SUNDRY SPORTS.
BOXING. RITCHIE v. WELSH. i&i' EIBOTEIO TeLSGEAFH—UoPYRIGHI'j [Unwmd " Fbbii ' AiiOOrAMON.] (Received 2 p.m.) London, July 7. Ten thousand were present at the match between Ritchie and Welsh, including many women. A large contingent of Americans arrived to witness the contest. Both men stripped at nearly level weights. Both defended finely in the early rounds, Welsh doing all the forcing up to the seventh round. He scored in in-fighting, Ritchie being rather disappointing. He had a longer reach, hut Welsh's cleverness enabled him to get inside and severely punish the American. Ritchie's ill-timed leads brought him severe punishment. The fight was more even from the Bth to*the 12th rounds, but Ritchie was nonplussed by his opponent's speed, and realised that a knock-out was his only chance. Welsh, howevery .evaded his efforts and 'cut his opponent's eye.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 65, 8 July 1914, Page 6
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137SUNDRY SPORTS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 65, 8 July 1914, Page 6
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