Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-07
Richie. Cross, Shugrue, Welsh,
Rivers. Murphy, Some OF
the Busy LightN Fights.
CORBETT LIKES RITcHlE
Gentleman Jim Picks Champion
to Defeat WoIeast in Mil
waukee Bout.
BY JAMES ]. C0RBETT
(Tormrr Hca.yavciSbt rngilts'io eham-
pian Of the Merld1

promises vel. In fact if looks IS II
il might develop into tho busiest
fighting month sVc have knoWn n a
ione time. Nearly every one Of the
STR mitt artists in The smaller diFlS-
ions win shake lex within the
roned arena once OF more during
March.
BEGINNING Thursday uisht IA Nil
waakee. Willie Ritclie Is 40 make his
first ring appearance III four months
The champions delayed start Is aae
10 no fault Of his own. eut 70 an m
fortunate run of accidents and sick
ness which prevented enc 81 me
greatest uehtNeiEhts Of recent years
from exhibiting his lighting skill aud
incidentally gathering the dollars TO
which his hara-earned honors en1ilies
him.
bitches opponent is 10 be Ad VOL
CAST. a mighty good man. and me
party from whom he sarnered me
title.
Interesting bout Assured
That If will be an interesting bat
tie is assured by the great improve
mont shown by Wolgast In his recent
exhibitions. Apparently Ad has be
gun 10 realize that he will have 10
keep in good physical trim II he
wants to keep the good will Of the
fight fans and retain his money-earn-
ine CAPACITY. Since he got hep 10
himself his form has been excellent
and he has recovered that confidence
in his ability that was his chief char
aeteristic during his championship
DAYS. Wolgast actually feels so coeky
that he has been writing the news
papers and telling them how he VIII
heat Ritchie and recover the titie'
When AID feels that way the specta-
tors can depend on him putting up a
good battle-even if he loses.
Richie Not a Braggart-
As for Richie. the champion Is
quietly training and lets it go AT that
willie is anything but braggart He
does all his fighting in the ring; not
in the papers In action he Is
regular ighter-with occasional
flashes of skill that would do credit
TO even a Mcfarland, and which !
coupled with his well-known ability
to mix it up" is the explanation OF
his standing in lightweight society.
No Knockout Expected.
While Wolgast is great little map
when good. | think Richie superior
al every point OF the game. | hardly
look for a knockout, but will not be
surprised if the champion should get
the needed punch over before tn"
limit After watching Willie come so
close to sending Leach Cross to
freamland in the third round of their
bout in New York, and for the mar
row escape he had Leaehle can thank
the lateness of the round ana the
welcome sound OF the intermissiop
cong. / am satisfied that the Cali
fornian carries the most wicked wal
lob Of any man of his poundage. and
chat he is liable to end any old fight
no matter how tough his opponent
yerH suddenly.
Then Shugrue and Gross.
on Friday, March Is, the day after
Richie and Wolgast have 1t out
leach Cross aud Young Joe Shugrue,
two Of the very best boys in the am
hdions division, are to meet in a ten
round session at the Empire A. c
one week later Harlem Tommy Muir
pbv. who is matched to box Richie
VA April II. viii have ten-round
hv-out with johnny Lore, Gotham
lad. of little science but dangerous
peneher
Leach Cross will also perform at
the Empire \. {. show on March 81
provided. of course. the match with
ehnaruo does not upset his plans and
hJ1t his drawing powers, and Match
maker Mcmahon announces that Joe
Azapede, the California lightweight.
viii be his opponent.
welsh aad Rivers ON Coast.
Then there is tho bout scheduled at
rom McCarey's club some time dur
ms the month between Freddy Welsh
hna Joe Rivers don't know the
r@aet date. i have seen it announced
Ior March T.. also for March II. Any
YaY. Rivers may spoil Manager
Harry Ponoeks dream about Freddy
heating Rdchic Tor the worlds title
Welsh is not "a hard hitter, although
II great boxer, and against an OPP
ttbAHil VIVA ei h0Aht l'AtN'NN7 ~ - a.
"a vBuder 1t would be a great boost
FOR Rivers if he should happen to
stop the British champion. And he
IS liable TO do that little thing, too.
Welsh at his best would likely
aake a sucker out Of the Mexican
,7ift The WiseacrCs tell me the little
.aelishman is on the decline II
tlat's the case, however | doubt i
q shrewd fellow like Pollock would
allow Freddy to take ON such n tough
proposition as Rivers. II looks to me
+ Freddy Is on the down grade, Pol
lock, as a good business man, woulo
devote his efforts solely TO the bis
cleanup that battle with Richie
for tho worlds title would surely
bring him a defeat BY Rivers would
rolegate Welsh to the second division
ana mean that his days for important
matches and bic purses are over.
Everything considered March look;
like q big month in pugillsm
" goldman says No Moran-Johnson Bout
Danny McKcttriCk writes from
Paris that june n has been set "a
The dat0 for he Johnson Moran bou
fal The championship OF the world
Danny lis Moran's manager Joe
Vl3odm9n recently back with San
J.angford. says there is not the slight
ast chance to pun off the Johnson
Moran thing. lie also says that ever
though the suckers" were found tC
~, fba4 60, 000 tet1a1.aT,tgp for fbt