The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-11

Leach Cross. of New York. i'm ton
rounds of the fierccst milling ever seer,
I In this city.
hoth men fought liko wounded tigers
rom the tap or the gong. and ltitchic
won only through his showing in the
iast Two rounds Of whrlwind battling,
during which he landed some terrific
! punches against the face and body OF
, Cross.
The fight was perhaps the bloodie Il
ever staged in New York one in
which both men were covered with
blood from the waist down from the
Fourth round on. and so fast and
furious that the crowd was on it's feet
yelling Hike mad men during every mo-
nent OF the fighting.
The first and seventh rounds were
even. The second. NTH and eighth
wont TO Cross, while 1titchic won out III
the third. fourth, sixth and ninth aud
tenth, but only by slight margins ca
cept In the third, whcn he scored I,
| clean knockdown. ono for the count or
nine. and followed with another for "A
count OF three. In this round Ritchic
sent Cross To the nnt and hc had
barely got to his feet when the cham
pion drove him against the ropes and
sent him TO tho mat again. accom-
plishing this trick with lcfts to CroSs's
jaw.
To many 1t looked As though Cross IN
going To the mat was executing 4 bit
OF his famous stallinR. The sna shes
Ritchio sent against his rivals jaw
looked like they were powerful enough
to fell an OK. Cross. however. showed
wonderful rccupcrative powers after
his second Touchdown. and rushed
Iitchic with the fury OF i mailman.
In the NTH. Cross raised q bump
on Ritchie's head, and half closed ONE
Of his eyes. sending tho blood gush-
ing from Bitches mouth and nose
+ 4.
peatcdly
The East Side contingent implorcd
Cross to land tho blow that would have
brought the championship 10 New York.
but Cross lacked the morpheus wallop-
Both men began the nnnl round a.
ever snapped punches. but each made
u game. desperate cnor,. swinging
every ounce Of their waning strength
into play. For half tho round II seem
Ell an even affair but Rttchic's on
durancc powers won the round and
able TO stem the Ritchie onslaught in
the final ninety seconds OF III" tenth
round Ii. would have earned a draw
Cross was first to enter the ring.
followed few seconds later hy
Ritchic. The Cross supporters gave
their idol a -ouslng welcome and then
accorded an equal ovation to iatchic.
The announced weights were a.
T. NJ: Ri,chic. IA IA: cross. lSi IL;
rinusidc weights were announced:
Ritchic. 1877: cross 1877.
The crowd was something of dis
appointment TO the promoters. II WAS
expected that the Garden would he
filled 10 its capacity. The 81 gallery
seats and the so riugsidc boxes were
damned. but many OF the intermediate
priced seats were vacant when the big
tight began II looked like an 5000
crowd.
In tho first preliminary 4 sin round
affair. willis Doyle, weighing 10
pounds. outpointed Jimmy Taylor lis.
The second preliminary. also \ siN-
round slam bag fracas. went 10 Johnny
Hccs. "a pounds. who slightly shaded
Joe Mooney. 1t the same weight
In the so;niinal. Walter Brooks.
Weighing i27, fought Joo stacey,
weighing l2G. in Il fast and furious ten
round bout.
Fight b, Hounds.
First round--cross swuns for
Ritchie's body. and Richie came back
with a wild spring Tor Cross's head.
Cross rushed Richie. and they ci!nch-
ed. Richie swung 70 CROSSES head. and
Cross came back with a right sw ing
that landed on Ritchie's head. titchio
swung IL left at Crosss hcad, ami
cross drove the champ TO the ropes
with rights and lefts They clinchcd,
4
hut Cross came back with left swing
that caught Richie in the mouth.
Cross then drove Ritchic against the
ropes and hammered him several times
ia the face and tho body. ietchic duck
ed one Of Cross'a swings and sent q fall
swing crashing into Cross's jaw. Cross
backed him against the ropes, and the
round ended. ionors were even in this
round.
Second round-Ritchic landed left
against Cioss's body, ana Cross backed
him around and drove him across the
ring. raining blows on litchies face
and body. They ciinched in the con
tire of the ring, and Ititchic crashed
one on Cross's jaw. Cross blocked the
blow. and they clinched. Cross swung
for the head and the crowd was wild,
Ritchie swung and Leach duckcd, and
Richie soinersaulted to the mat. He
jumped up quickly, and Cross WAS
waiting FOR him With left swing and
n right jab. Richie came back With
several smashes at CROSS head and
body, and the next punch blackcncd
Cross's eye. Crosss round
Third round-CrosS led with 4 right,
and titchio came back with u heavy
right, flooring Cross for the count of
nine. He got up, and Ritchic drove
him across the ring, and he fell, taking
the count Of three. Ritchic drew him
against the ropes and battered hlin
from pillar to post. Cross was FIGHT
ing desperately, and staggered around
the ring, and IL looked like a Suro
knockout for Richie. when all of
sudden Cross came back and fought
Ritchie for an even basis for the rest
of the round. Ritchic's round.
Fourth round--Ititchie sent two icfta
against Cross's ose, and Cross came
back with straight lab at Ritchic's
mouth. Cross made Il vicious swing
ut Tiitchie, which the champion due l<cd.
They clutched, and Ititcl,ic sent lbs left
against Cross's jaw. and Cross came
back with full hard right that drove
Richie TO the ropes. Both men were
going at il hammer and tongs III the
centre OF the ring, with Richie doing
tho most punching, and Cross appear
ing grogGy II was apparent to every
body that Cross was doing some OF
his famous Sailing. Towards the end
OF the round, he rushed Richie, and
there was an even exchange OF blows
Ritchic's round.
Fifth rounl--rhey ciinched nj the
start, and then Eitchie sent i hard
right to Cross 8 mouth. Cross then