South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-12

lot of infghting followed with no
damage by either. Richie missed
right and Welsh jabbed with his
left. Ritcnie did all the forcing. but
was wild and had no idea of timing
his punches right Welsh shot a left
10 the face and picked of wild
right swing for his own head. As the
bell sounded they were in a hot mix
and Richie worked a right TO the
wind. IL was Welshs round
Round 6-Ritchie led with his left.
but il fell short and in return re-
ceived a left TO the head that Jared
him Freddie followed with another
straight 10 the head and at inhghting
that ensued no damage was done
Willie chased Freddie around the
ring. but could not land on the clever
Englishman. Richie ducked two
hard lefts 10 the head, but Welsh
blocked what ne had TO offer in re-
turn After a long clinch Richie
hooked "A hard right TO the wind.
They were tied up in a clinch at the
bell. It was an extremely poor
round, but the margin belonged TO
Welsh.
Crowd Starts HoOting.
Round 7-Ritchie swung hard left
10 the body. but Welsh easily blocked
it. \ Got of fddHng followed with
neither doing any damage. The go
ing was so tame that the enormous
crowd hooted al this stage. Richie
worked himself TO close quarters and
brought two hard rights on Welsh
jaw and the Englishman hung on
Welsh swung a light left to the head
and the crowd bOoed and jeered at
the tame lighting which followed.
Richie again worked himself close
and damned two rights TO the body.
At the bell they were exchanging
body punches and Ritchie had a big
margin in his favor.
Round S-Ritchie came out of his
corner and met Welsh in his own cor
ner. He missed a left and Freddie
crossed "A right 10 the jaw. Ritchie
kept leading with lefts and rights. but
Welsh blocked cleverly. Richie tore
"A right hand from his feet. but Welsh
ducked it. Welsh jabbed his left and
they went to a clinch As they broke
Ritchie partly slipped TO the floor.
They went 10 close quarters and Willie
hooked a left TO the jaw Richie
did all the forcing. but was una BILE
TO land cleanly. Welsh, however. did
not attempt TO fight back and the
ex-champiOn deserved the shade for
at least trying.
Is WeIsh's Round.
Round 9-Ritchie started the fore
ing in the ninth and all Welsh did was
TO block and hang on. Both men
were wild and no punches were land
ed until they broke out of a clinch
when Welsh hooked a light left to the
face. Richie kept forcing the Eng
lishman all over the right but no
clean blows were landed. Welsh
finally Strengthened up and shot two
lefts TO the face. Welsh Strengthened
up and hooked another left to the
face. They got to close quarters and
Willie brought a right up to the wind.
1t was Welshs round.
Round 10-They shook hands in the
tenth and stepped back. They eX-
changed lefts and rights and then
clinched Welsh ducked a hard right
and left to the head and went to close
quarters with no fighting being done.
They stepped back and fell into an
other clinch as the crowd hoOted.
Welsh shot two hard lefts to the face
and blocked everything Willie had in
turn. Welsh stabbed two lefts and
then went into a clinch until broken
by Referee Roche. Richie flayed
away with both hands TO the body
but Welsh blocked them all. They
got to close quarters and RitChie shot
a right to the body. At the bell
they were clinched. 1t was Welsh's
round