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Has Vision of Himself on the Lightweight Throne Week From Tomorrow ISan Francisco, Nov. 20 —* One week from tomorrow I will be lightweight champion of the worU,” Willie Ritchie told a group of friends here today as he star led for his training j camp in San Rafael to make ready,for his 20-round battle with Ad Wol-j gast at Paly City on Thanksgiving dav. |0 I“I am as sure I’ll win as that I, am standing here,” went otr Ritchie,! with apparent candor “I know how* Wolgast lights, and I know 1 can heat, him. I would rather light him, not; merely becaus? the championship is involved, than any other boy in the! ring. j .‘•In our four-round bout here I teat, Wolgast worse and cut him up more than any boy I aver met. I never had a hoy so groggy, and never had one hold on so hard as Wolgast. In that second round he was so wobhly he would have slipped to the floor had be not been fortunate enough to fall Into a clinch.NO STEAM IN WOLGAST“Wolgast is credited with being a terrific puncher, but I fail to see it. When he knocked me clown in the third round a long left swing turning the trick, he didn’t hurt me. My head * was clear. at the count of t wo and f when I arose I felt no bad effects 1 whatever. You will remember that 1 the fourth round was a pretty bad t one for Ad, show ini; conclusively that i the knockdown had not taken any of 'lt;■ the steam out of me. \ i“Some of the more pessimistic seem i to believe that Wolgast will ro after i me so fast that he will take th» ■ heart out of rne May be he will, ’ and mav be he won’t. Kven if he does , work fast I will not be discouraged.' A. great man of my battles ir’e been uphill affairs, hut I have never lost heart.“The Los Angeles fight with Freddy Welsh was another uphill affair. The 2i) rounds not onlv were finished, but9 Wat one stage Welsh came near taking, the count. Paul Kohler almost put' me out in the first round ©f mv fight j with him bavk in Cleveland, putties' me down for the count of eight, but T was there at the finish and took the decision.1’LOOK FOR BIG HOUSESpeculation as to the sbe of the house the contest will draw is being freely indulged in. guesses running! froirr $25,000 to MO,000. That the . boys will box to capacity there is no-doubt. In all places where the fans gather the coming fight is the sole topic of conversation, and even the most lukewarm’fight followers, who take in only an occasional battle, arc expressing their intention of being among those present on Thanksgiving,*ay.
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Lethbridge Daily Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Wed, Nov 20, 1912
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