The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13
He Has Raised the Stand of
Pugilism in This
Country
AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS
APPEALS TO THE LAD
Friends Like to Compare His
Friendliness to Wolgast's
hauteur
BIZ RALPH l.. yoNKER.


. lhis country.
Willie Richie went into the box
| ing game With his eyes open. he has
. stayed N il most OF the time with MS
eyes open. and We may rest assured
that H. Will steer himself out OF Il
when H.. time Comes with his eyes
. open. unless some youngster several
years nenre closes one or both a.
them.
Ritcnle Is the Kind OF a boy who
Inspires the Youngsters OF today 10
Try the!a. mitts AT the game. lie Is q
clean.llyma. moneymaking young
sCrapper who is III the game because
ii is To hin. good way OF making
living. As soon as he cant make
money IN II. he'll cult.
Ritchit IL a God.tearing boy, Cain
one. who attends church in his home
town of San Francisco regularly. lie
always has and says that he always
Will
This new champion is an example
~ the best there is in modern fight
ing and modern lighters. He stared
at the game as voungster lie ~
10; We. OF age and he has beer light
!ng three years
lie represents the new idea in fight
,ng ia that he started at this game
before he tried any other. The old
champions became professional or
business men first and fighters after
wards Richie Was fighter first, ana
says that he is going to make MS
prestige IN that game win him dollars
IN whatever business he may 20 into.
The old champions reversed the or
der. John L, Sullivan worked In
IN factory before he was fighter.
rom Hyer was a butcher. Jem Mace
MAS an English fiddler at fairs. Paddy
RYAN was an ironworkef Joe ChoSn
Ia was a cigar clerk. Corbett was
bank clerk Jeffries was a boiler
maker.
Ritchie Is leaning towards the au-
omobile business and soon, 1t may
ie expected. somebody will spring
tory that the Colt" cars are being
old I'm California by Willie Richie,
ghtweight champion. Richie mas
cen a chauffeur mechanician ana
lesman.
Ritchic is careful with his money
Ie was trying TO buy his aged father,
he father of 10 other children be-
ides Willie, a $4,000 ranch In the
est where he could spend his last
avs when he won the title and with
the 100000 that is figured "a his
through the victory over Wolgast.
Ritchie's fighting record is unique.
be got his name in his first fight AZ
an Francisco. Willie Richardson
las to battle before a club at the
olden gate, but he failed TO appear
Dung Geary Steffen (for this is our
eros real cognomenl stepped in TO
ubstitute for him.
The announcer stepped forward TO
AXE known TO the crowd who the
oy was. Then he stopped. He didn't
now the lads name. He walked
YER to the youngster and asked him.
Geary was in confusion. He thought
the man he was substituting for"
MAKE Il Willie Richie" he STAN
cred and Willie Richie he re-
aimed
A substitution wen for Richie his
rst real fame, a year ago ThanksgiN-
g day. when he went in the ring for
Folgast against Freddie Welsh and
I'D that hoy SO well that he was
en- touted as a coming champ
Felsh got a decision over him but
lied TO knock him out
On Nav II. there was another mile
one In Ritchies career. lie held Az
Folgast 10 n draw in four rounds,
hich gave him his chance for the
niger first last Thanksgiving, when
won his crown.
Richie has been in AZ fights and
3 lost four of them
Friends of Richie like TO compare
friendly disposition to the hauteur
Wolgast. They gloat over Ads
rly. well. that's a cheap way TO
n a title" which was his congrattl'
tory message to Richie after be
q wor the crown when Wolgast
iled him twice.
They tell story Of Ad that runs
q this: He had fought Tommy
lrphy six rounds in Pittsburgh ana
ter the fight he was battered like
(ecked freight car. His eyes were
re and his face bloated. He met
lille Keller, the former ball player,
his motel We'll. Ad how'd you
that?" asked Keller. oh. beat
head or" Dragged V'olgast.
They compare these stories with
bse told of Richie, OF which this
one. When Richie was in New
rk, he sought fight with Leach
pss. Tel him to 90 get repu'
ion" grCwled the dentist Ritchle.
tead of heaping abuse upon Cross,
mly replied. We'll, ! suppose !
eht 10 lick some more or the better
S before | tackle Cross"
rhe life lines OF Wolgast and
chic have crossed three times. First
chic substituted for Wolgast in the
lsh fight and started en- the road
fame. Then he fought him four
nd draw that earned him right
challenge for The title Last. he
Gated Woigast.
kitchie when a kid was not one OF
Sc tough kids who swagger around
clean m on their fellows. His
brothers and four sisters have OF
chidel him for being too quiet
reserved and staying too mucn
h people older than he.
itchie has never been a tough ana
never had any desi>' to be one
Is a high brew fighter and he's
nd OF Il. lie hasn't the strength
Wolaast, but he fights with ms
d as well as with that body OF MS.
10 Iigbtv eight CHALLENGER wa over
re welcome thar Richie. No chal ,
Der was ever conceded an even
nee of holding the crown longer
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