Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-27
CHARLEY WHITE
DEFEATS RITCHIE
Chicago Lightweight in Excel
lent Trim and Astonishes
Large Crowd.
PUTS CHAMP IN A BAD WAY
Had Decision Been Possible New
Lightweight Title Holder Would
> Have Resulted.

be lightweight champion of the world
this morning. What he did not do to
Willie Richie. who entered the ring
here last night as title holder. is not
in the pugilistic category.
II was slaughter in a few words,
with the ghetto lad the winner by
such a wide margin that the newspaper
decision was unanimous. Why White
did not score a knockout can be placed
on two things: He was playing it
safe. for the first reason, and second,
because Richie is about the gamest
lad that ever stepped into a Badger
ring. The ex-champion's face resem-
bled a hamburger steak at the finish
both eyes were closed. his nose brok-
en- and his front teeth out. The fight
by rounds:
Round One.
They spared for minute in the
center, Richie being first to lead with
left to the stomach which White
blocked. Richie put three lefts to
the face. while White danced around
and blocked a vicious right to the jaw.
Richie crossed to the stomach and
put a right to the nose with a sting to
II. White hit Richie to the face with
rights and lefts. Richie was all but
out and. groggy. staggered. White
kept pumping his left and right to the
face. The sting was gone in Ritchie's
blows and he was staggering all over
the ring. 1t was Whites round by a
mile.
Round Two.
Richie had recovered a little be-
tween rounds, but stepped out crying |
like a baby. Ritchie's blows lacked
steam. White shot over another left |
to the jaw. Richie attempted three |
lefts to the face which missed, then |
he went into a clinch. White kept |
his left like a piston rod |
blows were light and seldom |
stung the Chicago boy. Richie was
slowly coming to. but he kept going |
into clinches. After the break he |
started a ''haymaker" which missed |
Whites head. White came back with |
left to the eye and the round ended
with shade to White.
Round Three.
Richie went into a clfnch to start
the third round, and they were IN the
SeHtcT VI Tue IluB "hen -lNltSuiO put
in left to the face, following it by
right White kept waiting for Richie,
and they both put in easy stomach
punches. White was cool, while the
champion was visibly excited. Richie
put a left to the stomach which hurt,
md hammered away at the kidneys in
clinch. They wrestled, and Richie
,ept peppering the jaw and nearly up
yet White. White got the worst of
nix-up. and Richie again put over
light to the face. They boxed, and
litchie started after White with re-
lewed confidence. Richie put in a
ne-two punch to the face, but missed
connecting TO Whites face. 1t was
aitchie's round. Richie drew first
Hood.
Round Four.
They met in the center of the ring
nd Richie shot a left to the stomach
nd a right to the face. White went
nto a clinch. White then caught
Richie three times with hard let's to
he face and the jaw, and they fought
ard in a clinch. He put another one
o the eye, which hurt the champion.
White kept backing away from Ritch-
e's right and shifted Just in time.
White again had Richie ON the ropes,
away at the stomach, and
he Frisco lad was wobbly in the
nees. They both got in hard Jabs to ,
he face and Richie was tired. The ,
tile holder backed away and White ,
anne with two hard jabs, which con-
ected, and the blood was flowing
rom Ritchie's nose and mouth. White
i'd not seem to be able TO Judge his =,
nan for a knockout punch. Richie :
1as all but out in this round. The
ound was all Whites.
Round s.
white. with renewed confidence.
anced around the champion and kept
eppering away at Ritchie's face
his right time and again with
ut a return. The boss of lightweights
-as getting an awful trimming. He
ushed after White and White side |
topped and banged Richtie on his
ore eye. Ritchie's face looking like
eefsteak Whites left never missed
is mark. Ritchie's blows. when he
Id land, lacked steam. lab. jab, jab,
'as Whites tactics, and he had his g
val tied into a knot. The champion
as groggy again under a shower of
fits and rights with White laughing ]
nd stepping around. 1t was Whites c
ound.
Round 8. h
White rushed at Richie like a tiger.
ut the latter. cHnching, held on until
le referee pried them apart. Both of
.itchie's eyes were closed and he was
sickIy looking sight. White put over
right and left TO the Jaw, which all
Ut sent his man TO the floor Richie
ed not landed a hard blow up to this {
me, while White was doing terrible