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Show RiTCHiE TOMES CICEffllEj Little Murphy Money jig Seen; Both Men. ft Confident p By International News Service. riMt' SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 9. loMP, tonight aro that there will be laifc wagered on tomorrow's twenty-rojfca te3t betweon Wllllo Rltchlo andJj! Tommy" Murphy than on anyjlj event In tho history of tho flghtAjsr San Francisco. -jm This state of affairs is due to tK whelming consensus of opinion jmd present champion will have Httji' trouble in retaining his title. 11 past thrco days odds of 2 to 1 hJ offered on the champion, but wltMi cally no Murphy money In sIpJH heavy Rltchlo commissions havW?. begging. Odds of even money t chlo would win Inside the twen limit havo been received with III enthusiasm by the Murphy follow unless tho Murphy men como fn tJ cover at the eleventh hour, it w! surprising If Ritchie enters thj ' 3 to 1 favorite. (4 Reports from both camps toi HA that the men arc fit to fight for ransom. Both aro under the ,l -3 135 pounds and each la confldea tory. - "All I can say to my friends i havo trained faithfully and will " ring In the best of shape." said r.t "1 am not worrying about thai ft never do for any of my flghte. ( "What kind of a fight I will , cannot say. No fighter can tell &. t until he gets Into action. It ti to make a fight, just as It talM make nn argument. "I will do my best. No boi w thought more of his champlonsh do of mine. The man who tak mo will have to fight mighty hal :- "I huve waited a long time foi portunlty to fight for the lit . championship of tho world." a phy. "Now that I have the c the title, the fans may rest asai ovcry bit of skill and every bit of I possess will bo utilized In my 'a . win. , ifc "I would, of course, prefer to n i.j chle at 133 pounds, which is thi 1 lightweight limit, and my truo V -I weight. But Rltchlo Is champion l fixed the limit at 135. So thcro w r' lng for me to do but give In. Tin ' will thus favor the champion. ' , not worried." ' |