El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-04
WHITE WANTS
ANOTHER BOUT
Is Anxious to Meet Richie
and Decide Which Is the
Better Fighter
By t. 5. ANDREWS.

Milwaukee. Wis. May Charlie
White, the Chicago lightweight, is
anxious to get another crack at Willie
Richie and settle the question Of su-
premacy between them3 but he does not
intend to let the former champion have
all the best Of the weights and terms
Nate Lewis, manager OF White, in
talking Of the matter the other day,
said.
willie Richie is still looked upon
as the American champion lightweight
but I feel that White is just as much
entitled to Il as Richie After he won
the title Ritchie never fought at the
recognized American WeiEht-1S3 ring
side-and therefore he should lose all
claim to the championship OF course
he lost the worlds title 20 Freddy
Welsh. but claims the American title.
Now. White beat Richie fairly in Mil
wauzee a year ago in ten rounds and
we tried to get him for a longer match,
but he declined. We gave him all the
best Of the terms and we did the same
to Welsh, but We are through with
them on that score. II Mr.. Ritchie
wants to meet White again he will have
to make some kind Of weight and he
will also have to battle on even terms,
for I consider White Just as big card
as the former champion 1 will also
say that while Welsh outpointed Char
lie in Milwaukee 1 still think he can
whip him over the long route and my
money IS ready any time Harry Pol
lok, manager for Welsh Will make
match"
Griffiths Finds Weight Hard.
Phil Brock, the Cleveland lightweight
and one Of the tough veterans OF that
class. viii have a severe test at Akron,
Ohio. this month when he meets Johnny
Griffiths, the clever youth on that city
Griffitis has met all the best boys IN
his class and his performances nave
been all that could be desired. his
work against champion Freddy welsh
stamped him as a contender Tor the
crown. The one drawback with Johnny
Is that he has been taking on weight
and finds it hard now to make 10
ringside, or even at O'clock
Dillon VIII Tackle Anyone.
Jack Dillon, the Hoosier champion
and known as the giant-killer, has gone
east TO tackle any OF the heavyweights
or mfddleweights whom the promoters
can secure for him Jack does not SCI
any limit on the WelghU-all ne ASKS
is matches. There are rev Lls1teIs o
the Dillon class nowadays ana more
mower 10 him. He has never hagEled
over a few pounds in weight and has
offered to make 15S pounds at O'CLOCK
for the middleweight championship
placing $1,000 forfeit to make the stip-
Mated poundage and place a side
wager If the contest is OF 20 rounds
duration. He also offers 10 meet any I
heavyweight and does not bar even I
Jess Willard. That IS sure gong some /
is busy trying TO land matches with 4
Jimmy Clabby, Mike Gibbons and I'd I
die McGOOrty-
England Pleased with willard.
The JohnsOn-Willard battle at Ha- |
vana created a lot OF interest In Eng !
land despite the war There was a /
general feeling Of satisfaction that VII |
lard had dethroned the negro CHAM
pion Writing me from London re-
zardinE the matter Col. Dyer says /
-r7 of hnEfnm in mis- country
were electrified by the news flashed I
across the cables announcing the de-
feat Of Jack Johnson by Jess WIZARD /
The bout created very little excitement 1
beforehand, most Of the critics prefer 4
ring TO look upon the affair as a Dig 1
advertising scheme with Willard max
ing a few dollars out Of IT,
War news happened TO be scarce /
when the news arrived, so that tne pa
pers were able to devote plenty OF 4
space 10 the scrap and. even spare I
whole posters to the business From
The brief accounts cabled over, the bout 4
seems TO have been a genuine affair q
and JohnsOn's end much as the follow
ers Of boxing expected That Willard b
would OutpOint the negro was not D
thought possible, but the idea OF the /
big cowboy lasting longer than his I
opponent was a probability that en-
tered the minds Of most followers OF /
Johnson's career
We'll the negro is down and out, I
fact that very few will regret Dur {
ing his reign as champion Johnson did {
little towards making himself popular 4
with the boxing public and his repeat l
ed demands for $50, 900 win lose or \
draw, for a title battle did not add TO !
his reputation. Johnson was FORUM
ate during the time he held the title 4
in that neither England, America nor /
Australia could produce heavyweight 4
worth calling a champion The new 4
title holder viii not be bothered with 4
challenges from boxers on this side OF Z
the Atlantic. Bombardier Wells is cas- {
lily the best Of the British big fellows 4
and his chances with Willard can be I
gagged by his performances against !
'GunbOat' Smith, Palzer, Carpenter and 3
Moran. The latter seems the most /
likely to give the new title holder 1
good battle, but Of course IL must not 4
be forgotten that Jim Coffey's claims
are equally good, If not better. Dick 4
Burge would like to stage COffey and 1
Willard in London. but I don't think
anyone in the promoting line VIII be I
allowed TO pull off such a big bout in 4
London whilst the war is on"