Herbert Welsh for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to purchase 656 acres on the north slopes. Welsh led the Sunapee Chapter of SPNHF for more than 20 years, eventually expanding the land holding to 1185acres, which became the bulk of Mt. Sunapee State Park, For his health, beginning in 1915, Welsh began to walk from his home in Philadelphia to Sunapee, NH in June, a trek of roughly 400 miles, taking about 1 month and continued until 1929 at age 78. Welsh died on June 28, 1941 in Montpelier, Vermont. Herbert Welsh Herbert Welsh (1851 - 1941) was a United States
Freddie Welsh a month later, Welsh was back fighting in Mountain Ash, to face little known French lightweight Henri Piet. The press were unimpressed with the choice of opponent, but Piet gave a good account for himself before retiring in the twelfth. After Piet, Welsh faced Joe Fletcher from England; it was a terribly mismatched affair which resulted in negative press reports towards Welsh's choice of opponents. In truth there were very few fighters of a sufficient calibre to test Welsh in Britain, but on 8 November, Welsh got his chance to face Johnny Summers, for the British and European Lightweight Championship.