Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-19
PLENTY OF EASY
COIN FOR RICHIE
New York Club Makes Tempt
ing Offer to Cham
OiOn.
OTHER GOSSIP OF FIGHTERS

If Willie Ritchie, the lightweight
champion, has any real fondness for
money, all he has to do is to accept
the offer made yesterday by James
Johnston, who has taken over the
management of the St. Nicholas A.
G. of New York. Johnston wired
Ritchie an offer Of $4,000 if the title
holder would fight three men-Joe
Shugrue, Jack Britton and PackeN
McFarland-ten rounds each. As
there are no decisions rendered in
New York, Richie cannot lose his
title unless he should be knocked
out.
In addition to this liberal offeS
Johnston is willing to guarantee
Richie $500 if he will box Freddie
Welsh, the English lightweight cham
pion, ten rounds. This would give
Richie an opportunity to prove
whether the decision Welsh got over
him in Los Angeles last year was all
that Welsh claimed it to be.
Ritchie declined the offer to box
Welsh ten rounds, no decision, in
Vancouver, B. C.
tam, has been matched with Eddie
Campi, of San Francisco, in a re-
turn engagement to be staged at
Vernon, Cal, on August IL. This
bout will be the first for the Nc
Carey bantamweight championship
belt. McCarey is to present the belt
to Williams, and Campi will be the
first to get a crack at the title.
Matty Baldwin, who arrived at Los
Angeles Thursday from the East, be-
gan training yesterday for his battle
with Leach Cross, which will occur
at Venice on July 80, Baldwin is
working at Venice.
Sam Langford, the negro pugilist
arrived at San Francisco yesterday
from Australia after an absence Of
nearly two years. Matches were hard
for him to find when he left and they
look no more plentiful now. Arthur
Pelky, the last recruit among the
white hopes, announced a few hours
before the ship was in sight that he
had drawn the color line. Jess Will
lard will not box a negro. No other
white man heavy or clever enough to
give Langford a creditable workout
is in sight on the othe- side of the
Rocky Mountains.
Frank McGuiness, former heavy
weight champion of the English navy,
scored his seventh straight knockout
since invading New York, last night,
when he stopped Ted Nelson of Aus
tralia in the second round.
New York fistic fans are Interested
in Fred I!alsband. the English light
weight, who boxes tonight with Ed
die Kelly in the International bout
ct the Fairmont A. c., Me- York.
Soldier Johnny Shaw, who recently
Knocked out Silent Martin, will meet
Tommy Cox. former amateur middle
weight champion, In the main event
of ten rounds at the greensboro A.
c. at Long Island City tonight.
Freddie Welsh, the English light
weight champion, and Young Jack
O'Brien, of Philadelphia, are ready
for their battle at Vancouver, B.
c., tonight.
NEGOTIATIONS have been completed,
according to announcement at Jop-
lin, Mo, yesterday, for a fifteen
round bout between Carl Morris, of
Sapulpa, Okla, and AL. Benedict. OF
New York, to be fought in Joplin,
July 25.
Ad Wolgast wants a guarantee,
with the privilege of percentage, for
his bout with Johnny Dundee, at Los
Angeles. Promoter Tom McCarey
says he can have either one, but not
both.
Joe Cain, of Jersey City, will meet
frankie Callahan at Browns gym
nasium New York, tonight. The
second ten-rounder will bring to-
gether Young Jeff and Young Rose.
Patsy Callahan will meet Willie
Jones in the feature bout at the
= Atlantic A. A.. of Brooklyn, tonight
In the other ten-round bout Soldier
Bartfield will box Harry Lortz.