New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-19
RICHIE TELLS PLANS
Wants to Elevate the Stage and
Get Big Matches.
TO GIVE WELSH 4 CHANGE
Mcfarland and BrittOn to Meet
in Ten Round Bout at
the Garden.

Willie Richie the lightweight cham
pion Of the world. who is now in this
city will leave for Detroit on Friday
evening 10 fill a theatrical engagement.
He is also planning trip to England to
elevate the stage on the other side of
the big pond if his mana ger. Billy Nolan.
can come TO terms with the theatrical
managers.
Ritchie has engagements which, he
says will keep his time occupied until
some time in May. when he will he ready
to defend the title. Wolgast. Mcfarland,
Freddie Welsh or Joe Rivers are the men
whom the champion mentioned as being
the most. logical ones 10 meet him for
the championship, and after them Jack
Britton.
In view Of the ending OF his match with
Wolgast Richie said that ne would
rather meet the Cadillac man than any
other boxer. but added that IT was en-
tirely a matter for the public and the
promoters TO decide. ia rather meet
Wolgast than any of the other light
weights at present" said Richie, "for I
feel that in view of the ending of the
battle It is due to the public. There will
always be some who will believe that he
was the victim of bad luck.
Freddie Welsh will have his chance
to become champion OF the world If the
promoters care TO conduct the bout.
When l boxed him | took the bout at a
moments notice. but he had all kinds Of
trouble in gaining the decision at the end
lp1t m
/ will be in the best possible condition
and think that | will win easily
"Packey" Mcfarland. the wizard from
the Chicago stockyards. and Jack Brit
ton. whom many believe to be his mas
ter will meet in that much talked of
and often postponed ten-round contest
/ in Madison Square Garden on March Z.
as originally planned.
Billy Gibson, manager of the Garden
Athletic Club, completed all details with
Mcfarland yesterday. "Packey' will al
rive in this city on either Thursday or
Friday TO put on the finishing touches
Is his training According 10. the arti-
clss of agreement. Mcfarland and Brit
ton will box at 1875 pounds. weigh in at
/ . 0ClOCh III lilt dittllooli' us WIZ
give both men a chance to enter the ring
at about 1873 pounds.
TWO round trip tickets and guarantee
Of 5000 are the terms under which
Jack Dillon has agreed TO meet the win
ner of the Klaus-Papke fight i'll Paris,
according TO a statement given out in
Milwaukee Yesterday by Tom Andrews.
Johnny Kilbane. the featherWeight
champion of the world arrived in this
city Yesterday morning for his ten
round bout with George Kirkwood OF
st. Louis, at the Empire Athletic Club
tonight Kilbane is more than dis
gruntled over the failure Of the boxing
critics to see that he is really fighter.
and he said Yesterday afternoon that he
would prove to the fans AT the eX-
pense Of Kirkwood that he was the
champion Of the world
II the Forest city boy lives up 10 his
promise and goes out al top speed from
start To finish the crowd Will see bout
we'll worth watching. Certain ii is that
Kilbane has the science. speed and skill
of champion. but he has never shown
that he has a punch worthy OF the name.
There will be two other ten-round con-
( tests Johnny Lore. the rugged, free
hitting lightweight OF the lower West
side. will meet Young Shugrue, the
clever Jersey City boy, for ten rounds.
while Harry Donohue will cross gloves
with Phil Cross.