The evening world., 1913-03-26
WTlhe Richie Is Anxious to Wipe
Out Defeat He Suffered at
Hands Of Freddie Welsh Two
Years Ago, and Announces
That He Is willing to Meet
Him on July 4.
oupynsht. 1919. by rne Press Pubi,shans %.
The New York World

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The New York World,
W. lille R1TCHIE 10 beginning 10
w show symptoms OF being q real
champion. It's true that william
has taken II easy and been busy gather
Ing In the sheckels ever since ne de-
feated woigast. But when he starts
asain he isn't going TO strain his eyes
ioo,dng through the back districts for
ea0y marks.
Rtchis announces to-day that he -
Willing 70 AGht Freddy Welsh. cham
pion cf England. on July 4. Hc IL
anxious TO wipe out the defeat by Welsh
In Los Angeles Nov. 20. 1911.
Ritchis says he has no doubt that ne
10 able to beat Welsh now. When
Welsh otepointsd him Ritchie was q
novice. In edition ali the circum-
stances connected with the scrap we're
In Freddy's favor. Freddy was perfect
ly trained to dght wolgast for the
championship title He was In the best
possible shaps Ritchie was not wiliie
wasn't IN training for . nsht when he
rsceivsd the wire from Los Angeles Of.
eertnG him the chance of stitutins
for Wolgast, who had been taken down
with Appendicitis on the day before the
battls.
Richie acosptsd ths chance 70 ncht
Wslh. and tmmediaasly took . tran
fes Los AnSelss-a long twelve-hour
rtee He arrived only few hours be-
fore ring time. ate and rested up little,
but had not time enough to get Q good
slesp. which hs needed sfter the all.
night ride. He was tired when he on.
tered the ring. Yst'hs gave the English
champion . hard aOhe had him in dis
rses once or twice. and lost the deci-
siea only beoause Freddy had spssd and
skill enough to outpoint him.
To-day Ritchis has the spssd end the
skill. too. He V no longer . novice.
For years Welsh has claimed that
Nelson and wolgast were afraid to
meet him because OF Fvsddy's mar
vsllous cleverness. He challsnged Mel.
con often enough-and wolsast. too. n
Ntchie meets him now. and beats him,
the English champion will have no sx-
cuss for delivering more speeches.
= ZACH CROSS y ssn, spr,ns.nr .,v
onss.
- ''ossi rm . funny suy." sa.d
Lsaoels recently. ~ have two guard-
iaas nov. I've got the stock market
bug % baA ! have to turn I'll
Of ny money over TO the wife and my
bapthsr Sam ] can't draw . chsclI
now unless both Of them sign It
left $500 down there q while ago. And
when went to draw out the mutilatsd
remains cf my bank roll they handed
me 0,0oe.
why. say" Leachie went on. i've
90 % that every time hght guy ant
SET In q good punch keep thinking
"A couple more ike that and can bu,
so shares Of Union Pacinc.' Honest
thsts al think ahout whom I'm nght
Ing"
@RoSS says he met Mcfarland whel
Packey was here recently. Ac
co-ding TO Cross. Mcfarland said
Leach. you're the only man In Nev
York who can give me hard flgh,
You're the most dangerous lightweight
In the business You're likely to Ee
one over on me and put mo away an,
time. suppose We sign up for anoths
SCRAP"
''Packey." said Leachie. you told m
that twice before"
- UNBoAT Smith 10 now accused q
II having run out" from q propose
match with NcCarty IN Philade,
phh. ] hasard q gusas that n thsr
was any running done II wasn't don
by Smith.
Sam LanEford will soon run out q
opponents. He has Just fought his sixt
battle with Sam Mcvey In Austral,,
sSd has given lin Barry what is pros
ably his nnai sleep potion-so far q
nEhts with Langford are concerned,
Barry siways was an easy mark 70
the Tar Baby-a weli-punched me,
ticket McVey. however. IL 4 tought
piees OF nesh. lie and Langford hsy
done" the Antipodes thoroughly. agh,
ins over and over again whenever
purse was offered. They make q goo
song and dance team.
vHE Irish and the Cape Dutch clas
tonight Jim CofYey meets Rode
The Boer 10 big. clumsy movie
with no trace Of nshting ability excel
possibly q strong heart He means wei
His chance Of hitting Coffey would 4
better II he could use Q rife and plu
at him from the top Of kopje. Coffs
10 saad 10 have become clever. lie
BIG enough to nsht anybody.
YOHNNY COULON says that he
hold his title for a long time.
Perhaps he may. He's a hne iitt
fellow and good scrapper and d,
serves luck. But Johnny has been doIn
. lot Of hshtinE during several year
past. KID williams. with his fres
susngth and his youthful enduranc,
~ aesslslx Sasss 81 hEA 'iAsaA"