El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-21
Ew YORK. March

EW YORK, March 21.-More
than week has rolled by since
a Willie Richie and Ad WoIgast
met in Milwaukee, but their battle
Is still the principal topic among
sporting men. Even Ritchie's hardest
knockers-and a champion puEilist
always has plenty-admit that the
californian never disappOints a crowd
when he is in the ring. Willie can
always be depended upon to nut m
an interesting battle and, given a
wiling opponent of the WoIgast
stripe, the spectators are sure to en-
JOY a fistic treat
IN Wolgast-a rejuvenated Wolgast
by the Way-Ritchie met his most dam
Serous rival IN the lightweight divis-
Ion, WOlgast trained to the minute
and In better fighting condition than
When ne entered the ring since the
DouL with owen Moran at San Fran
cisco nearly three years ago. On no
Ot1er occasion since ne grabbed the
TUE from Battling Nelson has the
eAcnamplon given so much time to
preparation for mill as he devoted to
ms training for the 10-round match
WIN tdIcnle- Wolgast entered the
ring IN Milwaukee last week trained
TO the minute.
May Get His Reward.
Wolgasts reward for his excellent
showing win probably be a longer
Inalch with the champion That he is
enLlIled TO II there can be no Oues-
ton. But he is f0r,1nate that such
an obIlglng person as Rftchie is seated
upon the throne he once occupied II
6llcne was inclined to give Ad
dose OF the same kind of medicine the
latter treated Nelson to where vvO11Id
Adolph get off?
Richie stin has the match with
Iommy Murphy on his hands. After
ne mas taken care Of the New Yorker
ne W1ll come east again. Judging by
what he wrote me recently While
pans q very busy summer. Unless
some IhInS happens to upset his plans
the CHAMP VIII be seen in bouts in
san Francisco, Milwaukee New York
ana But1alO within the next three or
four months. And in that time vii
ne aIaDllious program wiz call for
mauches with the best men of his
class Any one who can draw the
money viii get a match. Willie has a
1lNed scale Of prices, and must get
% rounds
Willing to Fight Anybody.
II VIII be seen from this that Richie
IS not particular in his choice Of op-
ponents- That rests with the Dro-
motors who bid for his services #
is long time since pugilism has
known champion IN any division
VINO was less finicky about matches ,
than Willie Richie.
WOIgast Deserves Praise.
Wolgast sturdy little fighter. must
be given a word or two of praise for ,
his great battle. For a time his in
different showing with second rat 1
ers made it look as though he was dis /
susteo with the game since he lost 4
ne championship, and that he had /
shot his bolt altogether But when /
2 grabbed the bout with Joe Rivers
and realized that a victory meant 4 /
'eturn match with Ritchie, he bucI1Ied (
Town to hard work with the result +
hat he is today regarded as the most
likely comeback prospect the division
las ever known So good an account
nd he give Of himself that g number
If critics have Opined that he has a !
plendid chance to beat Willie in a
Onger bout.
However, 7 am not one who thinks (
I'd viii defeat the champion if thew /
Cme together in a 20 round bout. In (
act, I think exactly the opposite ]
elieve the longer the fight the less
nance he VIII have. Richie begins