Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-05
WILLIE R|TCH|E TO !
VISIT AUSTRALIA
Lightweight Champion Has OF.
fer of $4,000 for Three
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Willie Richie, lightweight cham
pion of the world, will go to Austra-
LA for a series of three fights, under
a guarantee of $50 900, after his fight
in Frisco with Harlem Tommy MUIR
ply, the exact date of which has not
set been determined.
The announcement was made by an
Australian promoter, after a long
talk with Ritchie and his manager
yesterday. No articles have been
signed, but 1t Is stated that Ritchie's
promise has been given and the de-
tails are to be settled later.
Two of the bouts probably will be
with Hughie Michigan, who was light
weight champion of the Antipodes
until Young Sailor, of Indianapolis,
knocked him out last week, and with
Herb Mccoy, an Australian light
weight who won from Matt Wells,
of England, two weeks ago, in sew.
enteen rounds.
All the bouts will be for twenty's
rounds.
kuDaue ana InOu1as A8bcnc0s
Champion FeAtherweight of the
World Johnny Kilbane will meet the
toughest fighter in Philadelphia
ranks when he encounters Charley
kid" Thomas in the main bout at
the National A. c., Philadelphia, Sat-
urday night. The semi-final number
will bring together two of the best
bantamweights in the East when
Young Diggins, the clever Quaker
City lad, opposes Johnny DAILY, Of
New York.
Dobbs Getting Ready for Bout.
Jackie" Dobbs, the local light
weight who prepared Jimmie Nc
Weigh for his fight with Young
Gradwell, is training hard for his
coming four-round bout with Dennis
McFadden, which will take place at
Troxler's on February 16. Dobbs has
a decision over McFadden to his
credit. Dobbs will be busy man for >
the next few weeks. Saturday he will
fight at the Crescent Club in Brook
lyn. Next week he will box at the
Atlantic Garden and at a Rutherford
club. McVeigh says that Dobbs gives
him the hardest workouts he ever had
and with a little more experience will
be a hard proposition for any of the
local scrappers to tackle.
BorrelI May Meet Carpenter.
Joe Borrell, the clever and hard
hitting middleweight of Philadelphia,
left New York yesterday for England,
where the pugilist has several
hard matches in view. Borrell vase
accompanied by his manager, Johnny
Burns. who has mapped out an ar
duous program for the lad who is
counted one of the best boys in the
country at his weight. One of the
most important matches will be a
bout with George Carpenter, the
English and French champion, which
will likely take place in Paris, pro-
vided Manager Burns can induce
Carpenter to take on Borreil over the
twenty-round route. Borrelps first
bout will be on February %, with
Bandsman Blake, at the National
Sporting Club, for twenty rounds.
Coulon VIII Do Debating.
Inasmuch as Johnny coulon IL
champion of the bantamweight
boxers, he is to do all the debating
in the match with kid" Williams.
of Baltimore. This is the privilege
of all titleholders. and the Chicago
lad means to exercise his prerogative
the same as Johnny Kilbane, Willie
Richie and Packey Mcfarland do.
He said yesterday that he would set
the weight, the hour for stepping on
the scales, the date, the referee and
the division of the purse.
1T saw a story in which Sam
Harris said he would do the die
tating, for our match" said Coulon
yesterday. "Well, he will do no such
thing. / am champion and will ar
range the conditions of this match to
suit myself Other champions have
been doing it and are doing it. Up to
the present time l have not asked
for anything unreasonable and do not
expect to in the contest with Will
Jams, but I will insist on arranging
the terms and conditions to suit me-"
Dundee and Lore Post Forfelts.
Forfeits of 5000 to guarantee weight
were posted yesterday by Scotty
Montieth and Walter Burke, man.
ayers of Johnny Dundee and Johnny
Lore, respectively, for the ten-round
bout which features tomorrow's show
at the Empire A. c., New York. Lore
must make 1876 pounds and Dundee's
manager announces that he will de-
mand the forfeit If Lore comes in
above that figure, as Dundee will not
scale above 128 pounds. In the ten
round semi-final Battling Levinsky
and Tom Mcmahon, of Pittsburgh.
will be the contestants. In the open.
ing IeH-TOuuQ DOuL GuuiC OiiAith wan
oppose Freddie Hass.
Lewis Substitutes for Cardell.
| Young Cardell, in his fight with
Banty Lewis last Tuesday night, in
jured his hands, and will therefore
be unable to box Young Drummie
Saturday night at Browns, New
York. Lewis, who earned the victory
over Young Cardell. after ten of the
| hardest rounds ever witnessed at
Browns, has been substituted.
Lewis is lighting in great FORM,
and he hitting better than ever,
Drumnaie is considered one of the
fastest featherweights in New Jer-
sey at the present time, and he will
make Lewis go at top speed If he in.
tends to earn another victory.