The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
n champion, However, Thinks
he Can Regain Title in Short
Gotham Bout
CORES FREDDIE FOR
HIS STALKING TACTICS
WiIlie Hopes to Get Briton Into
Forty-five Round Fight at
Denver
By HAROLD y. WILCOX.

By HAROLD y. WILCOX.
n With staccato conversational jabs
~ quick and solid as the lightning
kpunches that won him a world cham
Ibionship, Willie Richie celebrated the
6oGlnning OF his weeks visit TO De
D/kfCot yesterday by unfolding his hopes
Tor the recovery OF his title from
4 Iioddlo Welsh. Incidentally he paid
n nplendid tribute TO the half dozen
Tor more topnotch lightweights now
Ton Welsh's trail. and expressed the
Iopinion that either Joe Shugrue or
fCharley White could win the title II
I6iven the hrst crack at the champion
fover the long route.
L II am going TO get that title BACK
Imyself, though" was the FIRST remark
THAT Richie allowed TO escape him.
I'll am going to knock out Welsh In
III, II he will stand up and fight az q
<champion should. But he has been
ketollinG and backing up ever since he
sf0rted his ring career, and he Will
DfobabIy hug and duck his way
fhroueh the Gotham bout without TAX
md . chance on exchanging punches.
WSlsh II one Of the cleverest boxers
Inf the world. but he never was and
never will be fighter, and he IN
IDoor specimen OF q champion.
There never was any agreement
that Freddie should give me return
match. and talk to that effect In based
ION 4 mistake. But with the help OF
HE fans and the press, ] am going TO
make him give me long battle IL
NO not succeed In putting him to
nloep next month at New York. Den
.Hur has offered him $4,000 to fight
me there, but he says he wants $26,-
koo0. the same amount got when he
[defeated me on point decision at
II hope he gets his $4,000. but am
IW11ilng 70 make up the difference by
putting up o $4,000 side bet that !
{N11I knock him out The Colorado
INV SHOWS limited round boxing con-
|(o9te, but the limit II not set by law,
4 md / want the battle to be Around
lunar. II ] can get him into that
+ Sort OF scrap. he can stall all he
& pleases. will get to him anyway.
even II have to uncover my jaw
\ - some Of his slaps.
IL Denver doesn't succeed In get
ting the fight, perhaps New Orleans
win Il ID certain to be staged some
where soon. unless Welsh refuses
fDointblank or somebody gets to that
law OF HIS before do.
r think that either Charley White
Tor Joe Shugrue can win from Welsh
T A 4 long 0ehA, although naturally
\ hops they don't until ! get my chance.
Those boys are lighters, and ara, al
ways willing to risk q knockout them
SELVES IA order to land. In fact, ex-
[<lu6ing welsh. there never was such
/ y large number of clever, clean. hard
0jtting lightweights In the country as
there h 1t present. II ID too bad that
- boxer noted only for defensive
1 f)everness should be their champion.
Richie looks trim as can be. and
D1yo he IL now down To 1874 pounds,
1lfbough he has Just started strenu-
0uo trimming after nearly q year of
inactivity. He expects to work out
Hard every morning at the Moose
&omple while he is In Detroit, and
Aro are likely to see him tramping
ne suburbs In long hikes this week.
ecause OF his engagement at the
GlIos. where he IL putting on an act
Horkhy Of star professional vaudevil.
Hans, he viii not be able to do any
conditioning during the afternoon and
o94hing.
He win box round with local fav.
orltes Ct each performance at the
Mics - the conclusion to his act.
which starts with . tango number In
<hich his sister Josephine acts as his
|occUmplice. They can dance, too.
Yesterday Johnny Lore was the
<nDarring partner employed by Richie
-~>IA r>~ ~ n o..
Iotod and eyebrows painted for the
0rDt time In his life yesterday. and
|Koo 90 amaz at the handsome pic
Snro he presented that he nearly col
InDoed. He shuffed out on the stage
when ne was introduced as II he had
.noVor seen a crowd before. but when
I1tohie started to mill a little. Johnny
[ound himself I'm familiar waters and
bornn D lively tattoo on the person
~ the ex-champion. He landed fire.
.6uently enough to bring out some
Wosm praise from Richie after the
Meanwhile Sister Josephine. who Is
|hn1y 16-year-old girl, stood out In
[(ho wings and shuddered.
Hiss Josephine knew that NOBODY
NO going to get hurt. but the Inn
1oet Of pillow-gloves gave her the
toeps, she admitted. 81 wish Willie
tould consent to stall while he Is
list boxing on the stage" she said.
/knf he wont. because he Is afraid
4 ~ boxers will say he Is yellow"
inst then two gloves came together
t11k tremendous slap.
who rot HIT" she asked. Willie"
~ WAS told. ooh, no. he didn't,
6w better than that" was her com.