The evening world., 1913-08-11
ludgino by tAs Programme Hs
Mas Laid Out for Himself
Willie Richie Has An the Con.
Rdsnos a Champion Needs.

cTs: NJ Scrt Wos,di.
&vYILi1E RITCHIE has laSd out
Nv programme that shows all ths
Nv confidence q champiou Aeeds.
- taking on Freddy Welsh. champion
- England. he expects to dispose OF
enc boxer who won . decision over
Ain. willie substituted for wolEass
against Welsh at Los Angeles when
voagast had his attack OF sppendi-
dts. Richie was . yOungstsr then.
ana the fact that welsh ces,d DO no
batter than earn . close decision In
tweuty rounds made Wiuis's reputation.
For some time wsish has been talk
,nx about that decision and claiming
N, worries title that belongs 70 Ritchis.
In England welsh argues that he 10
Shsmp,oA because he beat. Ritchis. even
though that was long before Richie
fouGht Woleast ana won the Title. Ts
hack his claim freddy toSd the English
ievspepsr men that he once Sexed
tr,vats training bout With Wolgast.
Shss Wsigast was . little boy. ANA
kmoessa him out. ~. ays yssAAy. ~
has Q 'vistery" over woagastI Melody
hss ever BEEN found to suesssntsats
ws,sh's ~ais. but the EnsllsA ass quite
k,llinr y accept his absurditiss and cali
Aim svosSd's champion" II this coun-
try Weish can't put over these dream
elsirs. Il viii now b - 70 him "
SstabiIsh his right TO - called cham.
pIon Hen 10 nghting In vanceuvse.
vhsre he'll have the advaoteSs OF local
support. Richie shows oonndsncs IN
Sis ovn powers u godAg iate the
ensmy's country 70 Ashk when he could
q easily Aght In any eas OF ~ .
lsssn good clubs here.
! The rest OF RitchiS's pre0fam0e y
6srtainly NO less strsnsous. Immeaa-
Assly after the Welsh aght o. sept.
Dc viii take Q train for New ysrk pro-
tiding be 10 stiii champion He wanta
70 boz in this town When Ritehie
orss Waited the East. after outveiasins
woigast In Q hard four-souna bovt IL
California. he tried hard to set on here
With leach Croas Lsachis as that
time, prooably rscognixing some night
ing merit In . man VINO eeuA Wall
woisast over the four-rouaA routA an
bounced that iutchie had no reputation
and consequently wasn't en- .tlsd 70 Z
best wtta such widely knewn AGhtsl
o. Leach CrosA Then Isachis boxed Z
/. SSw bouts with various ethere whos<
AAu,es have driftsd frsm the public
memory.
uUoIE had 70 leave New Yorl
X without . bout. - no one wovll
- moOe him. Things have change(
BOW. however. They're Au anxious q
oneot o chaenpion on the here ohAae(
hat something may happen to him
eitchis might bs fighting Cross Q ten
eound bout here and fall down an,
bresk his leg while walking 70 bis cor
Der between rounds. Then Lsschi
could claim the ehampionship ana groy
ttch on some vaudeville circuit
Richie 10 coming here now VIII
Svery tntsntion in the world Of givin
leach Cross . chance. In spits o
lsachis's up-tilted nose OF two yean
ego. IL ISN'T that he cares who enter
ohs ring with him. but he has bee
given m impression that Cross is
good card
After this ten rounds with Ceos
Ritchls plans 10 give . chance u IN
nan who v considered by far MOI
Tonmv Iurnhv ram. "Ia
Gsst lightweight for several Year,, II
has learned almost everything than a
- learned about nghting. And In spii
q his long service In the ring. hs
@ ~ ,. ~. sop OF ni. form. H
the long route. ana m ch. mn,os d." Wv,
hasn't proposed meeting with Mu
ply here. but has reserved him sor
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