This collection contains ephemera related to Julius J. "Jule" Ritchey of Lancaster and his career as a middleweight boxer.
Admin/Biographical History
Julius J. "Jule" Ritchey was born in 1895 in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood. During his career as a middleweight boxer, he fought 75 bouts, won 65 of them and had 4 KOs. He fought alongside local contemporaries Leo Houck, Rosey Stoy, and Tim Droney. He trained in various places around the world, including Havana, Cuba. Ritchey later worked from Armstrong until he retired in 1960. He died 9 January 1983 in Lancaster.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0913
Other Numbers
MG-913
Classification
MG0913
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Boxing Information File, 13 May 2003. Transferred from Document Collection, Box 32, Folder 9, Items 1-7, 13 April 2022.
A group of professional prize fighters gather at the grave site of Lancaster's own boxing instructor, Leo Houck. His brother, Johnny Hauck, is thrid from right in the back row. Also on this photo are Herber Beck, Willie Sieple, Rosey Stoy and Earl Rebman.
Alert Club - 8th Ward football team. One player is holding a football on which is written "Alerts Champion Lancaster 07". Leo Houck is standing third from right.
New Haven, Connecticut, April 21, 1910. Fighting Dick Nelson of Denmark and Leo Houck of Lancaster fought a 12 round draw. This shows leo slamming away at Nelson's stomach. Sketched by Johnny Hauck at age 13. Written on front: "To Jack W. Loose, one of God's finest men, Sincerely, Johnny Hauck".
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Sketch of Leo Houck, c. 1910, by Russell Edwards. Written on front: "To Jack W. W. Loose, an education himself. Sincerely, Johnny Hauck".
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Eighth Ward football team. Identified are Leo Hauck, second row left of the kid with the football; and John St. Clair, first row on far left. Customer: Mrs. C. S. Deen.
Jack Dempsey training for his fight with Georges Carpentier - at his training camp with Leo Houck in Atlantic City, NJ.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
