The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
lHN CHAMPION
/. N FIGHT WORLD

6i.s aaa ssttiag In the nonsy 4
tws others.
First rsos-twe.year-olds; selling
Ne and half furlongs-smash. III
k1lartin). 6 to I. won: Insurance Man
3eo (Teahan). 2 to 1 for place, second
Honey Bee. 1913 Connolly. I to 10 Il
show. third. Time. (Blank) Mans
johnson. Chiffon Dance. Old Coin. Ii
tent. Pixies Peak. Yorkville. Ancon
Protageras. Matte I. also ran.
Second race-sellinE: all ages: si1
DEMONSTRATING. LOG (ButwelD.
to I. won; r. H. Gray. 100 (Ambross)
to Tor place. second: Dust Pan
102 (Am5rose). 3 to s to show. third
Time, I:1S l-6. Frank Purcell. Thu
Squire, Elton Blue. Con Curran. Hermis
Jr.. Sun Guide also ran.
Third race-selling; all ages: 81,
furlongs-George s Davis. 1os Ger
Suson). 8 to 1. won: Hai!acix. ios (Hof.
mani. 3 to . for place second: Chilton
Chief. 100 (Snider), 3 to to show
third. Time, lit. Howlet, Cat. Har-
ring. but the Californian apparently
lacked the power to land q finishing
punch. Both men were strong At the
and Of the fifteenth round. and each
Ritchie presenting q battered appear
aacs. One Of his eyes was entirely
closed and the other partly 80. The
Aght was In Wolgast's favor up TO the
,tuPninG point In the sixth round
When t'me was called to-day for the
frat preliminary to the Wolgast-
2itehis nSht q heavy pail Of chilling
fog hung over the arena. but the
amphithsat1e was jammed to capacity.
There were several women present
RinSsids betting was brisk. with
hdds f1uctusting between 10 to and
Ia. wolgast on the long end.
A half-hour before the principals
were scheduled to enter the ring
- short-endsrs demanding 10 to 6.
Manager Nolan. Ritchie's manager. Of
kersd Tom Jones. WoIgast's manager.
$1,000 against $4,000. but the latter
declined.
Richie was the first to enter tho
ring. wolgast followed . half-minuts
later.
Richie was the only one Of the two
principals that was given q semblsnce
Of q reception. No time was lost IN
Introducing the fighters.
Referee lin Grimm called the men
70 their corners and the ring was or
dered cleared and time called at 2:47
o'clock.
FfGht by Rounds.
Round l.-Ritchie. with the men
Sighting close. scored several times 10
che head and face before the cham
MON essayed the offensive. They mixed
aerceIy in a neutral corner. and the
Californian scored the first blood as
q result OF a succession OF short-asm
blows to the mouth. Woigasc spas
blood q he took his seat. 1t was
Ritchtes round.
Round 2.-woigast opened the round
with q rush The champion kept wen
Under cover, and after delugi2g Richie
with several lefts and rights to the
Jaw. drove two wicked rights 70 the
Jaw and left upper over the heaft-
Richie broke ground. and "oigast
drove two telling lefts to the stomach
The round ended with desperate IN
lighting, Richie exceiling. Wolgasts
round by shade.
Round a.-wolgast drove a powerful
left to the stomach. His blows lacked
direction. which provoked comment
woleast drove two wicked rights 70
the stomach and q right to the mouth
which started the blood "olgast Al
most sent his man through the ropes
Cf,n a rim, to the Jaw. Richie
Tough. back nercely. The bell ended
the round with both bleeding from the
mouth. The round was even
Round 4.-They came up eagerly ana
EXCHANGED right upper-cuts TO the
saw Richie drove the champion
against the ropes with snappy blows
20 the face. The wild cat retreated
70 his own corner and covered up
Bitches round
Round s.-A rally to the ropes and