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r?ppPB?P BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING White Batters Ritchie Champ's Face a Smear of Blood. To all intents and purposes Char lie White is lightweight champion this morning. Technically Ritchie is still the crown wearer, but his diadem is dented and tarnished. The fight between White and Rit chie last night in Milwaukee admits of no argument. White won decisive ly, and won easily. His victory by such a wide margin is the surprise of recent ring history. Ritchie, who had battered Cross, Murphy and Wolgast, took even worse punishment than he ever ad ministered. At the end of ten rounds his face was a bloody smear and both his eyes were swollen shut. He was slaughtered. In contrast, White had one cut on his face to show for the champion's blows, and this he didn't receive until late in the fight. White leaped into the lead after a minute and a half of the first round. He went inside Ritchie-'s right and proceeded to push home his terrific left. From there to the finish it was a procession for the Chicagoan, slightly halted in the seventh when Ritchie made a despairing rally. Ritchie was in deep distress in the first round, and White came near ending the bout with a knockout. Willie weathered the storm, and hung on gamely. That was the one re deeming feature of Ritchie's fight He was game, but it was blind cour age, as he landed few blows with steam after the fifth round. White fought like a veteran. Rit chie forced tpe milling throughout, but his rushes were avoided by White who stepped inside the wicked right and pumped home his own killing left Another and longer fight between the pair is a certainty. Ritchie is a discredited champion, and must now either lose his title entirely or deci sively prove his right to hold it STANDING OF THE CLUBS National League. W. L. Pet Pittsburgh 21 .9 .700 New York 17 11 .607 Cincinnati 20 15 .571 St Louis 18 19 .486 Brooklyn 14 15 .483 Chicago 15 20 .429 Philadelphia 12 16 .429 Boston 8 20 .286. American League. V. L. Pet Washington 20 12 .625 Detroit 21 14 .600 Philadelphia 17 12 .586 St Louis 16 17 .485. New York 14 16 .467 Chicago 16 20 .444 Boston 14 16 .467 Cleveland 11 22 .333 Federal League. W. L. Pet Baltimore 21 7 .750 Chicago 16 16 .500 Brooklyn 13 13 .500 St. Louis 16 17 .485 Kansas City. 16 18 .471 Indianapolis 14 16 .467 Buffalo 12 15 .444 Pittsburgh 12 18 .400 RESULTS YESTERDAY National League. Chicago, 7; New York, 10. Pittsburgh, 2; Brooklyn, 3. Cincinnati, 10; Philadelphia, 0. St Louis, 4; Boston, 2. American League. i New York, 1; Chicago, 2. 1 Philadelphia, 5; St Louis, 6. Boston, 2; Cleveland, 3. Washington, 3; Detroit, 2. Federal League. Brooklyn, 4; Chicago, 3. Pittsburgh, 6; Indianapolis, 7. Baltimore, 5; St Louis, 4. Buffalo, 3; Kansas City, 2. At the close of the ninth round on the West Side yesterday there was . . S 'Z MMiMtfiifciritt