm the justice of the referee's decision, I can only re-echo the general sentiment of profound regret that Driscoll should have been so unfortu- nate in one of the greatest fights of his life as to be disqualified for the first time in his splendid career. Financially, it meant that Welsh as the winner would take the fat end of the purse in the shape of LI,500, leaving Driscoll to be content with a round £ 1,000. As to the merits of the contest, there can be no two opinions that in the first five rounds Welsh was lead- ing on points by virtue of having done most of the fighting and inflicting the most damage. Driscoll during this period seemed to be tiring, but he revived in a remarkable manner, and wiped out the arrears in the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth rounds, and was fighting stronger than ever when the referee intervened and stopped the fight. That is all the comment that is necessary, and it supis up exactly the relative merits of the two champions as they were disclosed in the nine rounds and a half which the bout lasted. I A Matter of Conjecture I As to which of the two would have won had the fight gone the whole distance must of necessity be a matter of pure conjecture, and it would be an idle speculation to express any opinion on that point. Both men were perfectly strong and full of eager- ness at the finish, and the huge assemblage of 5,000 people had fairly settled down to the enjoyment of seeing one of the greatest fights of all time. Driscoll was so completely upset by the verdict that he seemed unable to realise what had happened, but the instant the far-reaohing importance of the referee's decision gripped him he cried like a child, and his position Was one which entitled him to everybody's sincereet sym- pathy. This was poured out to him in abun- dance, and it was evident that he had a larger following of supporters than Freddie Welsh. The fight while it lasted was fought at a terrific pace, blows being delivered from either side with bewildering rapidity, while the defence of both men was as near perfection as possible. The crowd demon- strated their disapproval of what is known as Welsh's kidney punching, and Driscoll frequently appealed to the referee while he was in clinches. Meanwhile Welsh was fighting his hardest, and the refe-r>e, by his passiveness. evidenced his approval of the winner's methods. The legality of the kidney punch will always be a matter of debate, but until the rules of boxing are altered it will continue to be practised. STORY OF THE FIGHT I Detailed Description of the Rounds I By five minutes to nine everything wae in readiness for the big event, and the tension of excitement reached its height amid shouts from the betting men of 2 to 1 on Welsh. Comparatively few could be found to take these odds, so that Welsh entered the ring a decided favourite. Mr Bettinson. the referee, took his chair at the side of the timekeeper, Mr. Tom Pritchard, Newport, who took the place of Mr. J. S. Zerega, of the National Sporting Club. At this time there were about 5,000 people in the huge pavilion, and everybody was in a position to command a clear view of the ring. Contrary to expectation, Lord Lonsdale was not present, and this was a dis- appointment to everybody. It was exactly half-past nine when Freddie Welsh made his appearance. He was greeted with tremendous enthusiasm, and he smilingly acknowledged the cheers of the thou- sands surrounding the roped arena. He was supported in his corner by his brother (Stanley Thomas), Harry Marks, Boyo Dris- coll, and Charlie Trenchard. Within a few minutes Driscoll sprang into the ring, and again there was a. wild scene of enthusiasm. Driscoll was supported by Badger Brian, George Baillieu, Ernie Long, J. Peterson, Eddy Morgan, and Danny Davies. Some time was taken up by the respective parties in examining each other's gloves. A dispute in regard to the bandages led to Mr. Bettinson being called into the ring. He ordered both men to take them off. Quite a quarter of an hour was taken up in the re-ad- justment of bandages. Mr. Bettinson provid- ing new ones for both men. The original objection was raised by Driscoll, and this caused the rfeferee to exercise his discretion in compelling both men to use the bandages which he provided. Spike Robson was intro- duced to the crowd, and he challenged the winner for any part of a thousand pounds. At ten minutes to ten the principals were called into the centre of the ring by Mr. Bettinson, and given the usual caution as to the obser- vance of the rules. Round 1. I A minute later time was called for the first round, and Welsh led off with the left, to which Driscoll replied with the left and right in quick succession on Welsh's head After some Cautious sparring Welsh put his left into Driscoll's ribs. and followed this up with a half-arm punch on the jaw. Welsh again led with his left and Driscoll tried to retaliate with the right, and, both men clinching, some in-fighting wae seen in which matters were even. Welsh, breaking away quickly, tried to land on the jaw, and after some more cautious sparring the men clinched again, and Welsh put in a kidney punoti with his right. Break- ing away, Welsh put in a very useful left. Again the men clinched, and both tried the kidney punch, without doing much damage. Driscoll led off, and Welsh replied with a powerful right, and the men were in clinches when the bell rang. This round was slightly in favour of Welsh. Round 2. Both men opened with confidence and boxed a terrific pace, and Welsh was out of his distance in aiming a. straight left &tf Driscoll's jaw. Driscoll put in a nasty stinging blow with the left, but Wetsh 1 replied with a right over Driscoll's damaged ear, and some fierce in-fighting followed in which matters were fairly even, Driscoll having rather the better of the argu- ment. Driscoll, breaking away smartly from the clinch, put in an upper cut with his right. Welsh finished up the round by punishing Driscoll on the kidney. This round was slightly in favour of Driscoll, who had done most of the leading. I Round 3. 1 This round opened with some d?sperate in-I I aehtin?, -d. bMttdng -ay qmokly, DtM. coll put a stinging upper cut on Welsh's nose. Again there was a lot of clinching, amid cries of "Break away!" by the crowd. Welsh led with the right and left, while Dris- ooll was acting purely on the defensive. Welsh brought his left round on Driscoll's ear, and at close quarters gave two nasty upper cuts, which shook Driscoll a little. He tried to draw equal with a left, which just missed. In-fighting followed, and the men were in clinches when the gong went. This i was Welsh's round. Round 4. Welsh opened with a straight left which missed the mark, and the men were again in clinches. Driscoll led with the left, and followed up with the right. Driscoll countered a terrific left by Welsh, and only just missed the point. Driscoll forced the fighting, and was making the most of his straight left. Welsh replied with a straight left full in Driscoll's face. Both men now forced the fighting, and Driscoll was sent to his knees, but he quickly got up. amid most intense excitement. Welsh was punishing Driscoll severely on the kidney, and finished up the round fresher than his opponent, who was showing slight signs of exhaustion. This was decidedly Welsh's round. Round 5. Driscoll was the first to lead off, and Welsh, in going low, narrowly missed a terrific upper-cut from Driscoll's right. Welsh, breaking away from a clinch, found Dris- coll's face with a nasty right, but Driscoll drew level, and Welsh, bringing round his left like lightning, narrowly missed finding the point. Welsh led again with his left, and was now doing all the fighting. Driscoll was tiring, but tried to equalise matters by a swinging right which was wide of the mark. Welsh was doing most of the damage by his wonderful in-fighting, which seemed to puzzle Driscoll sorely. This, again, was Welsh's round. Round 6. Driscoll led off with a harmless left, and Welsh retaliated wifh a straight right on the jaw. In-fighting followed, anil Welsh brought his right round, skimming Driscoll's jaw. Driscoll got one back with his right, and Welsh was loudly booed for punish- ing Driscoll on the kidney. Driscoll's flesh over the right kidney was already showing signs of punishment, but Welsh was unper- turbed, and continued to pursue his own methods with a smiling face. This was the most even round of all so far, although Welsh had done more of the damage. Round 7. Both men sparred for position, and there were some uninteresting clinches, due chiefly to Welsh's desire to get as close as he could to his opponent. Again there was some loud booing when Welsh punched Driscoll's kidney, and the referee cautioned the men and ordered them to break away. Freddie Welsh landed a beauty with his left. Welsh again brought round his left at the unexpected moment and caught Driscoll flush on the ear. This was the most disappointing round of all up to date, there being less sparring and more in-fighting than in any previous bout. Honours were fairly easy. Round 8. ) Both men spared for the first few seconds, and Welsh led off with the left on Driscoll's jaw. Some more in-fighting called forth the disapproval of the crowd, and this had the effect of making the men do more open work, which was slightly in favour of Driscoll. A terrific pace waa kept up. and both men were feeling the effects. Each man,, swing- ing his right, narrowly missed the point, ai d I they were in clinches when the gong weLt for a round that was in favour of Driscoll. Round 9 I Driscoll led off with the left over Welsh's shoulder, and he followed this up with a right swing which missed by inches. Driscoll put in a stinging right of. Welsh's head, and forced the fighting. Driscoll was fighting now with more confidence than ever, and bad drawn the blood from Welsh's mouth. He countered a straight left from Welsh with a strong body punch, and there was great enthusiasm when Driscoll forced the fighting. Welsh was doing more of the damage, and Driscoll was continually appealing to the referee when in clinches. This round wae distinctly in favour of Driscoll. I Round 10—Finis Driscoll was improving as the fight went on. and he opened this round by again leading with his left. He made a terrific lunge with his left, but failed to get there, though in the next instant he caught Welsh on the head and shook him. Welsh continued to utilise the kidney punch, but once the men broke loose Driscoll led off with a terrific left. Welsh, however, was undismayed, and some fierce fighting followed. Amid a scene of indescribable excitement Driscoll was disquali- fied for butting Welsh with his head while in clinches. The foul was a palpable one, and Mr. Bettinson discharged his duty cour- ageously by administering the law strictly and without fear or favour. Driscoll in Tears DISMAY AT SENSATIONAL VERDICT When the referee's decision was conveyed to Driscoll the popular champion burst into tears, and could hardly realise that for the first time in a long and brilliant career in the ring he had been disqualified. The verdict caused something like a sensation, and there was a terrific uproar and a storm of protest against the referee's decision. But it was of no avail, the verdict being irrevocable. Immediately the men had returned to their corners the supporters broke into the ring. and there was a fierce fight for a few seconds between two of the supporters of Driscoll and Welsh respectively. Fortunately, there was a strong force of police at hand, but they had some difficulty in separating the comba- tants. Driscoll was still crying bitterly when the gloves were taken off his hands, and he was escorted to the dressing-room by a group of sympathisers. All the way from the ring to this room only one phrase was dinned into Driscoll's ears, and that was. Hard lines. Jimmy." Meanwhile Freddie Welsh sat in his corner with a saddened face, and seemed to be as sorry as anybody that the contest had come to such an unfortunate conclusion. Even his warmest friends did not feel it in them to congratulate Welsh upon having emerged successful, as they shared the general regret that a more satisfactory termination had not come about. Considerable difficulty and danger was experienced in leaving the building, on account of the mad rush of the many hundreds of Driscoll's supporters into the narrow gangway leading to the main exit. Scores of chairs and many of the narrow plank seats were smashed into matchwood, but, fortunately, there was no serious mishap, and within a quarter of an hour of the end the building was clear. A FRESH CHALLENGE I Mr. Albert Shirley later called one of our reporters and said: Look here, you can tell them that he will fight him again era the same terms as he offered this morning- 9st. 41b. for X500 to £1.000 a-side, Mr. Eugene Oom to be referee." Jim Driscoll: Anyone will do as long lUll we have a chance, that's all. Referee's Regret Seen by our representative after the con.! test. Mr. Bettinson. the referee, said he was exceedingly sorry to have been forced to have given the verdict that he had, but he had no alternative but to disqualify Driscoll. "Welsh, I admit." said Mr. Bettinson, is a most exasperating man to fight, and I can fully sympathise with Driscoll in losing his head. Driscoll quite outfought Welsh in the last two rounds, and had he kept it up for another two or three rounds he would, in my opinion, certainly have beaten Welsh." Asked as to the legality of Welsh's now celebrated kidney punch, Mr. Bettinson said that they were all delivered fairly, and he disregarded all appeals from Driscoll's corner in consequence. Victor and Vanquished I Driscoll. who was still weeping, exclaimed to an Evening Express reporter before he left the ring, lie was butting me all the time. Look at the blow on my eye! Is that a punch with the glove? Am I not entitled to do it if he is? I asked the referee to stop him a dozen times, and my seconds were appeal- ing to him all the time." Driscoll here made towards Welsh's corner, and the victor came out to meet him, and said, It's no use to say anything, Jim." Seen in the dressing-room, Welsh said:- "1 told Harry Marks I would box openly for ten rounds, because I wanted to show the public that I could out-box him, and then he started using his head. Look at my lips. He had his head there all the time. Jimmy Driscoll is a wonderful little fighter, but I wanted to show the people that I oould out-fight him. Once I asked Mr. Bettinson not to notice it; but the last time—why, he could break a fellow's neck. He took me all round the ring. I didn't want a win like that. It is the most disgusting thing in the world to win a fight like that. I believe he was beaten, and he got wild. I didn't pick a right hand up twice. I wanted to out-box him." I Other Views Mr. Albert Shirley, Driscoll's manager:— I am very dissatisfied with the refereeJ ing. While it was not prejudiced, Mr. Bet- tinson ought to have listened to the appeals from Driscoll's corner for the illegal way in which Welsh delivered his kidney punch Matt Wells, who has challenged Welsh:- I don't think Jim Drisooll is the same Jim of old. Professor Joe Smith: I never saw a more roughing match in my life. There was never a clean break all the time. If that style of boxing is going to be allowed, it is disgust- ing. Jack Daniels, a recent opponent of Welsh: I think it was very rough all the time on Welsh's side. and then Driscoll started. After the sixth round it was a roughing match. Driscoll was the better boxer, but Welsh was too strong for him. Kidney pundhes weakened Driscoll. All the famous flat racing jockeys who I came down to see the fight-C. Trigg, B. Dillon, F. Dainty, and H. Stokes-thought Driscoll should have won, Dillon saying that Welsh only led in the third, fourth, and fifth rounds. Mr. Ivor Anthony and his brother, Mr. J. Anthony, the amateur jockeys, were also agreed that Driscoll was the better towards the finish. PRELIMINARY BOUTS I Boyo Driscoll Gains Easy Victory I, Prior to the big contest there were three bouts for purses given by the syndicate. The first was a spirited ten two-minute rounda between Boyo Driscoll and Jack Daniels, London, who earlier in the year was beaten by Fred Welsh. Drleooll, though giving away a lot of weight, was much the cleverer, running up a long lead ot points and gain- ing an easy verdict. A six three-minute round bout between Ted James and Ted Jonee. both of Merthyr, aga.in saw the men unequally matched in weight. James also possessed the advantage of a longer reach, and though Jones fought gamely, he never looked like getting the verdict, which was given to James. What might have proved the mos' interest- ing of the preliminary bouts was brought +o a sudden conclusion before half of the tirst round had been contested. The men were Corporal Darley, feather-weight champion of the Army and Navy, and Fred i.uwards, ot Mountain Ash. Both men opened in pro- mising style, but in following up an advan- tage Edwards was unfortunate in delivering accidentally a foul blow, and Mr. Bradley, the referee, had no other course but to dis- qualify him and award the fight to Darley. Some Comments from To-day's I Papers By the courtesy of the respective editors, we are enabled to give the following extracts from the comments on the Welsh-Drisooll fight appearing in to-day's papers:- Sporting Life. I To tlie spectators ií; seemed that Driscoll was beating his opponent at his own game. Although more vigorous than Welsh, who is a fighter every inch of him, his method of going about his business is not to the liking of those who admire the traditional English style of boxing. Still, Driscoll has all along enjoyed the reputation of being the fairest of boxers, and he struck one as not belieing that good name for the greater part of the contest. Mr. Bettinson, whose knowledge of the game is unsurpassed, had the courage of his convictions, and his decision must be upheld. The Daily Chronicle, London. I Driscoll was, of course, a long way behind on points at the end of the ninth round, but he was having so good a time that doubts were unavoidable. It is not intended to imply that Driscoll was ever in front on points-he was not; but he was boxiag as well against Welsh as he had done against other clever light-weights. Then, however, came that most unfortunate incident in the tenth round, when Driscoll. almost pushed Welsh on to his back by applying his (Dris- coll's) head to Welsh's chin. It was a sorry finish to a contest that would have been so great a boxing treat. The boxing was most interesting, and proved to us that Welsh could be as good as Driscoll at outfighting. It also proved that the two men were well- matched at in-fighting, except when Welsh was punching at his quickest, and when that was so the light-weight played a bewildering tattoo on Drisooll's chin, face, and body. Morning Leader. I Astral says:—" It is no exaggera- tion to state that nothing short of an international Rugby football match could have stirred gallant little Wales' like the great boxing match between Jim Driscoll and Freddie Welsh. At half-past seven, when the preliminary contests that are the hors d'ceuvres of the pugilistic meaJ were commenced, the great hall was a wonderful sight. It was a vast sea of expectant faces from wall to wall. It reminded me of the multitude that night at Olympia, when Hackenechmidt broke Mad-, rali's arm after a minute's actual wrestling. Probably in the whole history of boxing in this country no such crowd has ever been got together for a glove contest. The atmosphere was subdued, but one felt the electric under- current that was to be set free later on ty the appearance of the champions. The wait- ing moments were beguiled by a band which played national tunes; but, whereas Rugby crowds amuse themselves in similar circum- stances by bursting into song, there was no vocalism last night, and for once even the familiar Land of My Fathers' failed to inspire the musical soul of the Principality." Commenting on the decision, the writer says" Suddenly Welsh was being driven back, across, and round the ring, with Dris- coll butting his chin. There could be only one end to this, and Mr. Bettinson, springing between the men, awarded the fight to Welsh on an unmistakable foul. The next instant, Driscoll having thrown a passionate gesture with his gloved hand at Welsh, cheers reigned supreme. Two of the rival seconds began to have a mild set-to with the knuckles, and the ring was crammed with spectators. Dris- coll was half-dragged to his dressing-room, almost crying with temper; But he had brought his fate on himself. So far ae it had gone, Welsh had been the better boxer, but the nasty spirit of the contest will leave unpleasant memories for those who saw it." The Sporting Chronicle. The crowd did not like the kidney punches I of Welsh, probably thinking he was holding with the other hand. But both' were guilty in this respect. In the seventh round the contest degenerated into a series of very bad clinches and holds on both sides, one being as much at fault W3 the other, but Welsh's blows possessed the greater sting. Driscoll was to blame in the eighth round, for when on the blind side of the referee Driscoll's right arm generally gripped Welsh's left, and the latter had nothing to do then '.nit to hit away at the kid- neys, which he did. The ninth round was DrieooH's, b$t in the tenth Dris- coll suddenly became enraged, in.yb?r, the holding and kidney punching he had been receiving, but, from whatever cause, he rushed in at Welsh with his head, and butted him under the chin. The peculiar part of it was that Driscoll kept his head there, and forced Welsh back till he gave way and broke ground. Even then Driscoll followed him. There could be no doubt at all about the foul, and the referee at once jumped into the ring, amid a veritable pandemonium of screams and shouts from the excited crowd. Protest Against Prize Fights I The Lord Mayor of Cardiff on Tuesday I received a communication from Mr. de Courcy Hamilton enclosing a large and influentially- signed petition protesting against the holding of a prize fight in Cardiff, and appealing to the Lord Mayor and city council to use their influence to stop the fight. Among the signa- tories to the petition were the Bishop of Llan- daff, the president of the Free Church Council. Mr. Sam Fisher, and Mr. T. M. Heywood ctrea- surer of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion). A similar petition was also sent by Mr. W. C. W. Knapp on behalf of the Roath-road Wes- leyan Circuit, the latter suggesting that if the city council had no power to prevent the present fight they ohould have their bye-laws amended with the object of preventing such displays in future. Driscoll and Abe Attell I Mr. Albert Shirley, Jim Driscoll's manager and backer, in the course of a conversation stated that in all probability early in the New Year a match would be arranged between Driscoll and Abe Attell, and, although the latter will not be qualified to compete for the Earl of Lonsdale's belt. the fight will be one of great interest.

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