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GONG STARTS THE 20-ROUND FIGHTSan Francisco, Nov The patience of Willie Ritchie, the San Fran-ciaco lightweight, was rewarded today when the gong started him on his 20 round fight with Champion Ad Wol-gaat at Coffroth’s arena in Daly City. The local youngster had waited long for a chance to show his mettle and assured his friends that he took the lightweight king's measurements on the day he boxed the four slashingrounds wtth him in this city.Ritchie Eager for Fray.Ritchie has overlooked many a good pugilistic business proposition in order to get this match with the chain pion. When the papers were aigned be was as happy as a youngster with a new hobby horseOne question more (ban any other has been asked concerning Ritchie.Has he the punch that will sto' Wolggst**'The answer seems to he that on .July 4 of this year he knocked Wol-east down m their four-round go with a right cross to the jaw and that in New Orleans, when he fought Joe; Mandot he put the southerner to th*1 canvas on two occasions in ten rounds Level-Headed Fighter.Ritchie is about as level-headed as any fighter in the business. Although a voung man he has put away a few thousand Jollars and has some property in the city. He began life drlvinc a »nnd wagon team, and when he took I to boxing in the preliminaries and am 1 ateur louts, graduated to the dignity of a chauffeur and automobile mecha nician ||pf' / :: :: VSit.riSporting writers charge that Wol-aast has not trained faithfully for th« Htichie fight He refuses to take the local bov seriously, they say.The bet Hug today opened at 2 to 1.1 Wolgsvt to win. and even monev that he would knock Ritchie out inside of 18 rounds ft is said the ringside odds’ will not he better than 10 to 6.
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Ogden Evening Standard
Ogden, Utah, US
Thu, Nov 28, 1912
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