Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-30

bout, according to Willie, but he
would not object to have been named
the winner, just the same.
Il refused to make any statement
directly after the fight because l did
not want to do the wrong thing" said
the Yankee champion, excitedly. I
couldn't see where l was beaten, but
was a stranger in a strange land
and kept my own counsel. Then I
went to see the moving pictures of
the bout. l went twice, three, four,
five times. Each time my wonder
grew that we were not Kissed out OF
the ring. That's the kind of fight
it was-clinch, run, duck, hug, wres-
tie. No action worth watching, And
| didn't lose. I should have had the
decision, if one could have been given,
but it would be hard to dignity the
go with the name fight"
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There YOU have Ritchie's view of
the fight. But that is only Ritchle's
view. Those who witnessed the bat
tie and even some of the ones who
bet heavily on the American declared
that Richie was beaten fairly and
that he didn't have kick in the
world coming. Naturally, he is sore
over being beaten, for 1t did look like
a soft thing for Willie; but he should
take his trimmings like little man
and give his conqueror full credit
He comes back here, though, yelling
his head off about being cheated, just
like foreigners come over here, get
all the best of everything, and then
go back home and say they were
robbed
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If Richie had been we'll advised he
would not have made a complaint.
He would have modestly admitted de-
feat and have put in a demand for
another battle. But from all we can
hear Richie will have to shoulder his
beating and hunt elsewhere for battle.
Welsh has the worlds title, and he
can get more with that than he could
in fighting Richie. Welsh needs the
money, too. He didn't get cent out
of the bout. as he played in with
the promoters, who lost money on
the venture. The fight drew only
$21 500 and Ritchie's share was $26.10O.
AS Welsh was to share fifty fifty in
the profits of the fight with the pro-
moters, after Richie was paid his
share, it is easy to be seen that Mr..
Worlds Champion Welsh owes him
self money as result of his victory
over Willie.
A message reached the Evening Star
office yesterday that Jimmy McVeigh
and Kid Boonton had been matched
to fight in Browns Gym. New York,
on August 6. When asked concern
ing the fight, McVeigh said he didn't
know anything about it. His mana
ger, he said, was Charley Doessereck,
and he might know. Jimmy john
,ston is Boonton's manager and he
might know, too, but those great big
New York managers are so hard to
reach that we gave it up as a bad
job. Such a match would attract
considerable attention McVeigh
wants a side bet, it is claimed, be-
fore he will box Boonton, while Boon
ton says he hasn't any money of his
own to bet and he doesn't know any
one who has. However, a letter was
received at the Evening Star office
this morning, in which it is stated
that Mr.. ]. Dougherty has $3.50 to put
up that the Kid will whip Jimmy.
Maybe this wager will bring about
the match. The letter follows:
j. P. N:
This McVeigh- Boonton fight seems
to be hindered by the question of a
side bet. l am willing to back Boom
ton to the extent of $50 that he will
beat McVeigh in ten rounds. I am
doing this in behalf of my battler,
Young Mccoy, who will soon return
from the coast, where he has had a
successful tour. If McVeigh beats
Boonton, then I viii post a bet of
$3.50 that Young Mccoy can beat him,
the bout to take place before any
New York club. Now, few words
about Mccoy. He is cousin to Mid
dleweight Champion AL Mccoy, and
uses the same style of fighting AL
does. He has fought the best talent
to be found on the coast, and has
made good in the ring. Now, If my
offer appeals to McVeigh, he can find
me by addressing letter to
]. DOUGHERTY,
Howard Avenue and Blake Street,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Betting on boxing matches in which
no decisions are rendered by the ref
cree is a bad business. AS a general
thing, when a bout goes the limit, no
two will agree as to what man had
the better of the contest and just
how and why this one or that one
won. If McVeigh must have side