South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-13
RITCHIE GIVEN
POPULAR VERDICT
Floors AID in the Seventh Round
and While Former Champ is
Not Hurt, Crowd Decides for
Willie.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE TEN.
10 the face. WoIgast sent Richie
back with a terrific left to the stom-
ach. They scrambled all over the ring
and Richie had the shade at the bell
Wolgast spat blood and the mob
bowled like demons.
Sidcsteps Rush.
ROUND SEVEN-NiIlie sfdestepped
the W0lgast rush and jOlted Ad over
the kidneys as they stood together.
Richie hooked "a hard left TO the head
and they went at 10 hammer and tOngs,
with body and head blows and the ref
cree had To pTy them apart. WOlgast
Jabbed a left 10 the 4 ace. but took a
stiff right swing TO the head n return
and a hard right to the stomach.
RitChie followed 10 with another Of
the same kind and Wolgast sank TO
the floor He put up a claim Of foul
which Referee stout failed TO allow.
WOlgast got up near the count and
fought back desperately. They fell
around the ring and Wolgast held his
own. The crowd was on its feet
shouting like mad and amazed at VOL
CASTS recovery. They clinched and
whaied away at the body and head
and Stout had a hard time 20 pry them
apart II was Ritchie's round as he
got credit for a Touchdown when VOL
CAST sank to the floor. 1t looked like
WOlgast was trying 10 regain his title
the way he lost it.
ROUND EIGHT-Wo lgast rushed
after Richie and dubbed him on the
head with his right and left. The coast
scrapper pumped ia two hard left
hooks TO the head and a right TO the
body, but Wolgast landed a stiff left
TO the mid region which made Richie
-
IN again and put two lefts TO the head
and Richie ducked a third one. Willie
was getting homo occasionally with a
rght uppercut TO the head while VOL
Gast seemed content to whale away at
the wind. WOlgast fought hard and
smiled as he landed a hard right to
he head and followed il with a left
lab to the mouth. They boxed at short
range and then Richie shook WOlgast
with a hard right chop 10 the jaw but
Ad landed a hard right to the head as
the bell rang. It was an even round.
Both Miss Rights.
ROUND NINE-BOth missed right
swings for the head and clinched. AS
they broke WOlgast landed a left to
the body and Richie crossed a hard
right TO the head. WOlgast bored in
but Richie was there with a hard
right to the head and a left hook TO the
body. The California boy hooked d
hard left hook 20 the head and then
staggered Wolgast with a hard right
hook 70 the jaw. WOlgast got rough
and used his elbow. but did not dam
age Richie. Stout warned WOlgast.
Richie was outboxing the bear cat at
this stage He dubbed WOlgast over
the back of the neck with q hard
right and was having all the better Of
things when Wolgast suddenly tore at
him and walloped him viCiOuSly about
the head. WOlgast struck left hook
TO the head and Ritchie a right 10 the
body as the gong sounded. II was
Ritchie's round.
ROUND TEN-They shook hands
and Richie hooked a left to the head.
I'D smashed Bill in the face with a
hard left hook and sent in two stiff
I:ghts 10 the solar pleXuS. They mixed
Il rnerrily and tilted each others heads
with stiff right and eft hooks.
standing head To head they damned
each other viciously with all kinds of
punches. but neither seemed able to
find a vulnerable spot. WOlgast
caught Richie hard left to the stOm-
ach and followed il with a right swing
TO the head and the crowd cheered
wildly. They kept busy, both hooking
10 the head with hard lefts and VOL
CAST made RitChie step back with a
hard right to the body and left hook
90 the head They bulled it around
the ring, swinging desperately. Tn =
bell rams in the middle of fierce mix
up It was an even round and
FtffrhfcfS fight