The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-24
Wllle Richie Drops In to Tell
Us How He Made Mince Meat
Of Ad WoIaast a Couple Of
Weeks Ago.
cspyrisht. 1919. By The Pres Puhalshins Co.
THE New York World.

w LILLE RITC2iIE OF California
w the boy who made mincs msa,
Of Champion Ad wolgast IN Z
ssss-round bout 4 couple Of weeks ago.
10 here. Yesterday, accompanied by
Biliy Gibson. he droppsd in to tell W
about the night. Willie brought a num-
Der Of snapshots to show us what he
die TO wolgast. These photographs are
evidently OF the kind that don'S lie. and
they show poor wolgsst very sadly
battered. With one eye closed tight, the
other half closed. lips cut ana puffed,
spattered and bedrasgied. Wolgast looks
Me anything but the triumphant little
champion who whipped Battling Nelson.
Ons-Round Hogan. owen Moran and Z
oeore Of others % easily.
Tn nearly twenty-ons," ran Ritchis's
stery. and began lighting about three
year, ago. I was working in an auto
mobile agency as . mechanic. Later I
IVES . demonstration. and I kept at work
until little while back. I was born and
brought up South Of the SLOT in Frisco,
In about the same neighborhood Jim
Corbett and the Britts came from. Ny
risht name II Geary Steffen ana my
parents are oerman-Arnericans.
II began fighting accidentally. One
night u the amateur show In Dream
land. IN San Francisco. one Of the
hghters didn't show Up. and ! thought
IA Try It. fought and earned . draw.
and that started me. Hogan started Q
little before ala. He was the star four
round boy. When ia worked w Q IL.
tie tried to get him 70 night me. We
trained together . few times. and Il was
always . night. because Hogan 10 one
Of those fellows who likes to knock his
sparring partners down. and ia stand
and slug with him. He wouldn't Aght
me IN the ring. and then he feughi
Frayns twenty rounds and went out
ahead Of me. while stuck 70 four
round lights and the Job. ia like to nght
Hogan now. hut he won't meet me.
MY FIRST hght out Of tho four round
amateurs was twenty rounds with
. Matty BALDWIN. He won the decision
and learned Q lot about rrofcss.oa IN
Aahting from him. Then I peat Jarl
Britton In four rounds. Jerry Murph,
a Indiana In four rounds. and knocked
out Tommy Mcfarland (who'd Tough
Wcigast ten rounds at Fond du Lac) II
the fourth round Of q twenty rount
nght. boxed with Mcfarland In train
ing Then I had . wire from Lo
Angsles asking mo to substitute 70
Woieast with Freddy Welsh. jumpe,
me nrst train. rode all night. reachs
Los Angeles at 1880 IN the morning. an
fought Welsh that afternoon at Z H
rot the verdict In a close night. al
we'll enough, goins in OF the reel Ate
that beat Paul Koehler. Young Saylo
YANKEE schwsrtx and Harry Trenda
and substituted for Mcfarland wit
Young Erne on q few hours notice an
beat him. After that I beat Phil Brood
and then got wolgast on May II.
"Wolgast wouldn't nsht over fou
rounds or allow decision. They arsn
ussd to no-decision Nights IN California
- few turned out and the gate va
oaiy 5000. ] had been known ~
clever boxer. 20 ] decided on cuttin
loose with wolgast. We weighed IL I
noon. and fought al o'clock I VI
about I3iM.
ia the first round wolgsst rushs
and tried TO brush my guard aside.
held him OF and beat him 70 the pune
got In two hard rights In that roun
and the second one knocked Woigast 1
6rogEy that as soon as ] saw the r
suit thought had him. wasn't su
whether he was stalling or not until
saw his eyes, and they were like gias
He reeled half way across the Ri
and stood leaning against the rope
bent over and covering his Jaw wi
ono hand and his body with the oth'
went after him. but perhaps ] W
too anxious had him nesrly out
the second. After tho second round tn
began pouring brandy into wolgsst. ]
drank a whole mask OF II. He came o
for the third like a wild man. swingi
and missing me three feet In the mi
die OF the round he landed a punch a
slipped with II and went down. w
CAST stood right over me and nailed
AZ was getting up. This time II "
hard knockdown. but I heard
clear. I jumped up at s. and wen.
him. In tho fourth gave him +,
worst beating he ever had In the ri
Nobody ever cut him up so much
fore. Wolgast was so sore at the
ginning OF the fourth that he held (
his right hand. and when I went
shake with him swung his left into
stomach.
''I'm here 10 nght the best llg
weights. Wolgast always preferred.
afraid Wolgast won't fght me aga
him out. wouldn't fight man Il
knew he could knock me out. q
don't think Wolgast will. There m
fe others who can whip me. but ther
one man I can always whip. and ths
the champion. ] wish could get b
IN longer night"
a l. PALZERs two friends r.
Iowa start West again tod
- satlseSd that the big fellow
satisfactorily rescued from oRour
his former manager. and now hea,
for many matches and a fortune.
"We're coming hack again to see p
ssr hght." said Mr.. Marsh. 'Mr. Ross
and ] happened to meet O'Rourke y
terday. Palxer was with us. He wall
away from O'Rourke and refused
talk 10 him. We asked ORourke v
- had gwen ont the story thSt We "