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Show RITCHIE AND NOLAN ARE IN GOTHAM Nay Meet Leach Cross or Young Shugrue at an Early Date. (By International Nwe Barvtaa ) BT ED C'UBLEV NEW YORK Tab. H. Willi Kitchia, light weight champion of tha world, arrived bora with hi manager. William Nolan, laat nigra and said ha would remain sevrrsl (lays Ritchie cast nnoxyectedly and tha goestpe ara waadarlag what la up. It is possible that ona of aha smallar boxing clnba will grtajtnti Ritchie a lamp sum to moat Toon Bwgrur or Loach Croaa at an early date. But there la no' open ug for tha i hi aval on in tha Garden for two reaaona, ha wantad too much money and thore la no available data until faily la May Istehl won the title I mm Wolgaal on a o il in I'ritro laat fall, lie km. not taken part ia a bo t sinre. but kaa been gathering soft Me o0 the vaudeville atage, lie says he ia ready to defend hia title against all comers, hut got juat now. If r'reddie Welsh visit this rouatrv Ritchie declare tkat ke will make a match with kitn for a long boat. 80 far as Wolgaat, tha champion, is eager to laaro how he will fare in the twaaty-rouod affair with Tomm. Mur phv east Saturday before announcing wkelkar ke will give tke former title holder a return or not. Nolan does not fa. or a title lwit until late in tke apriag or earlv ia tke aammer, but be ia not averse to picking up a few eav guaraoteea for abort couteats in the east. "Who will referee the bout witb Gunboat -imithf" Bombardier Wells woe asked yesterday. ' Billv Jov," lie replied. "He's the fairest referee I ever seen, and we ban a few of them in the old country." Tha proposition to force doling cuba to accept undesirable referere will not be put through in its entirety by the boxing commission. Thi is o'lnrial Battling Keefe suffered a relapse last evening. After having recovered from tha roanlt of eating a poisoned peanut, tko battler went out to purchase a ephygmonraemeter. Tke bottler waa so upset whan ha ealered the ature that be began to at utter. After llateaing to him tea mtautea the elerk deliberate lv threw him iato the atreet. Waea k I recovers the battler will institute a I ailit for heavy damages |