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

Fight by Rounds.
Round l.-They clinched. Rivers put
left to the head. They spared and
Rivers landed another light left. Rit.
chic put right to ear. They fought at
stomach, They spared along the ropes,
both putting over lefts. Rivers put left
to head. Richie was forcing. He put
right to stomach and left to head
They exchanged short hooks in clinch.
Breaking, Rivers put left to head and
Ritchie left to jaw, and then two lefts
to face and hammered stomach. Rivers
put right and left to head They
clinched and wrestled in center. Rivers
got first blood with left to nose. Riv.
ers put left to face and Ritchie coun.
tered WIN the same blow. Rivers put
left to jaw and Richie smiled at the
bell Even round.
Round 2-Ritchie put left to face.
In a clinch Rivers put right to ear.
Breaking Ritchie landed right to ear
and left to stomach Rivers swung
over Ritchie's head by foot. Ritchie
popped left to face. In a clinch Riv.
ers put right, left and right to head.
Opening up, Ritchie put left to head
and left to face Rivers landed left to
head AMI hard right under heart. Riv
ers put left to face and blocked left
lead. Ritchie ducked right cross.
They spared in center. Richie left
shifted to stomach then to head but it
was light. Joe swung left to head and
then Willie rocked Rivers with right
and left In a fierce rally just before
the bell Ritchie put hard right and left
to the head. Graney parted them. Even
round.
Round 3,-Ritchie put light left to
ear Rivers came in covered up. Richie
put right to stomach and Rivers came
back with left to head. They ex.
changed lefts. Ritchie put hard left to
face and right to stomach, Rivers left
to head. Ritchie stabbed left to bead.
Rivers countered with hard left to
head, rocking him. Ritche was grog.
gy' Rivers crowded him, putting left
to jaw. Ritchie ducled hard left to
stomach Ritchie forced again but
Rivers tried to smother him, putting
lett and right to head without return.
Rivers slipped to floor Ritchie was
in distress. Rivers put hard left to
face, Richie landed right to head inst
before the bell. Rivers round.
Rouid 4.--Ritchie put left to face.
They spared and Richie tried left to
stomach but it was blocked. Richie
put left to face Rivers forced Ritchie
back. Joe swung to jaw and Ritchie
clinched. In close Joe punched left
and right to stomach, They roughed IL.
Rivers forcing. Ritchie stabbed left
to face and tried right cross but II
was blocked. Rivers put hard left to
head on the break and then hard
right to head sending Ritchie back.
They clinched in center and Richie
ducked left stab and ducked left TO
Jaw Rivers put left to face. Richie,
trying to straighten him up, tried
right to head. Rivers put left TO face.
They were clinched at the bell. Even
round, Rivers doing the forcing
Round 5.--Rivers is better than even
money now Rivers put left to face.
After clinch Ritchie Put left to stom.
ach. They spared and Richie put
right to heart. Ritchie put left to face,
right to head. Rivers landed left to
head and the another right to face.
Ritchie tried right cross but Rivers
ducked IL and rocked the champion =
head in clinch, Rivers put hard left
10 head Ritchie kept poldng left to
head. They clinched. Richie put left
to face and blocked left to face Rit.
chic put hard left and then right to
face. Richie put three hard rights TO
head. forcing Rivers around the ring.
He ducked Rivers lead and gave him
a backhand in the mouth. Rivers put
left to head at bell Ritchie's round.
Round 6.--They wrestled across the
ring. Ritchie put left to face. They
exchanged left TO the face, and then
left hooks. Rivers seemed wild. In al
long clnch nothing happened. Rivers
was short with a hook on he break.
Richie forced him. They clinched
again. Then Richie put left over the
ear. Rivers landed left to stomach and
right to head, then n left TO the head.
Richie forced the Mexican around