El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-03

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MI Willie Richie, the exchampion
L Il lightweight is very anxious to
get another try at the championship
and then retire for all time from the
ring. Willie was sincere when discus
sing the matter the other day in Chi
cagO and said. 1.-THE boxing game has
been the means os making myself a
rich man and / want to try and bring
the championship back TO the states
for you know I lost it to a foreigner
when it would have been much better
TO have had an American win 1t from
me. However, that is past and what L
want unOw is a chance to get IL BACK.
1T is true that 1 received large sum-
$4,000, for my battle with freddy
" elsh, but that was my lookout at tnaJ
time. Had the gate been big, Welsh
would have been well paid, too, but
ii was not and he got nothing.
Il have offered to guarantee him
$4,000 for his end and a $4,000 side
bet if he viii arrai sc championship
bout with me for next July at Denver.
j want the contest to go 45 rounds, but
ii that would be impossible we might
compromise on 80 rounds which would
no doubt be long enough to have q
decisive winner. If 1 should win 1
would then retire and turn the title
over to an American. I do not expect
any decisive verdict in our ten round
bout in New York next month. / am
also willing to give Charley White a
chance to win the American title,
which ] still hold; or 1 viii fight him
fen rounds again if he wishes. After
this season L hope to retire for good
Why the Disguise.
Battling Terry, the New Castle
Penn, lightweight, announces that ne
has been on the trail Of champion
Freddy Welsh for some time and that
he will soon force him into a battle
for the champion shi ,. Terry, so his
manager, Ed Fritz, claims, has been
attending all the fights where Welsh
has performed so as to get correct
line on Freddy. Terry has been dis
guised each time so that no one would
be wise to the fact, but it leaked out
But why the disguise? Had Terry
even whispered TO Harry Pollock, man
aEer of Welsh, that he desired to get
a line on the champion he would have
received kind invitation to follow
him around and train with him. Then
he could learn all the weak points in
Freddie's makeup and at the same time
learn to get away from the good ones.
tt is not stated what disguise Terry
wore, but i. is a cinch he did not make
mp as Joe yelling. The battling one
has a fond recollection Of joseph. But
iaI weekly salary by following Freuuy
around as "a sparring partner and cut
out the DISCUSSES
Who Is the white Champion.
Frank Moran. who Fought Jack John
son iu Paris last fall, is advertising
himself as the white heayyW eight
champion of the world, over in England
and BombardieT w ellis, who lost to
Carpenter. is also putting in a claim
for recognition as a champion. If
there is any such thing as a white
heavyweight champion, then the title
belongs to Georges Carpenter, the
French boy. "GunbOat" Smith had
been recognized as the champion white
hope in America and the Frenchman
defeated the Gunboat in London on a
foul. which gives him the crown.
Moran may return to the states soon
and meet Jess Willard or some of the
other white hopes, including big Carl
Morris, whom Billy Mccartney says is
the best of the entire bunch. Billy is
now managing Carl and has improved
his style of fighting a lot 1t might
be mentioned too, that Jim Coffey. the
irish giant, must be considered again.
JIM defeated Jack Twin Sulli IN in
six rounds, the old timer going down
before youth and strength. It will be
a boost for Coffey at the expense of a
good old timer.
Disagree About Weight.
Johnny kilbane, the featherweight