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.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Jule Ritchey Collection (MG0913), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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No restrictions.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0913
Other Numbers
MG-913
Other Number
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.
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.
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.
Eighth Ward Beneficial Club, 842 St. Joseph Street.
Provenance
Photo album entitled "My Cabbage Hill" compiled by Francis X. Schaller, Jr., of photos of the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster. Photographs were taken in 2008, but Mr. Schaller's memories of the neighborhood from 1935 to 1948, from the age of 5 to the age of 18, are included. Mr. Schaller is an Armstrong retiree and grew up in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood.
1927 Eighth Ward Semi-Pro Football team, Lancaster city champions. Identified as follows: Top row, left to right: "Happy" Greiner, co-manager; Mike Steinbecker, coach; Dick Demmy, Carl Trimmer, Jesse McGuiggen, Frank Burr, Ted Goskey, Roy St. Clair, Larry Scheid, "Pump" Roschel, "Piggy" Hutton, Jr., and "Piggy" Hutton, Sr. Middle row, left to right: John Todd, Norman Wagner, "Red" Boworo, "Bud" Spang, Larry Seaman, Bill Skethway, Bill Stegler, John St. Clair, Carvel Malcolm, "Fats" Creamer, "Beany" Ashby and "Poss" Steinman. Bottom row, left to right: "Snakey" Markley, "Snub" Viebahn, Pete Glazer, Al Mutzel, Carl Morrow, Jim Garvey, Has Dagget and Fulton Herr.
Photograph- Eighth Ward World War II Honor Roll of Soldiers and Sailors. From Manor Street: Edward R. Wendler, William L. Kraatz, William H. Robinson, Gerald T. Resh, Jr., Jay W. Hammon, Ralph Tangert, Carl M. Graybill, Donald A. Groff, Robert E. Miller, William U. Deckman, Lewis A. Seibert, Paul S. Brosey, Joseph J. Bowen, Ronald C. English, Robert Shertzer, Joseph A. Reisinger, Lester Y. Kieffer, Robert M. Hildebrand, John W. Shertzer, Calvin Rampulla, John Wise, Edward Benner, Charles Miller, Paul Muehleisen, Richard R. George, Lee R. Hollenbaugh, John F. Hall, Mercon K. Bartley, Henry E. Bushman, Janet L. George, Lester Campbell. From Campbell Avenue: Charles E. Leibold, Robert B. Leed, Raymond Mumma.
Photograph- Eighth Ward World War II Honor Roll of Soldiers and Sailors. From Manor Street: Edward R. Wendler, William L. Kraatz, William H. Robinson, Gerald T. Resh, Jr., Jay W. Hammon, Ralph Tangert, Carl M. Graybill, Donald A. Groff, Robert E. Miller, William U. Deckman, Lewis A. Seibert, Paul S. Brosey, Joseph J. Bowen, Ronald C. English, Robert Shertzer, Joseph A. Reisinger, Lester Y. Kieffer, Robert M. Hildebrand, John W. Shertzer, Calvin Rampulla, John Wise, Edward Benner, Charles Miller, Paul Muehleisen, Richard R. George, Lee R. Hollenbaugh, John F. Hall, Mercon K. Bartley, Henry E. Bushman, Janet L. George, Lester Campbell. From Campbell Avenue: Charles E. Leibold, Robert B. Leed, Raymond Mumma.
Description
Eighth Ward World War II Honor Roll of Soldiers and Sailors. From Manor Street: Edward R. Wendler, William L. Kraatz, William H. Robinson, Gerald T. Resh, Jr., Jay W. Hammon, Ralph Tangert, Carl M. Graybill, Donald A. Groff, Robert E. Miller, William U. Deckman, Lewis A. Seibert, Paul S. Brosey, Joseph J. Bowen, Ronald C. English, Robert Shertzer, Joseph A. Reisinger, Lester Y. Kieffer, Robert M. Hildebrand, John W. Shertzer, Calvin Rampulla, John Wise, Edward Benner, Charles Miller, Paul Muehleisen, Richard R. George, Lee R. Hollenbaugh, John F. Hall, Mercon K. Bartley, Henry E. Bushman, Janet L. George, Lester Campbell. From Campbell Avenue: Charles E. Leibold, Robert B. Leed, Raymond Mumma.
Eighth Ward Kid Baseball League. Shows four team photos, image of basebal field where they played as well as images of Sgt. Frank Negley, President of the league, Frank Shay, vice-president of the league, and William Reading, an umpire for the league.
