BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15168, 6 December 1912, Page 9

BOXING.

LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

RITCHIE DEFEATS .WOLGAST.,

A FIERCE CONTEST. Particulars of the Kitchie-Wolgast fight for the light-weight championship of the •world are to hand by the Sydney mail. Ritchie won the title from Wolgast on a foul in the 16th round. Ritchie weighed 1331b and Wolgast 1311b. The first round ended with honours easy, although Ritchie brought blood from the champion's mouth with a weighty punch. Wolgast rushed in savagely in the second round and scored repeatedly with lefts to the fact and rights to the body. Ho also landed a right to the ear, receiving a hard left in the mouth. The fighting in the fourth round was terrific. Ritchie hammering his opponent hard and often. Wolgast was bleeding freely from the mouth at the end of the round, which was Ritchie's by a good margin. The fifth round was evenly contested, but in the sixth Wolgaet. fighting like a demon, led by a shade. As ho moved away a: second later Ritchie rocked his opponent with a stinging right uppercut to the jaw, and taking advantage of the opportunity led left after left to the face. Just before the round concluded Wolgast landed a hard right on the jaw, which brought the blood from Ritchie's month. Ritchie, however, seemed to bo taking things easily. The sixth round was a hard one. Alter Ritchie had landed a light left on. the face the men went into a clinch and roughed it. Wolgast landing a heavy right on tno jaw as they broke . clear. Six times in succession -Wolgast missed, and a few seconds later Ritchie caused two vicious «*»*» go astray. Wolgast placed a light .left s?er the ear. and Ritchie returned a stinging back-hand left to the> facel A.naru right-hand chop next fell JoWolgasts lo*. and when they set to at roughing it 1™°"" inhlvd his left to tho body, often, moi JSt2*fi two lefts to the stomach and ropes swung a powerful right t oVM. Vound the gong sounded. It was Ritcnie» ™uu by a shade- was oven. Both men bled 'Bound seven was even. Botn. Wolgast lo ]£riv round Wolgast -as ho^ed V hiUing low. UgUeOw.parted to force the fighting, and heavy blows wcro exchanged. Wolgast stumbled and fell, ana the crowd went mad with excitement. Ritchie rained blows on his opponents face and although Wolgast appeared strong; be was eiven more whisky after corners had been called. _.„_-j at a terThe twelfth round was waged at a terrifle pace, and ended even In the thirteenth the men roughed it all over toe ring, Wolgaet having a shade. the best of matters. There was no diminution in the torses* of the fighting in the succeedin? session. Ritchie a right eye was neany Sosed. "while Wolgast's left optic was out °__ a fiffinfto e strongly, and a rood deal of hard hitting w£w«. indulged ta mt bothsides. Wolgaet &*Jg*&J& ironically tho term, but to his chair. .On the"Xr hand. returned to his chair. On the"other hand. Wolgast was .again given stimulants when ho resumed his seat. B Wolfasi charged forward with his head down in the sixteenth round, but Ritchie Stepped quickly, and swinging a left to the law. floored tho charger. When Wolgaet regained his feet he was very groggy, and was knocked all over tho ring. With right and left Ritchie staggered his man. and as Wolgast balanced against the ropes he swung wildly. They roughed it. and while 7m hanging on Wolgast struck low with his left. The foul was an nndonbt edlv deliberate one, and the fight v.a« stopped immediately, and Ritchie'declared the winner. There is no doubt that Wolgast was beaten when ho committed the breach. ______________