Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
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RIVERS OUT
IN nth
Champion, Forced Hard All the
Way Makes Mexican Quit
Fighting.
By w. W. Naughton.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-Wiliie
Richie successfully defended his
lightweight crown against Joe Riv-
ers here this afternoon, making the
Mexican quit in the eleventh round.
Il was a hard, even fight up to the
eleventh, but the champion tore open
in this round and floored the Next
can with a right to the Jaw. Rivers
was on one knee when the official
time Keeper counted eight, nine,
out"
. He did not appear to be in bad
condition and could have probably
continued the fight had he so de-
sired.
ROUND ONE.
Both men began fighting at 2:27.
Rivers bored in to a clinch, blocking
"A left hook. Rivers landed lightly
With the right on the race, and they
punched each other while holding.
Rivers got in a good body dig with a
free left. They broke and tented.
Richie got in a left hook on the
body and tehy closed in again. Riv-
ers missed with the right and took a
right on the ear Rivers got in two
left pokes on the chin at close quar-
tiers, and Richie met Rivers with a
solid straight left, and followed with
left and right on the side of the head
They closed, and Rivers worked a
free right to the jaw twice. Rivers
put left to chin Rivers shot in a
straight right. Rivers crowded Richie
into a corner and reached the face
with both hands. Richie retaliattng
with straight left on the mouth.
ROUND TWO.
They closed in and Rivers put a
right to ear When they broke Richie
planted a straight left on the face
and sent home two rights on the ear.
Ritchie scored with good right up
percut and Rivers Jared Richie with
right hard right on chin. Rivers sent
in two straight lefts and there was
blood on Ritchie's lips. Richie missed
with several attempts. and Rivers
drove a hard right into the body.
Richie whipped a right across on the
law. and Rivers scored with a hard
left hook. Richie repeated with the
left hook and missed with the right.
He crowded Rivers TO the ropes.
Rivers swung a left to the body and
fell to his knees when he missed.
Richie sent in several lefts and
rights and kept punching Rivers after
the bell rang. Graney pushed the
champion to his corner.
HOON MI n NEE
(. Rivers covered and 5lacked left
hook. He kept covered and Rltchle
was unable to break through his
guard. Ritchie was there with light
right facer and Rivers hooked the
champion on the jaw with the left
Richie swung straight left on the
chin and drew away from Rivers
right Richie sent home a straight
right body blow and followed with
left to the face. RitChie put a hard
right on the body Rivers staggered
Richie with a right on the jaw. They
chung together and Rivers had the
best of the smuggling. Ritchie's head
was wagging from the SOutherners
right They broke and Rivers fell to
his knees when Richie ducked a cou-
pie OF vicious rights. They mixed il
freely and Rivers had the better Of
the scoring.
ROUND FOUR.
Rivers blocked straight lefts that
Richie put in. Rivers planted both
fists on the stomach and shot in a
straight left on the mouth. Spider
Kelly shouted to Rivers not TO let his
man rest Each man missed with vi
ciOus swings and then Rivers scored
with three left hooks in succession.
There was a swelling under Rivers
right eye. They each kept at arms
length, but Rivers jumped close and
gOt to the face with left and right
swings. Richie seemed inclined to
hold. Richie whipped a left into the
stomach and drove Rivers back with
left swing on the chin. Rivers COW
cred from right urpercuts and pinned
Richie in a corner with left and
right swings both reaching the head.
ROUND FIVE.
Rivers shot in a straight left and
they went into a clinch. Each used
left on the body while holding
Richie scored with a straight left on
the body Rivers bored in with his
head covered ana swung an overland
right on the neck. Rivers was there
with left hook. Rivers ducked a
right cross and sent his right against
the ear Richie got there with a
straight left and Rivers swung
Hcrce left to the chin Ritchie held
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