Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly
Both Survive 1O-Round Mill
at Milwaukee.
HONORS ARE DECLARED EVEN
keWanee Lad, However, Was the
More Aggressive and Generally
Had Upper Hand.

fought fierce 10-rotnd draw at the
Schlitz pavilion last night. The battle
was one of the bioodiest i'm the history
of the ring game in this city. Referee
Hogan's decision was a lust one on
the matter of blows landed by each
man, but Papke deserved to win the
so. He carried the fight to his op-
poheht all The time and was never in
real danger. Kelly contented himself,
Tor the most part. by standing off and
JaDolnS Papke as he came tearing in,
but his blows did not seem to do the
damage that those of his youthful CD,
ponent carried.
Not An Idle Moment,
There was scarcely an idle moment
III the hight. Papke ended the battle
as he began it, by tearing in after his
man, eager to lock shoulders with
Kelly and let the stronger man he the
VICTOR. The. youngster tore after his
man every minute that the pair was
not locked i'll close embrace while
Kelly stood off, measuring his chare-
ing opponent with singing jabs.
Papke's rushes, however, were not of
the blind sort He was after Kelly
with but one ain-that of ending the
highland the Chicago boy was forced
TO withstand a terrific gruelling from
the singing short uppercuts which the
lighting yOungster from Kewanee hurl-
ed INTO his mdsection like a volley
from a machine gun.
1t was a fight between a boxer and
a fighter Kelly, the boxer, was Will.
ing to fight, but he did not reveI in
the fierce infghting as did his oppo-
nent. He never declined the issue
when Papke came tearing in.
No Caution at Start.
Inc men did not spar cautiously in
the hrst round or wait to feel each
other out. Papke started hostilities
before the clang of the gong had died
away and the men were smuggling
hereby before the round was 10 sec
onds old. Papke carried the fight to
the Italian, outfougt Kelly and went
to his corner with a smile.
The men battled ferociously in the
second round, clinching repeatedly and
whaling away for dear life i'll the en-
braces. Both were bleeding freely.
Papke showed better in the third SEES
fsion and backed Kelly abound the ring.
lThe Italian punched back with desper-
alton, but the downstate boy was too
strong and had a shade on the round.
Papke kept up his rushing tactics
in the fourth round and the men were
either pounding each other at long
range or shooting in sharp jolts and
hooks at close quarters every second
Of the time. The crowd was delirious
with the ferocity of the mill and cheer
ed both giadiatOrs as they went to
! their corners.
Kelly Kept ON the Defensive.
| The determined downstate lad had
Kelly on the defensive all of the time
in the three following sessions and
though he took much punishment
doled cut in Ttturn hard rights to the
body and uppercuts to the jaw which
did much damage to weaken and slow
up Kelly. The men were bleeding
| profusely at the end of the seventh
round and one of Papke's eyes was
badly damaged.
Papke showed clearly that he was
the stronger in the eighth round. He
forced Kelly around the ring swinging
continually for the jaw and body. but
many of the blows failed to penetrate
| the Italians defense.
i Kelly was weak i'll the eighth round
and the gong was evidently welcomed
/ by him. The smuggling downstater
rushed across the arena at the start OF
the ninth session and started the
mauling bee where it left off in the
round before. Along the ropes, back.
ward and forward across the ring, the
imen surged, battling desperately, with
! PaDke the aggressor. They We're Sc
intent on their work that while in a
furious miXup at the close neither paid
any heed to the gong and kept on
lighting until pulled apart by Referee
Hogan and their seconds.
Kelly Takes a Brace.
Papke rushed across the ring at the
start of the 10th, but the rest had
freshened Kelly up somewhat and he
stood his sturdy opponent off with
well-timed left-handers to the Jaw and
I ripping rights to the head But Papke
was not TO be denied and he forced
his way to close quarters and renewed
his attempt to punish Kelly about the
body. But Hugo was there to the fin
ish and the bout closed with the mer
locked in each others embrace, veal
and tired, but both game to the las
inch. When Referee Hogan held theil
hands aloft in token of drawn battle
a great shout went up.
Gardner Wins First Bout.
; In the curtain-raiser. which went ST,
! rounds, at lis pounds. JOHNNY Gardne