The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-23
NEWS AND VIEWS OF SPORT x.1 s1.: ;s,tr
Uorlds Champion, Tells Ho5V He Will
L,ve and Eat While framing for Next Big Fl
Richie,

,Wulr Richie. worlds lght~s shl
Champion viii defend his title jay
His opponent VIII be either Joe rivers
Harlem Tommy Murphy and the con
test VIII probably be staged in 'Hh'O'
II will he the first real Champion
shin night since I.itrnle took IN" tIilr
from Al W olgast and Tor thal iV"N''
the hkht viii he or international ~
In the following article. written es-
pecisly for this newspaper ne en-
Just what he VIII do between now $40
the hght in getting In shape Tor IN.
trst scrap IN which ne has Devh .a'l'n
upon to defend his title of hins "i
the Lightweights ,
BY WILLIE RiTCHlE.
Training for contest Is very I'M
portant matter. have learned thal
condition is half Il battle Therefore
one cannot give this subject any TOO
much consideration. For a champion
ship contest, at least six weeks Is
needed TO perfect ones wind
July will be the date OF my
next contest Beginning in Seattle
| will take my road runs regularly
every morning. In the afternoons
and evenings at the theater | viii get
all the gymnasium work necessary in
doing my turn on the stage, which
consists of boxing and other gymnas-
ium work
Keeping regular hours. doing your
routine work regularly Is one OF the
strictest rules of my manager, Billy
Nolan, who Is a past master in the
conditioning OF athletes. Never can |
forget the superb condition he landed
me In the ring when Wolgast lost his
title on Thanksgiving day.
Nolan is crank on training, and
watches and times every move you
make from the time you get up until
bedtime. Regularity Is his motto.
Food is also an important element
In training camp No greasy or high
ly seasoned foods are permitted
Cakes, pastry or fried meats and fresh
bread or biscuits are barred during
training periods. So from now on
my next three weeks on the road will
be in strict training.
After my week in Portland. or
which ends June 2. ] will lose on time
getting to California. where we VIII
go up In the mountains of Lake coun-
ty TO my managers ranch. My sleep
ing Is done Que IN the open air; my
companions are saddle horse and
hunting dog. This is the one place 10
rest, and for two weeks 1t will be rest.
while | Will have plenty OF exercise,
1t Will DO SO different from the kind
| have had to go through for the last
seven months. Everything is difYer-
ent-the foods OF the coarsest vari-
ETY. Practically everything that Is
eaten comes OF this l,200-acre ranch.
During my stay all of the meat and
Ash that | eat will be of the game
variety, as ii Is no particular effort
for me to catch a mess of trout any
time or shoot game or birds on the
ranch. where Nolan maintains a pre-
serve.
My greatest benefits are derived
from being In the open air at all
times Think OF it--sleeping, eating
and being in the open air "A hours or
the day
II necessity demands weight reduc-
ing. the greatest weight reducing exer-
else and appliances in the world are
on the farm A large hay barn capa-
BILE OF holding several tons of loose
hay, and couple OF good forks com
prise the paraphernalia necessary in
this rural gymnasium. Once you take
your stand In the center Of the hay
that is being forked to you. perspira.
ton will ooze from every pore of your
body. have tried 1t, and no Turkish
bath produces quicker or better re-
suits June is the month that the
stock barns must be filed Ii you
want the sweat, you know the place
to get II.
am counting the days that VIII
land me In Lake county. This is
where my heavy and actual training
took place for my championship bat
tie with WOlgast Just few weeks
there will enable me to be In the best
possible shape for my next battle on
July T.