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Show RITCHIE REFUSES TO MAKE WEIGHT New York. Nov 21 The business of weight elassilications is all up In the air. It is possible the lightweight limit may be Increased a bit. Willie Ritchie 1 likeiy to pass from the lightweight division unless the limit Is boosted WiHie has turned down an offer to meet Johnny Dundee at Los Angeles for twenty rounds becauso he was asked to make 136 pounds at 1 o'clock tor B 3 o'clock bout Ritchie flatly refused. He said he would make W( Ighl tor no one but Freddie Welsh. This stand bars Ritchie from taking part in bouts with White and Dundee, who are certainly the leading con-tenders, con-tenders, Both are little men. White, taking the stand that his popular decision over Ritchie gives him the right to dictate, now holds out for 133 pounds. Ho wus forced to break his rule in making the match with Welsh. Regarding Welsh it Is said that he weighted '41 1-1 pounds when he met Matty Baldwin at Boston Until recently re-cently Welsh belonged to the set that favored L33 pounds as the legitimate weighl for the lightweight class At thai timr- Welsh was at his best he eould make l?,0 pounds. It was at this mark that he outpointed Abe At-tell, At-tell, a performance that ranks as his best. Now that Welsh has reached the point when his weight is constantly going up. it may not be long before he, too, Is forced out Welsh takes the usual stand that so long as he can make weight. If forced to do so he has the privilege of scaling whatever he pleases for other bouts. Of course there is no logic back of thifi When Welsh, weighing over 140 pounds, meets some second rater, the bout is not billed as a welterweight r-ontest. Bul b boxer w ho scales 140 pounds Is not a lightweight and should lot be allowed to pose as such. |
