Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-23
KETCHELL AND PAPKE
MAYMEET AT COLMA
ILLINOIS THUNDERRoLT THINKS
HE is CHAMPION ~
Has No Right to the Title, but That
Doesn't Stop Him from Be-
Iievlng That He
Has

CHICAGO, Sept 22.-Young Ketcheil
of Butte, Mont, conqueror OF Joe
Thomas, and Bill Papke, the ILLINOIS
thunderbolt may meet at Gonna OF az
San Francisco before many days. both
Papke and Ketchell claim the welter-
weight championship, but their reason
ing is without foundation, for Mike
Twin Sullivan and Honey MELODY poth
claim the honor.
But it is doubtful, from what mas peen
learned here, If Ketchell could scale as
as low as the welterweight mark. he
is really betwixt and between the wei
terweight and the middleweight classes,
just about as Joe Thomas and also BIZ
Papke find themselves. He is at MS
best at $50 pounds and so is Papke
Papke and his manager were TO go
to New York last night and look over
the field there for bouts, and II nothlng
pans out there in couple OF weeks TO
go to Philadelphia. Papke realizes
there is little or no money In sight mere
Trip to California
Papke undoubtedly can pick up
money in New York and Philadelphia.
There are really no men able to cope
with him at his weight in either city,
but 1t Is possible that a match between
the westerner and Sailor Burke might
be arranged for one of the New YORK
clubs.
However, Manager Jones contem,,
plates trip to the Pacific coast, ana
as he had been figuring on a match with
Joe Thomas, it's now certainty that
he will PASS up Joe for Ketchell, the
new star.
Papke Is at his best at $50 pounds
He has good record and is wonder
full fighter He is not a champion YET
and 1t is doubtful If he would class
with Hugo Kelley. The Polander ad-
mits that he doesn't want to tackle the
italian for some time to come. He saw
Hugo fight and says "he carries too
many guns for me-"
Unknown TIL July
Ketchell was practically unknown be-
fore he fought Thomas at Marysville last
Fourth of July, although he was winning
fights right along in the country towns
and in Montana, where he first started.
His first important battle was with
George Brown, whom Jimmy Britt beat
at the Olympic club of San Francisco Tor
the amateur lightweight championship.
Brown after that beat all the welters
around California and was put away In
few rounds by Ketchell.
The latter then fought Jack CLIFFORD,
who recently knocked Rufe Turner out in
the twelfth round at San Diego. Ketchell
beat Clifford in seven rounds, and then
he was matched with Thomas at Marys-
Vile, and If it had not been for Joe's rep
utation and the championship which he
claimed many thought Eddie Smith, the
referee, would have given Ketchell the
decision at the end of the twentieth round.
The Butte fighter trained with Mike
Schreck at Colma, and the first day he
boxed with Schreck in the gymnasium.
when a large crowd was present, he
fought the big German to standstill
and had him bleeding from nose and
mouth before they had gone three
rounds.
When Billy Nolan was running pool
room in Butte. Mont, he saw Ketchell
fighting in preliminary bouts there, and
the latter wanted Billy to manage him,
but Nolan couldn't see where he could
gather any money with Ketchell and
passed him up, but now, as Nolan's meal
ticket, Nelson, is all in. he is only too
anxious to take Ketchell under his wing,
but the Butte fighter refuses to have
anything to do with him.