Evening star., 1914-05-11
ALL LATEST BOXING NEWS
GATHERED BY TOM ANDREWS
Bantamweight Champion Coulon Will Have Fac
Curley Walker, in Case He Trims Kid
Williams. for Title.

spite the fact that Ritchie got $4,000 in
MILWAUKEE, for ten-round no decision
contest, with A tenth housan dollar guar
antee. when he met Ad Wolgast, he de-
manded even bigger terms for a match
with Charley White. the Chicago light
weight. 1t is safe to say that Willie has
never taken down az large a sum as this
for his twenty-round contests on the
coast and it is not fair to the boxing pa
irons of the middle west to try to put
through such eyorbtant demands. 1t is
the followers of the game who have to
pay the toll. and some of these days the
boxing stars will discover that they have
killed the goose. etc" Ritchie was Of
fered extraordinarily good terms for a
match with Charley White in MilWa aukee
May 20 but the chances are that the
Chicago boy will be booked with either
Leach Cross or Freddie Welsh. Should it
be with Leach Cross. it might be billed
as being for the Yiddsh'' championship
of America.
During the past week two of the most
prominent fighters in the world saw fit to
part with their managers. Willie Ritchie,
the lightweight champion. parted COM
, pany with Harry Foley who has been
looking after his interests since Willie
split with his former manager. Billy No
| Ian. while Eddie McGoorty. who is one Of
the claimants to the middlewcight title.
handed Joe Leyins, manager. his pass
ports in Australia. Ritchie announced
that he had released his manager for
financial reasons-that he can get along
Very nicely with the help of his two
brothers. one of them in the west and the
other in the middle west. In this way he
will keep the money in the family. Nc
Goorty according to his story. was not
satisfied with the way Mr.. Leyins con-
Quoted his affairs and simply decided to
take care of his own business in the fu-
ture. However it will not be surprising
if both of these fighters announce new
managers in the near future.
The lightweight champions and near
champions had better watch out for two
young men who are coming along at a
very fast clip-Sam Robideau of Philadel-
These two boys have been making a re-
markable showing the past few months.
and if they continue at their present
gait they are liable to make trouble for
the leaders. Robdeau, who is managed
by Jack McGuigan of Philadelphia, has
been considered very tough lightweight.
but his best performance was when he
defeated Jimmy Duffy of Lockport. \.
Y, in a twelve-round contest at Water
bury. Conn. And Duffy was considered
good enough to put against Richie for
a lightweight championship battle. So
in the face of all this Robideau must be
extra good.
Saylor has not only defeated all the
hest lightweights in Australia but he
went out of his class last week and
knocked out Tom Mccormick, who was
considered the welterweight champion of
Great Britain until defeated on points by
Matt Wells. the former lightweight cham
pon. and who recently entered the well
terweisht class. Saylor's work has really
been remarkable and he has authorized
the writer. through his manager. Ray
Il
bet for a championship match with Willie
Ritchie.