South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-09
CHAMP To MAKE
WEIGHT WITHOUT
MUCH TROUBLE
Richie Balances Scales at
1856 Pounds and Will Have
to Reduce Another Pound by
Thursday.
BY SAM +. HALD.

CHICAGO. March 9.-Willie Richie
went through his public weighing per
Torrance as advertised Sunday after
noon before a gymnasium full Of fans
KID Howard acted as master Of
ceremonies He tried two or three
sets Of scales. including the one at
OCOnneUs. by weighing himself on
them, so that ne knew Just where ne
stood before ne requested the cham
pion Of the lightweights 10 hop on
the Fairbanks platform After ad-
justing things and taking a careful
squint, he announced that Richie was
within an ounce or so OF 136 pounds
THIS means that Sunday at 4 o'clock
the Californian was but a pound over
the notch that he must make for AID
WOlgast at s o'clock next Thursday
evening In Milwaukee. Ii convinced
all present that the weight for this
ten-round scrap will be a simple mat
ter for the boss Of the class.
Richie decided to give his public
Weighing To- cOnvice doubtful parties
weighing 10 convince doubtful parties
a fellow who can do 1913 pounds ring
side il he so wishes But we fear ne
didn't convince them all at that The
scaling took place after a spin on the
road in the morning. plenty OF gym
work in the after and five rounds Of
boxing. three with Willie Schaefer and
two with Eddie TanceI
The champion looked pretty big
and also like a man VINO would not
feel any too well if ne took off three
more pounds. He denied that he dried
out during the day and refrained from
eating. claiming that the 136 pounds
was his natural weight after a week
OF serious work for the fight Gut
we imagine that the tall champ on.
III scaling 13S at gong time. would
closely resemble a dried herring and
would feel none too tough and strong
II stacked up against a mauling de
mon Of the WOlgast type. He could
make 1873 pounds all right, but he
would weaken himself. Possibly he
could go along for ten rounds with
Wolgast at that notch. but he would
not know himself until he got in the
ring how good he would DE. so it
would be too big n chance FOR
champion TO take He'll be a whole
lot better at 1875 pounds at six. that's
certainty.
Richie is one party who thinks
that. Wolgast is mainly a one-handed
fighter. lie has oceans Of respect for
the DutChmau's south paw, but little
for his right hSrhd. He says:
"Ad has great left hand and
that is g, the oaszsGss pc watching g in
it 10 the body with terrible force and
can shift the delEeFyl-to the head with
telling effect. It's one of his best as
sets on offense.-.-T II. tell the truth /
don't think muchRUf ADS right lie
uses IL chiefly as a guard, blocking
chin and stomach punches with equal
facility. Occasionally he tries an
overland swing with it when hard
pressed, but there is not much sting
behind the wallop lie can bruise
YOU up with IT, but has not a chance
OF stopping a fellow as he has with
the left.
II understand that he hit Rivers
one awful body punch with the right.
He must have pulled it from behind
him and caught the Mexican mapping
Ad never viii nail me with a fun
swinging right and that is the only
way he could hurt me with that hand.
we got a defense that will take care
of his left and I'm not worrying. ]
know ] will have TO stand mp under
something Of a body walloping, but l
can take the gaff and come back III
nurt him more than he does me each
time we trade wallops. That edge VIII
be enough TO insure victory"