El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23

MI forts are being made by DOmI
L 4 nick Torforich and Tom Nc.
Careyi Of New Orleans to bring off &
worlds lightweight title match be
tween Willie Ritchie and Freddy Welsh
tho same to be held in the Crescent
city some time i'm March or April
Ritchie is still the American light
weight champion unless he fails tC
EiaEe the lightweight limit for matches
vi it'll legitimate challengers. He wants
TO meet Welsh at the same weight
they fought at in England-i35 at
OClBck-and which is the recognized
standard I'm Europe The American
weight has always been 1873 ringside
but it seems that the lightweiEhts OF
today are getting away from that
scale and making new ones TO suit
themselves. Welsh demands that he
be given the same amount Of money
ic" championship match with Ritchie
tuaC the latter got for meeting Freddy
In London-$25,OOO and his expenses
Just because the promoters gave
Richie that sum is no good reason
why Welsh should demand of American
promoters the same thing Freddy was
well paid for his services. even though
he did not get q cent for his bout
with RltchiC, for since winning the
title he has been enabled to visit the
states again and clean up something
like $4,000 in less than six months
time and he still holds the champion
ship, having fought only in limited
round bouts since anneGing it. Under
ring rules he is about due to defend
his title in a real championship bat
lie over the Marathon route and where
q decision is given.
Richie is anxious TO make the match
az the same weight and offers to put
UP a side wager il necessary. Willie
may have era bbed off everything in
sHnr t#Fs1nln hon
he can hardly be blamed for that as
he had been taught along those lines
by the men who held the title ahead
OF him.
should Defend Title.
No boxer has any right to hang on
10 a title without defending it at least
once every six months and promoters
and critics should take steps to put
a stop to such. proceedings. Neither
Is there any reason why Richie
should still lay claim to the American
title if he refuses to defend it against
home boys If he wants to remain in
the game as a star then he should be
oPen to meet legitimate challengers
for his American title, and at weight.
otherwise step down and let the next
deserving lightweight succeed him and
get after Freddy Welsh for the world
championship. There are some mighty
good liEhtweights in the country Just
new, starting with Charlie White
Young Shugrue, Jimmy DUFFY, tommy
Dundee. Joe MandOt. Johnny Griffths,
Sammy Robinson, Gilbert Gallant not
forgettngi little AdolDh Wolgast
Had to Pay Way In.
Al Hays. manager Of Goo Stewart
the Virginia featherweight, claims to
he the only manager who was Obliged
to pay for his fighter to get into the
building where the contest was sched-
uled Recently Goo" was matched
at a city i'm Ohio with a prominent
featherweight and he was asked TO
post 500 forfeit for weight, although
he claims that the other side posted
only $50. Al also claims that the pro-
moters did not pay his lunch money,
nor chair car fare while on the tram
and to make matters worse he re
ceived only three tickets for himself,
fighter and seconds. He gave his two
tickets to his seconds and when ne
presented himself and the fighter al
the door for admission, he was in
formed that he would have to come
across with 81 each Goo wanted
to fight. so Al had to cough UP the
price. which he did with much protest
Thus Goo" paid his way in to see
himself fight. However, Goo sald
he was well repaid for the investment
as he had the satisfaction Of giving
the other fellow fine trimming
New MiddIeweight Found
Our old friend. Bill Phelon. Of Gin
cinnati. has discovered another young
middleweight whom he thinks will
prove q second Stanley ketcheL me
Young fighters name is George SzaI-
mauski and he had numerous bouts IN
the L S. navy, having won all Of them
and he carries a fine gold belt 10
prove his claim. He has beaten Tim