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Show . . RITCHIE PLAY8 THE QUITTER'S ROLE Seattle, Wash. Sept. 10. Willie Ritchie, removing himself speedily from Vancouver, tho scefie of his p-r posed fight with Froddlo Welsh for tho lightweight championship, arrived arriv-ed hero by steamer early today, en routo to San Francisco. Chef Mcln-tyre, Mcln-tyre, promoter of the fight, arrived yesterday on business nnd lingered to seo If ho could pacify Ritchie, who assorts his demand for fifty per cent of tho receipts on all concessions wp' refused and that he broke off the mhtch for this reason. "I hold a cemtract B'gned by ttltchle In which every concession hn asks was agreed to," Mclntyro said. "When I left Vancouver yesterday cverythlng wbb nil right. I shall try" to meet Ritchie nnd strnightcn out nny misunderstanding." R'tchle It was said, expected to start south on tho first through train which leaves hbout ten o'clock. |