Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

dividual. and it looks as II he were given
a very shabby deal, but II Richie tells
the truth the promoters only are respon-
sible for the fizzle.
Richie Is not in the game for the love
Of 1t any more than the fellows who
handle the promotion end of the game,
and when he refused number of cork
York promoters. and accepted the offer
Of the Canadians to box Welsh, he
naturally expected to get the amount
guaranteed him At that, it was not SO
much the money with Willie as it was a
desire to get hunk" with Welsh for the
loss of a twenty-round decision at Los
Angeles two years ago that prompted
him to accept the Vancouver PROPOSE
ton.
Richie lived up to his end Of the bar
gain with the promoters. He posted
500 for weight and appearance. But
when he discovered that the $4,000 was
not forthcoming he decided he had been
handed the raspberry" and hiked for
had previously posted in the shape of a
check on a San Francisco bank.
While Welsh has a good kick coming,
ii looks AS though Richie was justified
in his action. Willie went to Vancouver
month $50 prepared to box Freddy
Labor day last. only to learn that the
Briton had been injured and that the
bout had been postponed until September
20. Had Willie been afraid Of defeat. as
several dispatches put 1t. he could have
there. but instead consented to the post
ponement and kept faith In every way
with everybody concerned. l think he
did the right thing when he refused to
stand for the bunk
don't know the Vancouver promoters
or anything about them. They are new
ones on me. They surely handed the
sports OF Vancouver and vicinity fine,
ripe lemon. From what ] can learn
some one took long chance Of getting
something for nothing, but the BLUM was
called. Possibly the promoters thought
they might con Richie into consent
ing to 60 through with the match rather
than be censured for running out" al
the eleventh hour. but Willie evidently
prof1ted by his experience with Billy
Nolan and refused to fall for the work.
However. It's an i'll wind that blows nc
good. Richie has wired New York pro-
moters that he Is prepared to talk fight
with any one In the lightweight division
and 1t looks like a sure thing he will be
| seen in a local arena early in October, II
not before. Either Tommy Murphy OF
Leach Cross will be chosen as his op-
ponent, with thu latter the choice of the
promoters. However. ii is known that
Cross is in receipt of a splendid Offer
| from Tom McCarey to box Joe Rivers al
| Los Angeles, and il Is thought Murphy
will be given first local chance with the
champion.
| Packey Mcfarland has been makins
| strenuous efforts to get a match Will
| Richie and may be rewarded littl,
! later on in the season Just now tn,
| champion can get big money for boxinf
men who do not class with Packey, .ans
| he is too good business man to pas
{! them up. After Richie has cleaned III
| the easy members he may talk bust
/ ness with Mcfarland. t4
/ Mcfarland told me recently he .ha
Just made UP his mind to quit the. gam
i entirely. He has been chasing the cham
pions for the past half dozen years, bu
| as yet has never succeeded i'm getting on
of them in the ring with him. AS he i
not growing younger and must som
day meet with defeat IL he keeps at tn
game he very sensibly figures that tn
time to get out Is drawing closer ever
day. Mcfarland could retire now recog
nized as the greatest lightweight In tn