Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-16
NEW CHAMPION MORE
 POPULAR THAN THE OLD.
Ritel1ie Differs From Wolgast-He's Not Bubbiing Over With cenesit- Yet-And is Good Mixer.


 Willie Rttchie. the new lightweight champion has the chance to uplift the boxing game. In boxing there is all ways the necessary need of a boost and the men at the head of the classes can do much toward uplifting the game. Just a little while ago one champion wandered from his own path and came in for much abuse. so broad that 1t began to leak on to his profes- sion. He was being called the model of all in his game and even the fol- lowers of it were not spared. Ridicu- Ious 1t was of course, but there are many people today who believe it first hand.
 Ad Wolgast was never such a fel- low, but there never was any chance of him heading any popularity contest. His arrogant ways earned him many enemies. His swell -headiness and his desire to belfttle all he met turned nearly everybody outside his manager and handlers. He was one who could not stand prosperity. The president Of the United States, to his apparent consequence. He spoke to these he
 knew when he felt like it, and when in conversation he played the personal pronoun off the boards. That was Ad. any great host of followers to the old game.
 Ritehie is Different. His successor is different If Will lie Ritchie will but listen to a little advice and choose wisely the person he can become the most popular light weight champion that ever wore the crown. Willie has the personality
 but he is handicapped by youth. It's in the young fellow that self-conScious-
 ness worms it's way to blindness of the
 fact that there are others in this
 world. He requires somebody to bal ance him to show him how to handle fFa0 hi hat fn hA vic f'e not hard to wear out the magnet of popularity.
 So far Willie Ritchie crowned with more success than is usually a1-
 along well. He made friends wher- ever he went and never made the
 boast that he could beat anybody. He
 was always willing he said, to try, though. Ambition was dominant in
 his nature, and by the old rule of "say
 nothing but saw wood.'
 He has his pile now His future is at his feet If he can go along he
 has, when he retires he can take with
 him the good will and best wishes of
 all in the sporting game. --A.llzzsl Modest Youth.
 When he was in New York he was told, after expressing a desire to box
 Leach Cross, that Cross wanted him
 to go get reputation before he would
 consider him. Willie cut loose no in vectives He never does.
 'I have done the best I can so far" was his retort, "but suppose I'll have to do better to box some fellows. Some day maybe those same fellows who are haunting me will be at my knees
 begging to get a bout with me. I'm going to try it, anyway.
 And that settled 1t. Willie went to New Orleans, beat Joe Mandot, and then came the battle that was destined to realize him his ambition That's the kind Of @ boy Willie Ritchia is. More like him in the box ing game will improve its standing with the doubtful ones. Some tm- press1ons that it Is composed of rough necks, 1oWbrows and the like would soon be wiped out
 Charies Bakay, MaridAn c4garsnaJc- CT, father of Frank Baker of tha Athletics, says there's nothing to the story that the homo run olouter is to retire from baseball and stay an hta