The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-08

London, July Sired Welsh, light
weight champion Of England, yester-
day beat Willie Richie on points in
the twenty-round fight for the light
weight championship Of the world at
Olympia.
In the opening rounds Welsh scored
more points than Richie. In h fifth
round, however, Richie forced the
| fighting and in this n the next two
rounds there were some sharp ex-
changes and heavy infighting in which
Richie generally got the upper hand
| Several times the American was eau
| toned for holding in the cl1nChes.
In the eighth round the Welshman
received his liveliness and in this and
the ninth round forced the fighting and
had the best of the encounter.
When half the match vas over
Welsh led easily on points.
Ritchte revived somewhat in the
eleventh. He had the thirteenth all
his own way. The fourteenth also was
Ritchie's. Then both slowed up. In
the seventeenth Richie got home a
number of sharp body blows.
Welsh obtained more points in the
eighteenth, which left Richie with a
bleeding lip.
The nineteenth was even with
Richie forcing the fighting.
The final round was the swiftest of
the whole fight and Welsh had the
better Of it.
OF the twenty rounds ten were UNI
doubtedly Welsh's, five went to Richie
and the other five we're about even.
Fight BY Rounds.
Round 1-Welsh wins the toss and
kept the corner he originally entered.
l Welsh got in a few blows in the cIinch
which Immediately followed. Richie
responded with a straight left to jaw.
! Infghting followed with Welsh get
l ting the better of the argument. When
they squared off, however, Richie de-
livered several body blows.
Round 2-Ritchies swung hard with
his right and missed. He was caution
- ed by the referee for holding In the
t clinches. Welsh got in some vicious
jabs in the infighting.
g Round 3-Ritchie opened with q left
swing, but in a clinch Welsh landed
@ on the body at close quarters. Welsh
got in a couple Of jabs. Richie re-
n taliated with a left to the jaw. Welsh
= followed with a right to the same spot
= The round ended with Welsh landing
= lightly on the face. Richie was again
= cautioned for holding.
Round 4-Welsh fought for the body
= Then in a clinch he gave Richie two
o or three left hooks on the jaw. fol-
lowed by a right swing on the same
9 spot. Welsh appeared the fresher Of
s the two, smiling when the gone
- sounded.
i Round 5-Ritchie got n to thu
face. Welsh replied with a left to the
II Jaw. Richie then sent a straight tt
- the jaw and a heavy body blow
u Richie forced the fighting, but wa
. repeatedly cautioned for holding.
~ Round 6-Ritchie's left eye seemed
= to be slightly swollen. Welsh's lief
~ eye was also damaged. Richie play
- ed for the bad eye. Welsh lodged {
righthand swing aimed at the bad eye
Welsh's footwork was much the quick
40 est, but his blows seemed to have les
d steam than the Americans.
"a Round Half Of the round ha,
- passed before Richie began forcin
the fighting. He landed two smar
~ blows on the face. Welsh responded
but the American covered up well an
the round ended In his favor.
n Round 8-The work Of both fighter
", thus far had been very constant an
sharp. Most Of the fighting had bee
id body fighting. ending in clinche
Welsh appeared to be beginning |
nd husband his strength in the clinche
nd He then put on more steam and CAV
,ct the American one good body blow an
he seemed the fresher al the n tina
on at the beginning of the round.
Round 9-Welsh forced the high
e. ing, opening with a left to the fac
by an operation which he quickly re
IRE peated. Ritchies blows continual
falling short while Welsh setting
furious pace, got several blows to II
mt body and got the best of the inigh'
y; ing. Welsh's round. .
Round 10-Welsh forced the figh
ne ing, scoring repeatedly on Richie
: jaw. He then eluded one of Ritchie
D., famous right-arm blows. Welsh he
MT. the better of the fight HI far.
At Round 11-Welsh, who came I
smartly, landed a sharp left on Il
face. Richie again failed to reach II
spot effectively with his busy rigf
OF The fighting was hard and fas
Richie regaining some OF. his ginger
+ir Round 12-Welsh scored a left hot
on Ritchie's nck. Richie repeated
led out hard lefthanders, but We'll
NIX was always too quick for them. II
Lrs Welshman scored three or o N pune
~ es In this round but they seemed
~ make no impression on the Americ;
hv who showed great stamina.
~ Round 1a-Ritchie smartened UP a.
landed two straight rights on the ia
de- and a sharp uppercut. The Americ
lid round. Welsh slowing up considerab
on It was a good round, all in favor
no. Round 1.-THE American got In
BIZ short hot left on the body. Later ne
FOR peated with the right. h lighting W
fast and fierce to the end of the roul
This, like the preceding round, W
B.. Ritchie,s.