The chronicle=news., 1913-08-21
8y W. W. NAUGHroN


Saa Ffaneisco. August :i.-Every
once In . while the thoushtfui critic
iaforms " that boxing 10 IN 4 cha
otic coalition.
Il oecnrs 70 the writer. thaf re-
marks OF that character would be
particularly spsopros just now. ~
understand u. cAsos seisns when
YOU cannot figure out just what IL
Eoing to hsppen. asd Il seems to me
that 70 aus0s4 - psr iatO the psg-
iltssic future ~ this juscture would
be 70 invite vertigo. OF at any rate.
heeeaehe.
In sosne Of the weight classes there
10 actual seasnsttoa. while IL others
confusion feisns. True. Willie lit
chis Who vos the hshtwsiGht title
through . ioai. aaA Arthur Peiky.
Who became thsoush . fatality. arc
going 70 risk their laurcis In sep-
tsmber. but Il 10 doubtful II either Of
the events referred to arises to the
dignity Of . ehsmpinsship battle In
the eyes Of the American sportinK
public.
OF course. II one ssRvss BY the
book-and IL cases os this kind the
recosd hook should be the basis Of
all dtseussjou Welsh has
every right To aspire 20 crack At
the championship. He 10 Easiand's
premier lightweight aad ke von
iSon Richie oNce before.
Hut Freddie he's bsen . long time
In the lists. and In this country there
are other lads who arc thought TO
have better ciaim to tho eonsidcrs-
tioa. Toamy Murphy. the Harlem
spisiirc. for Instance. ts looked upon
~ Ritehic's logical opponcnt. and the
eosss sports fondiy hoped to see RIt.
chile aud Murphy signed for ciash
on Labor day.
On the plea that better induce
meats were Forthcoming Richie has
decided to take his dolls TO vsncou-
yer. u. e. on September /. In the
Canadian city he will tackle Welsh
In . .0.sousd contest.
In the consciousness that bis ID Do
ing exactly what is sportsmaniikc
and fair. Ritehie seems TO defy crit
icism. hut. iike all champions be-
fore hin. he has enenies and de-
tractors. He u sure TO be dealt
harshiy With BY these. aad unless
I miss my 9Ses his motives will also
be auessioaed by number Of fight
fans Who view these matters dispas-
siosately.
Comine risht at this time some OF
these thinss told BY Billy Nolan AZ
ter he ceased to manage Richie will
carry weight. Nolan said that be-
fore Rischie returned TO the ring he
planned to meet just three men. to-
wit: Rivers. Freddie Welsh and
Leach Gross. Ritchic by his actions
IL bearing out Noian's words, but.
public opinion can whip any cham
pion into line and Richie will need
the hide Of q rhiAoceros TO Withstand
the ianccs Of criticism that will be
ievessd at him II he refuses to reeos-
niae the claims Of Tommy Murphy
and Ad woieast later along.
OF course. II Richie defeated Fred
die Welsh. he would be allowed to
70 on his way In peace. but somehow
the far western sports appear to
think that contingency Of that kind
Is not ON the cards.
Late In September. Arthur Pclky
and Big Charlie Miller arc TO box In
Los Angeles. A. Pelky. under exist
Ing heavyweight conditions. has the
best right to call himseif white
heavyweight champion. the match
will Of necessity be for the champion
ship. But why could not Pelky be
signed with some hope who II better
known to fame?
II there Is such . thins as pugii-
istic code, Miller il the last man In
the world who should have been &C.
lccted ~ q champion candidate. At
the same time. II Arthur has picked
Miller In the belief that . man with
measer record must necessarily be
easy, he will find himself mistaken.
Miller is man with much displace-
ment and he II ~ strong as an cle-
phant and can sop up punishment ~
sponge absorbs water.
And II Miller should win-weli.
chaos would not begin to describe
the situation.
In the smaller classes OF pugilism
there 10 a marked degree Of inac-
tiou.
Whenever any violent action talk
is INDUCED in in bantam Champion