BOXING.
. *. WELSH DEFEATS RITCHIE. (By C_bl-.~-Pi.-_s iLSS-daii-B-—Copyright) LONDON, July 7. Welsh defeated Ritchie on points for th© light-weight championship of tha world. Ten thousand people were present at the match, including many women. A largo contingent of Americans witnessed th© .obtest. Both, men stripped at nearly I.Te_ weights. Both defended finely in the early rounds, Welsh doing all the forcing up to the seventh round. He scored in tne in-lighting, Ritchie being rather disappointing. Ho had a longer reach, but Welsh's cleverness enabled him to get inside and severely punish tho American. Ritchie's ill-timed leads brought him severe punishment. Th© fight was more even from the eighth to th© twelfth rounds, but Ritchie was nonplussed by his opponent's speed, and realised that a knock-out was his only chance. Welsh, however, evaded his efforts, and cut his opponent's ©y©. JOHNSON vYLANGFORD/
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Press, Volume L, Issue 15015, 9 July 1914, Page 7
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