New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Says Referee Was Swayed
by Shouts OF the Crowd
as Bout Ended.
ANXIOUS TO MEET
HIS CONQUEROR AGAIN
Plans to Rest Until Next Fall
Before BoXing-CoIlcCts His
S29.500 from Gibson.

Feeling tuGc doNncast. but filled
with sincere belief that he received
anything but fair decision IN his re-
cent bout. IN which he lost .hc light
weight championship. Willie Richie
came home yesterday.
Richie had only good words to say
regarding the reception and treatment
he received IN England and of Freddie
Welsh. his opponent. who won on a de
cision after the fight went the limit OF
twenty rounds in London. but when II
came 20 his opinion Of Eugene CORR,
the referee. he had much 10 say.
81 have an honest conviction won
that fight" said Eitchc. 81 would not
have had il declared draw. either.
for that would he as unsatisfactory as
the decision tho referee gave. Corri
may be decent enough fellow, per
feet gentleman. in fact. trying 70 do
the right thing. but don't think he
did it,
''Hc was trying TO please the ma
jority Of the spectators. When the last
bell rang he paced back and forth
across the ring. with his hands behind
him. Twenty men climbed into the
ring and shook hands with Welsh. The
crowd, English 20 the core. yelled
welsh, Welsh The referee took his
cue from them. and without going
through the formalty of raising the
hand OF the winner pointed 10 Welsh.
! was right behind him, expecting to
receive the decision. and ] almost
dropped when the decision was made.
L stunC me more than all the wallops
got in the twenty rounds put to-
gcthcr"
Richie was passenger on the
Naicrland. When telling his story he
leaned against = pillar. giving the i'm
preston Of being weary. He explained
that satisfactorily. however.
Il nearly killed myself tangoing all
the way over" he said. Gee, Five
nights Of IT," Then, going back 70 the
fight, he added;
Il was the aCSrcSSor all the way
through The moving pictures show
that perfectly. tried 70 get set of
them 20 bring over here, just for PR
waite exhibition. bu. couldn't get them.
Welsh * a clever defensive fighter and
an artist =, holding in the clinchcs,
He rot away with It all the way
through. and the referee kept calling
me for holding when my arms were
pinned beneath his
Asked regarding tho '"sllbi' Of the
lights which shonc in his eyes. Etchlc
said that they did bother him. but that
he could not attribute has defeat to
anything other than an unfair deci-
sion.
we tossed for corners" he sad
because there were bright hgh,o o.
the moving picture camera at one slde
lost and had 20 sit near them. There
was considerable heat from them
which, was annoying, but | cant sa,
that had anything 20 do with the out
come of the fight.
will YOU meet Welsh again ~ h
was asked.
any time" responded the trim H.
tie Californian. but NOT over there
/ know when | am we'll Off, and tina,
is when am in the United States
Any time a match - be arranged N
this country I'm READY. In fact, I'll
be ready with a challenge as soon as
Welsh arrives IN this country"
Ritchie said ne would return 70 hi1
home in California a. once. He VII
rest until fall. after which time ne
hopes 70 don the gloves once more.
When the Naterland was fast 70 the
pier Richie stepped ashore with a
white English bull terrier, aged siS
months, beneath his arm.
~, was the best thing ] saw o:eE
there" he called. $50 / brough. i,
back"
Billy Gibson turned over s29.500 20
Richie last night. the amount de
posted with him IS the guarantee Of
the former champions share Of the
purse.
II was some balm for the defeat
even if the decision rankles deeply.