The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-30
KELLY FAVOR|1E IN
BOUT WITH PAPKE

Monday-Bil Papke VS.. Hugo Kelly.
Milwaukee,; Matty Baldwin VS.. Johnny
Summers. Chelsea: Jack Goodman VS..
Frank Madden, New York.
Tuesday-Bllly Glover VS.. Jeff Doherty,
New York.
Wednesday-Abe Attel VS.. owen Moran.
Colma; Rouse O'Brien VS. Battling Hur-
ley. New York; Young Donahue VS.. Har-
ry Scroggs, New York; Jimmy Briggs vs..
Morris Lemoine Southbridge; Morris
Harris VS.. Jack Bonner. Wilkesbarre;
Phil Brock VS.. Frank Carsey, Denver;
Kid Leonard VS.. Jack Cullen, Cincinnati
Jack Blackburn VS.. Mike Donovan, Read
ing.
Friday-George Memsic VS.. Rudolph
Unholz. Los Angeles; Kid Locke VS.. Ed
die Carter. Lancaster.
Tonight at Milwaukee Billy Papke. the
Illinois cyclone. will fight Hugo Kelly for
the championship of the bossless middle
weight division.
Tommy Ryan still claims to be the
champion of the middies. but there is
small likelihood that he will ever fight
again. After Kelly and Papkc settle
their argument Tommy will be accorded
an opportunity TO meet the winner, and
in his failure 10 embrace the opportunity
he will be passed up from further con-
sideration.
Kelly began the controversy with Papke
by offering to meet him at 154 pounds al
O'Clock. or 156 pounds at ringside Papke
jumped at the offer, and Kelly said that
as he had made the offer he would live up
to IL, although 1t would press him bit
to make the weight.
Kelly has held his own with most OF the
present-day heavyweights and has a de-
cision over Jack O'Brien to his credit, OF
hos "a 10
posed to look at It. Papke is n newcomer.
but he Is mighty. He Is perhaps the
greatest fistic sensation of the past l.
months. His forte is knocking men "a
sleep.P In the West he has stopped a
number OF fair to middllng scrappers and
recently he came East and put Tommy
sullivan and another chap or two TO sleep.
A point that Is exciting uncommon in
terest among the sporting fraternity is the
forthcoming battle between Abe AtteH OF
San Francisco. present featherweight
champion. and owen Moran. the little
English champion and conqueror of
frankie Neil. These little fellows are
slated TO fight q rounds at the Colma
(Cal) A. G. New Years afternoon for the
worlds featherweight championship.
AS the result Of a compromise between
120 pounds three hours before the fight
and 100 pounds ringsde Moran and Attell
will weigh in at IL :35 a. m. at 100 pounds
and will climb into the ring at 45 p. m.
New Years day Jim Jeffries will leave
his Los Angeles cafe long enough TO jump
to the scene of battle and referee the
bout. incidentally collecting $1,000 for his
trouble.
Attell has been grooming himself care
fully for the ordeal he expects TO go
through and has had Battling Nelson, the
Fighting Dane, as an assistant in his
preparations for the fight. Moran has had
Joe Thomas TO get him into shape. Both
men are In prime condition and confident
of winning. Attell IN a recent letter TO a
friend expressed supreme confidence in his
ability to lower the colors OF the Eng
lishman and advised his friends 10 put
"A little bet down"
The odds are at present 10 10 on At.
tell and considerable money has already
been wagered at these odds. The frs
big individual bet was PLACED a short time
ago. wnen Frank Dwyer wagered $500 OF
Moran against 5000.
Promoter Coffroth. who is putting OF
the contest. figures that the receipts viii
exceed $1,000 and az each man is out fo-
the green II Is expected that a hard and
fast fight will result