The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-13

Mike Mcclure ana AnaIlEe Nd CT
ferday afternoon, and he cuffed this
Dair Of assistants around so freely that
each was very glad when his day
work was through.
The former champion works with all
the old dash and is hitting so hard
right now that If he doesn't ease up
bit he is liable TO lose one of his spar
ring partners.
In the bout with Mcclure Ketchel
showed TO great advantage. Mcclure
is no SLOUGH with the gloves himself
and he and the Michigan lion put up
a neat set 10. Ketchel swung will
1ngly and freely on Mcclure and ne
had Mixes face bleeding badly when
the bout was finished.
The Auchigander is training harder
Tor the coming battle than he ever did
in his life before. lie evidently real
1zes that another defeat at the hands Of
Papke would hurt his pugilistic career,
but he also seems TO realize that a VIC
tory over Papke would put him back
stronger in public favor than he ever
was before and he is working to regain
all his lost prestige.
KETCHEL Is CONFIDENT
KetcheI is confident that he viii be
2 bic to beat Papke when they meet
again and he feels sure that il viii be
over the knockout route and long be-
fore the limit Of the battle is reached.
4 can hardly account for my upset
at Los Angeles said ketcheL 4 know
] was a bit careless down there when
7 met Papke, but for all that I should
have done better. 1 viii do better next
time. and il / am not the winner /
viii be a very surprised man.
If didn't think / could beat Papke,'
continued ketchel, I would not fight
him. j would have been back in Mon
tana long before this time il l had the
slightest doubt as 10 the outcome Of
the next meeting between us, but I feel
sure / viii beat the Illinois man, and
do il so completely on Thanksgiving
VIII forget that he ever beat me or the
few who do remember IL will wonder
how he ever did beat me-"
Joe OCOnnor still clings TO his theory
Labor day battle "Ketch was not
himself said OCOnnor. THE training
quarters we occupied We're close TO a
rendering works, and I think the gases
and Odors from the works hurt Ketchel
shortly before the fight l went in to
look at ketchel," said O'ConnOr. He
was lying down in his dressing room,
something I had never seen him do be
fore. / noticed this and spoke TO
Ketchel about il, but said he was feel
ing good and let II go at that. Still
when ] saw Ketchel lying down in his
dressing room knew he was not him
SELF AS a rule before fight Stanley
IS playful and he is a great hand to
watch the preliminaries, and when
cav the lack OF interest ne showed IN
the proceedings 1 knew he was not
himself"
When Ketchel shaped up for the
opening round" continued O'ConnOr.
''he did not look himself He did not
tear IN as he used TO and was careless
and listless. Papke knocked him down
five times in the first round, had him
blinded and still required twelve more
rounds in which to beat my man. He
won't beat him next time, and 1 am
going to have a good big bet on
ketchel 10 show the public what !
think OF my man"
ketchel heard his manager talking
and felt a word was due from himself.
'.Iu tell you one thing" said Ketchel.
and mark me IL viii come true, and
that is II I ever knock Papbe of his
pins once in the coming fight il viii
be all over with him. I won't need
many rounds II 1 ever get him started
right and / certainly feel sure 1 viii
get him going early. Those people in
Jos Angeles never saw me fight l was
not the ketchel when 1 fought Papke
last that I viii be when I fight him
again. IN the coming fight ] Will be
the real Ketchel and not a worn out
cob like I was in the Labor day fight.
and ] feel sure that ! viii trim this
new champion worse than he trimmed