Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-18

nATTLING NELSON, lightweight
II champion, richest fighter in the
~ world, deputy sheriff of Quay
county, N. NJ, and still benedict, lett
on the Owl last evening for San Fran
cisco to go into training for his hgnt
Admission day with Joe Cans. rms
undoubtedly will be the last fight in
which the Dane will participate, unless
he experiences a change of mind. His
business interests are growing and re-
quire his personal attention, and ne Is
planning to go into business soon, so
he has about decided to quit the ring
and retire as the champion of the
world. He is figuring upon successful
and extended theatrical tour previous
to settling down to the monotonous
existence of an everyday business man,
but expects to become proprietor OF
some sort of business within year, at
farthest. He remained over IN Los
Angeles one day longer than he IN
tended lust to play ball with the Fight
ers Yesterday, but he saw how the game
was going and "ducked" for his train
after playing two or three innings. he
will train at Millet's place, as usual.
Charlie Eyton had better cut out try
ing to umpire baseball games and stick
to refereeing fights. He is a champion
at the latter job and dub at the dia-
mond position. He is not easily rattled'
but seems to be unable to see things
that he does not want to see. lie could
not see a play on bases yesterday that
resulted in a Fighter being retired. he
did fairly we'll as long as the Press
Bows were catching fly balls that needed
no decision, but whenever he got a
chance to pass judgment on g. close
play he was there like duck or
salaried agent for the Fighters
The Seals and the Angels will begin
a six-game series this afternoon at the
Chutes. All the Angel twirlers are in
great form now, and as the Seals al
ways have been rather easy for them
It is expected that the champions VIII
increase their already long lead in the
pennant race during the series. This
will be the final series on the Chutes
diamond until September 20, when they
return home for a five weeks stand that
will end the season. They will be gone
five weeks and will play thirty-four
games at least, that number being
| scheduled, while there are a few post
poned games to be played. 1t is con-
ceded that the Angels will win the PEN
nant, owing to their lead ana the con-
sistent and classy article of ball they
have put up all season, but a big slump
might change this result. The Angels
are crackerjack road players, and so
| far this season they have done nearly
as we'll away from home as they have
done at the Chutes. The fans should
turn out stronger than ever this week
and give the boys all the enthusiastic
support on tap, as 1t will send them
away from home in fine spirits and en-
courage them to return for the clos
ing weeks play far out in front.
Bill Papke, the Illinois Thunderbolt,
will give Sailor Burke a ten-round
| a fOnf0ht of NaxU York If the
police permit. Whether the fight is
pulled off or not, Papke and his man
ager will leave New York tomorrow
night for Los Angeles, where Papke Is
| to have another chance at Stanley
Ketchell and the middleweight cham
| pionship. Papke put up gerat fight
against Ketchell in their former bat
tie, but fought against big handicap,
as Ketchell swung on his jaw and put
| him down for the count of nine as they
were about to begin the first round.
Papke did not recover until late In the
fight, but despite this handicap Ketch-
ell says the Spring Valley gladiator
gave him the hardest fight of his ca
reer. Ketchell has said that this will
be his last fight at middleweights, and
predicts that Papke will find 1t easy to
whip all the other middles in the
roundup for the abandoned title.
Ketohell also has fight on his hands
tonight, when he gives Joe Thomas a
fourth chance TO redeem himself. They
will meet at catchweights and the bat
tie will be a light heavyweight affair,
as Thomas will weigh close to 175
pounds, while Ketchell will weigh about
flye pounds less. Thomas always has
contended that weight-making handi-
capped him in all his previous fights
with Ketchell. and is certain that at
catchweights he will trim the Michigan
boy. Stanley keeps on getting better
need not be much improved to be able
to trim any of the light heavyweights
now in harness. After the fight, win or
lose, he and his manager, O'Connor, will
come to Los Angeles and probably Will