El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-10

~ Richie, the well known punch
Il ing person, is in a sorry plight.
Since he has been champion, Willie
has defeated three Of the four best
Americans in his class. The other is
Tommy Murphy VINO calls New York
his home Willie tackles Tommy on
the coast next week, and from all the
presCcrap dope, Willie ought to win by
a wide margin.
If he does, Willie will have elimin-
ated every native who has been
Championship contender. That will
leave nothing but second raters for
him TO swap punches with. Willie has
vowed that he never would fight for
less than $4,000 as his share Of the
receipts. And it so happens that no
fight promoter will risk guaranteeing
WINE UhaU sum for a battle against
such fighters as Young Shugrue, Jack
Britton, Johnny Dundee and others.
And so 1t looks just now that If
Willie Wallops Tommy and he can't ar
range terms for a fight with Freddie
Welsh, who comes from England,
Willie viii either have to bust his
$4,000 or mo fight vow, or 20 fight
less. and eventually do what Jimmy
Jeffries, a California farmer did-re-
tire.
Ritchie has been offered $4,000 to
meet Young ShUgrue in New York but
he has spurned that total. And the
offering him more. as they think that
with Shugrue as Ritchie's opponent the
house viii not draw very well
An offer of $4,000 to meet Jack Brit
ton in New York also has been made
to the champion, and he turned his
nose up at it in a disdainful manner.
A similar offer to Richie to meet
Johnny Dundee, the New York battleri
received like treatment
"Scotty'' Monteith, manager Of Dun
dee is so confident that his man can
take Ritchie's measure, and, incident
ally, Ritchie's crown, that he probably
will agree to make up the difference
between the $4,000 offered and the
$4,000 asked by Richie out Of his own
pocket But if Ritchie's financial tenn
permanent is such that many believe II
Monteith volunteers to donate the ex-
ira $1,000 the champ at once VIII BOOST
his price to $4,000 or $4,000,
It is possible that II the fighting
game is revived at Coney Island, New
York, and a pavilion erected, the pro-
moters will attempt to get Richie and
Welsh together for the opening bout
But that action would depend lot on
what happens to Welsh when he swaps
punches with Leach Cross. the New
York lightweight
II Welsh knocks out Cross, or wins
from him in a decisive manner, the
public will clamOr for q meeting De-
tween the American eLLlG BEALlSl NlAeALA
pion But If Welsh gets nothing better
than a draw from Cross, .Ritchie can |
murmur something about go get a I
reputation" to any Of Welsh's challen-
ges Richie. it may be remembered /
defeated Cross in rather decisive lash I
ion in New York in November in ten ;
round bout, and many are Of the opin-
ion that he would have landed a sleep /
punch against the jaws Of Cross had /
the bout gone several rounds longer.
Richie seemed to be just warming up |
to his task when the final gong rang.
While on the subject Of famine, re-
tirement and things Of that sort, one
might pause for a moment and con-
slider the white hope" persons. It's
almost time that carbohydrates
themselVes-felt sorry for them, with
the summer season coming on and the
sporting public forsaking the closed
arenas for the open baseball stadiums
IT will mean that a lean season is
ahead for those who make their living
primarily through appearing in the
prize ring
Many Of the white hopes who have
been grabbing off easy money during
the past winter by performing some
sea lion antics under the name Of
fighting, viii not get any more easy
money until autumn comes again. IN
less those chaps slowed away some Of
the shekels, they garnered last winter 1
from guillible public they viii have