The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29
'RITCHIE, Is GIVEN
ARTISTIC BEATING
BY TEDDIE LEWIS
Former Lightweight Pugsc Makes Most Auspcious Debut
into Welterweght Glass Richie Shows Flashes
of Form at Times, But Lewis Outpointed
Him From Start to Finish

, New York. Dec 2s.--Ted {Kid)
Lewis, the British jack of all trades
of the prize ring, handed Willie Rltcbis
one of the most artistic beatngs ever
seen in these parts through ten rounds
at Madison Square tonight. The oc-
casion was the Kids debut as well
terweisht He can make the light
weight limit. he AYERS. and is not add
verse 70 the idea of taking n f1ng
at middieweights on the side
TcHight's match was advertised ~
for the welterweight championship OF
the world. If the public is agreeable
then. Kid Lewis is the king Of the
welters
All Richie had after touights en-
counter was q head tul Of experience
Everything else was knocked out OF
his head and his body and his arms
and legs. Sealing 1904 pounds ring
side 10 RItchie's 143A the Rritun went
around the native son like hoop
around barrel
Never was a more interesting match
at the weights contested in the MEM
DRY of the gamest fan in This genera
ton. They may have seen better mills
in the class. but If. so they had for
gotten before the final bout tonight.
Given Unmerciful Beating.
Richie is tough young fellow
But he needed all the extra poundage
he possessed tonight to weather the
showers of left hooks and right jabs
right crosses and left swings. left
leads and right uppercuts and that
the Euglishman rained numerically
into him.
Just twice in the gruellins duel was
Richie able even 10 hold his own.
The third round seemed even, the
eighth favored the Californian by a
slight shade. All the rest Of the way.
ana practically every second of the
time Lewis won just as about as far
as he pleased.
b Lewis outboxed Richie, he outfought
and outgeneraled. though he never
outgatned. Richie, true blue TO the
core, kent boring in, slutton fer pun
ishn1ent. On he came even after both
eyes had nearly closed, even after his
tongue and lips and mouth and face
were cut in dozens OF places, till Ii
bathed in blood.
Lewis should have scored a knock
out. Richie was dead on his feet
long before the end But Lewis was
the fight went on. Lewis had Richie
rocking on his underpinning. Scores
or times he missed after he had set
for the fatal attempt.
Lewis Good From Start.
In the first round Lewis, giving
ground jabhed Ritchie's face un-
mercifully. He peppered Willie with
three rights at close quarters and
hung three let's to the Jaw just before
the bell. In the second Lewis ham
rnered Richie almost at will. scoring
half a dozen heavy rights to the face
and chin
In the first minute of the third
round Richie displayed his first fash.
He started like a whirlwind, put Teddy
on the run. and slapped three hard
lefts to the chin. Lewis came right
{ back with a hard right TO the head
that made Richie cover Then he
cuffed Willie with lefts and rights till
the hell sounded.
From here till the eighth 1t was
greatly repetition from round to
round Lewis threw gloves into
Ritche's face so fast he fairly blinded
rthe Californian. At the in-fighting.
too Lewis more than held his own,
His blocking and ducking was thing
of beauty.
Richie started the eighth leg weary
and wohblirg. But In the last half
he decided to make one desperate eff
fort for knockout, He came out
of a cover caught Lewis with stifr
right and showeEed iefts and rights 50
rapidly that Lewis was nlystified,
That was the dying gasp, In the
ninth aud tenth Lewis had Willie
simply hewidered. In the tei.th the
Briton cut Ritchie's face to ribbons