Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-08
FRISCO PROUD OF
Richie AND HIS
FIGHTING RECORD
First Champion the City Has
Boosted Since the Days of
Corbett- Rapid Rise of
Lightweight.
BY W. W. Naushton.

San Francisco Dec. 7.--San Francisco
has worlds champion pugilist and Is
very proud of him. He Is the first
champion this city has boosted since
Jim Corbett downed John l.. Sullivan.
He is the first lightweight champion
we have ever had, although we have
made more than one bid for the honor.
1t Is cause for general regret that the
title came to Richie through a foul
Still as Spider Kelly, one of the sages
of sluggerdom, says, lit might have
been worse"
Surprising" argued Kelly. that
Wolgast had been slowly but surely
battering Richie down and the foul
or alleged foul-occurred when VOL
CAST victory was inevitable? Think of
the things that would have been said
then. AS 1t was, Wolgast was stag
gering around finging his arms about
like longshoreman after having his
eyes turned in his head by a smash
that put him to the floor and dazed him
completely. Three parts of the crowd
believed that Wolgast fouled deliber-
ately to escape the disgrace of knock
out and the remainder gave him the
benefit of the doubt and said his brain
he was hitting. Few will argue that
Wolgast was not beaten man at the
time, anyhow so that by foul or by
fair the title went where it belonged"
It is very evident there would have
been more sympathy for Wolgast if he
had not displayed such bad ring mans
ners during the fight. He contrasted
so unfavorably with the other lad that
one of the ringside witnesses christened
the pair Arrogant AID" and "Wistful
Willie"
Ritchie told afterwards that Wolgast
called him vulgar names and used in
decent language In every round. But
the abuse was confined to hoarse whis-
pers and the crowd heard 1t not.
Wolgast began to talk for publica-
tion" in the resting spell between the
sixth and seventh rounds. 1t was in
the sixth round that Richie began to
hold himself in reserve in accordance
with instructions from his manager.
and Wolgast. in common with many
others, thought that Ritchie's condi-
ton was giving out.
Woleast Talked Loud.
Watch me this next round" yelled
WOlkdSt 10 the SeCOUuS WHO WeEG
sprinkling. sponging and toweling him.
I'm jab him to pieces"
Wolgast talked so that he could be
heard half way to the main doors and
1t was believed he intended his remarks
to be far-reaching.
He was ably supported by Manager
Tom Jones who stood behind his chair.
Jones clapped his hands together like a
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20 stimulate business and shouted
loudly: Come, come, finish him up
a and let us get out Of this.
Wolgast managed to land on Richie S
nose with an overland punch in the
round that followed and as the blood
crept down over Ritchie's lips Wolgast
sneered what's the use of blocking
punches with your nose"
1t Is said that all Is fair in love, war
and politics and no doubt Wolgast felt
that ne was perfectly entitled to adopt
any method of coarse badinage tina,
improved his chances Of winning. But
when Richie received the signal from
his corner to tear loose again and wher
after pulling even with Wolgast in ths
tenth round he kept right along ant
beat Wolgast to the floor in the six.
teenth Those close to the ring re.
membering Wolgasf's bumptiousness Of
speech and bearing withheld their con.
dolences. 3s
After the night 1t was still a case o.
Arrogant Ad and Wistful Willie. VOL
aast In signed statement to the pres
aid that Ritchie was not by any mean
4 the lighter hts friends considered hin
ana that i return match would SHOW
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