The San Francisco call., 1908-11-09

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gan 70 toss The huge Miller around the
canvas the fight followers on hand
could see reason for Papke's remark
able ring record. Billy IS as powerful
as a lion cub.
Miller is more than six feet in the
perpendicular and can not weigh an
ounce under 2lO pounds, yet Papke
pushed and jammed him around the
ring as though he were mere welter
weight The Illinois man showed re-
markable boxing ability. and though he
did not try to hurt either Of his OPP
ponents he had on tap q punch that
would have sent either OF his sparring
partners to the mat for the full count
had ne cared to put one over.
Billy has peculiar style of boxing.
lie does not crouch or comfort himself.
like most Of the modern ringmen but
seems rather a throw back TO the old
school Of Jack Dempsey. Dan Creedon
and that sort. The champion stands
straight up 20 his work and does not
shuttle or grOpe around.
PaDke is very methodical and cal
culating and always seems TO have a
clear and definite idea OF what he is
going 10 do next. In the bout with
Miller Papke displayed a deal of two
handed cleverness and a sufficient de-
fense TO ward Off all the lunges his
heavier opponent made at him. TIE
ThUnderboIt is one OF the very few am
hidextrous fighters left in The ring. he
does not seem 10 favor either hand. but
jolts and chops away with pile driving
force with right or left
WORKS LIKE TRIP HAMMER
Billy works a deal after the fashion
Of a short gagged trip hammer. His
blows are all short and straight. and he
seems never 10 care whit about swing
Ing at an opponent. Once while he was
close 10 big Miller he shot over a sharp
right hand Jolt that brought up on the
Germans forehead. The blow did not
t-ayel very Far. but when it landed the
giant Miller bent al the knees and
would probably have fallen had Papke
not caught him
Though Papke rs an understood man
for middle weight. he is a very strong
fellow and has arms as big and power
ful as a heavy weight The Papke arm
resembles q wrestler's in its rotundity,
but the great hitting force that he pos
sesses can be explained on account Of
the great pliancy and freedom of the
muscles of his biceps and shoulders.
When the champion took on Gardner.
q fair sized middle weight. he displayed
q wonderful amount of speed. Once or
twice Gardner tried a left shift. and
Papke showed the fight fans has famous
shift killer For this blow Billy steps
in close and before an opponent has
chance TO land IL shoots in his left TO
the body or jaw with jarring effect
Papke boxes in a very forcible and
Vvorkmanlike way. He is speedy Of
foot quick of eye and his short, snappy
punches are exceedingly difficult TO
avoid or ward of. He cares little about
fancy boxing and does not hop or jump
about much. He seems to like to be
close in and he works his arms inces-
sanity. making frequent changes Of
blows and showing absolutely no IA
voritism for either fist. He is much
speedier than Ketchel on his feet. and
as he is a straight and short puncher
he can land with more frequency than
the Michigander. Billy is also a great
Judge Of distance. He rarely misses
punch and seldom starts one that does
not land When the fight fans Of San
Francisco see him in action they Will
see a fighter of the old school. a man
who can hit out with either hand, who
stands erect and does not use any Of
the new tangled crouches or shifts Of
the modern school Of boxers.
KETCHEL STARTS TRAINING
Although from the manner in which
Ketchel has been working of late some
o. LLt uElL LdnH were beginning u Bc-
leNe that Stanley was drilling himself
up 10 lead cOtillOn. Ketchel put all
doubts as TO his intentions at rest yes
terday when he announced that he
would begin work today. And to show
himself in double earnest the former
champion announced that he would do
his training at Milletts instead of at
CrolIs. as previously planned
ketchel makes the shift in training
quarters because he seems to think
that Milleus S has some charm, which
works for his pugilistic welfare.
i never lost a fight when / trained
at Milets. said Ketchel, and I am
going TO train where I had my sue
CeSseS. / am not superstitiOus nor do
carry a four leaf clover or rabbits
foot into the ring with me. but 1 do
believe that Millett's is a lucky place
fer nae.
You sec Battling Nelson trained
there for his hght with Joe Cans and
le won the worlds championship
expect TO do just what Nelson did and
Tor this reasoD am going QUITO Colma
10 do my training"
Ketchel is exceedingly confident that
he viii beat Papke He thinks that he
ing with the Illinois man, but he pro-
poses TO follow a we'll laid plan of bat
tie on Thanksgiving eve and Will box
more carefully and not leave himself
open 10 those terrible iOlts that the
new champion shoots over so quickly
and with such ease Ketchel will be-
-iA hNAh inns dLLCInOOH. ana VIII train
steadily until day or two before he
enters the ring. Stanley gives assur-
ance that there viii be no fooling in
bis training this time. but that there
VIII be plenty OF real work, and he ex-
poets TO enter the ring with Papke in
the best condition of his entire career.
II Commissioner Bingham relents a
bit Joe Thomas and Sailor Burke will
clash in six round engagement in
New York next Wednesday night
Thomas has been training at Stratford.
Conn.,. and writes that he is in the best
Of condition. Joe also says that he
expects to beat the Italian fighter with
the Irish name.
As TO whether the Thomas Burke
night VIII come off. however there is
some grave doubts After the Mcfarland
Cross fight there was so much ink
spilled over that affair and so much CAB
after the battle that il disturbed the
equiPoise Of Bingham and he decided
70 apply the hook 10 the entire sport.
frOin present indications the promoters
of the various clubs around New York
have hopes Of resuming but the reform
element believes that Bingham has
pulled the curtain on the game for good
and all around that little hamlet-on-
the-Hudson, known as New York.
IN a letter to the sporting depsrt-
ment of The Call, owen Moran writes