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Show RITCHIE IN LINE FOR A FORTUNE Willie Ritchie is in lino to earn a small fortune within the next year, providing he takes caro of himself and heeds the advice of his clever manager, Billy Nolan. It Is a cinch, with Nolan looking aftor his business, he will not got the worst end of njiv deal. The astute BIllv known the homing game from A to Z and takes advantage of every little point. I It is likely that Joe Rivers, the Los ' Angeles Mexican, will be the champion's cham-pion's next opponent, and the bout would draw an enormoi s gate in San Francisco or Los Angeles. especiall In the formor city. Jimmy Coffroth is already angling foi the match, and is likely to sta- tho bout, a'.though be doer, not like ' to uo business with Io an. If Ritchio takes the proper rare of himself he hag nothing to fear from any of the boyo of his weight It may be that he will raise the limit of weight to 135 pounes and will toon bo forced to meet Packey McFarland, who is Ihe one to be feared. Rivers and Ritchie will make a great battle and it would be a clo3e one, but It ap poaro cs though the San Francisco !ad would land the verdict. The now champion will doubtless play a few theatrical dates In the near future, as this ?eems lo bo the rule with winners of a title. It is reported that ho has several good offers of-fers from eastern managers and will likely accept some of them. He wi 1 I lay his first date In his home town where he Is exceedingly popular. It Is to be hoped that he will nci go the way o othe champions and refuse to battle a legitimate opponent and pick tho easy ones for short, no-1 " decision bouts. It will also be a cood -thing If Ritchie stays clear of the1 gieat white way and follows the ad- vice of his manager. Billy Nolon. Joe Rivers, by his: comeback in his , boct with Joe Mandot, proved to the 1 fans he wr,3 not ut hia best when I he hoor.ed up with the lad at New j I Orleans. He was a much different; I battler from what he was on Labor ; day, and showed more speed, accord-1 ing to reports, than he over did in . his career It is to be hoped that I ho will take care of himself In the j future and not enter the ring unless he is in the best of condition. The day of the booze fighter is past, and a boxer, to make a success in the game, must lead a e'ean life. It -is much different from the old days j Boxing nowadays is a business and 9 conducted on a business bnsls. The , g promoters and fans have no use for 1 1 the rowdy or the boxer who plays the bright lights. Some of them eet'g b for a while, but they do not last ! g long and arc soon sont to the dls- card. I E I This is the day of big coin for the ' K boxer,and, as the life of a boxer Is K not a long one, he must take advan- tnge of his opportunities and gather g the money while he has the chance B Another matter to be considered is that the boxing gamo is being put on g a higher plane than ever before, and it Is up to the boxers and promot- jg ers to keep it there. The same must j .; bo kept clean and the roughneck box-1 er eliminated. There are p'enty of gentlemanly mannered young men I j breaking into the game and the booz-1 ers and rough ones can easily be dispensed dis-pensed with. |