Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-05
WELSH IN QUEST
Of TITLE GOES,
100000 MILES
English Champion Has Made
Many Long Journeys in Effort
to Fight Grown Holder.
BY "Freddie" Welsh.
English Lightweight Champion.)


a championship!
While Ritchie's disgracaful
Dorsndo all the way across the Amer
5ran Continent to escape from being
forced to swallow q second dose ~
my hands marked the last lap Of The
100 600 mile chase ! have had in tin"
last seven years after the worlds
lightweight championship.
Richie. after fleeing from Van
Couver under the friendly cover Of
p night, landed in New York, drew a
. good, long breath and proceeded to
pick out one of his favorite soft spots
"A 'no-decision" match.
But the fates were still on his trail
or to be more correct the horrible
Welsh bugaboo was, for the Cali
fornia bundle OF lemonade was no
sooner snugly settled in nice cory
training quarters than up popped tine
devil''-'Freddie" welsh.
Phew! That makes 10000 miles for
p me! II my hands and feet hold out
Il III get one of these American So
called champions to stand sim long
enough for me to settle once and for
all upon whose brow shall rest the
" 0rld's lightweight crown.
Calls Richie Great Runner.
MS ldlCSl jump VI lllil' ~ jim
Vancouver to New York upon the
heels of Arthur Duffy Dorando Ritchie
makes exactly 100, 900 good long miles
that | have chased, from coast TO
coast aud continent to continent, after
this willie the wisp.
# we get q $500 purse. winner
take all, and ! knock "No-DcciSiou'
Richie cold I'll Just about be even
stephen on the good, hard iron men
J have peddled cut for railroad fares,
steamship fares sparring partners,
trainers and managers.
Let's see--there was Joe Cans.
Battling Nelson. Ad Wogast and now
this decision" gentleman -Ritch-
Sc! | Just missed Cans seven years
ago before my first battle with
Packey Mcfarland ! camped on ,he
"Rattler's' trail until camping was
100 to I as pasSime,
I trailcd WolEast until the trail was
nil worn out and the Michigan PUSSY
Cat took the appendicitis Toute. and
now I have been the means of paint
ing CALIFORNIA; accidental ch1m-
pion" such deep yellow that the
American eagle is blear-ey with
weeping
with all Of my useless globe trot-
ting and digging into my jeans for
over the manner in which Richie has
treated me as ! am at his disgraceful
= treatment and vilifying OF Hugo
Springer, the Vancouver promoter,
VINO was 10 have staged our match.
Praises Coast Promoter.
Springer Is not only a true sports
man but man worth probably
million dollars. his family are the
society leaders Of Vancouver, and
Springer is one of the most solid
business men of the town.
And all of this trouble came about
because my manager was not willing
10 let Harry Foleys uncle, Eddie
Granev, referee the match at Van
+ couver, There was nothing doing. Of
course. and the next we knew Richie
Was seeking the land OF no deci-
, Sions." and ! settled myself down for
another three thousand mile chase.
{ But when all Is said and done l
must say that ! admire the continuity
OF Ritchie's bump of discretion and
also his memory. Despite his other
shortcomings, he surely seems TO have
2 very clear picture impressed upon
his mind OF Thanksgiving Day, 1911,
2 out ON the wave Tapped shore ~
sunny California. They say "a bur0t
child breads the FIRE" but It's not a
. marker to putting tho Indian sign on
3 boxer ny giving him good trounc-
ing
Ritchie Is evidently a believer IN
sxiums and there is one that he is
y not going to try 70 reverse and this Is
+, " hat il says.
History repeats itself"