The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-29
WULaAS. LOSES TO RITChIE
IN 10TH ROUND uN FOUL
Californian Now Holds the Lightweight
Championship OF the World

Championship OF the World
~uu Francisco. cat Nov. 20 Wub.
h,jug un icadcn legs, his cyr, glazed
and ri. bpty rccdnp. Ad Wolpasr. con
quorcr of Battling Nelson, louled Wlic
ki"hic twice ia the 18th round Of their
hlgn' az Daily city, losing the light.
wcjgh championship OF the world
By ni- ring grncra~hip. his courage
ard his splendid fighting ability, Richie
won Ms spurs II the championship a..
vision Through .ound after round ot
Jocto.toc milling ne earned clear title
to 'hc pugili,tic crown ne wears. with
hi- wnSpi,h Icft TO thc face and his
singing right cross.
The unexpected end of the fight came
after those ~ the ringsidc had noticei
in The 18th tho' Wolgast = strength was
waning away mite. The hoys faced
each other in the 18TH: Richie confident
~ carving rho milling 10 the now ser
.0uS champion, from whose face the
snncring smile mad passed. As VOL
Hast was going away, Ritrhir made him
vince with two.nandcd vollcy 20 the
midscrtiou and then, quick as rhr hat
a.; an eye, q crushing right shot out
and caught the Cadillac fighter fairly
on the jaw. lie fell back on the ropes
opd -ag2cd. pitching forward in another
instant toward his corner. Richie crowd
n him ind he raised his head. the san
Franciscan repeated the right cross, AMI
Wolsast, the nyncihlc, won't sprawinp
Oficia timckccper George Ilarting,
wa" has been counting ont champions
'rr - wears, hogan 70 toll on 'hc 500
,u.s ~ The count Of -four. WOlpast,
his hrain clouded flung himself only
through instinct az his Antagonist. aud
Richie. tiHc "a his rgrecmenl r9d skip.
pol ncross 10 the npposi'" sid, OF the
ny wlc" his opponent wont To IN"
canvas. As Wolgast cam, 90, him he
.ushrG +" meet him an fu" two cx.
hanged blows. WoIgast wa- bailv da2.
I'd, but ae covered 30 thai Richie could
~ soma in the finishing smasr
Only - seconds remained Of the life
ct the round. Richie, near his own cor.
nor, poiscl the deadly right cross again
when WOlgast' = left took him low. and
Billy Nolan, his manager, lcaped to the
edge Of the ring and shouted 70 referee
CriHrn and hupdrnde - ,,,iooy raiood tba
cry Of "foul, fonl.' Griffin rushed over
and cautioned Wolgast. In another IN.
srant the left rip Of the champion had
found The same sore spot. Ritchie tried
70 fight back, hut he was plainly ir dis
rress.
Griffin, without hcsitating, rushci he.
'cwern the fighters, pushed Wolgast 10
one side, and raised Ritchic'- hand in
rckcn of victory.
Wolgast had the better Of seven, four
rounds were even and the remainder of
the rounds were easily Ritchic's
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Joe Mandot went down 10 defeat YES
'crday before tho tigerish onslaught Of
.Ioe Rivers. of Los Angeles over whom
hc had won an easy decision less than
thrcc months ago Il was a clean rut
victory for the Mexican, who showed a
remarkable reversal Of form, exhibiting
more speed and clcvcrncss than hereto
fore in his career. II was nearly dark
and the electric lights over the ring had
been lighted, when referee Eyton hoist
cd Rivers hand in token of victory a'
the close of the goth round, but II was
needless fOrmsi'v. Only ono decision
was possible
o
Whom the gong sounded ~ the en,
Of tho sixth round Of what would have
been nn eight.round fight tonight he
tween Abe Attcll, former fcarhcrweigh
chamrion,and Oliver Kirk Of 81, Louis
instead NJ retiring 10 his corner, Attcl
stepped 10 the ropes and announced tina
he had enough, that he hnd given "th,
best that was in him, hut that HI
was through with the fight game for
ever He was badly outpointed in th
sixth round,
o
Roswell High school defeated the Al
huquerque High School football tean
81 Roswell Thursday, II to .,