Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-05

with lefts to face and body. They
traded lefts in the center. Rivers put
short right to the breast in clinch
and then right to the head. They
wrestler across the ring, both missing
rights on the break. They traded lefts
and then Rivers uppereut with right.
eparring at bell. Kitcbie by a shade.
Round They fiddled and then
Ritchie forced, putting left to face.
Ritchie is outboxing Rivers now. Rit-
chic put left around neck. Ritchie put
hard right and left to face. Both
missed right swings. Ritchie put right
to chin. Rivers put right to head.
Rivers eye is cut. Rivers missed long
left swing Rivers put short left and
right to face. Rivers put hard right to
back of head and Richie stumbled,
nearly falling. Richie landed light
left to face. Rivers came in with hard
left to face and body and then rocked
the champion with hard right to the
chin. Then Rivers danced away but
Immediately came into clinch. Rivers
put hard right to head and left low to
the stomach. Rivers round. Operator
says: "Rivers' round by mile. ("
Round S.-Ritchie put left to face,
Rivers left to stomach. Ritchie repeat.
ed and smiled as Rivers was short.
Ritchie put hard left hook to mouth
and Rivers spat blood. Ritchie forced
Rivers to the corner, stabbing with
straight left. Rivers rocked the head
with short left. Ritchie put hard left
and right to head. Rivers poked Rit.
chie's mouth with left, sending his
head back. Ritchie seems to have
gained confidence. He pounded the
face with right and left, forcing the
Mexican about. They traded short
lefts in clinch. Breaking was short
with hard right swing. Richie pound.
ed Joe's stomach, then hard ri ght to
the mouth and repeated. Rivers put
hard left to face on the break. Rit-
chic s round.
Round 9,-Rivers put left to face.
Ritchie chased Joe about the ring.
Willie ptu two lefts to the face. Richie
put left to head. Rivers backed about
the ring, blocking lefts to the face.
Rivers put hard left to the stomach
and Willie cOuntered to the head. They
fiddled in center and then Richie put
hard left to jaw. The Mexican GOV.
cred up and Willie landed a volley of
rights to the head. They wrestled in
clinch. As they broke Rivers put hard
right to head. Willie forced the Mex.
lean back with rights and lefts to face
and body. After a clinch Richie put
light right to face and then uppercut
with left in clinch. Rivers put hard left
to neck and then right to jaw. Rit.
chic was still forcing at the bell.
hitchie by a shade. Both Rivers
eyes are now cut.
Round lO.-Ritchie forced with left
to Jaw and right tostomach. He put
another left to stomach. Ritchie mt
right and left to head, Joe covering.
lhey traded lefts to the head twice and
then elinched, wrestling in the center.
Ritchie put left to face and then Toe
put left to head, Ritchie going away
Rivers put long left swing to ton of
head They wrestled and Rivers tried
lett uppercut to the stomach. Rivers
ptu light right to race and then left
TO stomach. Ritchie rocked him with
night then a hard right to stomach
wine pared Joe with lefts and rights
to face. They swapped hooks to the
mead Ritchie put light left to nose
at the bell. Ritchie by shade.
Round 1l,-They traded light left,
to the face. Willie landed right to the
stomach. They wrestled and Rivers nnt
to face. Ritchie floored River,
ior the count of nine with right and
left Rivers went down with left "a
stomach and right to the face as he
went down. 1t was knockout.